Nancy Blackett and her crew left Woolverstone on the evening of Friday 10th July and spent the night off Harwich on a mooring. An early departure on Saturday morning gave the crew a comfortable Thames Estuary crossing arriving safely in Ramsgate at around 6PM. Since then weather has kept her in Ramsgate, where the crew […]
While Nancy Blackett was in Shotley Marina for the 2015 AGM and Summer Social, we took the opportunity to take some new photos from onboard and inside her. View our Flickr photo album here.
After a misty start, the warm July sunshine shone down on the Nancy Blackett Trust’s 2015 AGM and Summer Social, held this year at the Shipwreck Pub and Restaurant at Shotley Marina. Ably chaired by Chairman Roger Sturge, the AGM finished in time for a tasty buffet lunch supplied by the Shipwreck, while the Summer Social […]
Our final photos from last weekend’s Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show show Swallow being sailed by a number if visitors in perfect conditions on Sunday 7th June, courtesy of Trust President Peter Willis. View the Flickr photo album here.
One way to travel to last weekend’s Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show was to embark upon a mini-expedition along the Thames, although it was possibly more “Wind in the Willows” than “River Amazon”. See for yourself in our Flickr photo album.
While we were at last weekend’s Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show we took the opportunity to explore some of the wildlife and gardens in the Park itself. Our Flickr photo album here is the result.
The Nancy Blackett Trust attended the Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show last weekend, with its own stall, and having brought Swallow. Decent-sized crowds experienced a wide variety of exhibitors, boats and displays, as well as some sunny weather . View our Flickr photo album here of the Saturday from around the show.
Last weekend the Nancy Blackett Trust brought Swallow to the Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show, where good weather was experienced throughout and a number of visitors got the chance to sail her. View our Flickr album here or our slideshow below of Swallow being rowed on the Saturday evening by Claudia Myatt, Artist-in-Residence, and […]
The Nancy Blackett Trust brought Swallow to the Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show last weekend. Good weather was experienced throughout and a number of visitors got the chance to sail her. View our Flickr photo album here of Swallow being sailed on the Saturday evening by Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, and […]
Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire’s Matt Allwright yesterday morning live from the Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show. Among the topics discussed were Swallow’s rediscovery and rescue by auction and the relevance of the story of “Swallows and Amazons” to today’s society. You can listen to the […]
Taking advantage of some fine Spring weather, Nancy Blackett Trust member Matthew Pearson and family recently spent a few days in late May sailing Nancy Blackett from Woolverstone to Walton-on-the-Naze, Wrabness, and the River Deben. Below are some photos from their adventures – you can see more on their own blog.
Swallow, the boat used in the classic 1974 film of “Swallows and Amazons”, is coming to Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show in June. She will be launched on the lake, and rigged with the original patched sail as seen in the much-loved film. Swallow was rediscovered in 2010 when Turks Boatbuilders held an auction […]
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