London Region of British Fencing recently held their second annual CAPITAL Open competition and three club members took the challenge.
In the Mens Epee Henry Fazakerley came 10th/17
In Womens Foil Madelaine Brettingham came 5th/14
Our third member suffered an injury and did not do quite so well, so we will spare them the publicity, but well done to all three for facing such stiff competition in the name of the club
At the inaugral London Region Intermediate Championship on 29th April Madeleine Brettingham added a Silver medal for Ladies Foil to her collection while Decordoba Mitchell-Rowe took the Men’s Sabre Silver medal.
Both will now represent London at the GB Cup Competition in Nottingham on 23rd June
Well done guys!
Blackheath Fencer Madeleine Brettingham took a gold medal in the recent Leon Paul Adult Intermediate Open
Congratulations Madeleine!
Blackheath’s Dan Hepner (right) took the Foil Plate Bronze medal in the LR CAPITAL Open last weekend. This is a new annual international comp organised by British Fencing’s London Region.
Well done Dan!
Blackheath past and present members made a good showing at England Fencing – London Region’s Novice and Intermediate Competition at St Benedict’s School Ealing on 10th July.
With five fencers competing and four taking medals out of a total entry of 46 fencers on this day of the Euro16 and Wimbledon finals that’s quite an impressive result!
Mable Chambers, an ex Musketeer now at Kent University, took Gold in the Women’s Novice Epee. Having come 5th of 6 in the poules she says her best position is to be 7-10 down in the DE to motivate her to win! And she did!
Gurlal Jagdev took silver in the Mens Intermediate Epee
Stephen Wood took Silver in the Mens Intermediate Foil, under the Morley Blades flag but also a Blackheath Fencer in recent months.
Valerio Radolovich, a beginner in September 2015, took Silver in Mens Novice foil (fencing under Morley Blades but now back at Blackheath after moving closer).
And last but not least
Decordoba Mitchell-Rowe, also a beginner in September 2015, came 5th in the Mens Novice Epee in his first competition
Well done all of you!
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On 22 March Blackheath epeeists took on Gravesham in a friendly club match for the first time in a couple of years sending two teams from its growing group of epeeists.
The A team comprising Gurlal Jagdev, David Antonopolous and Alister Smith won 45:41 and James Williamson, Marlene Sturm and Christian Gucklesberger formed a B team which narrowly lost 41:42 after running out of time.
All enjoyed their visit and thank Gravesham for the invite and hospitality. A return match will be arranged soon!
Thanks to everyone who donated prizes and bought tickets, especially those that did both! And to those who sold tickets, it has been a great effort. We raised a little more than last year, £130 which, together with last year’s contributions gives us a fund of around £200.
The existing trophies have gone in for assessment and estimate for repair but we will be getting a couple of estimates over the next few weeks.
The winning tickets were drawn at the Club Christmas Dinner (If you weren’t there you missed a very pleasant evening!) at Davys Wine Cellars where each diner pulled a ticket from a bag. Duplicate winners were not allowed, only one prize each!
Each winner picks in order, so first winner gets first pick of the prizes, last winner gets the last prize remaining! 15 tickets were drawn for the 15 prizes.
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| Winners | |
| William Hopkinson (adults) | Taken |
| James Cross (adults) | Taken |
| Giacomo Raggi (juniors) | Taken |
| Phillipa McCormack (juniors) | Chosen |
| James Williamson (adults) | Chosen |
| Alister Smith (adults) | Chosen |
| Mael Zoungrana (adults) | |
| Alex Orme (juniors) | |
| Alex Harris (juniors) | |
| Alan Jackaman (adults) | |
| Sandesh (juniors) | |
| Helen Causley (juniors) | |
| Ben Warner (adults) | |
| Frank Baxter (adults) | |
| Hettie Thorneycroft (adults) | |
| Prizes can be collected from the Club | |
| Prizes | |
| Bottle of Whisky (Bottle of good wine subsituted) | Claimed |
| Plastic Bag Monster maker | |
| Leon Paul sports drink bottle | |
| Playing card set, dice and games book | |
| 6 placemats and coasters in seasonal style | |
| The Why? Encyclopaedia | |
| Harry Potter and the Philiosphers Stone | |
| Da Vinci Catapult model | Claimed |
| Lindt Master Chocolatier collection | |
| New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2014 | |
| Bottle Prosecco | Claimed |
| Bottle Spanish Cabanero Red 2013 | Claimed |
| Bottle Pedesclaux Red 2004 | Claimed |
| Jar of Church Terrace Apple Chutney 2015 | Clained |
| Flying Scotsman 3d puzzle | |
| Cailler Swiss Chocolates Signature selection |
Kathryn Bowers, just into her second year of fencing, took Bronze in the Kent U16 girls foil at the weekend. Held at Tonbridge School on 29th November she held her own against a challenging field of 9 Kent fencers. Well done!
Ben has been an invaluable member of the club acting as foil to me and keeping control of the Committee meetings!
A new Chairperson will be appointed at an EGM in December and stand for re-election at the AGM in February ’16. Any full member interested in this post should contact James, Club Secretary
We are also looking for a new Parents Representative for the Committee. As Musketeers cannot vote at an AGM a parent is appointed to act on their behalf. Anyone interested in this important role please contact Andrew.
The front entrance on Vanbrugh Park will be PEDESTRIAN ONLY. There will be no drop off or pick up inside the gates.
We strongly advise to drop off and pick up on school side of Vanbrugh Park ONLY to avoid crossing the road if you do NOT want to park. You can also drop off and pickup outside the gate in Mycenae Road. Mycenae Road can only be accessed from Westcombe Park.
You CAN park in the marked bays and then go through the side gate to enter the back of the gym right around the corner. Park as close to Westcombe Park as possible.
In the event of an evacuation eg fire alarm, you can collect your children from the common on Vanbrugh Park near the bus stop on Beaconsfield Rd
Check out the roads in the area on Google Maps