On Tuesday 1st December, Lakeland Arts celebrated the 90th anniversary of the publication of ‘Swallows and Amazons’ with an online event accessible for anyone in the world, a recording of which is now available here for all to view, writes Sophie Neville… After a career as a foreign correspondent, which took him to Russia, Egypt and China, […]
As the countdown to Christmas continues, you can grab a chance and take advantage of these special offers from the Nancy Blackett Shop. The Nancy Blackett Christmas Card The new Nancy Blackett Christmas Card, called “Christmas in the Shed”, comprises a particularly festive scene of Nancy Blackett by Woodbridge-based marine artist Claudia Myatt. It’s available […]
Sophie Neville recently talked to Books at Lunchtime about all things Swallows and Amazons, Arthur Ransome and living the life of the book. You can watch the 35-minute video below… Books at Lunchtime is a series of online lunchtime book discussions with special guests by Ketts Books, a community bookshop in Wymondham, Norfolk. Sophie Neville […]
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 played the role of ‘Titty Walker’ in the 1974 film adaptation of Swallows and Amazons, and has since become a leading […]
To celebrate the upcoming 25th anniversaries of the Nancy Blackett Appeal and the Nancy Blackett Trust (and the 90th anniversary of Nancy Blackett herself) we now have discounts of up to 27% on our bone china mugs. Our Limited Edition Nancy Blackett Bone China mug is now on sale for 23% off at just £10 […]
You can now get a free gift with every purchase of Good Little Ship: Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin until the end of this year. You can choose between a coaster, fridge magnet or a large square greetings card featuring the book’s cover art of Nancy Blackett sailing past Pin Mill by Woodbridge-based marine artist Claudia Myatt. […]
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 Literary Festival in October. Wells Maltings has now published the video of the talk which you can watch below, while […]
From the makers of Walton’s Secret Water and A Journey Through Constable Country, this new film is an affectionate look at the ancient seaport of Harwich, home of the legendary Mayflower that took the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World. Mostly shot during the summer of 2019, Portrait of Harwich shows the Harwich Arts and Illuminate […]
The first new Christmas card for some time joins the Nancy Blackett range – titled “Christmas in the Shed”, it’s a square format blank card featuring a whimsical Claudia Myatt design with Nancy Blackett decorated for the season in the boatyard. It’s available from the Nancy Blackett Shop in packs of 10 at £5, and […]
Bidding is well under way for a hardback first edition copy of The Secrets of Filming Swallows and Amazons (1974), signed for you by the author Sophie Neville, and brought to your door or PO Box by Royal Mail (UK delivery is paid for). All money from the winning bid will be sent as a […]
Last Thursday a small team of Trust members helped prepare Nancy Blackett’s end-of-season laying up at Robertson’s in Woodbridge. Contents of the cabin, along with the liferaft and other equipment were removed and packed away for the winter, and the sails were stripped in readiness for the haul-out, which took place on the Friday. Neil […]
The classic TV documentary A Voyage with Nancy Blackett is back in the Nancy Blackett Shop, now as a DVD – but supplies are strictly limited. The half-hour programme was made for Anglia TV in 1992 and features Nancy Blackett sailing on the River Orwell and the Walton Backwaters, with commentary from Christina Hardyment, Roger […]
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