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  • Christmas Newsletter

    We are nearing the end of the autumn term at Lewes Fencing Club (LFC). We hope you have enjoyed your fencing with us and have learnt new moves at the same time. Please read on for the latest Club news.

    Extra Club session on 16th December

    This Sunday (9th December) was due to be the last official club day so we could free up Sunday 16th December for an LFC competition. However, due to extra bookings at the leisure centre, we have had to postpone the competition until the new year. Instead we will be holding an extra Club session from 10am- 12noon – so if you want to use up a bit of pre-Christmas energy please come along. If you are a full member (pay per term) the cost of this extra session will be £5 per Junior, £6 per adult. If you pay as you go then normal prices apply.

    Free advice on equipment purchases

    If you’ve asked for fencing kit this Christmas, then you might like to check out the equipment information on our website at https://www.lewesfencingclub.org.uk/your-club/kit/ Alternative you can speak to someone at the club about choosing the right purchases for you. Remember LFC members can get 10% off equipment at Allstar Fencing http://www.allstar-fencing.co.uk/home.asp so don’t forget to mention our name when buying.

    Term dates for 2013

    Our new term starts on Sunday 6th January – just enough time for the turkey to go down 🙂 – and will run for 12 weeks finishing on Sunday 24th March. We are freezing fees for the term so the full price for the 12 weeks will be £60 for Juniors (and those in full-time education) and £72 for Adults. This price makes LFC one of the most affordable fencing clubs around, offering excellent value for money with access to our highly qualified coach Gerad Harmer and loan of equipment (subject to our kit policy). Fees can be paid from 9th December onwards and prompt payment is always appreciated.

    Beginners Courses in Spring 2013

    We will be holding beginners courses for both Adults and Juniors early next year. If you have any friends or relatives who may be interested get them to drop us an email via enquiries@lewesfencingclub.org.uk.

    Thank you for your support

    We would like to say thank you to everyone who has helped out and volunteered their time this year – we couldn’t run the Club without this support. More help is always appreciated so if you have any time or expertise you think the club could benefit from please come and talk to us.

    Finally a big thank you to all the fencers, big and small. The club has only been running for a year and we think its one of the friendliest clubs around. Its great to be running a club full of enthusiastic and welcoming members.

    Whatever your plans this Christmas we hope you have a merry time and a great New Year.

    Best wishes,

    The Committee

    Lewes Fencing Club

  • Autumn News from Lewes Fencing Club

    Welcome to the latest newsletter from Lewes Fencing Club

    This autumn we celebrate our first birthday. We want to thank you for supporting LFC over the past 12 months and for helping to make the Club such a success.

    We’ve achieved a lot in a short space of time, including a successful grant award from Sports England and our first interclub competition in July which was attended by over 40 adult and junior fencers from Lewes, Brighton, Eastbourne and Worthing fencing clubs.

    AGM

    We’ll be holding our Annual General Meeting on Sunday 21st October from 12.15pm – 12.45pm at Lewes Leisure Centre. This meeting will be an opportunity for you to hear how the Club has done over the past year, elect representatives for the committee and have a say on what we should focus on in 2013.

    If you’d like to attend the meeting then please speak to one of the Committee members.

    New term fees due on Sunday 7th October

    We continue to offer some of the lowest fees of any fencing club in Sussex, despite increased hall hire costs. From Sunday 7th October fees will be:

    Juniors and those in full-time education – £50 for the term, £180 for 12 months

    Adults – £60 for for the term, £220 for 12months

    LFC still offers great value for money, with a Club session costing £5 for juniors/those in full-time education and £6 for adults, when paying for the autumn term.

    Autumn dates, times and class structure

    The term will run from Sunday 7th October – Sunday 9th December (10 sessions). Club times are 10am – 12noon, with the Junior class finishing at 11.30am.

    We are keen to help members increase their fencing skills so we have developed a new class structure to allow more coaching time for adults and juniors:

    Time Juniors Adults
    10am – 10.15am Warm up Warm up
    10.15am – 11am Coaching from Head Coach Fighting on the piste
    11am – 11.30am Supervised piste/steam fighting or fencing games Group coaching from Head Coach or piste fights
    11.30am – 12noon Finished One-to-one* with Head Coach or piste fights

    * If time permits, please pre-book with the Coach

     

    Our warms ups are important, they help prevent injury and also include elements of technique so we ask that you are ready to start at 10am sharp.

