A great weekend of paddling with Keni and the Three River Serpents.

On a cold February morning ... ...a Paddlers for Life crew eagerly assembled for the training session with Keni. Great coaching helped us all to develop and improve our paddling stroke through the morning session with Tony helming. Struggling to accommodate a lovely lunch we returned to the Wear. Aly helmed as we ... More

Pageant trial run for dragon boats.

Louisa and Sue joined fellow breast cancer survivor paddlers from other UK teams in a Thames trial run. Sue, Louisa, Peter, Rob and Paul travelled down to London at the weekend to participate in a test run for the Jubilee Flotilla. They joined other dragon boat paddlers, some of whom were breast cancer survivors, ... More

Pageant Expectation

Paddlers for Life expect the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant to be a highlight of 2012. We will share the experience with other breast cancer survivor crews. All being well Paddlers for Life will be participating in the pageant. There are many logistical hurdles to leap as well as safety issues, the weather and paddle... More

Silverdale Coffee Morning

Another wonderful fundraising effort. Lots of hard work from Mags and many other members and helpers made the third Paddlers for Life Coffee Morning a great success. All the stalls, clothes, cakes, books and Bric-a-brac did great trade. The raffle and tombola were equally busy.       &nbsp... More

Aly, Tony and Sparky were the lone representatives of Paddlers for Life to ascend Lingmoor Fell in Langdale.

Aly, Tony and Sparky were the lone representatives of Paddlers for Life to ascend Lingmoor Fell in Langdale. See what a great view we all missed and the weather was clearly better than expected from the forecast. Still Sparky had a good day judging from her story. (As told by Aly) Sparky's Grand Day Out! Sparky had ... More

Winter fitness walk, Arnside to the Fairy Steps.

Winter fitness walk, Arnside to the Fairy Steps. A group of paddlers enjoyed a six mile walk across Salt Marsh, (very wet) pasture and Limestone Woodland and in the process negotiated the narrow limestone fissure that is the Fairy Steps in spite of the 'moist' conditions. More

Breast cancer dragon boat team forming in the Manchester area.

Good news about the newly forming Paddlers for Life, Manchester. Manchester Paddlers for Life group moves a step closer as Ann, Sue, Peter, Louisa, Paul and Maggie visit Debdale Park. They had a warm welcome from the manager and toured the excellent facilities. There is a secure place to store a full size boat close to ... More

Paddlers for Life have published their first set of postcards.

The postcard images have been selected by the writing group from photos taken by members. The writing group have jointly composed haikus as part of a collaborative writing project. The poems relate the feelings of some paddlers over their paddling year. The collaborative writing group was formed around research done by ... More

Glitzy Dinner, November 2011.

A lovely meal was enjoyed by paddling guests of Sylvia Emmott, Chair of SLDC, at Kendal College on Thursday 10th. November at a second 'Glitzy Dinner'. During her year as Mayor she has worked tirelessly to promote Paddlers for Life and raise significant funds towards the purchase of a replacement dragon boat. More

‘Wear It Pink’ breast cancer awareness and fund-raising event.

There was friendly rivalry to end the paddling season. Staff from English Lakes Hotels tried their hand at dragon boat paddling thanks to Paddlers for Life along with paddling visitors from Devon. Peter trained novice paddlers and Chris helmed the second boat. Three teams were created, a hotel staff team, a Paddlers ... More