Paddlers for Life Scotland SE have paddled their new boat.

Andrina and Guthrie send these pictures of their first paddle at Port Edgar last week. Guthrie helmed the boat today and Andrina had a turn at helming also.               Meanwhile at Windermere Roz and Sue shared the helming in relatively calm ... More

Paddling cancelled due to strong winds.

One of those rare sundays when paddling was cancelled due to strong wind gusts coming from the NW into the bay. More

Mary Smith, Reeve for the Township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, and husband Al met Sylvia Emmott, Chair of SLDC.

Another evening paddle welcomed Mary Smith and Al who many members will remember from Lakefield in Canada.                   More

Safety Boat Exercise for a dragon boat swamping: An interesting (enjoyable!) dip in Windermere.

Paddlers took advantage of warm 19°C water in Windermere to experience what it might be like if the dragon boat was swamped by water. Paul briefed paddlers about what to do and what might happen!   Twenty-one willing volunteers loaded into Lucy armed with balers and paddles and took her about 100m off ... More

A reporter from BBC Cumbria spent some time with Paddlers for Life on Sunday 21st. August.

A reporter from BBC Cumbria spent some time with Paddlers for Life             Louisa, Sue and Jenny were all interviewed about breast cancer dragon boat paddling. Paddlers for Life welcomed Jenny Yule from Vancouver, Canada. Jenny is the Secretary-Treasurer of ... More

More visitors get a taste of dragon boating.

On a busy day of paddling, Paddlers for Life were visited by Furness Breast Cancer Support Group members and paddlers and supporters who are trying to set up a Paddlers for Life Manchester group. Peter, Tony and Chris took visitors through some basic paddling training and the experience of short races supported by regular ... More

Safety Boat Training.

Harry, Rob and Nick have completed their safety boat training over evening sessions in August thanks to Paul and Gary at Low Wood Marina. The training included boat skills and retrieving people from the water. (Paul and Rob bravely volunteered to wear dry or wet suits!) Different methods of righting various sizes of ... More

Exercise, Cancer recovery and prevention.

A report by Macmillan Cancer Support has suggested that cancer patients should get at least 150 minutes of exercise every week. The charity explained that traditional advice for patients to rest while they received their treatment no longer held true. The report, Move More, said 1.6 million cancer survivors in the UK ... More

Community Spirit event at Brockhole Visitor Centre

Paddlers for Life Windermere offered opportunities to paddle their dragon boats as part of a Community Spirit event at Brockhole Visitor Centre near Windermere. Paddlers for Life took their two dragon boats to the nearby Brockhole Visitor Centre. A few lucky members of the public got the chance to spend some time ... More

Power Boat refresher training.

A few paddlers refreshed their power boat skills on a beautiful evening. What a place to be on the water! More