    If you have any questions about the new structure then please get in touch with us or speak to Gerad Harmer, Head Coach.

    Christmas competition – 16th December

    To round of the autumn we will run another interclub competition on Sunday 16th December for Juniors and Adults. This is a great opportunity for you to have a go at individual competitive fencing in a friendly atmosphere. If you’d like to take part in the competition then please speak to one of the Committee members.  More information and prices will be available closer to the time.

    We look forward to welcoming you to Lewes Fencing Club this autumn.

    Best wishes

    LFC committee

     

  • **** BOOK NOW Junior Beginners Course

    We are delighted to tell you we have scheduled a Junior course for children under 12, the details are as follows:
    Sundays: 7/10, 14/10, 21/10, 28/10, 4/11, 11/11
    Time: 12pm – 1.00pm
    Venue: Lewes Leisure Centre, Mountfield Road, Lewes.

    There are a limited places available. The cost for the course is £45 for each fencer which includes all coaching and equipment. For more information please contact us at enquiries@lewesfencingclub.org.uk or pop in and see us on a Sunday morning at the leisure center Lewes

  • *** BOOK NOW Beginners Adult Course

    We are delighted to tell you we have scheduled an Beginners Adult course for people 12 years and over. The details are as follows:

    Date: Sunday 30th September
    Time: 12pm – 5.00pm (please note this is a full course equivalent to our normal 6 week course)
    Venue: Lewes Leisure Centre, Mountfield Road, Lewes.

    There are limited places available and these will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. The cost for the course is £55 per person and the price includes full coaching with Head Coach, Gerad Harmer, plus all fencing equipment and clothing.
    For more information, email us at enquiries@lewesfencingclub.org.uk

     

  • Autumn term start date and new fencing league.

    Dear Lewes Fencing Club member,

    We hope you are having a great summer holiday and are ready to return to Lewes Fencing Club with a spring in your step.

    Our regular Sunday club sessions start again from Sunday 2nd September, running 10am – 12noon (junior fencers finish at 11.30am). Members who have paid for the development sessions with Professor Steve Paul are reminded that these will also be starting on Sunday 2nd September kicking off at 10am and finishing at12noon.

    In order to ensure that we can provide a great experience for all fencers please can you arrive in plenty of time so we can begin coaching at 10am.

    If you’re looking for additional fencing opportunities during the week then you might be interested in a fencing league which fencing coach Rob Parsons is setting up on Wednesday evenings. Please contact Rob directly if you are interested in taking part in this league, more details below.

    We look forward to seeing you again at the Club this September.

     

    Best wishes

     

    Lewes Fencing Club.

     

    Message to LFC members from Rob Parsons:

    New Fencing League – starting Wednesday 12th September

    On Wednesday evenings between 6.30 and 8pm I will be running a Fencing League at Western Road School, Lewes.

     

    Over the course of 6 months all attendees will be put into poules upon arrival and fight each other once. The person with the most number of wins over the course of the six months wins the league! After the poule fights have finished you are welcome to stay and have different bouts too.

    Here’s the twist – The league will be run in the format of Modern Pentathlon Fencing which is based on a single point fight! As soon as a single point is scored the match is over. The clock will also be for 1 minute only and double hits don’t count. If the clock runs out and there is no winner both competitors are counted as having lost. The reason it’s in Modern Pentathlon style is so that everyone stands a chance as one point isn’t much and anything can happen – Juniors can beat adults and it’s a great experience for all ages.

    THE PRIZE – The person with the most wins at the end of the six months will receive a Leon Paul voucher worth £75 as well as being able to use my 10% Leon Paul discount to purchase new equipment. Two runners up will receive a signed copy of Professor Steve Paul’s new Fencing book.

    The league will be run on a ‘pay as you go’ basis and fencers must either have their own kit or book my kit in advance. The fees will be £5 for anyone in full time education and £7.50 for everyone else.

    Remember, the session will be for 90mins, not an hour so there will be plenty of time to have lots of bouts after the poule has finished. Poules will kick off at 6.45 sharp so if you are late you will still be put in a poule but forfeit the bouts you have missed.

    If you’d like to take part then please contact me, Rob Parson, directly (not Lewes Fencing Club) at the following email address rob@fencingforall.co.uk

    First day is 12th September…………Good luck!!