32 Results for year: 2009

Border TV tell Paddlers for Life story

Another beautiful day on Lake Windermere was shared with ITV Border TV. They filmed and interviewed members of Paddlers for Life, thank you for another great turnout. More

Visit to Three River Serpents dragon boat team in Durham.

The first visit to 3 River Serpents of Durham, everyone who took part enjoyed the experience, even though Keni and her team did work us very hard! We would like to thank the Three River Serpents for their time and effort that went into this very successful weekend. Also the same weekend Christine the Treasurer was ... More

Paddlers for Life Masked Ball.

Our thanks go to Suzanne, Muku, Mags, June, Alison, Liz, Ann and Megan, the organising committee, for presenting such a fabulous event. Every detail was covered and the Charity benefited considerably from the donations made on the night. Many thanks to our generous donators. More

A choir visits Paddlers for Life.

Paddlers were busy at two venues, at the Low Wood Marina, Members had the pleasure of paddling with the Kinder Children's Choir of the High Peak, and were touched by the choir's rendition of Super Trooper at the end of the day. Find out more about the Choir Here More

Visitors from Abreast in a Boat, Vancouver.

Paddlers for Life members with Sheila and Margaret (extreme and second left) from Abreast in a Boat, Vancouver. More

Shelly Barlow’s Bike4Life.

Shelly Barlow's Bike4Life Shelly is to embark upon a record breaking attempt to be the first woman to ride of road across the Pyrenees all in aid of Paddlers for Life. Read the Westmorland Gazette report about Shelley's adventure. More

Great North Swim

Paddlers for Life were well represented in this years Great North Swim held at the Low Wood Marina, Louisa Balderson, Elaine Balderson, Megan Balderson, Karl Wycherly and David McPartlin all completed the mile long open water swim in Windermere on Saturday, to be followed by Barbara Daniel and Roger Butterworth with ... More

Great North Swim – IN the water, rather than ON the water.

On the weekend of 12/13th September 2009 the 2nd Great North Swim will be held at the Low Wood Hotel. Family and members of Paddlers for Life, instead of paddling dragon boats Artemis Diana and Lucy on the waters of Lake Windermere, are taking part in the Great North Swim, to help raise funds. All of them have a close ... More

NHS North Lancashire Research & Development Conference.

Friday 11th September 2009 - NHS North Lancashire Research & Development Conference 2009, during 2008 Dr Helen Crank received a research bursary from NHS North Lancashire, Dr Helen presented a paper entitled "Dragon Boat Training for Breast Cancer Rehabilitation", which detailed the research undertaken with members ... More

Paddlers for Life at Kendal Torchlight

Paddlers for Life entered the Kendal Torchlight Festival for the very first time on Friday, thanks to the hard work of Susanne Ziegler, Fran Bowers, and Shelly Barlow's Troupe we won the Best Charitable Organisation Trophy. More