496 Results for author: Nick Harrison

Co-op fundraiser.

A fantastic donation. The Co-op in Ambleside agreed that Paddlers for Life Windermere would be one of their chosen charities for fundraising. In November Ruth attended for the presentation of a cheque for the wonderful sum of £2142.22p. The team are so grateful to the Co-op and its customers for supporting the continua... More

Another kind donation from Asda in Kendal

Kendal Asda raise  funds for the team. Our hardworking trustees attended another presentation from Asda in Kendal. Jill, Irene, Ruth and Pam accepted a cheque for £200. All money raised ensures that cancer survivors and their supporters can continue to paddle on Windermere. More

Hello fellow paddlers!

Please watch the film commissioned to tell the story of Paddlers for Life in their tenth year of paddling. You can see what dragon boat paddling and team participation means to the members many of whom have a cancer diagnosis and have had lengthy treatment in this 'Tenth Anniversary Film'. Paddlers for Life ... More

Dragon Bay Regatta

This annual regatta is to raise funds for Paddlers for Life Windermere and other local charities. Using our boats, helms and safety team, six teams raced in heats. There were also awards for best team spirit, best dressed team, team Hakka and fastest race, race champions and overall winners. They also win the award ... More

Remembering Meryl.

Meryl joined Paddlers in the early days and was our first pink glam drummer. At our first exciting regatta , on a duck pond in Lytham, she gave it her all, donning pink marigolds, pink feather boa and pink pom poms on her head, she drummed us over the line in style. She always had a smile and plenty of energy for life.She ... More

Remembering Suzanne, a wonderful friend and team mate.

Many paddlers gathered to remember Suzanne who paddled with us from the first days of Paddlers for Life in 2008 until she moved to the United States with her family in 2011. Suzanne was always smiling, enthusiastic and ready to participate to the full in everything she did and her family all came along for the ride. Full ... More

Off to Florence to participate in an international participatory festival.

Paddlers for Life breast cancer survivors and some supporters are off to Florence. They are participating in an international paddling festival, under the IBCPC, and organised by the Florence organising committee. They will participate in races with other BCS teams from across the world. This team has paddlers from ... More

Florence Festival in Italy

The International Breast Cancer Paddlers' Commission are an umbrella organisation for breast cancer dragon boat paddling internationally. The IBCPC find a group of paddlers willing to organise an international paddling festival every four years and in 2018 it was in Florence, Italy on the Arno river. It is a chance for ... More

Preparing for Florence, hats and sashes.

In the afternoon we made our straw boaters and sashes ready for the Florence parade. Again it was a real team effort from all learning new skills and the pictures truly show that at the Pink Parade we PFL Windermere will stand out from the crowd. Well done crew and what a great day had by all.    ... More

Paddling session to prepare for Florence.

We had a good turnout with John and Helen at the helm. It was a great morning paddle with two boats out and two new paddlers too. A fantastic team effort from the Florence crew practising race starts, lengthening the stroke........trying to take 2 inches off the back of the stroke and put it on the front really helped ... More