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 December 2025
Season's greetings - a Merry Christmas to one and all, to our Nypol members and to anthu onse aku Malawi. May it be a peaceful season of good cheer with good health and happiness. December, deemed the first month of Winter here in the UK it comes with a variety of frost, rain, wind, occasional sunshine but possibly due to global warming very little snow in recent years. Now into the "rainy season" in Malawi, it can be hot and humid with frequent rain and, in Nypol days, many roads becoming hard going in the muddy conditions.
 Granny's Book ~ Continues with Part 9
Mainly for family consumption our Senior Member, Mary Brill, found the time to put together the story of her years in Nyasaland with husband Reg, initially in the Agriculture Department followed by transfer to the Nyasaland Police.
Part 9 of her article can now be viewed on the Items of Interest page.
 Nyasaland, A bit of Background History
How many of us, during our time in Nyasaland, took more than a passing interest in the historical origins of the country? Well Vanessa did and she has put together a quite comprehensive article about those early days. We are honoured to share her hard work and it appears here on the "Items of Interest" page. To enjoy and, belated perhaps, learn a great deal click here for part 10. |
 Nyasaland Cookery Book and Household Guide
By The Nyasaland Council of Women
This book has endeavoured to collect recipes and household hints for the benefit of those who come from temperate countries to live in Africa. Click here for the latest from this 1947 publication now available on the Items of Interest page.
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 Barry Thorne - From his book, "A Varied Life", Barry generously volunteered to share those chapters relating to Nyasaland via this website. Now available on the Items of Interest page is the final chapter of his time in Malawi. His book indeed reflects his varied life, initially as a soldier with the 'Glorious Glosters', then Nyasaland followed by his years as a member of His Majesty's Diplomatic Service with much travel and, then, in his latter days as a businessman. A brilliant history of a talented and very remakable man ~ and 'one of us'.
 Chit-Chat Re-visited (2015): "Remember this place?"
You do? Then you will know that it's an early depiction of St Andrews School in Blantyre and the chances are then, that you were a student there. It would seem that it's the place where quite a few of our children got their early education and with the future of this association likely to be in their hands we need to hear more from them. Alison McLennan, the daughter of Fred Tomkins was kind enough to give us her story of her time in the country Click here. Now she has persuaded her brother Greg to tell us about his experiences there and he has put together a piece about his schooling at St Andrews from the age of eleven - from 1961 to 1964. So, how about some comment from fellow scholars. Click here to read
Origin: Greg Tomkins - April 2015
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Life and Work in Nyasaland
Nothing is added this month from Colin Baker's books with, it seems, all the appropriate Police related articles now recorded and available on the website. Click here for the full list
NEWSLETTER No 1 of 2022
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