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The Coffee Morning in Silverdale was a great success.
A big thank you to all those who organised it and everyone else who gave their help and time.
Mags says "Our hard work paid off and we raised the magnificent sum of £1013:48p.
What an amazing amount - well done to everyone - a brilliant result!"
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Water confidence session.
Thanks to Paul, Paddlers for Life paddlers experienced a wonderful time at Kendal pool learning their safety procedures, buddying system and just getting to enjoy the water with confidence.
What an education it is being a member of Paddlers for Life!
This photo reminds me of something!
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A new dragon boat trailer.
Paddlers for life has a 'new' trailer!
Paul and Rob collected it from down in Northamptonshire.
By all accounts it behaves well when towed and as you can see it fits two dragon boats snugly with room for two more.
This opens up new opportunities for Paddlers for Life.
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Whitbarrow Winter Fitness walk.
Nevertheless our intrepid band of five paddlers braved the rain and low cloud. They enjoyed the fresh air and negotiated the wet limestone and mud through the woodland and across limestone upland before descending down through the quarry. Yet again the honour of Paddlers for Life was ...
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Roz organised the first of several winter programme climbing sessions at Kendal Climbing Wall.
It was well attended and paddlers got some great training from several helpers on the basics of tying on to your harness and belaying to confidence building climbs of varying difficulty.
Lots of smiling faces showed the ...
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End of Season Ceilidh for Paddlers for Life.
The ceilidh, organised by Barbara and Roger, was wonderful fun and a great success. Everyone enjoyed the beer available in this ideal venue at the Hawkshead Brewery Beer Hall and the music and dancing provided lively exercise to raise a thirst!
What a fantastic selection of ...
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The IBCPC is an international umbrella organisation promoting breast cancer survivor (BCS) dragon boat paddling . They advise in creating new teams and promote participation in international festivals. Sue and Louisa have joined the steering committee with Louisa taking on communications and Sue as a National Represent...
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Visit to Pool of Life, Liverpool.
The weather was absolutely gorgeous, in fact we had sunshine as we were paddling down the docks (that's after battling down the M62 in thick fog) and we stopped off for coffee at Albert Docks. We had a good session, much like one of ours, before heading back to the centre about 12.15am. ...
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'Wear It Pink Day' race.
On October 29th, English Lakes Hotels organised a race between local media and a Paddlers for Life team.
The wind was from the south but picked up from time to time to make conditions interesting.
The novice media crew picked up the skills quickly which made for an interesting second race!
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Our First Paddlers Wedding.
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