As the Christmas shopping countdown continues there’s just still enough time for you to grab our fantastic range of Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop – and you will be supporting a good cause too! Whether you want to give a “Swallows and Amazons” present to a special someone or introduce them to the […]
Peter Willis, founder and President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, has received one of the RYA’s most prestigious awards in recognition of his services to sailing. His Lifetime Commitment Award was presented to him by HRH the Princess Royal, President of the RYA, during a ceremony which took place following the RYA”s Annual General Meeting […]
Sophie Neville looks through this year’s Swallows and Amazons themed Christmas gifts and lists her favourites below… Everyone uses mugs – if only to store pens and pencils. These new bone china cups depicting Ransome’s yachts Peter Duck and the Nancy Blackett are available from the Nancy Blackett Trust here. The Trust also sells a selection of books, audio books and […]
It’s time for last orders for your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop! Choose from our fabulous range of “Swallows and Amazons” and Nancy Blackett gifts, knowing that your purchases will go to a very good cause – keeping Nancy Blackett afloat and available for everyone! Please order your Christmas gifts by: today (5th December) […]
Stock up on your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop and you will help Nancy Blackett keep sailing. Whether you want to give a “Swallows and Amazons” present to a special someone or introduce them to the stories for the first time, the Nancy Blackett Shop has something for you this Christmas! We have […]
The Walton Backwaters are still remote and rather mysterious, very much as they were when Arthur Ransome chose them for the setting of “Secret Water”, published 80 years ago this year, but their secrets are now revealed in a new documentary on DVD, available from the Nancy Blackett Shop. The documentary, “Walton’s Secret Water, a […]
With Christmas upon us in just a few weeks’ time, here’s our updated handy guide to the last dates for ordering your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop. If you are in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the USA in particular, then you need to place your orders within the next few days. Choose from […]
Wrap up for winter in the new Nancy Blackett College Hoodie and Classic Raglan Sweatshirt and raise a toast with the new Nancy Blackett Limited Edition Bone China Mugs – all available now from the Nancy Blackett Shop. The new Nancy Blackett Limited Edition Bone China Mugs each feature a specially commissioned side-on painting by […]
Keith White caught Nancy Blackett resplendent in the Autumn sunshine at Robertson’s in Woodbridge last Saturday (9th November)…
Want to support Nancy Blackett this Christmas? Here are 6 special Christmas offers from the Nancy Blackett Shop to help you get started… 1. “Coot Club” and “The Big Six” together for £15 For lovers of the Norfolk Broads, this pair of classic Arthur Ransome adventure stories is available from the Nancy Blackett Shop for […]
Grab a chance and don’t be sorry for a might-have-been! To help you plan ahead for Christmas, here’s our handy guide to our last dates for ordering your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop. Please note that our custom clothing and jewellery have significantly earlier dates to allow sufficient time for your orders to be […]
Nancy Blackett’s end-of-season passage from Woolverstone to Woodbridge was captured on Sunday by Robin Sadler, who has kindly provided the following video of her approaching Woodbridge. To find out more about joining the Trust for the chance to sail on Nancy Blackett please see our Membership page.
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