Today we received the following from British Fencing. I would like to draw the attention of all our coaches to its contents:“This weekend at the BUCS Championships there was an incident where a broken foil blade pierced a pair of breeches and caused a leg injury.British Fencing would like to take this opportunity to remind…
We are sad to announce that Dave Jerry passed away yesterday afternoon after a long illness.Dave Jerry had served the Academy for many years as Assistant Secretary, as an examiner and as a coacheducator. As course officer he organised many Denstone courses.He was also an excellent coach and received the Brian Pitman Memorial Award in…
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…
This was the second time we have had the Denstone course in October rather than in the summer and this new date continues to be an advantage in many ways . . . Having the college to ourselves is a great improvement over sharing it with other conferences, although accommodation was limited this year due…
Prof. George Ganchev passed away 19th August 2019. There is so much I could record of my memories of George as his accomplishments were many and varied. Foremost he was a superb fencer, a specialist in Sabre and a fine coach. His performances on the piste in combat were exceptional, winning many trophies. Off the…
