Nancy Blackett skipper Bob Page reports on a memorable day in the Solent… Yesterday (5th June) I had the pleasure of taking Trust member John Bull out for a day sail on Nancy Blackett. To my surprise I had a memory pop up on my Facebook page saying that 6 years ago to the day […]
A marathon reading of Arthur Ransome’s story “Pigeon Post” is to be staged in the Coniston Coppermines valley at the end of September. The event is being organised by writer and lecturer Chris Routledge, in association with The Arthur Ransome Trust, who also staged a similar reading of “Swallows and Amazons” on the shore of […]
Nancy Blackett is well on her way to the Solent in readiness for the upcoming AGM’s of both the Nancy Blackett Trust and the Arthur Ransome Society, reports John Smith. Under the capable watch of skipper Robin Sadler, Nancy Blackett departed from Woolverstone Marina at 3:20am on Sunday 5th May, crossing the Thames Estuary to […]
Artist, curator and writer Karen Babayan will be exploring the Arthur Ransome Archive in a lunchtime talk at Leeds University on 21st March, and an evening talk at London’s Armenian Institute on 30th March. Aiming to establish the Altounyan-Swallows-Ransome connection and celebrate the contribution of the Altounyan family to the cultural history of the Lake […]
People shared stories about their connections to Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons books across social media yesterday as part of World Book Day 2019. World Book Day is an annual event that has been organised by UNESCO since 1995 to promote reading and publishing. In the United Kingdom and Ireland it is a charity event […]
The Nancy Blackett Trust’s President Peter Willis joined fellow authors Julia Jones and Sophie Neville in Harwich last Sunday for a discussion of Arthur Ransome, his life, books and legacy. The sold-out event, celebrating the 80th anniversary of Secret Water’s publication, was part of the Essex Book Festival. Here’s Sophie’s personal reflection on the day… […]
Sophie Neville writes about appearing in the documentary “Walton’s Secret Water”, representing the Arthur Ransome Society and celebrating Arthur Ransome’s legacy at next month’s Essex Book Festival. In my role as President of The Arthur Ransome Society, I was interviewed by Chris Opperman for a new documentary produced by David Webb on the Walton Backwaters, […]
This year’s Essex Book Festival will celebrate the 80th anniversary of Arthur Ransome’s “Secret Water” with a very special event in Harwich on Sunday 3rd March. Peter Willis, Sophie Neville and Julia Jones will be discussing Ransome’s life, books and legacy at 3pm in the Harwich Connexions 1912 Centre. Peter Willis is the President of the […]
Arthur Ransome’s “Old Peter’s Russian Tales” will be brought to life on stage in Swansea for one day only this month – on Saturday 24th November. Dramatised by D.J. Britton as “Once Upon a Time, Deep in the Forest”, and directed by Gilly Adams, this free event has been organised by Swansea University as part […]
A spotlight will focus on the Secret Life of Arthur Ransome and the Russian Revolution at this year’s Chobham Festival, writes Francis Batt in The Villager. A century on from the start of the Russian Revolution the festival’s ChobLit book event at St Saviour’s Church, Valley End, near Chobham in Surrey, will yield a big surprise […]
Here are two more videos from Nancy Blackett’s recent visit to London, filmed by Robin Sadler – the skipper on the trip to London. The first video is of Nancy Blackett sailing across the Thames Estuary on her way to London on 8th August, while the second video is of her returning downriver to Greenwich […]
Last weekend saw a Swallows and Amazons Weekend hosted by Arnside Sailing Club, where visitors could sail in Peggy Blackett, a replica of Arthur Ransome’s dinghy Coch-y-bonddhu (Scarab in the books). The event was arranged by the Arthur Ransome Trust, and photos and a report of the weekend are below:
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