This is THE book about the Lakes we have been waiting for. It is beautiful. If you love the Lakes, you will adore Sketching a Year in Lakeland by lizziwake . Windermere Jetty Museum The Heaton Cooper Studio & Mathilde's Cafe Arthur Ransome Helen Pidd InspiredByLakeland Gill Haigh Richard Leafe BBC Cumbria

Swallows, amazons and the pleasure of reading aloud in the Lake District
Eileen Jones joins fans of Arthur Ransome for a marathon reading of Swallowdale at Windermere Jetty Museum
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Lovely piece on the recent Arthur Ransome readathon Windermere Jetty Museum, with readers including our programme leader, Dr Penny Bradshaw: northernsoul.me.uk/windermere-jet…
Arthur Ransome Eileen Jones

This is a joyful piece of writing about the joy of reading aloud and being read to. And it has a lovely pic of me and my brilliant daughter, so I'm not biased at all!

A round up from last weekend northernsoul.me.uk/windermere-jet… Dr Penny Bradshaw Kerry Darbishire Sophie Neville Cazgraham

And this is what we got up to this summer…northernsoul.me.uk/windermere-jet…

Thanks for coming along …wasn’t it lovely!

Back to Wild Cat Island, in a wonderful final chapter of Swallowdale! ifnotduffers.org Thanks to all who came along to read, so magnificently. Thanks to the staff at the lovely Windermere Jetty Museum & thanks to Christopher_R for starting all this! Swallows & Amazons For Ever!

On their way to climb Kanchenjunga ifnotduffers.org as Kate reads chapter XXV

We’re under way again Windermere Jetty Museum with the second half of Swallowdale … showing the parrot his feathers 😉😉ifnotduffers.org

Martin Robinson is leading us into Candle Grease, the final chapter for today. We’ll be back Windermere Jetty Museum at 10 in the morning for the second half of Swallowdale ifnotduffers.org

arthurransomedaily Arthur Ransome ‘No news’ seems an option. Apart from that all I can tell you is that none of the others are my chapter for the marathon reading - that would need a ‘B’.

Now it’s Dr Penny Bradshaw from Cumbria Uni English reading “Life in Swallowdale” ifnotduffers.org

Turns out that today’s youngest reader , James, was also with us six years ago at Coniston 😎

Pirate flag flying outside the Windermere Jetty Museum … But surely the Amazons are housebound by the Great Aunt? ifnotduffers.org

Salvage! Our captain, Christopher_R , reads a dramatic chapter of Swallowdale, watched by legends of the fells Jen Scotney and Marcus Scotney ifnotduffers.org

Zoom in on the wooden sign. We are sailing ( impending disaster ) into Horseshoe Cove Windermere Jetty Museum

See you soon!

Today Windermere Jetty Museum, marathon reading of Swallowdale. 10 am start. All welcome to come along & listen, hang around, pop in & out, visit the wonderful cafe. If you're here late afternoon (4pm) check with us if you'd like to read a chapter tomorrow. We have gaps on roster.

Wow, that would be worth seeing!