A glorious Spring Bank Holiday weekend in the Lakes saw a number of “Swallows and Amazons” events organised by the Arthur Ransome Society (TARS) around its IAGM, including sailing Swallow…
You can now listen to the short interview that Sophie Neville gave to BBC Radio Cumbria ahead of the Swallows and Amazons events held in the Lake District over this Spring Bank Holiday weekend…
During this coming week “Swallows and Amazons” will be celebrated over several days with a series of events held in the Lake District. Sophie Neville, president of The Arthur Ransome Society, will be at…
When the 1974 film of ‘Swallows and Amazons’ first came out in cinemas it stirred up quite a bit of interest in the media. This script for a programme made for BBC Radio Bristol has recently been discovered in a …
Chainsaw sculptor Andy Levy has carved a tribute to much-loved children’s adventure “Swallows and Amazons” on Coniston Water’s eastern shore, spending ten days transforming a…
Get hold of these RYA guides to going cruising, going sailing and going green and save with our special deals! This series of beautifully-illustrated guides are by our resident artist Claudia Myatt,…
A new stage version of “Swallows and Amazons” will be performed this summer in Chester, at both the Storyhouse and Grosvenor Open Air Theatres, reports Broadway World. Written by award-winning…
The January 2018 issue of Yachting World magazine published an article by Australian Arthur Ransome Society (AUSTARS) member Jon Tucker, telling the story of his sailing from Tasmania to the South…
Last weekend saw the start of the Tavistock Music and Arts Festival, which was opened on Saturday (21st April) in the portrait room of the Bedford Hotel by Sophie Neville, President of the Arthur…