7 Results for month: 08/2011
One of those rare sundays when paddling was cancelled due to strong wind gusts coming from the NW into the bay.
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Another evening paddle welcomed Mary Smith and Al who many members will remember from Lakefield in Canada.
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Paddlers took advantage of warm 19°C water in Windermere to experience what it might be like if the dragon boat was swamped by water.
Paul briefed paddlers about what to do and what might happen!
Twenty-one willing volunteers loaded into Lucy armed with balers and paddles and took her about 100m off ...
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A reporter from BBC Cumbria spent some time with Paddlers for Life
Louisa, Sue and Jenny were all interviewed about breast cancer dragon boat paddling.
Paddlers for Life welcomed Jenny Yule from Vancouver, Canada.
Jenny is the Secretary-Treasurer of ...
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On a busy day of paddling, Paddlers for Life were visited by Furness Breast Cancer Support Group members and paddlers and supporters who are trying to set up a Paddlers for Life Manchester group. Peter, Tony and Chris took visitors through some basic paddling training and the experience of short races supported by regular ...
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Harry, Rob and Nick have completed their safety boat training over evening sessions in August thanks to Paul and Gary at Low Wood Marina. The training included boat skills and retrieving people from the water. (Paul and Rob bravely volunteered to wear dry or wet suits!) Different methods of righting various sizes of ...
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A report by Macmillan Cancer Support has suggested that cancer patients should get at least 150 minutes of exercise every week. The charity explained that traditional advice for patients to rest while they received their treatment no longer held true.
The report, Move More, said 1.6 million cancer survivors in the UK ...
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