33 Results for year: 2014
'Dotting the Eyes' of 'Artemis Phyllis' and 'Lucy at Low Wood'
In our seventh season, here we are again performing this traditional ceremony to awaken our dragons so they can watch over us. Lynn explained some of the early history of dragon boats and the origins of the ceremony. Roz and Barbara (on behalf of Eunice) ...
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Paddlers for Life put two boats out.
Despite a forecast of heavy showers Paddlers for Life enjoyed two busy training sessions today without rain and in calmer conditions than of recently.
Helen and Chris took two crews around the northern reaches of Windermere with Mags and Barbara reminding crews of all the paddling ...
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Our first
2014 Coaching Session.
Great weather for our first coaching session this year.
Keni came over from Durham and delivered her usual high quality coaching to two full boats of mixed supporters and survivor paddlers ranging from newer to highly experienced. The helpful sessions reminded us all about the detail of ...
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A busy day for Paddlers for Life, Windermere, training a university student team.
We hosted a group of local university students who wanted to train for a dragon boat event.
A morning training session of mixed crews ended with a close run race. The afternoon saw a student team and a team of regular ...
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Paddlers for Life, Windermere have been nominated for a Community Award with Engage, Mutual Assurance.
If we receive the highest number of votes we could receive funds to purchase a new boat and equipment as well as cover other costs such as boat storage and visits to events
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Paddlers for Life, Windermere Easter paddle saw two boats on the water.
Helen and John were helms refreshing their skills under Peter's guidance.
The crews, which included experienced and first time paddlers had to work hard at times against squally winds from the east.
Afternoon paddling was cancelled as the wind ...
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Paddlers from Windermere and Manchester visit Worcester Busters.
Most of the paddlers for this weekend of paddling are attending an IBCPC event,
the International Participatory Festival in Sarasota, in Florida in October
2014.
This was an opportunity for breast cancer survivors to paddle together with member...
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Paddlers for Life, Windermere enjoyed their first paddle of the seventh season.
Paddlers 'gently' got back into their paddling on a blustery, choppy Windermere.
The helms refreshed their skills taking the dragon boats and teams through various manouvres, steering, turns, figures of eight and emergency stops....
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A workshop updating Matt's Ph.D work with Paddlers for Life, Windermere
A group of members met with Matt for a workshop following the fitness session on Sunday 9th. March.
In 2011 Matt completed work for his Ph.D. in which he explored how the location in
which we paddle interacts with our paddling ...
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Circle Dance Evening at Shap Memorial Hall
Barbara says...
"What a night! The dragon dancing was sensational! The circle dancing wonderful!"
We we raised £660.00 which is brilliant.
"Thanks to all paddlers who helped out and provided fantastic food and raffle prizes.
I just couldn't have got it all ready ...
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