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Photos: Sunday’s Sunsets and Snow from “Swallows and Amazons” Country

by Nancy Blackett

A selection of Sunday’s sunsets and snow from the Lake District as seen on Twitter… “The hills had been there before Captain Flint. They would be there for ever. That, somehow was comforting.ā€Ā  –Ā Arthur Ransome,Ā Swallows and Amazons Sunday Scenes from Swallows and Amazons Country – 3rd December 2017

Photos: A Wintery Lake District

by Nancy Blackett

It’s nowhere near any scenes from “Winter Holiday”, but here are some photographs from earlier today of a wintery Lake District… Calm after the storm at Ashness Landing Stage, Derwent Water #LakeDistrict #Cumbria @lakedistrictnpa @LakeDistrictPR @snappguides @CumbriaWeather @PictureCumbria https://t.co/jSU60TgSe7 pic.twitter.com/wr0ipHfy57 — Phil Buckle (@PhilBucklePhoto) November 24, 2017 Snow on the hills overlooking Ullswater #LakeDistrict pic.twitter.com/zNWcKZTctL […]

Nancy Blackett’s Autumn Roundup

by Nancy Blackett

Nancy Blackett had a busy Autumn between her Dutch Adventure over the summer and the 80th Anniversary Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” in October, writes John Smith… At the end of September, Nancy Blackett had a truncated weekend cruise, with a Saturday sail in a gentle breeze from Woolverstone down […]

In Photos: The Marathon Reading and Pin Mill

by Nancy Blackett

The Nancy Blackett Trust’s 80th Anniversary Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” took place last Saturday (21st October) at Pin Mill Sailing Club near Ipswich. It also commemorated the 50th anniversary of its author Arthur Ransome’s death, and included a number of celebrities who each read a chapter of the book, […]

As it happened: the 80th Anniversary Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”

by Nancy Blackett

The 80th Anniversary Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” took place yesterday (21st October) on a sunny and blustery day at Pin Mill Sailing Club, where Arthur Ransome was a member when he wrote the book and lived in the area. The event was organised by Peter Willis, President of the Nancy […]

Photos and Recap – Nancy Blackett’s Return

by Nancy Blackett

Following this summer’sĀ epic eight-week sailing adventure in Holland, Nancy Blackett had sailed back to England in challenging conditions, and berthed in Lowestoft with a suspected engine failure following a tow in by the Lowestoft lifeboat. Here’s the story of her repairs and final sail back to Woolverstone during the first week of August… Dispatches from […]

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