Chesterfield Polish festival is a 'celebration of our heritage'
Organisers said they hoped to surpass the number of people who attended last year and added the event helped Polish people in the area connect with each other.But last year's event had people from Sheffield, Manchester and from Poland itself attending.Ms Kuc said they were hoping to build on its prior success."This was initially an idea to connect Polish people around Chesterfield - but this was also a way to show other people our culture, traditions, food and history."It has grown now we have access to the rugby club, and we've had people come from all over including Ukrainians and British people from around the area, so it's starting to become more visible, improving integration with many different people."Ms Kuc said the festival, which runs from 12:00 BST to 16:00, is free to attend with food, live music, entertainment and stalls selling Polish produce.
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