GWEFC will be holding an introduction to fencing course on Thursday 2nd November. Give us a couple of hours of your time and we will teach you how to fence. Bring a friend – it's better to learn together. There is no charge for this course.
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Glasgow Open 2017 – Results
As usual, it was a lovely sunny weekend for the Glasgow Open – ideal weather for staying indoors in a noisy fencing hall.
Several of our club members and irregular visitors competed in the event with the following results. Especially notable were Alex Wren taking Gold in Women's Epee and Constance Philippe taking Bronze in the Women's Foil (and winning Ladies Celtic Master-at-Arms).
BVF Championships 2017 – Results
Several of our club members and irregular attendees travelled to Manchester to compete in the British Veteran Fencing Championships 2017. This was held at the splendid Manchester Fencing Centre hosted by the Marshal Fencing Club.
Veterans are classified as Cat 1 (40+), Cat 2 (50+), Cat 3 (60+) and Cat 4 (70+) – (our appologies to anyone who is shy about their age)
Men's Sabre – Cat 2
- Keith Davidson – Bronze
- Andy Pearson – 6th
Men's Sabre – Cat 3
- Stephen Rennie – Bronze
Stirling Sword 2017 – Results
As usual, the Stirling Sword competition was held at Stirling University – as usual, it was a well-attended affair with many fencers from far and wide. It was great to see teams and individuals from numerous clubs, including fencers from ECE based in Paris.
On Saturday, GWEFC had teams in the Foil and Sabre events – both had similar results
Team Foil
- 6th – "Charm Offensive" GWEFC: Maria Cabrelli, Constance Philippe, Helen Pitt, Ramsey Sartawi
Beginners Welcome
GWEFC will be holding an introduction to fencing course on Thursday 9th February. Give us a couple of hours of your time and we will teach you how to fence. Bring a friend – it's better to learn together. There is no charge for this course.
All specialist equipment will be supplied by the club – this will be worn over your own clothes. Wear clothes you will be comfortable working out in – but no shorts due to safety concerns. You need to bring some indoor sports shoes with non-marking soles. The building has changing rooms and showers available.
Back in January
We will be at The Atholl Arms on Thursday 15th Dec for our usual Xmas night out.
Training will resume at Cally Uni on Thursday 5th January 2017.
Helen wins Bronze at CVFC2016
Our club president (and a founding member of the club) Helen Pitt travelled to New Zealand to represent Scotland at the Commonwealth Veterans Fencing Champiognships. She won a Bronze Medal in the Women's Foil event.
More results are available on the Scottish Fencing website http://scottish-fencing.co.uk/results/2016/11/17/scottish-results-cvfc2016
Highland Open 2016 – Results
Several club members and irregular visitors had much fun at the Highland Open 2016 – including Gold medals for Chris Anwyl in Men's Epee and for Constance Philippe in Women's Foil.
Saturday Results
Men's Epee
- Gold – Chris Anwyl
- 10th – Kris Moodley
Women's Epee
- Silver – Eleanor Akers
- Bronze – Alex Wren
Men's Sabre
- Bronze – Keith Davidson
Scottish Open 2016 (again) – Results
The second Scottish Open of 2016 was held in October at the Oriam centre at Heriot-Watt University.
Here are the results for our club members and irregular visitors:
Men's Epee
- 10th – Chris Anwyl
- 30th – Kris Moodley
- 38th – Daniel Bee
Men's Sabre
- Silver – Glenn Sancroft
- 10th – James Anderson
- 18th – Colin Macinnes
Women's Sabre
- Gold – Jennifer Sancroft
Veterans’ Winton Cup 2016 – Results
The Veterans' Winton Cup is an annual team event, with teams representing various regions around Britain. Scotland has never managed to provide a team but was invited to join the North Britain team a few years ago.