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Amongst the Natives at Beale Park

by Nancy Blackett

The Nancy Blackett Trust attended the Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show last weekend, with its own stall, and having brought Swallow. Decent-sized crowds experienced a wide variety of exhibitors, boats and displays, as well as some sunny weather . View our Flickr photo album here of the Saturday from around the show.  

Rowing Swallow at Beale Park

by Nancy Blackett

Last weekend the Nancy Blackett Trust brought Swallow to the Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show, where good weather was experienced throughout and a number of visitors got the chance to sail her. View our Flickr album here or our slideshow below of Swallow being rowed on the Saturday evening by Claudia Myatt, Artist-in-Residence, and […]

Sailing Swallow at Beale Park

by Nancy Blackett

The Nancy Blackett Trust brought Swallow to the Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show last weekend. Good weather was experienced throughout and a number of visitors got the chance to sail her. View our Flickr photo album here of Swallow being sailed on the Saturday evening by Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, and […]

Swallow Interview on BBC Radio Berkshire

by Nancy Blackett

Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, was interviewed by BBC Radio Berkshire’s Matt Allwright yesterday morning live from the Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show. Among the topics discussed were Swallow’s rediscovery and rescue by auction and the relevance of the story of “Swallows and Amazons” to today’s society. You can listen to the […]

Swallows and Amazons star to sail on Beale Park Lake

by Nancy Blackett

Swallow, the boat used in the classic 1974 film of “Swallows and Amazons”, is coming to Beale Park Boat and Outdoor Show in June. She will be launched on the lake, and rigged with the original patched sail as seen in the much-loved film. Swallow was rediscovered in 2010 when Turks Boatbuilders held an auction […]

Swallows and Amazons Screening Sold Out!

by Nancy Blackett

With everyone heading to the Riverside Theatre in Woodbridge for tomorrow’s 40th anniversary charity screening of the classic “Swallows and Amazons”, we can report that it is now completely sold out. Presented by the Nancy Blackett Trust, the event includes a special on-stage appearance by Sophie Neville (who plays ‘Titty’ in the film), and who will […]

Sophie Neville and screenwriter David Wood talk about “Swallows & Amazons” on CBBC TV’s “Cinemaniacs”

by Nancy Blackett

On Saturday 21st March at 9.00am, the new CBBC TV show “Cinemaniacs” will include guest appearances from Sophie Neville and David Wood, who wrote the screenplay for “Swallows & Amazons” back in 1973. “Cinemaniacs” is a series where presenter Oli White asks a number of people involved in movies about making their first film. Other […]

Getting ready for Nancy Blackett’s relaunch

by Nancy Blackett

Robertson’s Boatyard was a hive of activity last Saturday (14th March) ahead of Nancy Blackett’s fitting-out party next Saturday, 21st March. The antifouling team, comprising Ian McGlynn, Neil Brooks, Elizabeth Moad and new member Steve Jarvis, also found time to polish her topsides. Meanwhile in the shed, repairs to the mast have been completed, and […]

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