With everyone heading to the Riverside Theatre in Woodbridge for tomorrow’s 40th anniversary charity screening of the classic “Swallows and Amazons”, we can report that it is now completely sold out. Presented by the Nancy Blackett Trust, the event includes a special on-stage appearance by Sophie Neville (who plays ‘Titty’ in the film), and who will […]
On Saturday 21st March at 9.00am, the new CBBC TV show “Cinemaniacs” will include guest appearances from Sophie Neville and David Wood, who wrote the screenplay for “Swallows & Amazons” back in 1973. “Cinemaniacs” is a series where presenter Oli White asks a number of people involved in movies about making their first film. Other […]
Robertson’s Boatyard was a hive of activity last Saturday (14th March) ahead of Nancy Blackett’s fitting-out party next Saturday, 21st March. The antifouling team, comprising Ian McGlynn, Neil Brooks, Elizabeth Moad and new member Steve Jarvis, also found time to polish her topsides. Meanwhile in the shed, repairs to the mast have been completed, and […]
The Nancy Blackett Trust will present a special 40th anniversary charity screening of the classic “Swallows and Amazons” film in April, with a special on-stage appearance by Sophie Neville (who plays ‘Titty’ in the film), and who will also be signing copies of her book “The Making of Swallows & Amazons”. Also on show will […]
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our members, subscribers, followers and friends, from the Nancy Blackett Trust. May you have fair winds for good sailing in 2015. Artwork from cards by Claudia Myatt
Today is the last day that you can enter our Vintage Children’s Classics Competition. To celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the publication of “Secret Water” earlier this month the Nancy Blackett Trust teamed up with Vintage Books to give you another chance to win a bumper prize. If you like to have a final chance […]
Our best-seller this Christmas in the Nancy Blackett Shop has undoubtedly been Sophie Neville’s book “The Making of Swallows and Amazons” – based on her journal written when she played Titty in the 1974 film and lavishly illustrated with unofficial photographs. In fact, we ran out of stock and had to reorder. Then the parcel […]
There is still time to order your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop! Highlights this year include new books from Sophie Neville (“The Making of Swallows and Amazons”) and Julia Jones (“The Lion of Sole Bay”), the return of the Three Boats Teatowel (featuring Nancy Blackett, Peter Duck and Ragged Robin) now on unbleached […]
To celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the publication of “Secret Water” last Friday the Nancy Blackett Trust has once again teamed up with Vintage Books to give you another chance to win a bumper prize. You could get your hands on a full set of the Arthur Ransome Vintage Children’s Classics and a year’s free […]
Today is the 75th anniversary of the publication of “Secret Water”, the eighth book in Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” series of children’s books. The story is set in the Walton Backwaters and is the second book to feature Nancy Blackett as the Goblin, this time in a cameo role. There have been a number of […]
Last Saturday saw Nancy Blackett being laid-up at the Tide Mill in Woodbridge, Suffolk, in preparation for her end-of-season lift-out yesterday. On a day that saw a mixture of heavy showers and clear skies, volunteer members of the Trust worked hard to empty out and clean up Nancy, before partaking in a picnic lunch. The […]
Last Thursday saw two new members come along to Woolverstone Marina to visit Nancy Blackett and have a taster sail for a couple of hours on the River Orwell. After a brief introduction to Nancy’s main features and rig the passage plan was made, “That way and turn round after an hour, come back here”. […]
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