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About the TARS website

This website is run by the Arthur Ransome Society Limited (TARS). TARS is a literary society set up to promote and encourage interest in the life and works of the English author, Arthur Ransome (1884 - 1967), who is perhaps best known for his series of Swallows and Amazons novels (1930 - 1947).

TARS Ltd is a company limited by guarantee under the laws of England & Wales. The officers of the Company are all volunteers. Please bear this in mind when contacting the Society.

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News: A Recipe for Bunloaf 08 Jul 2008; TARSUS Co-ordinator Takes Well-earned Retirement 04 Jul 2008; "We Didn't Mean to go to Sea" Opens in Ipswich 04 Jul 2008; 700 Visit Exhibit in Windermere 19 Jun 2008; More news…

Upcoming Events: The Big Pit Midlands Region,
26 Jul 2008; Bookshop Visit and Afternoon Tea in Kendal Northern Region,
16 Aug 2008; Norfolk Broads Wherry Trip Eastern Region,
16 Aug 2008; Dartmoor Expedition 2008 Dartmoor,
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