The lighthouse tree lantern from the original Swallows and Amazons film still exists, and has an unexpected connection to We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea, writes Sophie Neville… I received an interesting series of emails recently from a stonemason called Philip Chatfield: “Hi Sophie, I was watching Swallows and Amazons, the old classic, on […]
A marathon reading of Arthur Ransome’s classic story Winter Holiday is happening at Windermere Jetty on Sunday (30th January). The all-day event has been organised by writer and lecturer Chris Routledge, in association with The Arthur Ransome Trust. He also staged a similar readings of Swallows and Amazons on the shore of Coniston Water in […]
Yachting World has named Swallow as one of the world’s coolest yachts, as nominated by offshore sailor Nikki Henderson, the youngest ever Clipper Around the World Race skipper. “For my most influential boat, my mind drifted to the story of Swallows and Amazons, which gripped me as a child,” Nikki Henderson recalls. Arthur Ransome’s much-loved […]
The title for the Brian Hammett Memorial Talk comes from a call-out for volunteer to the newly-formed Royal Naval Volunteer Supplementary Reserve at the beginning of World War II. Many amateur yachtsmen – notably from the East Coast – responded, and Julia’s new book Uncommon Courage chronicles their exploits and contributions to the war effort. […]
Sophie Neville takes a further look back at the making of the original Swallows and Amazons film… ‘Titty from Swallows and Amazons’ often gets typed into the Google search engine but when I attempt to use it as a ‘tag’ a message pops up saying: ‘Sorry, you are not allowed to assign the provided terms.’ […]
A Christmas message from the Nancy Blackett Trust… We wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our supporters, members, friends and followers. Thank you for your ongoing support and have a wonderful time. Art by Claudia Myatt
It’s time for last orders for your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop! Choose from our fabulous range of “Swallows and Amazons” and Nancy Blackett gifts, knowing that your purchases will go to a very good cause – keeping Nancy Blackett afloat and available for everyone! Please order your Christmas gifts by 15th December for […]
Celebrate Nancy Blackett’s 90th Anniversary with Good Little Ship, the definitive story of Arthur Ransome’s favourite boat, now on special offer at £10 (normally £14). Written by Peter Willis, co-founder and President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, Good Little Ship takes a deep dive into the boat, the book she inspired (We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea – a classic […]
With Christmas upon us in just a few weeks’ time, here’s our updated handy guide to the last dates for ordering your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop, and to this year’s special offers. Choose from our range of Swallows and Amazons and Nancy Blackett-themed books, mugs, greetings cards, teatowels and more, knowing that the proceeds will go towards supporting […]
Grab a chance and don’t be sorry for a might-have-been! Many of our supporters have already started buying their Christmas gifts from us, so to help you plan ahead for your own shopping, here’s our handy guide to our last dates for ordering your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop… Please note that our […]
Grab hold of our new special offers on Nancy Blackett Christmas and greetings cards and save at least 20% when buying more than one pack. You can buy three 10-card packs of our exclusive Christmas card designs (normally £5 each) for just £10 (saving 33%). Choose from either the “Three Ships” or “Christmas in the […]
Our Nancy Blackett teatowels make great gifts, and now, to help celebrate Nancy Blackett’s 90th Anniversary, we have some special offers available on all three teatowels. Our Three Ships and Learn the Ropes teatowels were designed by marine artist Claudia Myatt, are guides to Nancy Blackett, and are made of unbleached cotton, while our 90th Anniversary teatowel reproduces Nancy Blackett’s original […]
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