Bradford Dragon Boat Festival, 19th-21st July, 2024 Once again Pool of Life travelled to Bradford Dragon Boat Festival to compete in the Multi-Charity Championship Supercup. Some of the members just went for the day of our races, while others made a whole weekend of it and soaked up the carnival atmosphere. Sunday was our race […]
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Windermere weekend June 21st to 23rd saw Pool of Life back at Windermere for a relaxing weekend. Some Amathus Dragon Boat Club members joined in too. Most of us stayed at Park Cliffe Camping and Caravan Estate as it’s close to Fell Foot and Paddlers for Life‘s base at Lake Windermere. It also has good
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Hearts of Steel During the month of April Pool of Life were contacted by Lynn – a breast cancer survivor who paddles with Pittsburg Hearts of Steel in the USA. Lynn was visiting England and would be in Liverpool on May 19th. She asked to meet Pool of Life members and, if possible, go for
December 2023 Pink Paddle 🤶🤶🤶🤶🤶🤶🤶🤶🤶🤶 Time to dust off the Santa hats for our festive Pink Paddle. This was followed by warming drinks and cakes shared with friends from Amathus.
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River of Light, October 2023 To celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness month and the return of the River of Light, Pool of Life had an evening paddle along the waterfront. It was such an enjoyable evening. Big thanks to our brother and sister helms, Ron and Carol.
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Pool of Life NHS Paddle: Thank you NHS Pool of Life were joined by staff from the NHS Breast Care team and some members of the Trust Executive Board from Merseyside and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust. It was a gathering of Superheroes, whether it be Aquaman, medical team members, Pool of Life members
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September visitors On Saturday September 9th 2023, Pool of Life were delighted to welcome visitors from Manchester Dragoneers, Paddlers for Life Windermere, Preston Dragons, and Amathus. The boats were brought into position at the pontoon and then cleaned ready for when our guests arrived. We gathered around for a briefing of the day ahead. Then,
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Pool of life Controlled Capsize On Sunday, 3rd September, Pool of Life joined Amathus and Preston Dragons for a controlled capsize exercise. As we gathered for a verbal rundown on what to do and what to avoid the sun shone down, perfect conditions for a capsize. There were a few worried faces as the boats
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