TARS – The Arthur Ransome Society – has taken ownership of the two iconic dinghies featured in the 1974 film of Swallows and Amazons, with the aim of restoring them in time for the film’s …
The effect of the lockdown has so far meant that Nancy Blackett has been unable to be launched for the season and all sailing plans have been scrapped or suspended. No private pleasure boats are …
Progress continues on Nancy Blackett’s new mast. Making it began in January at specialist spar-makers Collars, while it is now at Robertsons and in the process of being prepared to drop into the hole on …
Nancy Blackett’s new mast has come a huge step closer to reality thanks to the support of Trinity House, the 500-year-old Lighthouse Authority (and so much more). The Trinity House Maritime Charity has awarded the Nancy …
Nancy Blackett was back in the water in ample time for the fitting-out and planned delivery back to Woolverstone, and we offer a very big “thank you” to all of our volunteers who helped in appalling …
Less than 20 days after the launch of the Nancy Blackett Trust’s 20th Anniversary Appeal, the amount raised has already exceeded 20% of the ultimate target of £20,000. Donations small and large have been gratefully …
Twenty years after the launch of the original appeal for funds to purchase and preserve Arthur Ransome’s boat Nancy Blackett, the Nancy Blackett Trust has opened a new appeal designed to secure the future of the …
Earlier today, the Nancy Blackett Trust had the honour of making a donation to leukaemia survivor Oliver Rofix, in support of his Round Britain Challenge to recruit one thousand new donors for the Anthony Nolan …
The campaign to buy the film Swallow at the Turks boat auction has succeeded. After a tense 40-minute online bid battle (the auction site runs an ‘overbidding’ time extension scheme) the group supported by the …
The bid to buy Swallow, the dinghy used in the 1974 film of “Swallows and Amazons”, has gained the support of the Nancy Blackett Trust. The Trust is accepting donations to the bid, and because …
Ten years after the launch of the original appeal for funds to purchase and preserve Arthur Ransome’s boat Nancy Blackett, the Nancy Blackett Trust is opening a new fund designed to secure the future of …
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