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

Helm practise. In beautiful sunshine…

On a glorious day for paddling Aly and Alwyn took the opportunity to develop their skills for helming the dragon boats as part of the Paddlers for Life helm training programme.                       More

July Paddle

Paddlers assembled in unpromising weather on Sunday 17th. July. Having had a wonderful day the previous Thursday the grey skies and drizzle must have discouraged some. Over the next 45 minutes however keen paddlers arrived and numbers slowly increased until we had enough to nearly fill the dragon boat. Chris helmed the ... More
Olympic Inspire Project visit Paddlers for Life.

Inspire Project visit Paddlers for Life.

Charles Allen, CBE, Chair of the London 2012 Nations and Regions Group and LOCOG Board Member, visited Paddlers for Life. Other visitors included other Inspire board members and members from South Lakeland District Council. Inspire project, Paddlers for Life, in Windermere, is part of the Northwest Inspire Programme,... More

Reporters Academy film us for the Olympics ‘Inspire’ Mark

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Paddlers for Life awarded the Olympic Inspire Mark

Paddlers for Life quote:  “The award of the London 2012 Inspire Mark is helping us to increase awareness of the importance of a GB national breast cancer dragon boat paddling programme. From the start, Paddlers for Life wanted to inspire by creating new opportunities at difficult times, when treatment for breast cancer ... More

A brilliant day of coaching. June. 2011.

We had another fantastic day of coaching thanks to Keni. It was good to see two full dragon boats out on Windermere, on a calm lake and a warm day with little rain. Two great sessions reminded experienced paddlers how to improve their technique and novice paddlers had a chance to learn the details of the stroke. As ... More

What is this sharing our jetty?

Is this a new dragon boat for Paddlers for Life? Today we shared the jetty with part of the construction for the new Brockhole pier.                   With David and Tony to helm it was lovely to have two nearly full dragon boats on the ... More

Great North One Mile Swim 

Great North One Mile Swim A small number of Paddlers for Life paddlers participated in the Great North Swim on Saturday 18th. June and Sunday 19th. June. The water was reasonably warm and the wind had quietened a little. Well done those paddlers what a great personal achievement! More