Denstone Easter Course 2015

The Funeral of John Whitworth will be on 9th February at 2.30pm at Altrincham Crematorium.John wanted everyone to gather afterwards at the pub for a ‘pie and a pint’ (of course) so Ronnette has arranged a ‘wake’ at the Quarry Bank, Bloomsbury Lane, Timperley – the entrance to the pub car park is on Grove…

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…

FENCING COACH POSITION IN OULU, FINLAND The fencing club of Oulu, Finland, is looking to hire a professional fencing coach. The position is at first three months from September 2011 – November 2011, and if the experience is positive, is made permanent from January 2012 onwards. More details HERE

Over the last few residential courses, I have become increasingly concerned about the number of people that are coming with expectations of doing the Advanced and Diploma levels while freely admitting that they “have done hardly any work” “not even looked at the questions” and are “just going to see how it goes”. . ….