The Nancy Blackett Trust’s contribution to the Felixstowe Book Festival on Saturday June 25th was part of a highly entertaining and successful day-long series of events under the title of Suffolk and the Sea. The …
Suffolk author and sailor Julia Jones looks forward to the upcoming You Too Can Go To Sea event on 25th June at the Two Sisters Arts Centre in Trimley St. Mary, Suffolk – led by …
It was exactly 25 years ago today – June 9th 1997 – that the newly-formed Nancy Blackett Trust took over ownership of the Nancy Blackett, the yacht that inspired Arthur Ransome’s classic children’s novel We …
The mast at the former site of naval training establishment HMS Ganges at Shotley, Suffolk, which briefly features, anonymously, in We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea, is to be restored as part of a …
Uncommon Courage, the new World War II history by Julia Jones which was the subject of her Brian Hammett Memorial Talk last month, is now available online here  in the Nancy Blackett Shop with a …
For Nancy Blackett’s upcoming sailing season, we hope to have her back in the water by the end of April, following earlier delays incurred during her extended winter refit. We recently had an antifouling day, …
Sophie Neville reflects on her life with boats before, during and after Swallows and Amazons… I grew up with boats in the garden. My father owned eight at one time, including two coracles and a …
Supper bookings for the Brian Hammett Memorial Talk this Friday (18th March) are now closed, but a limited number of £12 seat-only tickets remain available. Presented by the Nancy Blackett Trust and TARS East, the …
Sophie Neville tells the tale of the tooth that went missing during the filming of the original Swallows and Amazons film, and how she got it back last year… In May 2021 I spoke to …
Sophie Neville reveals more behind-the-scenes memories of the original Swallows and Amazons film that she has received following another TV showing of the film… The original film of Swallows and Amazons was screened on Talking …
The lighthouse tree lantern from the original Swallows and Amazons film still exists, and has an unexpected connection to We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea, writes Sophie Neville… I received an interesting series of …
A marathon reading of Arthur Ransome’s classic story Winter Holiday is happening at Windermere Jetty on Sunday (30th January). The all-day event has been organised by writer and lecturer Chris Routledge, in association with The …
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