July 2008
The Danson Show 2008
The Danson Festival of 2008 was the venue for 'Duel in The Park 2008'
The event was held in Bexley's very own 'temporary fencing salle' and the fine weather bought out the crowds that stood several ranks deep as they watched the competition. The eventual winners were Bexley A in a closely fought final with Gravesham.
April 2008
Coaching Days
April saw the first in a series of coaching days on Saturdays. Run by Professor Jes Smith, they will involve group work and individual lessons.
December 2007
Annual Dinner
The club's annual dinner was held on December 8th at the Nag's Head in Welling and we had an excellent turnout again. The food and drink were plentiful and Our illustrious Chairperson kept his speech reasonably short (for him!) The Len Camin award went to Kola for his exceptional season in competition and he, in turn, gave out prizes to some of his 'targets' through the year. A trophy was given to Jack for his continuing support for the club, celebrating the past, present and future. Much merriment was had by all.
October 2007
Annual Dinner
The club's annual dinner has now been booking, it will be on December 8th at the Nag's Head in Welling and everyone is invited to attend, especially the family and friends who support us in our sport. Please speak to the Secretary if you need further details or you wish to book. We look forward to seeing you all there.
September 2007
World Veteran's Fencing
The World Veteran's Fencing Championship has been held in Sydney and the Gold Medal for the Category B Men's Epee was won by Robin Davenport. A name well known on the competition circuit and in the past a member of Bexley Fencing Club. a good job Robin.
September 2007
Beginners Course
The September Beginners Course is now under way and we would like to welcome everyone. Owen and Karen will be teaching, taking the group through all the basics of our sport. Have fun.
September 2007
Competition Fencing
The 2007-2008 Season has now begun and this year finds several Bexley fencers competing and more who will be starting their first season. Good luck to all.
August 2007
Beginners Course
The September 2007 Course is almost full. If you would like a place then we would like to suggest that you book as quickly as possible.
August 2007
First Aid Course
Eleven club members completed a Sports First Aid course on Saturday with the course content focused on fencing and sports injuries. The club coaches were amongst those attending.
June/July 2007
Duel in The Park
Duel in The Park and The Danson Festival took place over the weekend. The weather was changeable! In the end we fenced a lot, met lots of people and had fun. More information and pictures should follow soon.
June 2007
Beginners Course
The September 2007 Course is filling up. If you would like a place then we would like to suggest that you book as quickly as possible. We do have to limit the numbers that can attend.
May 2007
Beginners Course
The May Beginners Course is now under way and we would like to welcome everyone. Owen and Karen will be the coaches, aided by Clive and Phil. They will be taking the group through from the basics up to competitive fencing. Have fun.
April 2007
Beginners Course
The May Beginners Course is full and we have opened bookings for the September 2007 Course for those of you that couldn't get on it, sorry.
February 2007
Club Foil Poule
It has taken a bit longer than we thought it would but, with 3 pistes regularly running on Wednesdays, the Foilists have now run their first poule. The latest results can be seen on our Competitions page.
January 2007
Fencing in Competitions
The number of members competing is increasing. Perhaps you think it is time that you tried it out too. Competitions like the Invicta Open (in March) are friendly and enjoyable, they give you the chance to meet fencers from other clubs and to hone your own skills. Why not talk to the Competion Secretary and perhaps give it a try?
January 2007
Beginners Course
The January Beginners Course is now under way and we would like to welcome everyone. Owen, Karen, Clive and Phil will again be the coaches, taking the group through from the basics up to competitive fencing. Have fun.
January 2007
Fencing Beginners Course
Monday January 8th 2007 is the start date of the next beginners course, it begins at 7.30 at Crook Log and we welcome the new intake and hope you all enjoy it.
December 2006
Fencing over Christmas
The last Monday of 2006 is the 11th and Mondays restart on January 8th 2007, also the start of the next beginners course. Wednesdays will continue over the holiday period and we hope to see you there.
December 2006
The Club Annual Dinner
The Bexley Fencing Club's Annual Dinner took place at the Nag's Head in Welling. Around fifty attended and more details can be found on the 'Events' page, including the identity of the winner of the inaugural Len Camin Trophy.
December 2006
Beginners Course
The September Beginners Course is now completed and the awards were given out at the annual dinner. Well done to everyone who attended and completed the course. Now experienced fencers with a repertoire of moves and counter-moves, they will continue to move forward and learn more.
The January 2007 course is almost full and begins on the 8th.
September 2006
Beginners Course
The September Beginners Course is now under way and we would like to welcome everyone. Under the expert eye of Owen, Karen, Clive and Phil (themselves being checked on by Jack) we hope that you will all soon master the vagaries of the circular parry of sixte…
August 2006
Club Evenings
Due to the increasing membership and the start of the new beginners course on Monday evenings at Crook Log Leisure Centre, we have now bought in a second evening of fencing. This will be on Wednesday from 7.00pm to 9.00pm at Erith Leisure Centre. The Wednesday evening will be for club members and invited guests.
August 2006
Club Epee Poule
The second Poule has now been run and we are awaiting the results. We hope to have both Epee and Foil Poules running regularly shortly. The latest results can be seen on our Competitions page.
August 2006
The Essex Open
The Essex open is taking place on the 3rd of September and Kola, Clive, Paul F and Karl will all be taking part. We wish them all the best of luck and we don’t really mind which one of them wins! We will have the results on our Competitions Page over the next couple of weeks.
July 2006
Club Epee Poule
July has seen the beginning of the Epee Poule. Organised by Kola, we are currently running the competition on both Epee Pistes and we are awaiting the first results with bated breath. We hope to have the results soon. Discussions are still in hand regarding the start date for the Foil Poule.
July 2006
The Danson Show
Our display at the Danson show over the weekend was well attended by many members of the club and their families and friends. Thanks go to everyone in the club (and our 'extended family' for putting up with us) for the work and effort that went into the organisation of the event that took every available hand to make it happen, both at the event itself and beforehand. Special thanks go to Owen who took on the role of co-ordinating the whole thing.
As you are all aware, the planning and realisation of the event has been a good few months in the making but the weekend showed that the effort was worthwhile. The good weather also helped in ensuring that there were plenty of visitors.
June 2006
'The Cage'
As you will have seen, our rather battered cupboards have now been replaced by a shiny new 'cage' to store our kit and it will come into full use over the next couple of weeks.
May 2006
In Memory:
Len Camin
As some of you will be aware, Len Camin passed away recently. Len was one of the founders of the Bexley Fencing Club back in 1952 and worked tirelessly for both the club and for the sport of fencing over many years. Len was teaching fencing in Israel in 1967 when he met his wife.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to his family, he will be sadly missed.
May 2006
Saturday Fencing
The club has begun to fence on occasional Saturday's when there seems to be enough interest in it. Club members should contact either the Chairman or Secretary for more details.
