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st. nicholas visits the west Midlands & Warwickshire

6/12/2020

St. Nicholas /
Mikuláš with his helpers (Devil & Angel) visited over 50 families in their front or back gardens, all around the West Midlands & Warwickshire
this weekend.
He visited families in Birmingham, Walsall, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Bedworth and even Rugby, making sure we are keeping the tradition alive.

Free online activities are back

12/9/2020

With the financial support of The National Lottery Community Fund we have created further 10 weeks of FREE online activities for adults & children. You can find them on our Facebook page Czech & Slovak Club UK | Facebook .

Czech & slovak supplementary schools are back

5/9/2020

After the summer holiday we have welcomed children back to our online "classrooms" as their teaching in Birmingham and Nottingham supplementary schools continues via the Zoom platform. Oxford school has been fortunate to be able to continue hybrid teaching, as 2 lessons take place online and 1 lesson remains at their existing venue.

New online activities for everyone

5/6/2020

As we are unable to deliver our traditional activities due to the COVID-19 restrictions, we are working hard to create new FREE online activities for all family members with financial support of Birmingham City Council.
- Folk dancing for children & adults
- Czech & Slovak language classes
- ESOL & Conversation classes
- Workshops for children, with Birmingham based, Czech artist - Tereza Buskova
- Children Quizzes & Quiz nights for adults
- Advice services & keep well sessions.

You can find more information about these activities on our Facebook page:
Czech & Slovak Club UK | Facebook

changes due to covid-19 pandemic

7/3/2020

Open Day in Nottingham supplementary school is postponed due to the Lock-down.
Majales in Birmingham could still go ahead if the current situation improves.
Czech & Slovak supplementary schools had to convert to online teaching and Birmingham Czech & Slovak school took this opportunity and enrolled new students from all over the UK.

Talking About Suicide Prevention with Eastern European Communities

26/2/2020

We are part of “Talking About Suicide Prevention with Polish & Eastern European Communities” at the Repertory Theatre in Birmingham.
The event was supported by the Local Government Association as part of the national suicide prevention strategy to help organisations from across the city to understand our Eastern European citizens perspectives on suicide, self harm and mental health as these are communities that are over represented in local suicide statistics. The event brought together community and voluntary sector organisations, and public sector stakeholders, to hear from experts and community members and explore opportunities for action.

6th International Ball in Birmingham

25/1/2020

This years event was hosted by Slovak TV celebrity Mr. Peter Sklar whom welcomed our distinguished guests; the Slovak Ambassador HE Lubomir Rehak, Mr. Martin Hosek from the Czech Embassy, Mr. Pavol Hammel, Dr. Telensky & guests from all over the UK.

The entertainment was provided by the amazing DuoBand and DJ Brano who kept everyone dancing until 3am. The videos from the event can be found on our FB page together with fabulous pictures from Sweedovci photography.

We had a really amazing evening full of laughter, dancing and singing until the early hours of the morning, excellent food and out of this world raffle prizes from our main sponsors ŠKODA UK and Dr. Telensky. Can't wait for our next event.

Meeting the President of Slovak Republic

4/12/2019

Members of the Association of Slovak Schools and Communities in UK, had the opportunity to meet Zuzana Čaputová, President of Slovakia, who came to Brookwood with her delegation, which included her Minster of Defence, Peter Gajdoš, to lay a wreath and plant the Tree of Peace. https://www.tofp.eu
She was greeted by the Slovak Ambassador HE Lubomir Rehak and his Defence Attaché Colonel Jan Goceliak, who welcomed everyone to the event.
Gerry Manolas, Chair of the Memorial Association for Free Czechoslovak Veterans, gave a short speech outlining the work the Association does to commemorate the lives of the veterans buried there. In particular she focused on the work with the Czech and Slovak Schools both in the UK and abroad.
Following this, the members of the the Association of Slovak Schools and Communities in UK had a meeting with JUDr. Ján Varšo, Csc. from USZZ to discuss issues they have to deal with and their further projects.

Theatro Thalia in Birmingham school

23/11/2019

Children from our Saturday school had the opportunity to welcome Thalia Teatro in Birmingham for a theatrical workshop. The main focus of Thalia Teatro are Slovak children living abroad and development of their language skills through theatrical art.
Children learnt about their heritage through theatrical performance of traditional Slovak fairy-tails. We had lots of positive feedback from children and they would love to participate in this again.

https://www.facebook.com/ThaliaTeatro/

Ice skating

16/11/2019

Great fun was had by all at yet another event for Czech & Slovak community in West Midlands, where children and also some adults stood for the first time on the ice, all learning to skate together. Some have seriously improved.
A big thank you to Planet ice at Solihull for welcoming us at their wonderful venue.