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In photos: Nancy Blackett’s windy adventures in Suffolk and Norfolk

11th July 2018

Marooned by a gusty northerly wind one day, and suffering a lumpy sea the next, Nancy Blackett and her crew finally made it to Great Yarmouth, as mate Andy Morley resumes his tale… Tuesday 10th July …

In photos: Nancy Blackett in Beccles and Beyond

10th July 2018

Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett is in the Norfolk Broads for the first time in 20 years. Here’s the story of the first three days in words and photos from mate Andy Morley: Saturday 7th July …

Nancy Blackett returns to the Norfolk Broads

9th July 2018

Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett entered the Norfolk Broads on Saturday (7th July) for the first time in over 20 years, as part of her East Coast summer cruise. She passed through Oulton railway swing bridge …

Photos: Nancy Blackett at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club for our 21st AGM

7th October 20204th July 2018

Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett was at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club on 30th June for the 21st Annual General Meeting of the Nancy Blackett Trust. View our Flickr photo album here of the day.

Exploring ‘Secret Water’: On Foot to ‘Witch’s Quay’

24th June 2018

Last weekend Nancy Blackett and crew embarked on an expedition to ‘Secret Water’ to coincide with the Old Gaffers Association’s Swallows and Amazons Weekend in the Walton Backwaters. Following an initial leg down the Orwell …

Winning the Nancy Blackett Trophy at a Swallows and Amazons Weekend in ‘Secret Water’

4th February 202623rd June 2018

Last weekend the Walton and Frinton Yacht Club hosted the Old Gaffers Association’s Swallows and Amazons weekend in the Walton Backwaters – Arthur Ransome’s ‘Secret Water’, writes Matt Plummer. It was the association’s nineteenth consecutive visit …

‘Flying Fortress over Pin Mill’ for auction in aid of the Nancy Blackett Trust

4th February 202619th June 2018

Pin Mill is featured in a limited print which is to be auctioned at the AGM of the Nancy Blackett Trust at the end of this month – as a special fundraising event for the …

More from Sophie Neville about filming Coot Club and The Big Six on the Norfolk Broads

4th February 202615th June 2018

Sophie Neville. President of the Arthur Ransome Society, was invited to talk about making the BBC TV classic serial ‘Coot Club’ and ‘The Big Six’ at the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club to help celebrate their 80th Anniversary …

Swallows and Amazons at Storyhouse Reviewed

4th February 202614th June 2018

The new production of “Swallows and Amazons” at the Storyhouse theatre in Chester has been receiving positive reviews by the critics. Writing in the Reviews Hub, Jo Beggs says that the new adapation by Bryony Lavery …

Upcoming Swallows and Amazons Events and Activities for June

4th February 20266th June 2018

If you are a Swallows and Amazons fan then there are a number of events and activities across the UK this month to go to or participate in. This Saturday (9th June) you can visit …

Grab Your to Visit Nancy Blackett on Woolverstone Marina Day

22nd September 202131st May 2018

Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett will be having an open day on Saturday 9th June as part of Woolverstone Marina Day. Visitors will be able to explore the “Swallows and Amazons” author’s favourite yacht, take home …

Swallows and Amazons Summer Theatre Discounts Are Here!

4th February 202631st May 2018

Swallows and Amazons fans can now get specially discounted tickets for this summer’s theatre productions of “Swallows and Amazons” in Chester, thanks to Storyhouse. A new version of the stage play by Bryony Lavery will …