Pool of Life paddle as part of Pink Royals at the BDA nationals in Nottingham, September 2019 At the BDA nationals in Nottingham last month, eight Pool of Life members joined up with six other teams to make up the Pink Royals crew. The Pink Royals is the UK’s first-ever composite breast cancer survivors’ dragon …
Pool of Life and the Pink Royals. Nottingham BDA nationals Read More »
5k Your Way, Princes Park, Liverpool, Saturday 28th September, 2019 It always surprises me that there is so much going on locally around Liverpool that you don’t get to find out about. I was lucky enough that Merseyside Sport Partnership put me in touch with Myka Heard, who helps to co-ordinate ‘5k Your Way’ in …
Dublin Racing, 14th and 15th September, 2019 Carol, Ann, Sue and Alison joined ‘Paddlers for Life, Windermere‘ (FB) in Dublin for two days of racing. We had a great team, including our team captain, Rowena, our helm, Chris, with Ann on the drum and Carol helping with coaching. On Friday we went to Howth, a …
Thames Path Challenge, 2019, in memory of Jo Heath and Sue Banner After a fabulous weekend in and around London on September 7th/8th, I was glad to be back in my own bed ready for a very, very long sleep and some rest. Feeling proud of my husband for completing his first ever 50km challenge, …
The Royal Liver Building 360 Degree Tour, 7th September, 2019 A very enjoyable day was had by all who joined us for the tour. We couldn’t have asked for a more glorious day to climb the stairs to not only get up close to the clock face, Bella and Bertie (the resident Liver Birds), but …
DRAGONS AND FLOWERS FESTIVAL 2019 As with every event in any year, Pool of Life wake early in the morning and check the weather to see how many clouds are in the sky. This year June 15th was no exception, we prayed for good weather on the day from the minute the date is set. …
Some members of Pool of Life were recently honoured to take part in an event which aimed to turn Florence pink for a weekend. Every four years teams like Pool of Life, who have members that have survived breast cancer, are undergoing treatment for the disease, or are living with a secondary breast cancer diagnosis, …
2018 IBCPC Dragon Boat Festival, Florence, Italy Read More »
