Bag Pack Fundraiser

Bag Pack Fundraiser Vicky organised a bag packing session at Booths Supermarket in Windermere to publicise Paddlers for Life Windermere and raise some funds. Eunice, Pam, Maureen, Irene, Lesley and Ann helped and received a warm welcome from the staff at Booths. They raised a fantastic £396.30p. What an achievement! ... More

Community Networking, Dragons in May Day parade.

Community Networking May Day Parade Do you remember this dragon head puppet making session organised by Barbara with John Parkinson (a cancer survivor) at Upfront Gallery and Puppet Theatre near Penrith in 2012? Three of the completed dragons were painted by members. Barbara has been networking using the ... More

Training session with Lancaster University Confucious Society.

Training session with Lancaster University Confucious Society. Paddlers for Life Windermere were hosts to members of the Lancaster University Confucious Society. They have put together a team to participate in a dragon boat event with similar societies from other universities. The training session was postponed from ... More

First 2017 Paddle

First 2017 Paddle What a glorious and busy day for the first paddle of our tenth anniversary season. The weather was bright and sunny with Windermere looking calm and blue for the morning session. The newer paddlers got involved in dressing and launching Artemis Phyllis and Mary at Low Wood and following a ... More

‘All Hands on Deck’ Preparing to Paddle day.

'All Hands on Deck' Preparing to Paddle day. Thanks to everyone who organised these preparations to paddle in our tenth season. Thank you Roz for helping train newer members and reminding us all of the regular paddling routines. Everyone helped with your 'hands on' with the boats. Watch the pontoon being assembled by ... More

‘Down and Ready’ day.

'Down and Ready' day. Well! What a day that Roz planned and delivered for us. It will get our paddling season off to a great start and help newer members get into their paddling 'stride' quickly. Thanks to Roz for untangling the knot of what paddling is all about. All the contributions from so many members just ... More

A timely opportunity to recall our team’s beginning!

The first paddling session of Paddlers for Life on Windermere. A local photographer, Peter Bagnall, contacted me recently. He found some video footage on his hard drive. Peter filmed a very first launch of a Paddlers for Life dragon boat on Windermere back on Sunday 20th. April, 2008 and edited a short film for a DVD to ... More

Silverdale Coffee morning fundraiser.

Our first event of 2017, Silverdale Coffee morning fundraiser. Mags has done a great job yet again organising this fundraising event. Thanks to the efforts of many Paddlers for Life members and the generous efforts of Silverdale residents it was another successful event. Due to the generosity of Silverdale reside... More

Paddlers for Life Windermere 2016 AGM

Paddlers for Life Windermere AGM Members attended this year's AGM at Ambleside Youth Hostel. Reports from current trustees and members who had taken on particular responsibilities recalled another inspiring and exciting year packed with special events alongside regular paddling activities. New trustees elected were Ruth, ... More
Paddle in Pink for breast cancer awareness .

‘Paddle in Pink’ for breast cancer awareness.

'Paddle in Pink' for breast cancer awareness. A group of cancer survivors and supporters from Paddlers for Life Windermere took two of their dragon boats to Waterhead on Windermere. As well as enjoying a paddle and warm drink the paddlers sought to use the last 2016 paddle to promote breast cancer awareness. Many of ... More