Last updated on: October 11th 2009
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The Arts
- Claudia Myatt – Marine artist, author and illustrator (artist for the Nancy Blackett Trust)
- Eastern Angles – Touring theatre company producing “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” (2008)
- Sea Shanties (‘Bitter End’) – Sea shanties and relevant resources in the United Kingdom
- 3 Orwell Place and Warreners Barns (Chelmondiston, Suffolk)
- Alma Cottage (Pin Mill, Suffolk)
- Bank Ground Farm – stay in the house that featured as ‘Holly Howe’ in “Swallows and Amazons” (Coniston, Cumbria)
- Buttermans (Broke Hall, Nacton, Suffolk)
- School House (Chelmondiston, Suffolk)
- Chelmondiston Forum – local message board for Chelmondiston and Pin Mill
- East Coast Rivers Forum – Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex coastal forum
- If Not Duffers… – blog with essays and comments about Arthur Ransome’s works and locations
- Great Northern? – blog with essays and comments about Arthur Ransome’s politics
- Norfolk Broads Forum – regional message board for the Norfolk Broads
- Shotley Peninsula Yahoo Group – e-mail-based discussion group for the Shotley peninsula
- Swallows and Amazons Fan Community – Livejournal-based blog and comments
- TARboard – The Arthur Ransome message board (for general discussion on all things Arthur Ransome).
- UK.REC.SAILING – Google newsgroup for UK sailing discussion
- Yachting and Boating World Forums – message boards for Yachting Monthly and Classic Boat magazines.
- Falmouth Week
- International Festival of the Sea
- Maritime Woodbridge
- SeaBritain 2005
- Swallows and Amazons for Ever! (NMMC Falmouth 2008)
- Trafalgar 200
- East Coast Rivers – local navigational information for the East Coast
– Pin Mill and the River Orwell
- The Butt and Oyster – Pin Mill’s famous pub, immortalised in “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”
- Chelmondiston – village website for Chelmondiston and Pin Mill
- Chelmondiston Parish Council – local government for Chelmondiston and Pin Mill
- Harry King & Sons – Pin Mill’s boat yard and boat builders
- Multimap: Pin Mill – local map of Pin Mill, Chelmondiston and Woolverstone
- Pin Mill Cruising – local instructor for the Royal Yachting Association
- Pin Mill Sailing Club – official website
- Pin Mill in Suffolk – local information about and a history of Pin Mill
- Royal Harwich Yacht Club – official website
- Stour and Orwell Estuaries: The Literary Orwell – a summary of the river’s literary associations
- Stour and Orwell Estuaries: Pin Mill – a short introduction to Pin Mill
- Suffolk by Sam: The River Orwell (BBC) – an essay and photos of the Orwell
- Suffolk Interactive: Pin Mill (BBC) – 360° panoramic view of Pin Mill
- UK History Historic Pubs: The Butt and Oyster – a brief history of the famous Pin Mill pub
- Woolverstone Marina – official website
– Walton Backwaters, Hamford Water, Walton-on-the-Naze
- BBC Essex/Coast: Walton Backwaters – a walk around the Backwaters
- England: Walton Backwaters – Skipper2Skipper sailing guide
- Walton-on-the-Naze – official town website
- The original Nancy Blackett Trust website
- The previous Nancy Blackett Trust website
- “Around the Coast” with Paul Heiney (Anglia TV – synopsis of the episode featuring the Nancy Blackett)
- “Charlie’s Arun’s Darlin for the Day” (‘Littlehampton Today’ – article about Charlies Dimmock’s filming of Nancy Blackett and the River Arun for ‘River Walks’ – see below)
- [UPDATED] “Fate and Nancy Blackett” – Michael Rines on how he saved Nancy Blackett and discovered Arthur Ransome
- Google Blog Search: “Nancy Blackett” – the latest blogs mentioning Nancy Blackett
- Hillyards – the builders of Nancy Blackett
- “Maritime Woodbridge on crest of a wave” (‘East Anglian Daily Times’ – September 2007 )
- “Nancy Blackett” – Wikipedia article about Nancy Blackett.
