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Officers taking lessons to learn basic Polish
Police officers are set to learn basic Polish in an effort to communicate with one of the fastest growing communities in town.
On Thursday, August 26 officers from Bedfordshire Police will start a course to teach them some simple Polish phrases.
Run by the Polish Integration Centre in Alexandra Road, Bedford, the scheme is an attempt to help Bedfordshire neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs communicate with the town's Polish residents.
Inspector Gavin Hughes-Rowland said: "Whilst this basic course will only give our teams a basic understanding of Polish it will help break down some of the barriers with a community that is not always easy for us to engage with.
"It is important for the Polish community to see us working towards improving communication with them and that we wish to further build up relationships with them.
"It will also mean we can deal with simple matters, like whether someone witnessed an incident, quickly without having to call in a translator and delaying matters."
Officers will learn a range of phrases including, what is your name? Do you have any injuries? And do you have any friends or family that can speak English?
Mr Hughes-Rowland added: "I would just like to say Dziekujemy to those running the course for us, that is thank you by the way."
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