EC members were out in force at the weekend at the British Veterans Fencing (BVF) Championships held at the Manchester Fencing Centre.
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Congratulations to EC members who won medals at the weekend.
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EC club members showed their skills by taking a host of medals at this year’s BVF (Epee) Age Group Championships held at the Leon Paul Centre in London on Sunday 5th March.
Leading the way were Steve Bateman and Marc Burkhalter winning Gold and Silver respectively in the cat 1, 40+ age group followed by Rob Brooks and Lawrence Burr who took the Gold and Silver medals respectively in the Cat 4, 70+ age group.
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Following donations from the BF Charity and the Epee Club Charity, Senior Teams competing in Team events which contribute to FIE Senior Team World Rankings will have their entry fees reimbursed by British Fencing until the end of the Paris qualification cycle.
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EC members were out in force at the European 6 Weapon International Veterans Competition held at Guildford this weekend. A host of club members competed in the epee and foil events, while others were part of the organising committee, and others came along to watch.
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Congratulations go to EC members Peter Huggins and Steve Higginson who were awarded BF Gold Medals in the recently announced British Fencing’s honours list. The 2022 BF Honours were announced at the AGM on Saturday 10th October and were presented by Elected Board Director Pat Aiyenuro at the Eden Cup, November 4-5th 2022.
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GBR Men’s Cadet Epee team take Gold in Belgrade, Serbia, for the second year running at the 2022 EFC Cadet event
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In a fantastic result for club members, all those competing won medals.
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In 1545, the year the Mary Rose sank so spectacularly in Portsmouth harbour, a book on archery was published complaining about the neglect of that sport in favour of fencing, which had masters to teach it in every town. The popularity of fencing in Tudor times was largely due to Henry VIII who encouraged displays of swordplay and who had, in 1540, given the London Masters of Defence a monopoly of teaching arms.
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