Belarusians in the United Kingdom
Belarusians in the United Kingdom are Belarusians living in the United Kingdom and British people of Belarusian background or descent. The 2001 UK census recorded 1,154 Belarus-born people living in the UK. The 2011 census recorded 4,031 Belarus-born people resident in England, 102 in Wales, 211 in Scotland and 62 in Northern Ireland. Nowadays, organised community life exists only in London.
Plaque in Saint Helier in memory of people of Belarus, who lost their lives in Jersey during the Second World War
Sign at the Belarusian religious mission in London
The Anglo-Belarusian Society is one of the oldest Belarus-related organisations in the UK with an object of “diffusion, interchange and publication of knowledge relating to the Belarusian people, their land, history and culture”.
Kupala Night in London, June 2019
Batlejka in the St Cyril Church, December 2019
Concert of Belarusian singer Źmicier Vajciuškiévič, London, summer 2019