Nancy Blackett is now 86 years young
It might be hard to be believe, but Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett celebrated her 86th anniversary yesterday (30th March), receiving lots of birthday wishes on social media. Born in 1931 at…
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Eastern Angles Reaches Malaysia
It’s not very often that we travel across the globe but a few weeks ago we did. Well, our DVD did at least! Mr Akam Alwi from his school SMA Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri contacted Eastern Angles via Facebook as his students are studying Arthur Ransome’s We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea…
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Brews all round thanks to Milnthorpe business
A MILNTHORPE business will be ensuring thirsts are quenched at a marathon read this summer. Clocktower, a kitchen appliance firm, will be at the Swallows and Amazons read at Coniston, providing a supply of tea and coffee for the team of readers and …
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‘Swallows and Amazons’ Wins 2017 NYICFF Feature Grand Prize
This year’s Grand Prize Awards, determined by votes from audience members age 18 and younger, went to the UK live-action feature Swallows and Amazons by Philippa Lowthorpe (adapted from the novels by Arthur Ransome), and animated short film …
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Dreaming of a camp-fire as sponsor backs Swallows and Amazons marathon
The Swallows and Amazons marathon at Coniston this summer is to be sponsored by a team who will keep the kettle boiling for the readers…
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How to sail on Nancy Blackett this year
Everyone should have the unique experience of sailing Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett, especially around the locations where his Swallows and Amazons series stories “We Didn’t Mean…
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Classic Arthur Ransome stories are republished
A REPUBLICATION of some of the works by the famous author of Swallows and Amazons has been released. ‘Old Peter’s Russian Tales’ and ‘The Battle of the Birds and the Beasts’ have been brought together in a centenary reprint to create the first …
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Descendant of famed poet to join marathon read
A DESCENDANT of a much loved poet is to join the marathon reading of a classic children’s story. Christopher Wordsworth, the great great great great grandson of William Wordsworth, will read a chapter of Swallows and Amazons this summer at Coniston.
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New book offers insights into Swallows and Amazons stories
A NEW book offers a critical overview of a famous series of stories set in the Lake District. Julian Lovelock, a former lecturer of English literature at Buckinghamshire University, has produced an in-depth sturdy of Arthur Ransome’s 12 Swallows and …