Will you be near Arnside and at a loose end, at 4.30pm on Monday 6 May? If so, Arnside Sailing Club is the place to go, for a screening of Swallows and Amazons (1974). Tickets are £5.00 (adults) and £3.00 (children).

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Homer. Sophocles. Sappho. And Rattletrap ... Catch our new Pigeon Post collaboration with the Lakeland Motor Museum and the Trojan Museum Trust from 1 May:

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'It's the answer,' said Roger. 'It's a Yes, and it's a Yes for me too ...' And it can be a 'Yes' for your home, too, with our new mounted water colour prints, each of which is ready for you to frame however you wish. arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/shop/Swallows-…

Do you enjoy dreek autumnal weather? If not, you can always escape to summer adventures - or even a REAL winter one - with Gabriel Woolf's acclaimed audiobooks. Now £14.90 each, if you buy 2 or more using code GW2plus in our shop. arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/shop/Winter-Ho…

Ransome Discoverer: why not catch up on Ransome's life, Russian folklore, story-telling theory and gothic horror romance with our ART3plus 20% discount, available now at arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/shop/ART-publi… ?

We've added new discount options in our online shop. You can now get 20% off cards in a £10.00+ order, or 30% in a £50.00+ order. Now you can stock up your cards in bulk, or add one, or two, (or a lot!) of cards to an order for books or audiobooks. arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/shop/Swallows-…

And not only greetings cards - we have new postcards too...

From a signal of distress to instructions from Captain Nancy - there's plenty to enjoy in our new greetings cards, now in stock in our online shop.

If you're near Windermere Jetty Museum today or tomorrow, then why not drop in to the marathon reading of Swallowdale? (Shipwrecks, fogs and Great aunts permitting ...) More details at If Not Duffers.

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Hugh Lupton will be performing 'The Homing Stone', his tribute to his Great-Uncle Arthur Ransome's extraordinary life and his love for the Lake District at the Stealing Thunder Literary Festival, Bowland Bridge, at 5.00pm on June 3:

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Great Coastal Railway Journeys: from Ulverston to Ravenglass with references to Arthur Ransome; this Thursday evening, on BBC2...

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We agree! Roger would surely have an app-etite for exploring like this.

'Dark at teatime and sleeping indoors. Nothing ever happens in the Winter Holidays'. Or does it? If not quite in the holidays, then in winter, in Shrewsbury, where the first stage adaptation of Winter Holiday opens this weekend.

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Great Northern! If you are searching the Hebrides for Divers (or 'just' dreaming of doing so), you can now report your discoveries (or dreams) with our new Great Northern greetings/postcards - the latest additions to our Swallows & Amazons card range.

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A big 'thank you' to all at Brantwood for your cheerful hospitality and help with 'Swallows and Amazons, as Seen from Abroad', which finished yesterday.

'5-for-4'. Not the cricket score, but our special offers for 'Swallows & Amazons' greetings and post cards. Perfect whether you're on the move or keeping in touch from home. Choose any combination of 5 greetings cards for £9.60, or 5 postcards for £3.20.

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'Such a lovely show' - many thanks to Eileen Jones Eileen Jones for her Mag North review of 'Swallows and Amazons, as Seen from Abroad', at Brantwood until 9 August.

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We're celebrating our new 'Swallows & Amazons' greetings cards and postcards with introductory '5-for-4' offers: £9.60 for 5 greetings cards; £3.20 for 5 postcards. Why not head over and choose your designs in any combination you wish?

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' 'Greeting,' said Nancy in the grand manner...'
Why not exercise your inner-Amazon with our new range of Swallows & Amazons greetings cards and postcards? The cards even come with appropriate quotes, to help those stuck for inspiration.
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Final checks before 'Swallows and Amazons, as Seen from Abroad' opens tomorrow, at Brantwood.