A Merry Portuguese Christmas to you!
Contact Details
Email the webmaster
The Guest Book
Read and sign the Guest Book
Further Online Resources.
Local Newspapers
EDP24 The Eastern Daily Press is a local newspaper that covers the county of Norfolk. Its News Database search facility can be used to track reports on immigration, Portuguese, Thetford, etc.
Bury Free Press The Bury Free Press is a local newspaper that covers West Suffolk, and also includes reports for Thetford. It includes a News database search engine.
Local authority
Breckland The local council for the district which includes Thetford.
Police
Norfolk Constabulary The local police force.
Thetford
Explore Thetford Local tourism website.
Thetford Photographs More images of Thetford, Norfolk.
Other Local Agencies
Keystone Trust The Keystone Trust is a local development trust for the Thetford area. The Information Pack targeted for Portuguese migrants in the Thetford area can be downloaded from its Equalities Team webpage, and a document entitled Health and the Portuguese Community can be downloaded from its Publications page.
The Portuguese
The Portuguese Culture Web A personal view of small-town Portugal. This website is controversial for its use of stereotypes, and the disclaimer on the author's page should perhaps be read in advance.
Portuguese Community and Media in Britain
Tugas.Co.Uk A NEW Community based website catering for Portuguese migrants living in the UK. In Portuguese language.
Projecto Mentores Community website for Portuguese youth living in the UK, with a bias for London. In Portuguese language.
Vida Nova The only Portuguese magazine published in England.
Other Online Resources
EURES - The European Job Mobility Portal Information guide to working and learning opportunities across the European Union.
Working in the UK Home Office, UK Government website. Entry into the UK for citizens of the European Economic Area.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Fourteenth Report 10th September 2003. Deals with the question of gangmasters. Includes written evidence from the Citizens Advice Bureau with sited cases involving Portuguese immigrant workers; and written evidence from a Thetford G.P.
Working in the United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry, online leaflet detailing employment rights, prepared for Portuguese nationals - in English. Ou em português aqui. A leaflet for Lithuanian workers is also available, this time in .pdf format
The Portuguese Communities Foreign Policy On the website of the Ministério dos Negócios strangeiros República Portuguesa.
Moving Here The vision of Moving Here is to explore, record and illustrate why people came to England over the last 200 years, and what their experiences were and continue to be.
Dave Renton's homepage Personal site which includes informative reports concerning UK migration, racism, and journalism.
Portuguese Food & Drink
searchiberia A guide to Portuguese cuisine.
Portuguese Recipes You can buy almost any authentic Portuguese ingredients in Thetford.
Portuguese Language
Learning Portuguese Brilliant new resource site. This is the best site for exploring European Portuguese language - from a British perspective. Well done Russell!
BBC - Talk Portuguese Good introduction to 'holiday' European Portuguese, with sound files.
Sonia-Portuguese Online guidance. I find this site very useful, although, I would point out that it teaches Brazilian Portuguese.
Short Portuguese Lessons Introduction to European Portuguese.
Learn Portuguese Online Both Brazilian and European.
Brazilian Media in Britain
Revista Leros Brazilian magazine published in England.