Nancy Blackett

Highlights of a Swallows and Amazons Weekend in the Lakes

31st May 2018

A glorious Spring Bank Holiday weekend in the Lakes saw a number of “Swallows and Amazons” events organised by the Arthur Ransome Society (TARS) around its IAGM, including sailing Swallow (from the 1974 film) on …

Sophie Neville at Peel Island on Coniston Water, 4th Sep 2017. Photo by Sophie Neville.

A Short Swallows and Amazons Interview With Sophie Neville

30th May 2018

You can now listen to the short interview that Sophie Neville gave to BBC Radio Cumbria ahead of the Swallows and Amazons events held in the Lake District over this Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Sophie …

Sophie Neville with the Rushton children at the Marathon Reading of Swallows and Amazons, 3rd Sep 2017. Photo by Sophie Neville.

A Week of Swallows and Amazons Celebrations in the Lakes

4th February 202623rd May 2018

During this coming week “Swallows and Amazons” will be celebrated over several days with a series of events held in the Lake District. Sophie Neville, president of The Arthur Ransome Society, will be at the Braithwaite …

Introducing the Selina King Exhibition Catalogue and Greetings Card

18th May 2018

On the first anniversary of the Selina King Exhibition at Pin Mill, we are pleased to announce the publication of the exhibition’s catalogue, as well as a commemorative greetings card. The Exhibition Catalogue not only …

An Arthur Ransome weekend at the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club

4th February 202616th May 2018

A celebration of Arthur Ransome’s Norfolk Broads stories and boats was held at the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club’s Open Day over a glorious May Day Bank Holiday weekend, as Sophie Neville reports… For the May …

Contribute your stories to the next edition of “The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)”

4th February 20269th May 2018

Sophie Neville is longing to add even more of your stories to the third edition of her book “The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)“, as she explains below… Almost as soon as we published …

Nancy Blackett Featured in the Shotley Peninsula and Coastal Guides

4th February 20263rd May 2018

Nancy Blackett can now be seen all over East Anglia in more than 10,000 copies of two new free promotional magazines. The Shotley Peninsula Guide, a 40-page A4-size publication promoting the area around Pin Mill, …

Out of the “Swallows and Amazons” archives: a script for a BBC Radio Bristol show about the original 1974 film, and much more…

2nd May 2018

When the 1974 film of “Swallows and Amazons” first came out in cinemas it stirred up quite a bit of interest in the media, as Sophie Neville reveals… This script for a programme made for BBC …

Highlights of a Swallows and Amazons Weekend in the Lakes

A Short Swallows and Amazons Interview With Sophie Neville

A Week of Swallows and Amazons Celebrations in the Lakes

Introducing the Selina King Exhibition Catalogue and Greetings Card

An Arthur Ransome weekend at the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club

Contribute your stories to the next edition of “The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)”

Nancy Blackett Featured in the Shotley Peninsula and Coastal Guides

Out of the “Swallows and Amazons” archives: a script for a BBC Radio Bristol show about the original 1974 film, and much more…

Swallows and Amazons at the Tavistock Festival

Photos: Nancy Blackett’s Spring Delivery Trip

Chainsaw sculptor carves life-sized “Swallows and Amazons” tribute

Buy your own replica Nancy Blackett for under £3,000!