There has always been a large Polish commuity here in Manchester - I know, I'm one of them! Well, half anyway. My Dad's Polish. There is a large Polish Club in Cheetham Hill that was established in the 50's and is still going strong. Since the influx after WW2 many people have seen the Poles as being hard working inteligent people who have always integrated well and got on with everyone in general. I think that is being repeated now. To my delight there are even Polish shops opening close to me in Salford. These sell many Polish products at a much lower price that the 'specialist' shops have done before and even undercut a lot of the big chains on basic items like coffee and bread. There seems to be a sybiosis occuring unlike anything I have seen before and long may it continue!

Cheers

Dave