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Heather Jarrold has passed on the news of the death of Bill Vinyard.  He died suddenly but peacefully on the 23rd October, aged 86. After Bill began fencing in his forties, he approached the sport with complete dedication. He ran Ipswich Fencing Clubs for decades and never missed a night. He leaves a legacy of fencers…

The Kings Leadership Academy in Warrington, where fencing is taught to all children as part of the PE Curriculum has just been awarded the Government’s National Character Award 2015 as a school which is doing outstanding work in developing character and leadership in its students.  The fencing programme in the school is led by one…

Vetting & Barring Scheme and Criminal Records Regime Review – Recommendations Announced.The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has unveiled a new scaled back employment vetting scheme and fundamental reform of criminal records checks.Announcing the findings of the parallel reviews of the Vetting & Barring Scheme and the criminal records regime on Friday 11 February Mr…

The course on mental healthhas been specifically designed for sports coaches. It is two hours long and free to attend.  Attendees don’t need any previous knowledge of mental health. The course includes: ·       What is mental health? Different diagnoses and their symptoms, with examples from sport ·       Physical impacts of mental health problems ·       Mental…

We are very sad to announce that long time Academy Member Jack Fitzgerald died on Monday aged 89. Jack coached in the Surrey area at various clubs until very recently.