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Polish camps in Melton
- Pictures of the Polish camp in Melton
This page contains photographs of the Polish Resettlement camps from the end of the war in Melton Mowbray
- Chronology of the Polish community
This page contains a chronology of the Polish community in Melton from the start of the camp in 1946 to present day
- Memoirs of a Polish airforce veteran
This page contains memoirs from Marian Wrzyszcz who was involved in preparing the camp for the first arrivals in 1946
- Life in the camp by Dr Urszula Szulakowska (MS Word, 62 Kb)
This is a Word document provided by Dr Szulakowska of her memories as a child from the camp in Melton
- Recorded Memories
This page contains recorded interviews with people that remember the camps in the town
- Photographs from the Polish community in Melton
This gallery contains historical photographs and newspaper clippings
- Newspaper clippings
Click on the link to view a selection of press clippings from The Melton Times and The Leicester Mercury about the Polish community in Melton Mowbray.
- Documents from the community
Authentic documentation of service records and naturalization papers
- Video footage from the football competition (Windows Media Video, 2.8 Mb)
Click on the link to see some video footage from the Melton community.
Please note that this is a video file and may take a few moments to download depending upon the speed of your Internet connection - Video footage from the Polish community (Windows Media Video, 1.9 Mb)
Last Updated Wed, 20 Aug, 2008.