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Thames Path Challenge Charity Walk, September 2018
Thames Path Challenge Fundraiser, 2018 Write up by Lynda Whiston Fund-raising for various cancer charities has been a part of my life since my first cancer diagnosis, back in 2001. […]
Pool of Life Skydive fundraising
Skydiving Fund-raiser for Pool of Life 22nd September 2018, Flookburgh. On a sunny Saturday morning, to help raise funds for Pool of life, our lovely supporter Dawn took to the […]
Weekend Away 9th – 12th November
This weekend 19 Pool of Life members embarked on their bi-annual weekend retreat to the beautiful Plaish Park retreat in Shropshire. We arrived mid-afternoon to a really warm welcome […]
Press coverage in the St Helens Star
The St Helens Star has covered the recent ‘Dragon Boat Taster Day’ with an article and some photographs on its website. Read ‘Breast cancer survivors hit Liverpool waterfront in Dragon […]
Welcoming Faith to our Family
Fresh from our trip to Florence, where we paddled among the finest breast cancer dragon boat teams in the world, we held an incredibly moving naming ceremony for our new […]
2018 IBCPC Dragon Boat Festival, Florence, Italy
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 […]
Pool of Life gets a new boat
Thanks to the charity fundraising efforts with Sainsbury’s East Prescot Road, Pool of Life have been able to purchase a new boat. Our existing boat, Hope, has welcomed hundreds of […]
Dragons and Flowers Festival, 2018
In glorious sunshine, teams from as far afield as Bournemouth and Donegal came together to join in the 2018 Dragons and Flowers event. As ever, the Pool of Life members […]
BDA event 29 April 2018
Pool of Life recently took part in a BDA event at the water sports centre. They competed in the ladies category, against a number of other teams, some of whom […]