"We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" is Now on CD

Arthur Ransome's "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" is now available as a talking book on CD, read by renowned actor and broadcaster Gabriel Woolf.

"We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" is Arthur Ransome's classic tale in which four children (the Swallows of "Swallows and Amazons") cope with North Sea storms and their own inexperience aboard a small cruising yacht, the Goblin (based on the Nancy Blackett).

The CD set comprises four disks, with a total duration of approximately four hours, and is now available from the Nancy Blackett Shop for just £15.00 plus p&p.

Not a Plastic Bag

Environmentally-aware Arthur Ransome fans can now purchase this sturdy canvas shopping bag from our shop. It features an adaptation of last year's special design (on both sides) by artist Claudia Myatt, which is still available on our aniversary teatowels and notelets.

The canvas bag will be available later this month, but can be ordered in advance. Click here to order now.

Anniversary Goodies Launch New Online Shop

Nancy Blackett, Arthur Ransome's Hillyard, is 75 years old this year. To mark the occasion, the Nancy Blackett Trust has produced a souvenir cotton teatowel and a pack of notelets, which have been designed by Claudia Myatt. The designs feature images and quotations associated with the Arthur Ransome's book 'We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea', in which Nancy Blackett appeared as Goblin, and include Pin Mill and the Goblin's route to Flushing.

The teatowel costs £5.00 and the notelets £3.50. Delivery for either item is £1.00 to the UK, and £2.00 to the rest of the world, and both are now available from the new Nancy Blackett Online Shop.

They are the first products to be available for sale through the shop, launched today, which will feature additional products from next year. The shop provides an easy means for Nancy Blackett supporters and enthusiasts worldwide to purchase goods by mail-order and help raise funds to help look after Nancy Blackett.