Happy Christmas from Swallows and Amazons!
A Happy Christmas to all of our supporters! Have a wonderful day tomorrow and thank you for all of your support this year.
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My Christmas – Sophie Neville
We scuttle off to our village church where people have gathered to celebrate the birth of Jesus for over a thousand years. Tears well … Continue reading →
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Video: Watch the Country Tracks 2003 TV feature about Swallows and Amazons
Watch a clip from “Country Tracks” profiling ‘Swallows and Amazons’ – featuring Claude Watham, Lucy Batty, Suzanna Hamilton and Sophie Neville, with Sophie’s father’s original behind-the-scenes footage from 1973.
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Books that would make a great present for friends and family at Christmas
Back in 1973 a film crew and actors descended on the Lake District to make a full-length feature film of author Arthur Ransome’s classic children’s story Swallows and Amazons . The group included 12-year-old Sophie Neville, who had been cast as …
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Fan Mail for “The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)”
Sophie Neville has received many letters from fans since the publication of her memoir “The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)”. Publishers the Lutterworth Press have shared this one…
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Give the gift of a Nancy Blackett Trust membership this Christmas
If you want to give something this Christmas that your recipient can use throughout the next year, then give them membership of the Nancy Blackett Trust. The Nancy Blackett Trust offers its members…
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Video: Behind The Scenes of Swallows and Amazons (1974) – The Peak of Darien at… Runnymede
Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of “Swallows and Amazons (1974)”. The scene when John, Susan, Titty and Roger ran up to the Peak of Darien was eventually shot on location at Runneymead near Epsom…
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The Nancy Blackett Book Month continues – and takes to the water
The first-ever Nancy Blackett Book Month has been such a success that it’s now extended to the end of the year, with all the existing special offers continuing, and some new ones being added –…
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Stock Up For Christmas With These Swallows and Amazons Stocking-Fillers!
Stock up on your Christmas gifts from our Swallows and Amazons Shop and you will help Arthur Ransome’s favourite yacht, Nancy Blackett, keep sailing. Whether you want to give a “Swallows and Amazons” present to a special someone..