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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Pool of Life at Bradford Boat Festival, 2023 Bradford Dragon Boat Festival, the multi-charity championship event, was held over the weekend of Friday, June 30th to Sunday, July 2nd, 2023. Pool of Life attended on the Sunday to compete in Race the Dragon. A short Zumba session was provided as a warm-up. The
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Windermere 2023 The last weekend in June saw the Pool of Life having fun at Fell Foot in Windermere with the welcoming Preston Dragons. As usual, a good time was had by all.
Venice and the Vogalonga After a few years of delay due to Covid restrictions, Pool of Life finally made it to the Venice International Dragonboat Festival for a day of racing and the challenge of completing the Vogalonga. It was an exciting weekend from the start. Saturday, May 27th Race day. It was so hot
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Delamere Pool of Life took a leisurely walk through Delamere forest on Saturday, May 13th, 2023. The weather was glorious, and most people took the scenic route through the surrounding areas as our sat-navs took us along narrow streets of beautiful houses with stunning views. We went through the forest, appreciating nature’s beauty, and walked
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