Swallow, the restored dinghy from the original “Swallows and Amazons” movie, made a special appearance in the annual Kendal Torchlight Procession on Friday (14th September). The theme this year was…
Swallow, the famous dinghy from the original “Swallows and Amazons” movie, made a special appearance at the Kendal Torchlight Procession yesterday (14th September).
A spotlight will focus on the Russian Revolution at this year’s Chobham Festival, writes Francis Batt in The Villager. A century on from the start of…
Skipper Clive Fisher tells of Nancy Blackett’s expedition to ‘Secret Water’ this week, and how the crew of three intrepid explorers narrowly escaped being marooned on the mud of the…
Nancy Blackett and her crew departed from London on August 11th, travelling via Greenwich to visit the River Medway and Chatham, including the historic dockyard. The next leg was across the Thames…
Here are two more videos from Nancy Blackett’s recent visit to London, filmed by Robin Sadler – the skipper on the trip to London. The first video is of…
Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett’s visited London on Friday 10th August. See the photo album of her trip below.
Last weekend Arnside Sailing Club hosted a Swallows and Amazons weekend, arranged by the Arthur Ransome Trust, where visitors were able to sail in Peggy Blackett, a replica of Arthur Ransome’s Coch-y-bonddhu.
Watch our new video below of Nancy Blackett’s arrival in London last Friday (10th August), and see more about her visit here…