Video: Arthur Ransome’s anniversary on film – see it now
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Video and Photo: A Wintery Channel to Witch’s Quay
Here are another video and photo of the “Secret Water” area from Andrew Polson, this time of the channel to Witch’s Quay looking more like a lake with this week’s high tides…
Video: An Autumnal “Secret Water”
“Secret Water” was looking very inviting yesterday, thanks to the exceptionally high tides and blue sky, says Andrew Polson, who shot this short video from outdoor activity organiser Birch Hall Adventures, at Dale Hill, Kirby-le-Soken.
Video: The Marathon Reading on ITV Anglia News
The Nancy Blackett Trust’s nine-hour marathon reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” on Saturday 21st October received coverage in local media, including a short film shown on ITV Anglia News. The film included brief interviews with Griff Rhys Jones, Peter Willis and Sophie Neville, and you can watch it below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIIGetMA_jo?rel=0
Marathon Reading honours “Swallows and Amazons” author Arthur Ransome
The Nancy Blackett Trust’s nine-hour marathon reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” took place on Saturday (21st October) at Pin Mill Sailing Club near Ipswich, before a large and appreciative audience. It celebrated the 80th anniversary of the book’s publication, as well as commemorating the 50th anniversary of its author Arthur Ransome’s […]
One Week to the Marathon Reading!
There’s just a week to go to our Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, starting 9am next Saturday, 21st October. We have our book, a First Edition, in honour of the book’s 80th anniversary (first published November 1937). We have our readers, including Griff Rhys Jones, Libby Purves and Sophie Neville. […]
Nancy Blackett’s Big Weekend
Two days of events beside and on the lovely River Orwell began with the Nancy Blackett Trust’s AGM and Summer Social on Saturday 3rd June, and continued on Sunday with a 40-boat flotilla marking Nancy Blackett’s commemorative departure for Holland, all held at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. This is a special year for Arthur […]
Video: Swallows and Amazons being filmed at Bowness on Windermere in 1973
Watch some behind-the-scenes footage below of “Swallows and Amazons” being filmed in 1973 in Bowness-on-Windermere, the location for ‘Rio’ in Arthur Ransome’s story. The footage was shot on 16mm Bolex film… (continues below) If you enjoyed that footage, then you might like to read the second edition of Sophie Neville’s book “The Making of Swallows […]
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