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Swallows and Amazons Casting Call

20th September 20139th March 2013

Shooting starts this summer on the new film of "Swallows and Amazons", and the producers are now looking for boys and girls aged 6-13 to cast the parts of the Swallows – John, Susan, Titty …

Nancy: Bookings for 2013 now open!

1st November 20136th March 2013

Nancy Blackett's sailing programme for this summer is now available online, and bookings are now open. The programme includes: an early-season passage to the Solent, to cover the Arthur Ransome Society's IAGM at Buckler's Hard …

Swallows and Amazons on Mastermind

7th March 201923rd January 2013

Last Friday “Swallows and Amazons” was featured as the specialist subject of one contestant on the veteran BBC’s “Mastermind” quiz series. Sixteen questions were asked, drawing from topics across Arthur Ransome’s series of children’s novels, …

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

24th December 2012

A Happy Christmas to everyone from all of us at the Nancy Blackett Trust – and fair winds for good sailing in 2013.

A Christmas Card from Japan

26th October 201421st December 2012

The Nancy Blackett Trust has just received a lovely Christmas card and message to us all from Mimi Ohsawa in Japan. Mimi visited Nancy Blackett in Woolverstone and Woodbridge at the time of the Woodbridge …

NBT Website Book Sales

26th October 201419th December 2012

The Nancy Blackett Trust will be terminating its affiliate bookstore program at the end of the year. Orders may be made via the program up to the end of December 2012. Our direct sales of selected Ransome-related books will …

Swallows and Amazons Vintage Classics paperback

New-look “Swallows and Amazons” editions

26th October 20145th December 2012

Attractive new editions of Arthur Ransome’s "Swallows and Amazons" series are being issued under the Vintage Classics imprint, with the first four titles now available. The paperbacks have a large, clear, easy-to-read typeface, all of …

Nancy Blackett – a new watercolour

22nd September 202127th November 2012

An impressive new painting of Nancy Blackett by noted marine artist Patrick Donovan (ARSMA) has been presented to the Nancy Blackett Trust. Prints and cards are available from our shop. About the painting Patrick Donovan's …

Roger’s first cruise – Nancy’s last

1st November 201324th November 2012

Nancy Blackett’s final cruise of the season was also the first for newly-promoted Skipper for Roger Sturge, the Nancy Blackett Trust’s Secretary. Here is his account… On Monday morning, in bright sunshine, we motored down …

Start Planning Now – with Nancy Blackett!

26th October 201423rd November 2012

The latest addition to the Nancy Blackett shop is this beautiful 2013 Year Planner by our in-house artist Claudia Myatt. Being a generous A2 size on semi-stiff card, it has plenty of space for all your sailing …

Write Your Own “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” In These “Swallows and Amazons” Notebooks

26th October 201421st November 2012

The Nancy Blackett Shop now stocks these new hardcover notebooks, which come with a choice of four classic Arthur Ransome book covers – as well as "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea", you can …

Christmas Ordering Dates for the Nancy Blackett Shop

22nd September 202120th November 2012

Another Winter holiday will be upon us sooner than you think, so as usual, here are our recommended last dates for ordering your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop. We will endeavour to meet …