Nancy Blackett was featured in a television preview of the Arthur Ransome Pin Mill Jamboree last Friday (12th May) on BBC Look East. The preview also featured short interviews with Peter Willis,…
A schedule of guest talks has been released for the Arthur Ransome Pin Mill Jamboree taking place this Saturday (13th May). The current running order is as follows: 1:30pm – 2pm: Paul Anderson on…
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Nancy Blackett Trust’s exhibition project wins National Lottery support. The Nancy Blackett Trust has received £8,300-plus from the Heritage Lottery Fund for its project to present Arthur Ransome’s own photos of the building of his yacht Selina King at Pin Mill, Suffolk, in 1938.
If you plan to come to the Jamboree please read this! The event starts at 12 noon and the common will be closed for organisers only until then. We will be bringing equipment such as the swingboats…
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Sophie Neville, who will forever be remembered for playing Titty in the classic 1974 film Swallows and Amazons, is releasing a new version of her behind-the-scenes memoirs.
As VisitEngland celebrates its Year of Literary Heroes in 2017, the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk will be hosting The Arthur Ransome East Coast Celebration, to commemorate the life of the English author and journalist who moved to the county in 1935.
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Nancy Blackett Trust and Visit England’s Year of Literary Heroes, Pin Mill is hosting an Arthur Ransome Jamboree on Saturday 13th May. It’s part of a…
The Arthur Ransome’s East Coast Celebration was launched yesterday (28th April) at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club, with help from the Nancy Blackett Trust’s President Peter Willis. The…
Nancy Blackett finally started her new sailing season last Saturday (April 22nd) when she left the Tidemill Marina in Woodbridge at about 1.00pm, as soon as there was sufficient depth of water over…