Don’t miss out on these 6 Swallows and Amazons Christmas gift offers
Grab a chance and don’t miss out on these 6 special Christmas offers from our Swallows and Amazons Shop…
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Sophie Neville on: Ten reasons why imagination is so important – inspired by the author and travel writer Arthur Ransome
Sophie Neville explores the influences of Arthur Ransome’s imagination on her own travelling adventures. The Arthur Ransome Society invited me to speak at their bi-annual Literary Weekend held at the…
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Your Christmas ordering deadlines for Swallows and Amazons gifts
Grab a chance and don’t be sorry for a might-have-been! To help you plan ahead for Christmas, here’s our handy guide to our last dates for ordering your Christmas gifts from our Swallows and Amazons shop.
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Inside the Dog’s Home from “The Picts and the Martyrs”
Earlier this month the intrepid Jon Porter, following in the footsteps of author Marc Grimston, explored inside and around the Dog’s Home, the small stone hut in woods that was a location in The Picts and the Martyrs, the…
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Boats | Sailing | Swallows and Amazons | Travel | Video
Watch Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett approaching Woodbridge
Nancy Blackett’s end-of-season passage from Woolverstone to Woodbridge was captured on Sunday by Robin Sadler, who has kindly provided the following video of her approaching Woodbridge……
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Last sail of the season for Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett
Nancy Blackett successfully made her way from Woolverstone to Woodbridge this weekend, in advance of her end-of-season liftout. Saturday lunchtime saw her moored to a buoy in Bathside Bay, Harwich,…
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Nancy Blackett Trust aids Barge Growler’s restoration
Restoration of the barge Growler has just passed an important milestone with the insertion of the first piece of new timber into the hull. It’s one of 10 new frames, using oak timber bought with help from the Nancy Blackett Trust’s Young Sailors Fund…
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Video: Nancy Blackett sailing past Harwich
Watch a video of Nancy Blackett sailing past Harwich in September, filmed by Mark Long…
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Video: Nancy Blackett sailing on the Orwell
Watch a video of Nancy Blackett sailing on the Orwell in September, filmed by Marjie Edwards…