London Region Intermediate Championship and GB Cup qualifier will be held on 26th April at St Benedicts School Ealing. Entries are open on Sport80 and full details are here. Entries to the competition are restricted to those who have London Region identified on their BF membership record. The top 2 in each weapon will qualify to represent London Region in the GB Cup on 8-10 May in Birmingham.
Winter 2020 Novice & Intermediate Competition
Thanks for all those who took part on Sunday and congratulations to all medal winners. Results are here
2019 Team Event Report
Team 2019 -Through everyone achieve MEDALS
Maybe it was imagination. Maybe it was the extra hour in bed from the clocks changing. But the competitors seemed somehow more awake than normal at Sunday morning check-in for our All Weapon Team Competition, Sunday 27 October at St Benedict’s, Ealing. And most were early, even those from Canterbury, Leicester, Oxford and Nottingham.
Twenty-five teams entered. Would’ve been twenty-six if we’d been able to match individuals keen to fence but lacking team mates. It’s something we’ll explore next time. One team scratched with illness. Northampton scratched with a Saturday pm puncture they couldn’t get fixed. So, twenty-three intrepid teams made it to the piste for a day’s fun fencing.
They fought through the day in a varied programme of short format matches to fifteen points and full-format fights to forty-five. Some fought ‘till their legs turned to jelly. Some fought beyond that. They certainly earnt their medals. But no matter the tiredness, they were still smiling when they left. Or was it cramp? No! They were still smiling. Take a look at the photo gallery below and you’ll see for yourself. And if you want to check the results, go here
Busy Referees 
Foil and Epee Underway 
Oxford – Mens Epee Gold 
Kent = Silver Mens Sabre 
Something Dumb – Mixed Epee Silver 
London Fencing Club – Mixed Epee Gold 
LONDON REGION FEATURE IN CUTLERS OPEN HOUSE EVENT
Cutlers’ Hall, home to The Worshipful Company of Cutlers who were awarded their Charter by Henry V in 1416, has been home to London Region Fencing’s quarterly ‘board’ meetings for the last 3 years too. It’s given us a great sense of stability, endorsement, and focus for what we try to do. And when the Cutlers invited us to be a part of their ‘London Open House’ event on 21 September we jumped at the chance. It offered us the rare opportunity to promote fencing to people who’ve never experienced, maybe never even thought about, fencing before.
We built our story round fencing “In Our History & Culture”, “In Our Fantasy & Fiction”, and “In Our Community”. Three screens of PowerPoint and video presentations were backed up with ‘touch and try’ kit and weapons, and ‘poster’ displays of some of London’s many successful fencers on the British, European, and World stage. This led on to the opportunity for visitors to experience a mini have-a-go session or watch a splendid fencing display by coach Andrew Nisbet and one of London’s up and coming young fencers, Harry Roberts. And to round everything off, a London Region ‘flyer’ explaining what we do, why fencing’s a brilliant sport and who it’s for, and giving access details and QR codes for ‘Find a Club’ facilities on the LRF and BF websites.
We were in great company throughout and across the day the footfall was fantastic, with over 1200 members of the public getting exposure to our sport. Interest and engagement were high. Even Cutlers’ Assistant Clerk had a go. And feedback was positive. So let’s hope over time it converts to some new faces at London club’s beginner sessions. In the meantime, you might like to have a look below at some of the ‘snaps’ we shot in our spare moments (which weren’t very many!). Or go to the Worshipful Company of Cutlers’ website to get their take on the whole day.
Outside the Queue Grows 
Inside All is Calm? 
The First Trickle 
Harry Roberts Makes a Point 
And Still They Come 
Harry Crosses Swords with Robert Pooley, Pooley Swords 
Cutlers Assistant Clerk Has a Go 
Business at its Peak 
Job Done: Harry & Andrew Pose for Posterity 
Time to Relax with Shepherds Pie
2019 London Region Open All Weapon Team Competition
This year’s All Weapon Team Competition will be held on 27th October at St Benedicts School Ealing. Open to fencers across the UK, British or foreign, who are compete members of BF and over 15 on 1st October 2019. Teams of 3 or 4, Epee, Foil, Sabre, Mens, Womens and Mixed Teams. Full details are here. Entries via Sport80 are now open
Why not make up a team with club-mates, family or friends? We can’t guarantee you’ll win, but we can guarantee some fencing fun.