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Street Swords will re-start on the 10th January 2012

Street Swords aims to bring the sport of fencing to the Borough of Darlington, enaging young people in positive activities, encouraging leadership and learning how to work as a team but most importantly.........FENCE!

Street Swords Hub Club venue: Dophin Centre in Darlington (Google Map)!

Session times are: Tuesdays 7.30 till 9.00pm

Cost: £2 per session

All specialist equipment is provided. Participants only need long tracksuit type trousers and trainer style shoes!

Street Sword coaches Beth Davidson, David Craig, James Howell, Chris Lyle, David Luxon, Kev Hammond, Barry, Nathan, Bobby, Matt, Damian, Stuart, George.

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Max Clyde (left)

Max takes Bronze at the Regional Junior Fencing Competition!

Street Swords has its first medalist with Max Clyde taking 3rd place at the Junior Regional fencing competition held at the Regional Fencing Centre in Durham on the 17th December! He only narrowly lost in his quarter final fight by 1 hit!

Our other Street Sword representative, James Wigglesworth also performed well, beating some much more experienced fencers on the day but missed getting into the quarter finals, with difficult refereeing calls!

For their first competition, Max and James fenced fantasticly, putting into practice all the moves they have learnt! They were even praised by international coach, Sutera Ritrawe, who coaches at the Centre!

Max and James battle it out!

On the last training training session at the Dolphin Centre, Street Sword coach Nathan popped in and assisted with the session! Certificates were handed out to those who have acheived a level of skill and committment!

At the end of November, the new intake of Street Sword coaches who were involved in a Princes Trust get back to work project, delivered a week long Go Fence programme at Redhall Primary School in Darlington.

In the first four days the coaches worked with two groups of children each day showing the basics of Go Fencing! On the final day the children took part in a fencing team festival in the school hall. Eight teams comprising of three fencers battled it out trying to score as many victories as possible, sprited on by the possibility of chocolate and certificates!

On the 20th July, the project was awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark from Charles Allen from LOCOG. (article)

Street Swords in now working in partnership with Stocton Riverside College and the Princes Trust working with those on a City and Guilds course to get local people back into work. On the 20th October, the Regional Development Officer held a Go Fence leaders course at Skerne Park Community Centre to train seven new leaders to use the plastic version of fencing so they can coach in local primary schools in Darlington.

For further information about Street Swords or fencing in the North East Region - England Fencing, contact Beth Davidson, Regional Development Officer. 07812078957 E-mail beth.davidson@northumbria.ac.uk