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This summer Nancy Blackett went on an epic eight-week sailing adventure in Holland, following her commemorative departure in a 40-boat flotilla from the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. Here are the stories…
Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of “Swallows and Amazons (1974)”. Dennis Lewiston, the Director of Photography, is with Claude Whatham and the film crew of “Swallows and Amazons” on the …
The Nancy Blackett Trust’s nine-hour marathon reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” on Saturday 21st October received coverage in local media, including a short film shown on ITV…
This summer Nancy Blackett went on an epic eight-week sailing adventure in Holland, following her commemorative departure in a 40-boat flotilla from the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. This was the week…
Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of “Swallows and Amazons (1974)” at Bowness-on-Windermere, the location…
The Nancy Blackett Trust’s nine-hour marathon reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” took place on Saturday (21st October) at Pin Mill Sailing Club near Ipswich, before a large and…
The 80th Anniversary Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” took place yesterday (21st October) on a sunny and blustery day at Pin Mill Sailing Club, where Arthur Ransome…
The TV star Griff Rhys Jones has been part of an 8 hour reading marathon to celebrate the author of Swallows and Amazons . Seven people read before him and 19 people followed in a continuous reading of Arthur Ransome’s We Didn’t Mean To Go to Sea …