A Christmas message from Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust… We wish a Happy Christmas to all of our supporters, members, friends and followers. Thank you for your ongoing support and have a wonderful day. Header artwork by Claudia Myatt
Sophie Neville, President of the Arthur Ransome Society, and who starred as ‘Titty Walker’ in the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film, tells us about how she spends her Christmas… Describe a typical Christmas Day in your household. We scuttle off to our village church where people have gathered to celebrate the birth of Jesus for […]
A unique one-day conference of training and inspiration for cruising sailors is to take place on Sunday 11th March 2018 (from 10am-5:15pm) at the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Suffolk. Titled “We Do Mean to Go to Sea”, it will consist of workshop sessions on a choice of topics, together with keynote speeches from sailors Paul […]
Sophie Neville has received many letters from fans since the publication of her memoir “The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)”. Publishers the Lutterworth Press have shared this one from young American reader, Catharine, while others have written: Your book is delightful!’ – David Wood OBE, playwright ‘One of the best reads I have had for many a year!’ – Christopher Clarke […]
If you want to give something this Christmas that your recipient can use throughout the next year, then give them membership of the Nancy Blackett Trust. The Nancy Blackett Trust offers its members newsletters, invitations to its social events and the chance to sail on Nancy Blackett herself in various areas along England’s East Coast […]
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…
Our first-ever Book Month has been such a success that we’ve decided to extend it to the end of the year, with all the existing special offers continuing, and some new ones being added – starting with two for sailors, of all ages: For children we’re delighted to welcome to the shop Claudia Myatt’s RYA […]
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.” – Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons Sunday Scenes from Swallows and Amazons Country – 3rd December 2017
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 […]
Don’t miss out on Nancy Blackett’s Book Month deals, celebrating 80 years of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”! We’re encouraging everybody to get back into reading after the success of our recent Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, so here are some incentives to get you, your family and your […]
Peter Willis’ new book “Good Little Ship: Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin” was launched yesterday evening in front of a full house at a special event hosted by chandlers Arthur Beale, in the heart of London’s West End. Held in the vestry at St. Giles-in-the-Field, Peter Willis gave an illustrated talk to an […]
Literally hot off the press, the new Nancy Blackett book by Peter Willis, “Good Little Ship: Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin”, has just arrived and is now stock! To celebrate this occasion, we’re giving you a very special offer – you can buy both “Good Little Ship” and “We Didn’t Mean to Go to […]
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