Swallows and Amazons the Musical Comes to Norwich
You can grab a chance to see Helen Edmundson’s theatrical adapation of “Swallows and Amazons” in Norwich from mid-August. The Norwich Players are putting on a production of…
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Lowestoft Lifeboat called in after engine failure on historic yacht favoured by Swallows and Amazons author Arthur Ransome
A historic yacht reputed to be favourite of “Swallows and Amazons” author Arthur Ransome has been rescued by a Lowestoft crew after her engine failed off the Suffolk coast…
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Nancy Blackett Returns… To Lowestoft
Nancy Blackett is now in Lowestoft, having left Vlissingen early yesterday morning to avoid the worst of the forecast winds. Unfortunately the engine kept stopping and then stayed stopped, so she was…
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Nancy Blackett in “Country Life”: We Did Mean to Go to Sea
You can now read the Nancy Blackett feature article from Country Life magazine (July 12th, 2017) by: clicking on the images below – each one opens in a new tab or window, then click again on…
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Pack up the family and set sail for a British classic: A maritime adventure in Suffolk
It’s depicted in one of Arthur Ransome’s later Swallows And Amazons books — and this year is the 50th anniversary of the writer’s death. We meet Gary, a retired engineer, at Shotley Pier, which is rotting slowly into the river. Ambitious locals want …
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Dispatches from Goes
Rod Webb reports on Nancy Blackett’s progress during her final week in Zeeland… We went to Yerseke yesterday and are now in Goes. We’re having a good time but we’re keeping…
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Lakes contest draws entries from around the world
Shayla and Jonathon Batty created the contest asking for poems about their home, Bank Ground Farm at Coniston, or Swallows and Amazons , the classic Arthur Ransome children’s story which has strong connections to their farm. The winner was 73-year-old …
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Nancy Blackett starts her final week in Holland
The new crew, Dave Hart, Adam Pentelow and I had all reached Nancy Blackett in Middelburg, and joined Paul Wray on…
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The Magic of Sailing Nancy Blackett
At the end of her penultimate week in Zeeland, skipper John Dixon reveals how Nancy Blackett once again worked her magic… On Thursday we awoke to torrential rain. With a force 7 gale forecast…