Wingerworth Fencing Club

06/06/2026

🗓️ Save the dates ‘26/’27 🗓️

Here are some of the key dates for the EM fencing region for the ‘26/’27 season! More details to come as we get closer to each event, but please mark your calendars.

29/05/2026

Nathan Williams takes a brilliant bronze at the British Youth Fencing Championships

29/05/2026

Entries are now open for the 2026 British Open Championships weekend!

🗓️ 4th-5th July 2026
📍 EIS Sheffield

Enter via the links below:

Open Senior Championships:
https://bf.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/40719/home
Open Wheelchair Championships:
https://bf.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/40720/home
Open U14 Championships:
https://bf.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/40721/home

ℹ️ Visit the BF Events & Championships page for more info on each event:
https://www.britishfencing.com/find-fencing-events/bf_events/

19/05/2026

At the BYCs, coach Nigel Leavesley was interviewed by BBC Radio Sheffield. He talked about why the event was happening in Sheffield, and about how people can get involved in fencing. 🤺

🎧 Listen here at 2:40:45: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002vpvj

15/05/2026

Many of you will know Sophie from 3 Blades , Huge Congratulations Sophie from WFC 🥇

04/05/2026

Well Done Nathan , you made us all very proud 🤺👍

Congratulations to our U14 Mixed/Boys’ Epee medallists at the 2026 British Youth Championships!

🥇 Oliver Reagan (Four of Clubs, West Midlands)
🥈 Benjamin McConnell Niño (Brixton Fencing Club, London)
🥉 Nathan Williams (Wingerworth Fencing Club, East Midlands)
🥉 Jion Chang (Malvern Hills Sword Fencing Club)
5th: Felix Zeng (Knightsbridge Fencing Club, London)
6th: Joshua Nickson (Malvern Hills Sword Fencing Club, West Midlands)
7th: Miles Ching Hei Law (The Royal Tunbridge Wells Fencing Club, South East)
8th: Timofey Yakovlev (The Royal Tunbridge Wells Fencing Club, South East)

06/04/2026

Competition Time 🏆 What to bring?

With some of our fencers soon to be entering their first competitions, I have come up with this list to advise on what you should be sure to bring. Please drop anything you think we’ve missed in the comments!

- Fencing whites (breeches, jacket, 800N plastron, glove, chest protector if needed)
- Lame (if foil or sabre)
- Fencing shoes (or whatever shoes you usually fence in)
- Long socks (that stay up)
- Mask
- Two working wires (+ two mask wires for foil or sabre)
- Two legal weapons (if you don’t know what this means, ask your coach)
- Emergency armoury kit (technically non essential as somebody at the competition will have this stuff, but very useful for quick repairs)
- Snacks!
- Water bottle
- Hairbands (to tie back long hair)
- You might also want to consider a towel, a change of clothes, headphones, phone charger, etc

04/04/2026

MERCIA NOVICE OPEN (BF licence: 40498) Saturday 11th April, 2026 ALLESTREE WOODLANDS SCHOOL, DERBY Welcome to the Mercia Novice Open - an event aimed specifically at introducing new and less experienced fencers to competition, though others are also welcome to enter (see information below for except...

19/03/2026

The Entry Fee Support Scheme is open for the 2026 British Youth Championships!

BF is mindful of the rising costs of attending fencing events and the potential barrier to participation this creates for some members of our community.

The Entry Fee Support Scheme offers a limited number of free entries to BF events. Places are offered based on financial need, not on ability and covers 100% of the entry fee cost.

🗓️ Deadline: 25th March, 5pm

🔗 Complete the form here:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/d33b57658fd04ef2b24d7a6963ed146a

05/01/2026