Mission of the Centre at Ilford Park Polish Home in the UK
The UKEN Centre for Documentation of Deportations, Expulsions and Resettlements mission in the UK is underway. Prof. Hubert Chudzio and Dr Mariusz Solarz are carrying out research at the last centre of its kind for Polish veterans and their relatives (wives, children), under the authority of the UK Ministry of Defence in Ilford Park Polish Home. The last witnesses of history associated with the events of the Second World War, including soldiers of the Polish army, are staying there. During just a few days of work, it was possible to record 15 accounts of witnesses to history and to acquire hundreds of photographs and archival documents for the Centre’s collection. Work is currently underway in London at the Polish Social and Cultural Centre (POSK) and the Polish Institute and General Sikorski Museum (IPMS). The expedition to Cornwall and London was organised in partnership with the IPMS, the Ilford Park Polish Home authorities and with the support of the Polonia Aid Foundation Trust (PAFT). We would like to thank all the extraordinary residents of the Ilford Park centre who shared their memories.
