Today is the last day that you can enter our Vintage Children’s Classics Competition. To celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the publication of “Secret Water” earlier this month the Nancy Blackett Trust teamed up with …
To celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the publication of “Secret Water” last Friday the Nancy Blackett Trust has once again teamed up with Vintage Books to give you another chance to win a bumper prize. …
Today is the 75th anniversary of the publication of “Secret Water”, the eighth book in Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” series of children’s books. The story is set in the Walton Backwaters and is the second …
This year sees the 75th anniversary of the publication of "Secret Water", the eighth book in the "Swallows and Amazons" series by Arthur Ransome. The story is principally set in the Walton Backwaters and includes …
Attractive new editions of Arthur Ransome’s "Swallows and Amazons" series are being issued under the Vintage Classics imprint, with the first four titles now available. The paperbacks have a large, clear, easy-to-read typeface, all of …
An impressive new painting of Nancy Blackett by noted marine artist Patrick Donovan (ARSMA) has been presented to the Nancy Blackett Trust. Prints and cards are available from our shop. About the painting Patrick Donovan's …
Nancy Blackett’s final cruise of the season was also the first for newly-promoted Skipper for Roger Sturge, the Nancy Blackett Trust’s Secretary. Here is his account… On Monday morning, in bright sunshine, we motored down …
The latest addition to the Nancy Blackett shop is this beautiful 2013 Year Planner by our in-house artist Claudia Myatt. Being a generous A2 size on semi-stiff card, it has plenty of space for all your sailing …
The Nancy Blackett Shop now stocks these new hardcover notebooks, which come with a choice of four classic Arthur Ransome book covers – as well as "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea", you can …
Another Winter holiday will be upon us sooner than you think, so as usual, here are our recommended last dates for ordering your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop. We will endeavour to meet …
Arthur Ransome’s "We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea" was published 75 years ago this month. Inspired by his boat the Nancy Blackett, it was quickly recognised as the high point of his "Swallows and Amazons" series …
Yes – the Nancy Blackett is eighty years old this year! Born in 1931 at Hillyards boatyard in Littlehampton, Sussex, she was first registered as a British Ship, under her original name Spindrift, on 30th …
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