North East region fencing association

Upcoming events Launch of Regional Fencing Whole Sport Plan Sunday 23 September 2007: see deatrils on “Competitions” page:  TERM DATES for British Fencing Centre Durham for Sept to Dec 2007 are published below...full details on Fencing Centre Page

 

 

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Despite difficulty in fielding a full team, the Regional senior team won the Southcombe Cup in June 2007, regaining promotion to the Winton cup premier division of inter regional team fencing:

For more information contact:

Email: bethspeedy@ol.com

Winton Cup Success 2007

As featured on the Home page, the region has a number of outstanding young prospects already achieving success at national level, in Youth Championships at England and GB level

For More information contact:

Email: jakablaci@hotmail.com

Outstanding Achievement for Youth Fencers

Text Box: News from Warsaw - Phil Bramley (Durham Swordfish) won the Bronze Medal in Cat. C Epee at the European Wheelchair Fencing Championships on 18 July 2007.

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British Fencing Centre Durham

 

 

September 2007:

Saturday morning: intermediate Foil 9:30 am Sabre 11:30 am

Saturday Afternoon (from 29 September) 1:30 pm Beginners 

Tuesday evening—Senior Foil

Wednesday evening—Senior Sabre

Friday evening—Senior Epee

All sessions at Durham Maiden Castle unless otherwise notified

For further details, contact: c.seheult@btinternet.com

 

Term 1  from Tues.11th  September to Sat. 15th December 2007 (14 weeks)

 

11th September – First session – Senior Foil

12th September—First session—Senior Sabre

14th September—First session  - Senior Epee

15th September—First sessions Intermediate Foil and Sabre

 

Sat. 22nd September: LPJS Durham Foil

Sun. 23rd September Regional Fencing Day

 

Sat. 29th September 1:30 pm

Session 1 of 10 week course for Beginner Fencers (9 – 13 years)

 

1st —7th  November: mid term break—no fencing

 

Sat. 15th December: Junior Winton Cup

 

Registration for all Fencers at first session

Wheelchair Fencing success

Good luck to:

Cadet Epeeist  Lucy Ridsdale, who lives in Durham and will be representing Scotland at the second UK school Games to being held in Coventry in August, and Jade Clark from Trimdon who will be representing England at the same event.

The Regional Chairman Carole Seheult, who will be representing GB Veterans at the Veteran World championships in Sydney in September 2007.

Cadet and Veteran Call ups