The Relaunch of Swallow
Below is our video edit of yesterday’s relaunch of Swallow at Coniston Pier.
Saving Swallow
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Swallow at Coniston
One year ago, Swallow from the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” movie was being auctioned. Thanks to the efforts of Magnus Smith, Rob Boden and the Nancy Blackett Trust, today, purchased and restored, she is about to be relaunched at Coniston by Sophie Neville, who played Titty Walker in the movie. Below are photos of Sophie […]
More from the London International Boat Show
You can now view our new London International Boat Show photo album, including an extra photo of Swallow, here.
“Swallow” at the London International Boat Show
Swallow, the recently-restored dinghy from the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film, is currently on display at the London International Boat Show until January 16th.
Swallow success! Top bid thanks to donations
The campaign to buy the film Swallow at the Turks boat auction has succeeded. After a tense 40-minute online bid battle (the auction site runs an ‘overbidding’ time extension scheme) the group supported by the Nancy Blackett Trust saw the sale close on their final bid, made possible by the donations that had flooded in from all […]
Gift Aid for Swallow donations: Nancy Blackett helps out
The bid to buy Swallow, the dinghy used in the 1974 film of “Swallows and Amazons”, has gained the support of the Nancy Blackett Trust. The Trust is accepting donations to the bid, and because the aims of the bid group, set up by Magnus Smith and Rob Boden, are broadly consistent with the Trust’s […]
Swallow: what’s she like?
Swallow, the film boat, up for auction is in Turk’s Boatyard in Chatham. I visited it this week to view some of the boats in the forthcoming auction, and, of course, quickly located Swallow. What follows is not intended to be an expert survey and shouldn’t be relied upon as such; just on-the-day observations to […]
Ransome fans to bid for film ‘Swallow’
The sailing dinghy featured as Swallow in the 1974 film of “Swallows and Amazons” is currently attracting a lot of attention as one of the lots on offer in an online auction. A group of Arthur Ransome fans, including Arthur Ransome Society and Nancy Blackett Trust members is planning to bid for it and trying […]
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