Jenny Yule, of the International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission also visited and paddled today.

Jenny is visiting and travelling in the UK and again called in on Paddlers for Life, Windermere taking the opportunity to meet with Louisa and take the opportunity to paddle with us on this lovely day. They are both members of the Steering Committee of the IBCPC. More

Community Heroes.

Following a General Meeting in the morning Paddlers returned to  Low Wood to find bright sunshine ready for an afternoon paddle. Just perfect for the two visitors, Sarah and Ed, who came to try Dragon Boat paddling. (And very well they did too!)  Chris and Roz helmed the crew through some training routines and race ... More

More helm training.

Windermere was calm and the weather warm as Peter took a group of practised paddlers through a variety of training drills and exercises. Peter has also been busy training helms with the Wigan Paddlers for Life group. Among the training helms is Richard from the Manchester Paddlers for Life group who came to Winder... More

Another helm has finished training.

Another helm has finished training. A full boat of paddlers took Artemis Phyllis around Low Wood Bay and down towards Brockhole as Don from Wigan Water Dragons visited Paddlers for Life, Windermere, to complete his helm training. A crew of finely honed paddlers helped him complete his helm training successfully as ... More

Dr. Don McKenzie’s email

Dr. Don McKenzie responded to an email from Louisa and Sue thanking him for his contribution to the conference in London during the Flotilla weekend. "It was a real pleasure to paddle down the Thames with you; that was definitely the highlight of my paddling career. Thank you for the opportunity to do that and for ... More

Aly completesher helm training with style.

On a day that started with beautiful calm water and warm sunshine then ended with a torrential shower Aly completed her helm training with style. What a star. More

Paddlers for Life new Dragon Boat, Artemis Phyllis, appeared in the Lake District Boat Club Boat Parade.

Paddlers for Life new Dragon Boat, Artemis Phyllis, appeared in the Lake District Boat Club Boat Parade. The boat was themed for the Jubilee year. These paddlers for Life members created this... Then paddled down to Bowness-on-Windermere to win the "Best Team Boat" in the boat parade. More

In solidarity with the London Olympics Lucy carried the ‘Olympic Torch’ over Windermere.

As the London Olympics get into their stride Aly and John took turns helming Lucy as Tony nominated himself torchbearer whilst drumming. That left June, Lynn, Steph, Nick, Bill, Eunice, Sue P-J, Janet, Rowena and Chris to paddle through Olympic themed time trials and other exercises ranging across Windermere from Watere... More

Some Paddlers for Life members have had a busy weekend. Saturday and Sunday 21st and 22nd. July.

Some Paddlers for Life members have had a busy weekend. Saturday and Sunday 21st and 22nd. July. A few members had a hectic Saturday at Upfront Gallery on the next stage of the Dragon Heads. They worked on finishing and painting the heads and also managed to make and decorate bodies for three out of four dragons. One ... More

Silverdale WI visit to try their hand at paddling.

Some members of Silverdale WI visited this afternoon to experience Dragon Boat paddling. The weather forecast predicted windy conditions and Peter was keeping his eye on the wind as regular paddlers accompanied the visitors in rather choppy waters. More