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Ambleside well-being walk. 27th. February, 2022
What a great day for our walk with lovely sunshine and good company.
Our walk started from Ambleside and covered six and a half miles taking us round Rydal Water and back along the 'coffin trail' via Rydal Hall.
Fourteen paddlers took the opportunity to meet up prior to our ...
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Happy Chinese New Year to all our members and dragon boat paddlers everywhere.
2022 is the Year of the Tiger, characterised as being brave, competitive and confident. The element is water, kind, gentle, competent, and smart and is thought to bring a confident and authoritative energy to all.
Remember our Chinese ...
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Great views on Scout Scar for Paddlers for Life walkers.
Eighteen paddlers enjoyed spectacular views on Scout Scar near Kendal.
The weather was kind to us providing wonderful views of Morecambe Bay and the Lake District Fells to the west with views overlooking the Lyth Valley.
After snacks at Helsington Church to ...
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Dr. Don McKenzie is honoured.
Dr Don McKenzie, as we all know, the brain behind the exercise as medicine and global breast cancer dragon boat paddling movement, has been admitted to the Order of Canada,
“For his expertise in sports medicine and for his seminal research on the effectiveness of exercise as an interve...
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Putting the dragons to their winter sleep.
A working party of members assembled at Low Wood water sports centre.
First there were some end of season tasks.
Dismantling. cleaning and stowing the pontoon
They also de-rigged the OC6 outrigger and turned the boat upside down to protect from winter rains.
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Ending our 2021 season of paddling.
We had planned our 'Pink Paddle' for breast cancer awareness month but the weather was not in our favour.
So we gathered on the shore of Windermere for a flower ceremony and then for refreshments at a local cafe in Ambleside.
One of our patrons, Eve, spoke of why we have the ...
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Paddle in Pink Inspiration
In October for breast cancer awareness month we try to end our season with a 'Pink Paddle'.
This is to raise awareness of our activities in the local community and to promote breast cancer awareness.
In the past we have had 'friendly' races with a team from English Lakes Hotels staff, ...
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Tour visiting Brathay, Wray Castle and back via White Cross Bay.
We watched the rain as we warmed up in the garage and checked weather across a drizzly looking Windermere.
However, once we were boarded and off across the water we experienced relatively calm conditions and stayed dry for our 1 hour 30 minute paddle ...
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Our 2021 season.
It has been good to get back into a more regular paddling routine in the 2021 season thanks to careful planning from our trustees, helms who have committed to more sessions with a Thursday paddle and two or three Sunday sessions. Many members have pitched in to ensure sessions are as safe as can be taking ...
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Two different boats on Windermere.
It was a day for getting to know how our different boats behave for both paddlers and helms/steers.
June writes...
Louisa on the drum and John helming. Nice to see paddlers paddling together on the same seat ……small steps forward.
Second OC6 crew with Roz and Chris as ...
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