Sophie Neville, President of the Arthur Ransome Society and “Titty Walker” in the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film, spent a week sailing Nancy Blackett in Dutch waters earlier this summer. Here’s the second half of her story… Nancy Blackett, the 28-foot cutter that Arthur Ransome bought with Spanish gold, as he called his royalties from […]
Sophie Neville, President of the Arthur Ransome Society and “Titty Walker” in the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film, spent a week sailing Nancy Blackett in Dutch waters earlier this summer. Here’s the first part of her story… This summer, I grabbed the chance to sail Arthur Ransome’s favourite little ship, the Nancy Blackett. If you recognise […]
The Selina King exhibition at Anthony Cullen’s Pin Mill Studio was featured in the June edition of “Essential Suffolk”. The feature article, “Arthur Ransome: an East Coast Celebration”, was written by Anne Gould and tells the story of how the exhibition was created. It also explores Arthur Ransome’s connections to Pin Mill, including Nancy Blackett, Selina […]
Nancy Blackett is featured in the Autumn edition of “Discover Greater Anglia”, the quarterly free magazine available from Greater Anglia trains. The feature article, “Arthur’s Anglia”, was written by Christina Hardyment and explores Arthur Ransome’s connections to East Anglia, including Nancy Blackett and “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”. You can read it here by: […]
The Nancy Blackett Trust’s Sailing Secretary John Smith tells the story of a very special day out sailing Nancy Blackett for two of the Trust’s members… I took newly-weds Laura and James for an overdue wedding present sail on Nancy Blackett on Saturday. Setting off from Woolverstone soon after 10am, we managed to slip into a […]
Here are some additional photos from the “Swallows and Amazons” Marathon Reading that took place on the shore of Coniston Water on 3rd September, kindly provided by Sophie Neville, President of the Arthur Ransome Society, who also starred as “Titty Walker” in the 1974″Swallows and Amazons” film, and who read the final chapter of the […]
Here’s another chance to listen to the BBC Radio Cumbria interview about the Swallows and Amazons Marathon Reading that was held by the Coniston Boating Centre on 3rd September 2017. Presenter Sally Moon interviewed Dr. Chris Routledge (who organised the event) on 28th August. (Duration: 09:54) Header photo: Eileen Jones
Even though Maritime Woodbridge had to be called off for this weekend, the Boat Jumble is going ahead on Sunday morning at the Community Hall in Woodbridge, from 9am-11am. The Nancy Blackett Stall will be there, with books, gifts, cards, etc, plus items of surplus boat equipment. Members and friends are welcome to come along […]
Follow the story of the marathon reading of “Swallows and Amazons” from Coniston as it happened, via the tweets of some of the organisers and participants: Getting ready…. pic.twitter.com/qYA2sEYy4F — Arthur Ransome (@ifnotduffers) September 3, 2017 The flag it raised… pic.twitter.com/KuKmIus2uS — Arthur Ransome (@ifnotduffers) September 3, 2017 Looking forward to taking part in the […]
A marathon reading of Arthur Ransome’s classic story “Swallows and Amazons” will be happening in Coniston this Sunday (3rd September), to mark the end of a summer-long series of celebrations commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of his death. The free event will take place on the shore of Coniston just north of the Coniston Boating Centre and […]
Nancy Blackett spent this August Bank Holiday weekend on an expedition to “Secret Water”, with Trust members Jonathan and Elizabeth Watson onboard… They spend the night at the Walton Backwaters and loved helming Nancy Blackett, the knot practice, and working the sails. At the end of the weekend the Trust’s Simon Jackson gave Elizabeth Watson […]
These are the new Nancy Blackett Polo Shirts, Caps and Beanies, embroidered with the Nancy Blackett name, and (for the polo shirt) a detailed Nancy Blackett logo… Embroidered to order in Suffolk, our new Original Cuffed Beanie is just £8 and comes in sixty-one colours in one size, while our new Pro-Style Heavy Brushed Cotton Cap […]
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