News in the international press that Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is to be the subject of a television series to coincide with the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution should be of particular interest in the Lakes, which has an interesting, but …
Sunday 26th November is ‘Stir up Sunday’ when our hearts are stirred to support charitable works. Traditionally, it is also when families stir the Christmas pudding. Miranda Gore Brown brought her version of Mrs Dixon’s cake to The Arthur Ransome Society …
Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of “Swallows and Amazons (1974)”. A montage of behind the scenes footage of the actors and crew preparing to shoot a swimming scene at Peel Island on Coniston Water for…
Don’t miss out on our Nancy Blackett Book Month deals, celebrating 80 years of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”! We’re encouraging everybody to get back into reading after the…
Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of “Swallows and Amazons (1974)”. Sophie Neville, aged 12, rowing a skiff at home in Gloucestershire in April 1973 when she was preparing to appear as Titty in…
When I was a kid I recall fishing for minnows with a jam jar by the Ribble and being sketched by a man in wire-framed specs. It was the writer Arthur Ransome…
Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of “Swallows and Amazons (1974)”. Wardrobe Master Terry Smith walks to a waiting boat wearing Ronnie Fraser’s pith helmet. We approach…
Peter Willis’ new book “Good Little Ship: Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin” was launched yesterday evening in front of a full house at a special event hosted by…
A few months ago a friend of mine asked if I had ever heard of the book called “Swallows and Amazons” by Arthur Ransome. Her husband grew up with English parents and this was a favorite of his…