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‘Premiere’ of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” a hit at AGM

by Peter Willis

The highlight of the Nancy Blackett Trust’s AGM last Saturday was the first amateur performance from the newly-published playscript of Arthur Ransome’s “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea.” The play, by dramatist Nick Wood, was created for the Ipswich-based Eastern Angles company and toured locally to general acclaim a couple of years ago. The […]

‘Arthur Ransome Under Sail’ just published – buy it here and save £1.50!

by Peter Willis

Roger Wardale’s book on Arthur Ransome’s boats, originally published in 1991 as “Nancy Blackett – Under Sail with Arthur Ransome” and indirectly responsible for inspiring the Nancy Blackett Trust, has been out of print for over a decade, with used copies advertised on the internet for more than £70. Now it has been republished, under […]

New Bookstore for Nancy Blackett

by Nancy Blackett

A new mail-order bookstore has been opened by the Nancy Blackett Trust as an addition to its fundraising sources. The bookstore displays a wide variety of books by, about, or otherwise relating to Arthur Ransome, and also includes a smaller selection of audio CDs and DVDs. Books are displayed in a number of different categories […]

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