Book collaboration.

Please share your experiences and feelings through writing (prose or poetry), artwork or photography. Click/tap a theme to take you to a shared Google document where you can add content and see other contributions. People – Survivors, SupportersFriends, familyRolesPatrons, Founders, TrusteesSurvivors’ storiesT... More

Silverdale Coffee Morning 2020 fundraiser.

Silverdale residents give Paddlers for Life wonderful support again. Paddlers turned out again with stalls (clothes, books plants, cakes, nearly new, bric-a-brac) tombola, raffle and refreshments to a warm welcome from Silverdale residents in Gaskell Hall. It was a busy morning in a hall full of visitors. ... More

Watch Paddlers for Life Windermere feature on BBC Inside Out NW

BBC Inside Out NW Broadcast features Paddlers for Life Windermere. The programme tells the story of breast cancer survivor dragon boat paddling in the context of paddlers in the North West UK using paddlers from teams based on Windermere and in Liverpool. Filming took place early in December 2019 and was broadcast on ... More

BBC film Paddlers for Life Windermere for the Inside Out NW Show.

Our first ever December paddle. We don't usually paddle at this time of year but a request from the BBC to film Paddlers for Life Windermere led to a date being arranged. The weather wasn't cooperative and dates were changed but members finally managed to paddle on Saturday  7th. December. Interviews had been filmed ... More

Paddlers for Life Windermere AGM, 2019.

Paddlers for Life held their AGM at Ambleside YHA. The meeting received proposals for the Memorial Fund before election of new trustees and then general business of the charity. Proposals for using the memorial fund. Louisa : Two full day workshops to pause and support reflection on the founding benefits (person... More

Support Paddlers for Life Windermere when you shop.

Paddlers for Life is now registered with Amazon Smile. When you buy from Amazon via the Amazon Smile portal Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to Paddlers for Life Windermere. You need to use your usual Amazon login at the Amazon Smile portal linked here. After you login here you will be able ... More

Putting the pontoon away for the winter.

A small band of 'engineers' dismantled and stored the pontoon. John, Eunice and Chris did all the hard work.       Thanks to the team and Barbara who tidied the garage with Eunice earlier in the week. More

Kendal Wool Gathering

Paddlers for Life were an adopted charity at Kendal Wool Gathering this weekend. Some members of Paddlers for Life took the opportunity to promote the charity by having an information stall at the event. More

October breast cancer awareness, 2019.

October is breast cancer awareness month. The plan was for a 'Pink Paddle' to promote awareness of Paddlers for Life dragon boat team and its mission to support those with a breast cancer or other cancer diagnosis. Although a bright day, the gusting winds caused cancellation of paddling. Instead a 'Flower Ceremony' ... More

Smiles in the rain!

A rather soggy paddle, but we had the lake to ourselves and we enjoyed a paddle across the lake to Wray Castle and then south along the eastern shore of the lake before crossing back. Lots of smiles and pyramids to keep us focused! Simon came prepared with his umbrella and flask ! More