Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, was interviewed live on BBC Radio Suffolk’s James Hazell Show last Saturday (21st May), for the weekend open days held by the Trust as part of the RYA’s national Push …
Nancy Blackett is having a weekend of open days on 21st and 22nd May as part of the RYA’s Push the Boat Out event, which sees hundreds of sailing clubs and training centres up and …
Nancy Blackett is now safely home at Woolverstone and the season’s adventures can begin! Here she is passing Felixstowe Ferry (opposite Bawdsey Quay) this afternoon in a stiff breeze. She was rolling quite a bit when …
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 …
A good though very wet Fitting-Out and Social Day was held last Saturday, but unfortunately some fresh, though slight, damage was found on Nancy Blackett’s mast, after having initially been rigged and almost ready to …
2016 is a year of special anniversaries, including the 85th anniversary of Nancy Blackett, and the 20th anniversary of the launch of the original Nancy Blackett Appeal, which led to the formation of the Nancy Blackett …
The popular theatrical adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” returns to the stage this summer. The critically acclaimed play is produced by the Ipswich-based touring theatre company Eastern Angles, and first premiered …
Tune into BBC4 this evening at 8pm to see “Swallows and Amazons” as the subject of “The Secret Life of Books”. According to the episode’s page, the details are: “Former journalist and keen amateur sailor John Sergeant …
At the beginning of October Nancy Blackett enjoyed her annual Autumn Cruise, the last of the season, which included a brief return to “Secret Water”, skipper John Smith writes. The crew had all arrived by …
Over the August Bank Holiday weekend Nancy Blackett joined in a “Secret Water” adventure that was organised by Royal Cruising Club members, and it all went ahead very successfully. Along with other “mother ships”, several …
Back by popular demand following its sell-out showing in April, the Nancy Blackett Trust is screening the 40th anniversary edition of “Swallows and Amazons” at the Riverside Cinema, Woodbridge, this Saturday (26th September). Sophie Neville, …
Nancy Blackett spent the weekend of 14/15th August entertaining and educating visitors to Maritime Ipswich. Our thanks to all the members of the Trust who volunteered to make this possible. See our Flickr photo album …