- “Nancy Blackett Comes Home” (‘Practical Boat Owner’ – article about Nancy Blackett’s visit to Hillyards in Littlehampton in June 2005)
- “Nancy’s Amazon Journey” (‘Littlehampton Today’ – article about Nancy Blackett’s visit to Hillyards in Littlehampton in June 2005)
- “Ransome’s Book Comes to Life” (‘Suffolk Evening Star’ – article about “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” being staged during July and August 2008 – April 2008)
- “River Walks” with Charlie Dimmock (Meridian TV series, featuring Nancy Blackett at Littlehampton – episode: ‘River Arun’, November 2005)
- “Secret Water” – Wikipedia article about “Secret Water”, the sequel to “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, featuring Nancy Blackett as Goblin.
- Secret Waters: Reliving author Arthur Ransome’s literay journey along the Essex coast – to mark the 40th anniversary of Arthur Ransome’s death, Graham Hoyland goes sailing in waters chartered by author’s young adventurers. (The Independent on Sunday, 2nd June 2007)
- “They Do Mean to Put to Sea” (‘Yachting Monthly’ – article about Nancy Blackett’s voyage to Flushing in 2003)
- “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” – Wikipedia article about “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, the first Arthur Ransome novel featuring Nancy Blackett as Goblin.
– Ellen MacArthur (patron of the Nancy Blackett Trust)
- “Ellen MacArthur: Super Human” – Ellen’s interview with ‘E-Motion’
- ‘Ellen MacArthur/Team Ellen’ – Ellen’s official website and latest news
- The Ellen MacArthur Trust
- Ellen MacArthur Headlines – news from around the world about Ellen (Newsnow)
– Helen Tew (1912-2004) (former vice-president of the Nancy Blackett Trust)
- “Father said no – but I’ve done it at last” (‘Daily Telegraph’ – January 26th 2001)
- “Grandmother’s voyage of forgiveness” (‘Daily Telegraph’ – January 2nd 2001)
- “Helen’s Atlantic triumph lays ghost to rest” (‘Daily Telegraph’ – July 6th 2001)
- Obituary (‘Daily Telegraph’ – November 13th 2004)
- The Alliance of Literary Societies – of which the Trust is a member
- The Cruising Association – of which the Trust is a member
- East Coast Classics – East coast regional news and events of the Old Gaffers Association
- Heritage Afloat – of which the Trust is a member
- Hillyard Owners Association – for past, present and prospective owners of Hillyard yachts
- Old Gaffers Association – association of gaff-rig sailing
- The Royal Yachting Association – of which the Trust is a member
Arthur Ransome & Swallows and Amazons
- All Things Ransome – repository and compendium of Arthur Ransome literary resources
- The Arthur Ransome Society (TARS) – a charity founded to “celebrate and promote the life and works” of Arthur Ransome, the author of the world-famous ‘Swallows and Amazons’ series of books for children.
- The Boats of “Swallows and Amazons” – a guide by Stuart Weir
- Google Blog Search: “Arthur Ransome” – the latest blogs mentioning Arthur Ransome
- Google News Search: “Arthur Ransome” – the latest news mentioning Arthur Ransome
- Great Lives: John Sergeant on Arthur Ransome (BBC Radio 4 – April 18th 2003)
- The John Tusa Interviews: Tom Stoppard -transcript of an interview in which the playwright discusses one of his major childhood pasions and favourite author, Arthur Ransome (BBC Radio 3)
- Open Country: Coniston Water (BBC Radio 4 – July 31st 2004) – an audio exploration
- Ransome Notes and Ransome Boats (The Friday Team) – an exploration by Keith Kellett
- Wikipedia: Arthur Ransome – entry in the internet encyclopaedia
- Wikiquote: Arthur Ransome – entry in the internet encyclopaedia of quotations
The Nancy Blackett Trust 