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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Pool of Life Circle the World ‘Floating Earth’, a three-dimensional, ten-metre artwork by Luke Jerram, is floating in the Albert Dock until May 18th, 2023. Pool of Life took the opportunity to paddle around the world. Floating Earth in the news Royal Albert Dock Liverpool officially welcomed the ‘jewel’ in its programme, Floating Earth by
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Chris Bibby prints available To help raise money for the Pool of Life charity, we have a few unframed 8″ x 9.75″ limited-edition numbered prints from the 2018 painting by artist Chris Bibby available for a suggested donation of £20 each. Chris Bibby’s Pool of Life limited edition numbered prints Please use the contact
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Michaela Strachan paddling with Pool of Life. Pool of Life had a VIP visitor when the BBC came to film an upbeat article for Morning Live. There IS life after a breast cancer diagnosis. “>Michaela Strachan meets fellow breast cancer survivors who go Dragon Boat Racing. The breast cancer survivor support group who go
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