A message from our President, General Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank
'I am delighted to be associated with the work of the Polish Heritage Society and very honoured to serve as its President. The Society's work highlights the enormous contribution which generations of Poles have made to their adopted country. Preserving and celebrating that heritage will only further strengthen the ties between Poland and the United Kingdom.
I worked closely with the Society on the project to build a memorial to the Polish Forces at the National Memorial Arboretum and saw at first hand the energy and dedication of those involved.
I encourage you to explore this website and learn about the many other projects the Society has sponsored. Do please contact us if you would like to be involved in any way'.
General The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB LVO OBE
A Debt of Dishonour is a unique documentary film dedicated Major General Sosabowski and all ranks who served in the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Group and to their Comrades-in-Arms of the 1st British Airborne Division that fought in the ill-fated “Operation Market Garden” at Arnhem and Driel during September 1944.
3 September at 12.00 o clock, the now annual ceremony to honour the memory of Polish Forces during WWII was held the Polish Armed Forces Memorial monument at the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas. The event was attended by a large number of people who had traveled from all over the UK to be at the commemoration.
All national Polish Ex- Combatants Association (SPK) colours were represented at the memorial ceremony.
Mr Tadeusz Juhre from Aqualate Hall, represented both the Sovereign Order of Polish Knights of Malta as well as The Polish Heritage Society UK and placed a beautiful white and red flowers at the monument.
The SPK organisation was represented by its Chairman and other branch members, spiritual support was provided by the Rev Marek Reczek from St Andrew Bobola Church in London.