Denston October Course

It is with profound sadness that I inform you of the death of Prof. Akos Moldovanyi on Saturday Dec. 3rd.He died quite peacefully and would have been 94 next month.  My thoughts and sympathies are with his family and many friends. He was a great fencing master and a huge supporter of the Academy and…

The Academy is deeply saddened to hear of the death Trevor Cox following illness. A lifelong fencer and coach, Trevor was  a valued member and supporter of the BAF. A Mass and funeral will take place in Croydon on Tuesday 14th May. His widow, Frances, requests no flowers but donations to Macmillan Cancer.

Prof. Philip Bruce will be running a competitive coaching course for Four of Clubs Fencing on the 15th and 16th June 2013.  More information here.

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…