The Nancy Blackett Trust will be featured on BBC Radio Suffolk this Friday (January 10th). President Peter Willis will be the guest on presenter Lesley Dolphin’s sofa between 3pm and 4pm. If you are outside of Radio Suffolk’s broadcast area you will be able to listen live on the internet via the BBC Sounds website. […]
Peter Duck, once owned by Swallows and Amazons author Arthur Ransome, is now owned by another well-known writer, book reviewer (Yachting Monthly) and publisher Julia Jones. My Classic Boat travelled to the East Coast for an exclusive chat with Julia and her son Bertie, which you can watch below…
Nancy Blackett, once owned by Swallows and Amazons author Arthur Ransome (and the star of We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea), is now owned by the Nancy Blackett Trust. My Classic Boat travelled to the Isle of Wight and the River Orwell for some sailing and exclusive interviews with the Nancy Blackett Trust’s President […]
A radio-controlled model of Nancy Blackett has now been completed thanks to four years’ work by modelmaker Pete Shires. The approximately 1/8th scale miniature masterpiece has a 3-channel radio control for the mainsail, rudder, and motor, and has already been successfully tested in slightly gusty weather. “She sails very well.” says Pete, “but she may […]
Nancy Blackett Trust President Peter Willis has been interviewed by Dan Houston of Classic Sailor about his lifelong passion for the children’s author Arthur Ransome and his 1931 Hillyard cutter Nancy Blackett. In the 22-minute video interview, Peter shows Dan around both Nancy Blackett and Pin Mill, and talks about the founding and operations of the […]
Sophie Neville explores the connections between three different Puffin paperback editions of Swallows and Amazons and the original film… The school term is over, Swallows and Amazons is on BBC iPlayer and Christmas missives are arriving in the post. I have just been sent this homemade card from someone who came to the premier of the […]
A Christmas message from the Nancy Blackett Trust… We wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our supporters, members, friends and followers. Thank you for your ongoing support and have a wonderful time. Art by Claudia Myatt
The 1974 movie Swallows and Amazons is to be screened on BBC TV for the third time this year, writes Sophie Neville. It will be available online on the BBC iPlayer for until 27th January 2020, having been broadcast on BBC2 on 18th December. At least one film fan is holding a TV party to […]
As the Christmas shopping countdown continues there’s just still enough time for you to grab our fantastic range of Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop – and you will be supporting a good cause too! Whether you want to give a “Swallows and Amazons” present to a special someone or introduce them to the […]
Peter Willis, founder and President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, has received one of the RYA’s most prestigious awards in recognition of his services to sailing. His Lifetime Commitment Award was presented to him by HRH the Princess Royal, President of the RYA, during a ceremony which took place following the RYA”s Annual General Meeting […]
Sophie Neville looks through this year’s Swallows and Amazons themed Christmas gifts and lists her favourites below… Everyone uses mugs – if only to store pens and pencils. These new bone china cups depicting Ransome’s yachts Peter Duck and the Nancy Blackett are available from the Nancy Blackett Trust here. The Trust also sells a selection of books, audio books and […]
It’s time for last orders for your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop! Choose from our fabulous range of “Swallows and Amazons” and Nancy Blackett gifts, knowing that your purchases will go to a very good cause – keeping Nancy Blackett afloat and available for everyone! Please order your Christmas gifts by: today (5th December) […]
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