The Polish community in Wolverhampton is quite large and they have funded their own church and community centre on Stafford Road. It is specifically for the cultural and social needs of the community.  Ever since they moved to Wolverhampton they have been a tight-knit community and have always found somewhere to gather. In the summer of 1970 they moved to the larger site they now occupy.

Many of the original Poles are now old and have families that have grown. Their children have married outside of the community. This is of course good for integration but unfortunately this halts the passing down of language and traditions. The older generation are the last to keep many of the old country traditions alive. 

‘We used to have a Polish school at St. Patrick’s school. We’ve still got a school; it takes place on Saturday mornings. It’s for children from 5-11, maybe up to 15. They’re taught the Polish language, history and culture.’
 
‘We had a youth club here and a scout club but it doesn’t exist now. The kids grow up, go to university and everything is vanishing. There is a Polish school here, how many kids have we got…15? We used to have 120’.