Nancy Blackett returns to the Norfolk Broads
Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett entered the Norfolk Broads on Saturday (7th July) for the first time in over 20 years, as part of her East Coast summer cruise. She passed through Oulton railway…
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Winning the Nancy Blackett Trophy at a Swallows and Amazons Weekend in ‘Secret Water’
Last month the Walton and Frinton Yacht Club hosted the Old Gaffers Association’s Swallows and Amazons weekend in the Walton Backwaters – Arthur Ransome’s ‘Secret…
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Only one week to go before Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre starts in Chester
Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Bill Buckhurst, will be performed in rep alongside The Tempest and a new version of Swallows and Amazons by the Tony nominee playwright Bryony Lavery. Artistic director Alex Clifton said: “We simply …
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In photos: Nancy Blackett at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club
Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett was at the Royal Harwich Yacht Club on 30th June for the 21st Annual General Meeting of the Nancy Blackett Trust. View the photo album from the day below, and…
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More from Sophie Neville about filming Coot Club and The Big Six on the Norfolk Broads
Sophie Neville. President of the Arthur Ransome Society, was invited to talk about making the BBC TV classic serial ‘Coot Club’ and ‘The Big Six’ at the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club to help celebrate…
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Swallows and Amazons at Storyhouse – Reviewed!
The new popular production of “Swallows and Amazons” at the Storyhouse theatre in Chester has received positive reviews by theatre critics. Writing in the Reviews Hub, Jo Beggs says that the new adapation…
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An Arthur Ransome weekend at the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
A celebration of Arthur Ransome’s Norfolk Broads stories and boats was held at the Norfolk Broads Yacht Club’s Open Day over a glorious May Day Bank Holiday weekend, as Sophie Neville reports…
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Bid on ‘Flying Fortress over Pin Mill’ in aid of the Nancy Blackett Trust
As a special fundraising event for the Nancy Blackett Trust, a limited edition print of Pin Mill will be auctioned at its AGM at the end of this month.
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Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett is in the Shotley Peninsula and Coastal Guides
Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, the Nancy Blackett, is now featured in more than 10,000 copies of two new free promotional magazines all over East Anglia. The Shotley Peninsula Guide, a 40-page…