My two favourite memories of Pete: In the car park after a Belper session, Pete kicked my boat because he got frustrated that someone else wasn't paying attention to his lecture on what was going
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Wendy Underwood – PJM
Pete didn’t have a role in Viking...he was Viking, whether that was the V unit or VVSU. With his support and encouragement he has enabled many (including me) to achieve and strive to be the
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Pete was one of the best coaches and friends anyone could ask for. He always had my best interests within canoeing and my personal life at heart and never asked anything in return from anybody.
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I have never met somebody who devoted his life to helping others, especially young people, more than Pete, and probably won’t ever again. We always hear inspirational quotes about how, if you put your mind
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I have never met anyone who dedicated their life to providing sporting and outdoor activity opportunities for others, as Pete did. He loved to have a good moan about things, usually to the people who
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Who was Peter Mitchell… He is the person who was always there for me during my last 14 years of canoeing, 4 times a week, from learning how to play, being able to compete without
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