Paddlers for Life Windermere

Loch Ken paddling taster event.

The group paddling at Loch Ken in south west Scotland who are forming under the 'Paddlers for Life' umbrella now have their web-site live. They have some information about the group and photos of their inaugural taster event with the Three River Serpents in view. Three River Serpents and Paddlers for Life helped Paddlers ... More

Solstice Paddle. 2010

Paddlers for Life had a great day for the Solstice Paddle. Sunny conditions and a cooling following breeze allowed the paddlers to beat last year's time by 12 minutes finishing in a time of 1 hour 44 minutes. This great success was preceded by a 'dotting of the eye' ceremony at Waterhead with a song from the paddlers ... More

International Dragon Boat Festival 2010, Peterborough, Ontario.

International Dragon Boat Festival 2010, Peterborough, Ontario. Over a couple of weeks in June 2010 Paddlers for Life members shared their experiences of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada where the 2010 International Dragon Boat Festival took place. Paddlers for Life have had a great couple of days paddling at the Intern... More

Singing Workshop, preparing for Peterborough.

'Paddlers for Life, confident that we will be selected as the UK entry for Eurovision 2010, after blowing them away in Peterborough! Winners all the way.' Photography by Robert Brandom. More

Anticipation of the Peterborough IBCPC BCS dragon boat paddling festival in Canada.

When we're in the boats, every one of us (regardless of age, health, strength or experience) is as strong as the whole team, and most importantly we're planning for the future and where that will take us. 2010 is our third paddling season and will be hugely significant as, for the first time, the team will be taking part ... More

Training for the Peterborough International Festival in Canada.

Paddlers had a great morning training in challenging winds. The paddling standard is really high, strength and stamina has come on in leaps and bounds. In the afternoon we welcomed visitors from Dumfries and Galloway (and Action Man!) The visitors intend to set up their own dragon boat paddling team with Paddlers for ... More