Southern Region have announced their BYC qualifiers for this year. Details below
When: Sunday 21st January 2018
Venue: Wellington College, Duke’s Ride, Crowthorne RG45 7PU
Author: Tim Stephens
Alice Ruggles Memorial Team Competition
The OFC team at Alice Ruggles Memorial Épée team competition.
We didn’t win a prize but we didn’t get the wooden spoon either! Good day of fencing with support from Malcolm.
Club CANCELLED Tuesday 12th December
Rye have cancelled our club session on Tuesday 12th December on account of the snowy weather. Our next (and final) session before Christmas is on Tuesday 19th December.
Foil Rally – 3rd December 2017
The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Foil Rally is being held on Sunday 3rd December at Langley Grammar School. Entries will be via the Sport:80 website.
This is a fun, team event aimed at junior fencers.
Last year, our team managed an excellent third place, and will be delighted to tell you how much fun it was. If you’d like to take part and are struggling to find a team, please let the committee know and we’ll try to hook you up with some team-mates.
One-Hit Epee – 14th November
We will be holding our monthly one-hit epee evening on 14th November during the regular club session. This is a fun epee continuum where you fight for first point with the winner of each bout staying on until they are defeated. It’s great practice for winning crucial points and trains you not to rush in.
Everyone’s welcome, even if you’ve never held an Epee before – beginners luck can be a wonderful thing!
Club Socks for Sale
We have special fencing socks with the club logo embroidered on the back for sale. These are comfy, stretchy socks with a padded section at the front to alleviate hits on your legs and a padded sole.
The socks are white with a dark blue logo embroidered on the rear. Two sizes are available: medium (size 3-6) and large (size 6-11). The socks cost £8 per pair, or two pairs for £15. Please email chairmanofc@yahoo.com if you’d like to purchase some socks and we will arrange to bring them along to the club to pick-up.
Le Flying 2017
On 17th June, we hosted the Flying Friendship Cup at Rye St. Antony.
Photo by Dexter Canoy
Photo by Dexter Canoy
Photo by Dexter Canoy
Summer Fencing at Radley College
As in previous years, our summer training sessions will move to Radley College sports centre from Tuesday 4th July. Please note that there will only be Tuesday sessions from 8pm to 10pm, no Fridays. The final session at Radley will be Tuesday 22nd August, and we return to regular Tuesday and Friday sessions at Rye St. Antony in Headington from Tuesday 29th August.
If you don’t own your own kit, please arrange with a committee member to take away a jacket, mask and plastron for the summer since we will only take electric boxes and weapons to Radley. See below for directions.
Master at Arms 2017
Congratulations to Jay Williams who is our Master at Arms 2017.
Jay won the club Foil competition and was third in the Sabre competition, and was ninth in the Epee, which meant that he scored the best cumulative result to win overall.
2017
Chairman’s Report
Despite the loss of most of our Sabreurs, and several epeeists, our membership this year has remained at a stable level. As of 31st May, we have 72 members (compared with 69 this time last year). Of these, 29 are new members to the club either from graduating from our beginners courses or joining from elsewhere. Continue reading
