Watching the D-Day 75th Anniversary Celebrations from Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett
…During the day we watched a flypast consisting of Spitfires, Hurricanes, C130 Hercules, Merlin, Lynx and Wildcat helicopters, the Red Arrows and many, many more…
Author: Swallows and Amazons
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Around the Solent on Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett
Skipper Bob Page reports on an eventful week that saw Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, doing a lot of sailing around the Solent and receiving visitors at the Yarmouth Gaffers Regatta…
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Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett at the Yarmouth Gaffers Regatta
Members of the Nancy Blackett Trust enjoyed last week sailing around the Solent on Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, culminating in attending the Yarmouth Gaffers Regatta on the Isle of Wight…
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The original Swallows and Amazons film returns to BBC iPlayer
The original film adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” has returned to BBC iPlayer. The 1974 film is available to watch here until Saturday 22nd June.
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Sailing around the Solent with Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett
Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, and her crew spent an enjoyable week last week cruising in the Solent, and even travelling as far as Poole.
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Marathon reading of Pigeon Post for Coniston Coppermines
A marathon reading of Arthur Ransome’s story “Pigeon Post” is to be staged in the Coniston Coppermines valley at the end of September.
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Sailing Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett From Suffolk to the Solent
Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, embarked on a sailing adventure last week from Woolverstone on the River Orwell in Suffolk to Port Hamble on the Solent. Skipper Robin Sadler tells the story of what happened on the way…
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A ‘Welcome’ return for Arthur Ransome’s Norfolk Broads cruiser
An historic 1920s Broads sailing cruiser once hired by Arthur Ransome has made a welcome return to the water, reports the East Anglian Daily Press.
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Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett arrives in the Solent
Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett has now arrived in the Solent in readiness for the upcoming AGM’s of both the Nancy Blackett Trust and the Arthur Ransome Society.