Come along to the Arthur Ransome Jamboree at Pin Mill in Suffolk
On Saturday 13th May members of the Nancy Blackett Trust have asked me to open the Arthur Ransome Jamboree 2017 at Pin Mill in Suffolk at 12.00 noon.
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Outdoor cinema, literary festival and jamboree coming to Shotley peninsula for Arthur Ransome East Coast Celebration – East Anglian Daily Times
A vintage cinema bus, jamboree and literary festival are just some of the activities booked for a bumper programme of events coming to the Shotley peninsula this summer.
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Thanet’s trail of 17 famous authors to celebrate for the 2017 Year of Literary Heroes
Swallows and Amazons author Arthur Ransome also has connections with the area. Ransome (1884–1967), whose books launched a million childhood sailing dreams, enjoyed regular visits to Ramsgate Royal Harbour and during one trip he saw a picture of a child in a red cap – inspiring the famous headgear of Amazon pirate girls Nancy and Peggy Blackett…
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Enjoy a real-life Swallows and Amazons family adventure on the Isles of Scilly
If ever there was a book that inspired children to take to the great outdoors, it was Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons , a classic tale of island adventures, on and off the water…
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A Sojourn in Suffolk
Pin Mill on the Shotley Peninsula is one of those little picturesque little places which you would never leave the main road for, unless you had a reason to visit…
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My Family’s Roots in East Africa
‘I’d like to go to Africa,’ I declared as a little girl, ‘and see forests full of parrots.’ This I did. Everything I had ever hoped to see was spread out before me and the experience left a profound impression…
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Walks Leader Entices Dollar-Spending Outdoor and Literary Enthusiasts to Cumbria
A Yorkshire-based mountaineering and guided walk leader is ready to capitalise on the weakness in Sterling post-Brexit, by creating walking holidays that will appeal to North American and Antipodean outdoor and literature enthusiasts and help them explore some of Cumbria’s rich literary connections.
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Barrow children inspired by Swallows and Amazons trip
Barrow pupils set out on an exciting Lakes adventure to experience the stunning setting of a classic book and film. Children of St George’s CE Primary School enjoyed a Swallows and Amazons inspired trip to Coniston Water.
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Swallows and Amazons fantasy becomes reality for swimmers
Fans of Arthur Ransome’s classic Lakes’ story Swallows and Amazons will have a chance to live the adventure for themselves next summer. Ambleside-based Swim the Lakes are hosting a weekend activity holiday which includes a sail on “Captain Flint’s houseboat” and a swim to Wild Cat Island.