Bucks, Berks & Oxon Foil Championships

The first competition of the new season is nearly upon us. The Bucks, Berks and Oxon Foil Championships are on Sunday 18th October at Langley Grammar School, Reddington Drive, Langley, Berks SL3 7QS. It's a great event to start with as a first competition. Details can be found on the BB&O competition calendar. If you’ve been fencing for a while and you’re thinking about entering, let me know – happy to talk through what it involves. And if you’ve already started entering competitions – get your entry in! The closing date is Weds 14th October. You’ll need to be a British Fencing member. Entries need to be made online through British Fencing and Sport80 (the online system for managing competition entry). The event has adults and U-18, U-16, U14 and U-12 age group categories. Age categories for this event are based on your age on 1st Jan 2016. So to participate in age groups you must be born for: U18 - 1998/1999; U16 - 2000/2001; U14 - 2002/2003; U12 - 2004/2005. Do get in touch if you have any questions!

Thame Duellists Fencing Club Annual General Meeting Thurs 25 June 7pm

This is a reminder that it's the club AGM at our regular fencing session this Thursday 25th June. The meeting will take place at the start of our regular fencing at 7pm (once the 7-11 age group have finished their normal session). Please will club members and their parents/guardians make an effort to attend - it's your chance to have a say in how the club is run. All club members, including junior members, and also parents/ guardians of junior members, are encouraged to take part. There's one vote for each club member and where the member us under 18 the member and their parents/guardians can choose how to exercise it together. Overall, we hold the meeting in an informal, friendly and accessible way. We will be electing the club committee at the meeting. The more people who get involved in running the club, the easier it is for all of us. But at the same time no-one is pressured to do anything they don't want to. It's your club, so come along and help make it more like you want it to be. Hope to see you there!