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Programme of the day Main Stage St Nicholas Orchestra 12:00 (midday) - COME EARLY! Authentic World Music band from Poland who combine tradition with innovation in a totally unique way Romany Diamonds 14.30 Traditional Gypsy music Orleta 16:00 UK’s leading Polish dancers Bandstand Jacob Baker solo - Chopin inspired jazz piano 11:00 Jacob Baker solo - jazz piano 13:30 Southend Samba Band 15:00 Football Field Football workshops Throughout the day - see box below for details Football Match - Poland versus Iran 15:00 Football rematch of the ‘76 Montreal Olympics game played between representatives of the Polish and Iranian communities Around the site - Throughout the day Lajkonik Traditional Polish Cossack on horse back “Creativity requires courage” - by Jaroslaw Baranik Photographic portraits exhibition. Artspace Marquee. Ania Hobson - Paintings Artspace Marquee. My Club 30 Bird Productions & public works uniquely refurbished Bedford truck which becomes a meeting place and performance space (see Artists for more details) Wycinanki - Wyklejanka A uniquely Polish version of the art of paper cutting led by Deconstruction Project Macramé workshop - with Jolanta Surma. Also from the London based Deconstruction Project WOW Story - theatre for Kids (ages 3 to 12) Giewont - Music from the Podhale (Zakopane) region Small children’s play area Zywiec - Polish Beer in open air bar and garden area Polish Food stalls Have you ever eaten pierogi, bigos, gulasz, potato pancakes, Polish sausage or sauerkraut? Well now is the time to try! Circus Skills 11:30 & 14:30 Doc Spinoff provides an array of tests on wobbly bikes, stilts, tight rope walking, plate spinning and juggling Theatre Lalek - Giant roaming puppets Art / photography exhibitions Bouncy Castle - Free! For more details see the Artists section of the website http://www.mikolaje.lublin.pl/Artists.htmlArtists.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2

Sunday 12 September - 10am to 6pm

Priory Park, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 6NB


  1. St Nicholas Orchestra (from Poland)  - Polish Dance - Food - Children's Activities - Football Game Lajkonik - Crafts - Football Workshops

  2. Polish Club - Information Stands - Cafes & Bar

  3. Theatre - Pierogi Making Competition - Children’s Theatre

  4. Small Children’s Play Area



The Pierogi Company - selling freshly made pierogi - also running pierogi making competition

The Polish Bakery - selling ‘Polish Village Bakery’ breads and cakes

Vaporetto - exquisite roasted Italian coffee

Polish Spit Roast - freshly cooked hog

Big Toni's Food Hall - selling hot bigos, gulasz, Polish sausage with Polish bread

Polcraft - a wide selection of crafts directly from Poland












 

























 

You can register for the workshops when you arrive at the Polski Picnic or in advance by emailing Essex FA - John.Manning@essexfa.com