Events

Sophie Neville at Peel Island on Coniston Water, 4th Sep 2017. Photo by Sophie Neville.

Join Sophie Neville in conversation with Lakeland Arts on December 1st

22nd September 202126th November 2020

Sophie Neville will be in conversation online with Lakeland Arts during the evening of December 1st to help celebrate the 90th anniversary of the publication of Arthur Ransome’s best known story Swallows and Amazons. Sophie …

Video: Peter Willis talks about “The Big Six” by Arthur Ransome

15th November 2020

It’s eighty years since the publication of Arthur Ransome’s classic Norfolk Broads story The Big Six, so an anniversary talk was given by the Nancy Blackett Trust’s President Peter Willis as part of the Sea Fever …

Celebrate The Big Six at 80 with Peter Willis at Sea Fever online

13th October 2020

Yes – Arthur Ransome’s The Big Six – the sequel to Coot Club – was published 80 years ago in 1940, on 29th November in fact. To mark the occasion, North Norfolk’s Sea Fever Literary …

Swallow visits the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow at Windermere Jetty

1st October 2020

Swallow from the original Swallows and Amazons film visited the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow at Windermere Jetty on Tuesday. Rob Boden took her along while filming was taking place, and enjoyed answering questions from art expert …

Sun shines on Open Day at Robertsons

23rd September 2020

The Nancy Blackett stall proved to be popular with visitors at Robertsons Boatyard in Woodbridge on their Open Day last Sunday. Robertsons also kindly provided a collections box for donations, as well as some excellent refreshments, …

Meet the Nancy Blackett Trust at Robertsons, Woodbridge, this Sunday

17th September 2020

Come and meet the Nancy Blackett Trust at Robertsons Boatyard, Woodbridge – Nancy Blackett’s winter home – during their Open Day this Sunday, 20th September. Anyone interested is welcome to come along, and while Nancy …

Swallows and Armenians lands in Northumberland

4th October 20209th September 2020

An exhibition celebrating the Armenian connections of Swallows and Amazons has opened in the Newbiggin Maritime Centre, Northumberland. https://twitter.com/babayancumbria/status/1300766334679232512 Swallows and Armenians is a passionate and personal project by artist Karen Babayan which celebrates the …