59 Results for year: 2012

Sue Cogley, Paddlers for Life Trustee, carries the Olympic Torch.

Sue is enjoying every minute.                     A much deserved honour! June nominated her in recognition for all her hard work in founding, establishing, organising and guiding Paddlers for Life Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat ... More

Paddlers for Life accompany the Olympic Torch as it is carried on the Tern into Bowness-on-Windermere.

Artemis Diana and Artemis Phyllis were paddled by a mixed crew of Paddlers for Life cancer survivors, supporters and NHS staff from Low Wood to Bowness to meet and accompany the Tern as it carried the Olympic Torch across Windermere. On a misty and atmospheric evening paddlers were in great spirits as we approached the ... More

Fund raising Abseil down the face of Carlisle Civic Centre. Sunday 10th. June.

Sian, Judy and Steve did a wonderful job of planning and organising this event raising funds for Paddlers for Life.             Jo, Helen, Barbara, Judy, Nick, Louisa, Eunice, Fran, and Steve all took their turn along with many of Sian's student friends from her ... More

What an amazing experience our Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Pageant paddle was!

Well, we did it! Paddlers for Life in the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Pageant. What an amazing experience our Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Pageant paddle was! All 12.94 miles of it!               Here we are on a YouTube ... More

Great North Swim

Nick and Megan were both successful in their one mile swim around Low Wood Bay, Windermere as part of the Great North Swim. Other paddlers, Rowena and Barbara, unfortunately had their swim cancelled due to the extreme weather of heavy rain and high winds. More

Keni coaches in preparation for the Thames paddle in the Jubilee Pageant.

What a gorgeous, sunny day for paddlers as Keni came over from Three River Serpents to coach us in preparation for our Queen's Flotilla paddle next weekend and the Windermere 'Longest Lake Longest Race' soon after. In the morning two boats did a sustained 30 minute paddle round the north end of Windermere in gorgeous ... More

The crew who will paddle in the Queen’s Jubilee Pageant Flotilla on the 3rd. June 2012 are raring to go.

Hard training and preparation by all Paddlers for Life members has been undertaken over the early months of 2012. Tony and Paul have helmed paddlers who have trained in beautiful, additional evening sessions. Peter and Jane have provided their usual high standard of helming and coaching in regular Sunday paddling along ... More

Paddlers for Life new dragon boat had its first outing.

Paddlers for Life members and fellow paddlers from the local NHS participated in an Olympic Torch rehearsal on a beautiful warm and calm May evening. Two full crews with helms and drummers paddled four miles from Low Wood Bay to Bowness-on-Windermere. We met with the steamship 'Tern' which will carry the Olympic ... More

Can you guess what made paddlers so happy?

This is the reason why! Paddlers for Life have taken delivery of their new boat. Sylvia Emmott, South Lakeland District Councillor, raised funds for the group when she was chair of the council. Through fund raising dinners she raised enough money to buy the boat and equipment which will allow breast cancer survivors to ... More

Pageant Training Paddle.

Pageant Training Paddle. Both boats had paddling crews and took a prolonged training run around the north end of Windermere, a four mile training session. More