First day of our fifth season in the Chinese Year of the Dragon, in the Element of Water.

First day of our fifth season in the Chinese Year of the Dragon, in the Element of Water. We could not have asked for a better day to start our paddling season.                 Windermere was nearly calm in the morning and twenty paddlers arrived promptly ... More

Networking at Maggie’s Centre Edinburgh.

Networking at Maggie's Centre Edinburgh. A successful networking conference was held at Maggie's Centre in Edinburgh. Representatives from cancer survivor dragon boat teams across the UK attended along with health professionals and representatives from other dragon boat organisations. The conference provided an ... More

Paddlers for Life Founder Member will carry the London 2012 Olympic Torch during the torch relay.

Paddlers for Life Founder Member will carry the London 2012 Olympic Torch during the torch relay. Sue Cogley, founder member and Trustee of Paddlers for Life, is pleased to announce that she has been selected by the Olympic Committee to be a torch bearer for the 2012 London Olympics Torch Relay.  Sue talks of ... More

Dragon Head Update.

Dragon Head Update  Further work on the dragon heads increases demand for toilet tissue. Work on the dragon heads continues apace in various locations across the north west. Construction teams are sharing ideas about materials and expertise and seem to be rather enjoying this messy process as their 'dragon mooses' ... More
It was a memorable day at the brilliant Upfront Gallery and Skelton Village Hall. John Parkinson inspired us to build not one, but four dragon heads. It is utterably amazing what can be done with wire and tape. Everyone there met this challenge with huge enthusiasm and creativity! AND...good news!... if you were not there, you too could get stuck into it (so to speak). There is much more to be done to complete our dragons. If you wish to be involved, please contact anyone who was there. It's great fun!

Getting our Heads Around Making Dragon Heads (whilst Artemis Diana Keeps a Watchful Eye)

Getting our Heads Around Making Dragon Heads (whilst Artemis Diana Keeps a Watchful Eye). It was a memorable day at the brilliant Upfront Gallery and Skelton Village Hall. John Parkinson inspired us to build not one, but four dragon heads. It is utterably amazing what can be done with wire and tape. Everyone there ... More

Roz led a workshop at Levens Village Institute on March 4th.

Roz led a workshop at Levens Village Institute. Members present came to some conclusions about how we might improve communications amongst members who are spread widely across the North West from Workington to Manchester. There then followed a singing workshop led by Jo in which members began to learn songs ready for ... More

Walk to Helm Crag near Grasmere.

Aly and Tony led Eunice, Hazel, Joyce, Helen, Jo, John, Sue and Nick on a lovely walk to Helm Crag near Grasmere. Our fearless members carried the spirit of Paddlers for Life with them. More

A great weekend of paddling with Keni and the Three River Serpents.

On a cold February morning ... ...a Paddlers for Life crew eagerly assembled for the training session with Keni. Great coaching helped us all to develop and improve our paddling stroke through the morning session with Tony helming. Struggling to accommodate a lovely lunch we returned to the Wear. Aly helmed as we ... More

Pageant trial run for dragon boats.

Louisa and Sue joined fellow breast cancer survivor paddlers from other UK teams in a Thames trial run. Sue, Louisa, Peter, Rob and Paul travelled down to London at the weekend to participate in a test run for the Jubilee Flotilla. They joined other dragon boat paddlers, some of whom were breast cancer survivors, ... More

Pageant Expectation

Paddlers for Life expect the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant to be a highlight of 2012. We will share the experience with other breast cancer survivor crews. All being well Paddlers for Life will be participating in the pageant. There are many logistical hurdles to leap as well as safety issues, the weather and paddle... More