|
 September:
Wet, Wet, Wet: ~ No, not the Scottish soft rock band but the Scottish summer weather. August was just rain, rain and more rain - a typical view there on the left is from the Webmaster's humble abode ~ oh to see the hilltops again!. In places well south of the border, however, there has been some very nice days and fingers crossed that here in the North September will come up with sufficient dry days to get the lawns mowed and the hedges trimmed!
This month, from Volume 5 of Colin Baker's books, Vanessa Farmery gives a frank account in her article "Child's Play and Other Obligations". Click here to read it
Matey's Memoirs - In chapters three, four and five, of his latest proposed book Robin Martin writes of the time he spent in the Nyasaland Police. Courtesy of his daughter, Anne Blackman, these chapters have been made available to us and Part 2 of Chapter 4 can now be viewed on the Items of Interest page.
 Chit-Chat Re-visited (2015) ~ Lions in the night
Lions have long been at home in the area of Fort Johnston, on both sides of the Lake and across the borders. In the late 1960s, for instance, they found ready meals in the flimsy grass huts erected in Namwera district by refugees fleeing from the independence struggle in Mozambique. They accounted there for some twenty plus souls. They caused terror too in quite a few villages elsewhere and it was John Wilkes in 1955, then OC FJ, who found himself, gun in hand, seeking out man-eaters in the bush whilst the lions took the opportunity to parade themselves outside his quarters back in the town! John is in process of writing his memoirs so, by way of explanation, Click here to read this extract. - Origin: John Wilkes - April 2015
|
 FRIENDS OF MALAWI ASSOCIATION
With the end of our annual reunions and the much enjoyed personal contacts made, is it possible that FOMA offers a possible alternative? This Association was formed in 1969 to foster friendship, goodwill and understanding between the people of UK and the people of Malawi. A number of our members have joined and membership is recommended. Events this year included the Spring Meeting, which was a virtual Google (Zoom) Meet, on Saturday 14th April. The Annual Re-union in Burley in the New Forest is on Sunday May 19th. For further details visit the FOMA website - forthcoming events or contact the secretary at
secretary@foma.org.uk
Webmaster
1st August 2024
NEWSLETTER No 1 of 2022
Click here to read, print or download
Click here to view the
General Data Protection Regulation
Copyright: Nyasaland Police Association |
 | 
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Your news, comments, photographs, etc, relating to the Nyasaland Police, this website or anything otherwise relevant are very welcome. Tell us about your experiences, send us some pictures and let us have your views on the reunions, their venues, food and accommodation, etc. Submit by post or telephone but preferably by email please to the Association Manager at nyasa.police@gmail.com
|
|
|
|
