Fencing at UEA

Welcome to UEA fencing! Our club caters for all levels, ranging from complete beginners to international competitors. We train twice a week with two fantastic qualified coaches. Our fencers cover all three disciplines  and many have started from complete beginner level.  You can also compete in a wide range of competitions from local and county level events to BUCS nationals. We also have loads of super fun socials, including loads of non-alcoholic events. So whether you want to just learn for fun or compete at various levels of competitions then come and join us!

Fencing at UEA

Welcome to UEA fencing! Our club caters for all levels, ranging from complete beginners to international competitors. We train twice a week with two fantastic qualified coaches. Our fencers cover all three disciplines  and many have started from complete beginner level.  You can also compete in a wide range of competitions from local and county level events to BUCS nationals. We also have loads of super fun socials, including loads of non-alcoholic events. So whether you want to just learn for fun or compete at various levels of competitions then come and join us!

Training Times & Venues

Monday 19:40 – 22:20 – Sportspark Hall 2

Wednesday 17:40 – 19:40 – Sportspark Hall 1 (Back Half)

Fixture Schedule

Membership Pricing

Standard Membership- £35

Beginner – £20 – 6 week beginner course

Beginner’s standard add-on – £15 (must purchase this after completion of 6 week course if you would like to be a member)

 

Committee Members

President – Faye Gillan

Vice President & Equality and Diversity Officer –  Chaitanya Dwivdei

Treasurer – Callum Pullen

Secretary – Lake Oates Harrison

Social Secretary & Health and Safety Officer – Oscar Lawson

Publicity Officer – Emily Hewitt

Norfolk Rep – Anna Dunham

Kit Officer – George Carter

Women’s Team Captain – Charlotte Slater

Men’s Team Captain – George Carter

Coaches

Paul Stimpson and Rob Johnson

Recent History

Our successful Men’s team were promoted in 2017 to midlands league 1 which they’re held up to now.

Hok Tin Chan won a bronze at the last (2019) BUCS nationals for the sabre individual event.

We regularly conduct outreach for outreach department, including the 2019 summer break for the UEA summer schools, which always gets a positive engagement.

This year’s committee managed to organise the funding for the employment of a second coach, which we see as being very successful and feedback from beginners suggests they are gaining a lot from having a specified coach for beginners.

Had the best intake that we’ve had in a couple of years, with very well subscribed DSD sessions and a well attended beginners course.

We held a well engaged This Girl Can campaign, using our social media to promote the sessions we were holding which included a women’s team showcase and a psychology session with our coach Paul.

We won the first Club of the Month achievement for this academic year for our work on the This Girl Can campaign.

We won a total of thirteen medals at the Norfolk County Championships, a local and popular club competition open to fencers from Norfolk and Suffolk. These medals included 5 golds out of a possible 6 events.

We’ve developed outreach sessions which we are planning on taking to schools which will be a part of our new campaign to bring fencing to under privileged schools and let children who likely haven’t tried it before, see how accessible the sport is.

UEA fencing club won the Blackwell trophy for the first time in December due to the excellent results and engagement with the Norfolk County Championships.

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