Poles across the country and around the world celebrated the country’s Independence Day yesterday. November 11th marked 104 years of independence with patriotic ceremonies and celebrations taking place around the country.

One of the biggest events was the annual Independence March, held in the capital Warsaw. Amid heavy police presence, participants waved Poland-coloured flags as they marched through the streets of Warsaw to the grounds around the national stadium, for a concert of patriotic songs. Poland regained independence on November 11, 1918, the day World War I ended, after 123 years of partition by Russia, Austria and Prussia.

Source – Polskie Radio

The Polish government has hired two foreign companies, Foster+Partners and Buro Happold, to design the country’s new air hub (CPK) to be built near Warsaw by 2027. The contract, worth some EUR 150 million, was signed on Thursday.

Foster+Partners, a global firm of architects, engineers and urban designers, and Buro Happold, an international engineering consultancy, have committed to designing the mega-airport’s key facilities, including a passenger terminal, a railway station and a public transport interchange, by the middle of 2023. The new Polish air hub will be located in the municipality of Baranów, 40 km west of the capital Warsaw, and will integrate air, rail and road transport.

The 3,000-hectare mega-airport, with an initial capacity of 40 million passengers a year, is expected to be built by 2027

Source – Polskie Radio

Poland’s national football stadium in the capital Warsaw has been temporarily closed down after technicians found a serious flaw in the facility’s roof. The decision to shut down Poland’s prime football venue was announced on Friday morning.

It came after a routine technical review of the stadium revealed a defect in its steel roofing. After consulting the venue’s designers and experts, officials decided to suspend all activity at the stadium, from sporting events to conferences and tours of the facility, with immediate effect.

Poland’s football team was due to play Chile at the national stadium on Wednesday, November 16, in its last warm-up game before the 2022 World Cup, which starts in Qatar later this month. That game will now be moved to another venue

Source – Polskie Radio

The National Maritime Museum in Gdańsk is holding an exhibition of memorabilia of Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz the first woman to sail around the world alone and resident of Gdańsk.

Chojnowska-Liskiewicz managed the feat in 1978 in a boat built by her husband after nearly two years at sea and covering almost 29,000 nautical miles. The exhibition includes items from the voyage, including the yacht’s log as well as a collection of documents, medals and awards that the sailor received over the years.

Source – Radio Gdańsk

Weather

Today will be a cloudy day in a moderate breeze with temperatures of 13 degrees centigrade (56 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day and 11 degrees overnight. Tomorrow will remain dull in a gentle breeze with temperatures of 11 degrees during the day and 7 degrees overnight.

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