Putting the pontoon away for the winter.

A small band of 'engineers' dismantled and stored the pontoon. John, Eunice and Chris did all the hard work.       Thanks to the team and Barbara who tidied the garage with Eunice earlier in the week. More

Kendal Wool Gathering

Paddlers for Life were an adopted charity at Kendal Wool Gathering this weekend. Some members of Paddlers for Life took the opportunity to promote the charity by having an information stall at the event. More

October breast cancer awareness, 2019.

October is breast cancer awareness month. The plan was for a 'Pink Paddle' to promote awareness of Paddlers for Life dragon boat team and its mission to support those with a breast cancer or other cancer diagnosis. Although a bright day, the gusting winds caused cancellation of paddling. Instead a 'Flower Ceremony' ... More

Smiles in the rain!

A rather soggy paddle, but we had the lake to ourselves and we enjoyed a paddle across the lake to Wray Castle and then south along the eastern shore of the lake before crossing back. Lots of smiles and pyramids to keep us focused! Simon came prepared with his umbrella and flask ! More

Paddlers Trying New Roles

Sunday 6th October: A misty autumn morning on the lake with calm waters giving paddlers the opportunity to have a go at new roles as we headed across the lake to Wray Castle. We moored up and wandered up the hill to the castle for a coffee before heading north around the lake. It is wonderful that Paddlers for Life gives ... More

A Team Heads to Dublin for 2 Days of Racing

On 13th September a group of paddlers headed off to Dublin to compete in their annual regatta. We were joined by 4 paddlers from Pool of Life Liverpool which was fantastic - including Ann as our drummer..driving us on! Despite being from different groups we paddled together with great spirit...we gave it our all..... and ... More

Paddlers for Life Windermere at the Westmorland Show

Westmorland Show Presence. Our trustees have been busy preparing for this show. They put up the new gazebo the day before and then the stand was dressed to show the team at its best. There were lots of giveaways and plenty of information about the team with the Tenth Anniversary film showing our activities. The ... More

Training for the Dublin Regatta.

A joint training session. Paddlers from Pool of Life in Liverpool visited for a training session in preparation for next week regatta in Dublin. More

Visit to Windermere Jetty and Boat Museum

A day out for paddlers. We had a fantastic paddle down the lake to Windermere Boat Museum who made us so welcome. Thank you to all the staff there who loved seeing our beautiful Dragon Boats Artemis Phyllis and Mary at Low Wood. They had many admirers and as usual they were fully dressed with flowers in tradition of ... More

New Gazebo

Paddlers for Life Windermere have a new gazebo ready for our presence at the Westmorland show. The branding and livery will certainly draw attention to the team. Paddlers practiced putting it up. More