Club News
13th May 2010 There will be no fencing on the 17th, 20th and 24th of May due to refurbishment works at the Westwood Sports Centre. The match against Swindon on the 27th will proceed as planned. Please remember to bring your contribution for the buffet afterwards.
7th January 2010 There will be no fencing tonight because of the bad weather.
7th December 2009 We are delighted to announce that we have received full Clubmark Accreditation. A very big thank-you must go to all those on the committee who have put in all the work to achieve this. Well done!
30th October 2009 Concratulations to John Routledge on passing the FIE foil coaching course! The club are looking forward to benefitting from John's newly-acquired insights on his return to the UK.
5th October 2009 John Routledge, one of the club's coaches was selected by British Fencing to attend a two month FIE run foil coaching course in Bucharest, Romania. The course is six hours a day, six days a week and is taught by three time Olympian Petru Kuki, 1994 World Champion Dimitri Chevchenko and Professor Alec Moloshkovic who has written two books on fencing theory. The course will qualify John at level 5, National Coach level for foil fencing.
Details can be found on the British Fencing Association web site.
18th February 2009 The programme for the Wiltshire County Youth Trophies presentation evening has now been finalised. The event will take place at Salisbury Fencing Club on Monday the 18th of May, starting at 6pm. The timetable is as follows.
| 6:00 - 8:30 | Fencing in all weapons will take place and the club will make its equipment available for all to use. Past and present Salisbury F.C. members and guests from other clubs will be most welcome. |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Presentation of the awards |
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Light buffet for all members and guests will be provided free of charge for which we thank members and friends of Salisbury F.C. for their interest and help once again at this annual event |
In order that the catering requirements can be roughly calculated, please let Geoffrey Russell know as soon as possible if you plan to attend the event. Thank you.
19th January 2009 Geoffrey Russell, the club chairman, has been admitted to hospital for surgery. Everyone at the club wishes Geoff a speedy recovery and we all look forward to seeing him return to action at the club in the very near future.
9th October 2008 The visit of Newbury F.C. to the club this Thursday to fence a highly enjoyable friendly match was much appreciated, especially with the final fight being decided with the very last hit. We will very much look forward to the return fixture in the summer and forging closer ties with Newbury in the future.
24th March 2008 Please note the altered dates for the Summer Term 2008 and the associated Beginners course. Summer term begins on the 27th of March (Thursday) and the Beginners course starts on the following Monday. The county awards presentation evening has moved from the 1st to the 19th of May. Fencing the Bank Holiday 5th of May will proceed as normal.
6th May 2007 The Wiltshire Fencing Union Awards Evening will be held on Thursday the 31st of May 2007 at Salisbury Fencing Club. The programme for the evening will be:
| 6:00 - 8:30pm | Normal fencing in all weapons will take place with club equipment being available for all to use. Past and present Salisbury F.C. members, and guests from other clubs, will be most welcome. So come along to make this an active, lively and friendly evening of fencing. |
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| 8:30 - 9:00pm | Presentation of awards will take place. Bring your cameras along. |
| 9:00 - 9:45pm | Light buffet for all members and guests will be provided free of charge for which we thank members and friends of Salisbury F.C. for their interest and help once again at this annual event. |
In order that the catering requirements can be roughly calculated, please can you let Geoffrey know as soon as possible whether you plan to attend or not. Thank you.
26th Mar 2007 During the Easter break, the sports centre will be closed. This means that the club will not meet on the following dates: 2nd, 5th, 9th and 12th of April. The normal schedule will resume on the 16th of April.
15th Feb 2007 Two of our fencers, Mary Andrews and James Hardman, were awarded a scholarship by the Mike Slade Sports Scholarships Fund towards their training. The presentation was covered by Vision News, so if you have access to Flash v9, you can see their coverage of the event. Congratulations to both James and Mary.
20th May 2006 Please note that this Thursday (the 25th of May) will be the annual awards presentation evening, so fencing will begin at 6pm and the presentation will start at 8:30pm.
10th Apr 2006 As the forthcoming few months are full of bank holidays etc., here is a complete schedule of club sessions between now and the end of the year.
Mondays
10 Apr: Normal session
17 Apr: No fencing (Easter Monday)
24 Apr: Normal session
1 May: No fencing (May Day)
8 May: Normal session
15 May: Normal session
22 May: Normal session
29 May: No fencing (Spring Bank Holiday)
5 Jun: No fencing (School Exams)
12 Jun: No fencing (School Exams)
19 Jun: Normal session
26 Jun: Normal session
Thursdays
13 Apr: Normal session
20 Apr: Normal session
27 Apr: Normal session
4 May: Normal session
11 May: Normal session
18 May: Normal session
25 May: Normal session + Awards Presentation
1 Jun: Normal session
8 Jun: No fencing (School Exams)
15 Jun: No fencing (School Exams)
22 Jun: Normal session
29 Jun: Normal session
1st Sep 2005 A new term is about to begin, with the first session on the 5th of September 2005. A new beginners course will also be run this term. Please contact Mr. Geoffrey Russell for details of this course.
13th Mar 2005
There will be no fencing on the following days during the summer
term:
March: 31st
April: 4th
May: 2nd, 30th
June: 6th, 9th, 13th, 16th
29th Jan 2005 There will be a special practical introduction to sword fencing for a local scout group on Thursday the 3rd of February between 8pm and 9:30pm coached by club members Geoffrey Russell, Richard Howell and John Carins.
29th Jan 2005 The County Youth Championships will be held on Sunday the 6th of February at Dauntsey's School, West Lavington. This competition is open to boys and girls of ages calculated as follows:
| Age for competition | Year of birth |
|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1995/96 or after |
| Under 12 | 1993/94 |
| Under 14 | 1991/92 |
| Under 16 | 1989/90 |
| Under 18 | 1987/88 |
Latest reporting times are:
| Weapon | Ages | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Foil | All | 9:15 am |
| Sabre | U14/16/18 | Noon |
| Epée | U16/18 | 2:00 pm |
All competitors must be individual members of the BFA. For application forms for the competition and for BFA membership, please contact Mr. Geoffrey Russell.
14th Dec 2004 The last meeting for 2004 will be on Thusday the 16th of December at the usual time. Fencing will recommence after the Christmas and new year break on the 6th of January.
1st Sep 2004 A new term is about to begin, with the first session on the 6th of September 2004. A new beginners course will also be run this term. The course will be split in two, with adults attending on Mondays from the 20th of September and juniors (under 18) on Thursdays from the 23rd of September. Both courses will last for 10 weeks and will be taught by the club's own BFA-qualified coaches.