Twenty-nine years ago this week – on the 9th of June 1997 – Nancy Blackett was bought by the then ‘Nancy Blackett Appeal’. The cost, £25,000, had been raised by donations from around 350 Arthur ...

Over the May Bank Holiday weekend Trust members ‘recommissioned’ Nancy Blackett after her long winter lay-up and extensive restoration work, writes Peter Willis… Saturday saw a team of Trust members transfer everything moveable, including bunk ...

Thirty years ago this month – on Easter Saturday 1996 (April 5th that year, as it happens) a small item in Signals, the Arthur Ransome Society’s newsletter, caught the eye of one of its members. ...

The major refurbishment of Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett – now in its third winter – is continuing at Harry King’s Pin Mill boatyard. Currently work is focused on the interior of the bow area where ...

The Nancy Blackett book that started it all is Roger Wardale’s Nancy Blackett: Under Sail with Arthur Ransome, and you now the chance to buy one of two rare copies of it. Published in 1991, ...

Grab some book bargains in our January Sale and help support Nancy Blackett! We’ve been busy sorting out our stockroom and have unearthed previous-edition copies of some of Arthur Ransome’s classic titles – which are ...

A Christmas message from the Nancy Blackett Trust… We wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our supporters, members, friends and followers. Thank you for the support that you have ...

Congratulations to “our” boatyard, Harry King & Sons, celebrating 175 years in business this year (2025) and still upholding the skills and standards of traditional boatbuilding, nowadays under the management of Gus and Sarah Curtis ...

It’s time for last orders for your Christmas gifts from the Nancy Blackett Shop! Choose from our fabulous range of “Swallows and Amazons” and Nancy Blackett gifts, knowing that your purchases will go to a very good cause – ...