Polish coincidence
Looking around some web stories relating to one of my past haunts, it was interesting to note that one of them featured an item that related directly to a local News Item that had featured here a few weeks ago.
Porthmadog, in North Wales, was a regular stop as we visited Portmeirion, location for filming of The Prisoner. An intriguing aside arises in the multicultural nature of The Village, and the possible location (was the location given in the second episode, The Chime of Big Ben, in any way genuine – in plot terms – or just a convenient diversion to suit our hero’s expectation?).
Our original item noted the news that the number of Polish people in Scotland was decreasing, as they returned to their homeland as the economic pendulum swung in favour of that country. The picture we have featured from Porthmadog shows a Polish Delicatessen, taken in 2007, opened in the town to provide Polish food to the growing Polish community in the area.
I wonder if the community in North Wales will be following that from Scotland, and deserting the area in favour of the economic improvements being enjoyed in eastern Europe?
Picture by Alan Fryer.
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I noticed on a recent visit that there is a Polish Deli in Oban too.