In March 1973, a letter arrived, out of the blue, inviting me to audition for a role in “Swallows and Amazons”. I was twelve years old, an ordinary school girl at a convent in Berkshire. I’d read the Arthur Ransome books but…
Grab a chance and don’t be sorry for a might-have-been! To help you plan ahead for Christmas, here’s our handy guide to our last dates for ordering your Christmas gifts from our Swallows and Amazons shop.
Following a successful delivery trip from Woolverstone to Woodbridge earlier this month, Nancy Blackett has now been laid-up for the winter. Below are some photos of her safely out of the water at…
We’re sorry to be so nerve-danglingly jovial, but we have to say it – Christmas is coming! We also expect that you’ll be looking around for gift ideas, so we’ve come up with these 6 special Swallows-and-Amazons-inspired gift ideas for you
Nancy Blackett’s last sail of the season turned into something of adventure, with a race against the weather to make it in time across the Deben Bar and up to Woodbridge. Sailing Secretary John…
Fifteen months of filming has come to an end as documentary Walton’s ‘Secret Water’ launches this autumn, writes Vicky Gale in the Clacton and Frinton Gazette.
Much has been written of the legacy left by Arthur Ransome, who inspired so many go camping, fell walking or sail the seven seas with his “Swallows and Amazons” stories, writes Sophie Neville…
Pupils from a Suffolk school spent a day visiting Nancy Blackett at Woolverstone Marina last week.
Nancy Blackett Trust President Peter Willis was on hand to help show the children from…
Nancy Blackett is currently holed up in her home berth at Woolverstone Marina with a suspected gearbox problem, writes John Smith, but it did not stop new member Kata Molnár and family visiting her on Sunday…