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Sophie Neville talks about Swallows and Amazons movie memorabilia on Antiques Roadshow

20th January 20267th May 2021

This coming Sunday 9th May, BBC Antiques Roadshow returns to Windermere Jetty in the Lake District at 7.00pm, with the episode featuring Swallows and Amazons movie memorabilia, writes Sophie Neville… Swallows and Amazons fans expressed …

Video: Nancy Blackett’s 90th Anniversary Launch

6th May 2021

Last Thursday saw Nancy Blackett’s 90th anniversary celebrated during her start-of-season launch at Robertsons Boatyard in Woodbridge. You can now watch our video of the highlights of the special day below…

Photo Gallery: Nancy Blackett’s 90th Anniversary Launch

8th May 20215th May 2021

Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, was launched last Thursday (29th April) with celebrations marking her 90th anniversary, as shown in our photo gallery of the day below…

Video: Nancy Blackett on her way to Woolverstone

2nd May 20212nd May 2021

Nancy Blackett made her delivery voyage of her 90th Anniversary season yesterday (1st May), braving a cold May Day with rain and hail to sail from Woodbridge to Woolverstone, arriving at 7:30pm. Robin Sadler recorded …

Listen to Peter Willis’ interview on BBC Radio Suffolk

30th April 2021

Ahead of Nancy Blackett’s 90th Anniversary launch on Thursday, the Nancy Blackett Trust President, Peter Willis, spoke to BBC Radio Suffolk’s Lesley Dolphin about Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the anniversary. The 8-minute long interview …

In photos: Nancy Blackett’s 90th Anniversary launch

29th April 202129th April 2021

Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, was launched for her 90th Anniversary season earlier today at Robertsons Boatyard in Woodbridge, Suffolk. Claudia Myatt, Sue Coales and Peter Willis were on hand to record the occasion, …

Ellen MacArthur greets Blue Plaque for Arthur Ransome’s early London home

19th April 2021

Arthur Ransome has been honoured with an English Heritage London Blue Plaque for one of his first homes in the city. He lived at No. 1 Gunter Grove, Chelsea, in the front ground-floor room, between …

Books for schools as part of Nancy Blackett’s 90th birthday celebrations

14th April 2021

To mark the 90th birthday of Arthur Ransome’s yacht Nancy Blackett, her owner the Nancy Blackett Trust is offering free copies of Arthur Ransome’s We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea to local schools in …

In Photos: Nancy Blackett On Hard Standing

9th April 2021

Today the Nancy Blackett Trust’s Boat Manager, Neil Brooks, took more photos (below) of Nancy Blackett at Robertsons boatyard in Woodbridge, now on hard standing, having left the shed on Wednesday…

In Photos: Nancy Blackett Out of the Shed

8th April 20218th April 2021

On Wednesday Nancy Blackett was taken out of the shed at Robertsons in Woodbridge, and put in the mobile slings. Boat manager Neil Brooks captured the moment in the brilliant early April sunshine, and later, …

Staged lifting of ‘lockdown’ delays start of Nancy Blackett’s summer season

30th March 2021

The good news is that, if the ‘Roadmap’ goes according to plan, Nancy Blackett will be able to provide her usual summer sailing… eventually. Meanwhile, though, pandemic-related restrictions on the winter work mean that Nancy’s …

Nancy Blackett’s Suffolk homes are the ‘best places to live’ in the East of England

27th March 2021

Woodbridge – Nancy Blackett’s winter home – has been named as the best place to live in the East of England by The Sunday Times in its newly-published Best Places to Live Guide – and …