2008
| 29/11/2008 | Triangular 2008: Please see details here (187kb pdf). Well another great day was had by all. Foil was won by the Old Boys, Sabre by the Gown and the Epee by our very own Town team of Paul, Daniel & Alun. Adding up the scores of all weapons the overall winners of the Taylor Trophy were the Gown, followed by the Old Boys and finally the Town, which makes two victories for each team, so all to fence for next year! In the Town V Gown competition the scores of our B teams were added in and we just lost to the gown. Nevertheless full credit should go to our fearless novices William and Fredia who fenced excellently in their first competition. |
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| 10/11/2008 | New club e-mail address: aberfencing@googlemail.com | |
| 08-09/11/2008 | Welsh Open: Oliver MF & ME. | |
| 26/10/2008 | Wellesbourne Team Trophy: Oliver & civil service team won! | |
| 25/10/2008 | Epee Club Cup: Oliver | |
| 11-12/10/2008 | Welsh Veteran Championships: Rob, Harry & Alun. | |
| 02/10/2008 | Coaching: From tonight group coaching will take place for all club members 19:45-20:30 | |
| 01/10/2008 | AGM: 7:00 a class room in Penweddig | |
| 29/09/2008 | Civil Service Championships: OM MF bronze & Master of Arms | |
| 27-28/09/2008 | Shropshire Open: Oliver MF 25 ME 9. | |
| 31/07/2008 | 5 Week Childrens Beginners Course: 19:30-20:30 Penweddig School. | |
| 14-15/06/2008 | Wrexham Open: Oliver MF 8 ME 13. | |
| 05/06/2008 | Meeting 18:30 Penweddig School: Please make every effort to attend. | |
| 20/04/2008 | Northern Region Open Foil - Welshpool: Well done to Harry, Matthew, Daniel, Josh & town club regular Stephen Morris who won! | |
| 09-10/02/2008 | Merseyside Open: Oliver MF 5 ME 21. | |
| 02-03/02/2008 | Slough Open: Oliver MF 42 ME 15. | |
| 10/01/2008 | NEW 10 WEEK BEGINNERS SESSION. Please contact the club to reserve your place on this course. | |
| 01/12/2007 | Triangular 07: A very close competition this year, with each team winning a weapon each, the town won sabre, old boys foil and university epee. Counting up the points the university were triumphant. They also beat the town B team to win the town-gown. |
2007
| 10/01/2008 | NEW 10 WEEK BEGINNERS SESSION. Please contact the club to reserve your place on this course. | |
| 01/12/2007 | Triangular 07: Check in 9:30-10:00 Aberystwyth University Sports Cage. Entry £5 payable on the day. | |
| 22/11/2007 | Our club on the BBC web site | |
| 10-11/11/2007 | Welsh Open: Oliver MF 81, ME 28. Emyr ME 182. Shaun 155. | |
| 13/10/2007 | Welsh Veterans Championships: Harry MF Bronze, MS Bronze. | |
| 06/10/2007 | Wrexham and Cheshire Schools: Daniel & Mathew Bronze | |
| 29/09/2007 | RAF Epee Competition: Oliver, one hit epee individual & (civil service) team gold. Epee competition against armed forces & vets gold | |
| 15-16/09/2007 | Bristol Open | |
| 24/06/2007 | Commonwealth Veterans Championships, Toronto: Harry MF 7, MF (team) Silver, ME 20, MS 5, MS (team) Bronze. Alun ME 16. More to follow. | |
| 09-10/06/2007 | Wrexham Open: Oliver MF 29 & ME 5 | |
| 19-20/04/2007 | CSSC Games: Oliver MF Gold, ME Silver, MS Bronze & Master of Arms | |
| 26/03/2007 | NEW 10 WEEK BEGINNERS SESSION (15 years old+) | |
| 03-04/02/2007 | Slough Open: Oliver ME 25 | |
| 02/02/2007 | Uned 5 S4C 18:30-19:30. See Alun's TV debut. | |
| 27-28/01/2007 | Vetrans 4 Nations: Congratulations to Alun and Paul who represented Aber Town in the Team Epee and won! | |
| 25/01/2007 | NEW 10 WEEK BEGINNERS SESSION | |
| 18/01/2007 | Closed | |
| 11/01/2007 | Open | |
| 04/01/2007 | Closed | |
| 28/12/2006 | Closed | |
| 02/12/2006 | Triangular: Check-in at the university Sports Cage 9:45-10:00. Another close competition but the town eventually won! See Jason's excellent photos here. |
2006
| 02/12/2006 | Triangular: Check-in at the university Sports Cage 9:45-10:00. Another close competition but the town eventually won! See Jason's excellent photos here. | |
| 30/11/2006 | Triangular Team Selection: Tonight | |
| 23/11/2006 | S4C Filming | |
| 19/11/2006 | West Wales Foil: Lampeter | |
| 21/11/2006 | AGM Part II: 19:30 Weatherspoons | |
| 11-12/11/2006 | Welsh Open: Emyr MF 138. Oliver MF 71 ME 50. | |
| 02/11/2006 | AGM: 19:00 at Penweddig please make every effort to attend. | |
| 14-15/10/2006 | Welsh Veterans Championship Wrexham: Harry Master of Arms Gold, Silver, Bronze. Alun Silver. Paul 2 Bronzes. | |
| 16-17/09/2006 | Bristol Open: Oliver MF plate winner. ME 57. | |
| 07/09/2006 | 10 Week Beginners Course: This will run 19:30-20:45 in the main hall at Penweddig. The course is available to those 13 years and older. There will be 12 places - please e-mail the club or call Phil on 01970 828039 to reserve a place. Please see "about the club" section for details on cost and what to bring. | |
| 03/08/2006 | NEW TIME & VENUE: We will now be meeting at 19:30-22:00 (still on Thursdays) in Penweddig School (next door to Plas Crug!). We will be moving all the kit to the new venue this evening so please come along to help. | |
| 10-11/06/2006 | Wrexhan Open. Attended by Alun 50 ME. Oliver Silver ME & 26 MF. | |
| 27/05/2006 | Training session with Peter Stewart (Welsh National Coach). 10am Plas Crug leisure centre. A successful day with a record turn out. | |
| 14/05/2006 | Welsh
Team Epee. Aber A (Harry, Paul & Oliver) silver. Aber B
(Shaun, Emyr & Mark) 14. Excellent fencing from all! |
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| 23/04/2006 | North Wales Regional Foil. Harry 6 & Emyr 14. | |
| 20/04/2006 | Committee
Meeting - Recruitment. 19:00 Plas Crug (before fencing) |
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| 06/04/2006 | Committee
Meeting. 19:00 Plas Crug (before fencing) |
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| 01/04/2006 | Membership
Renewals. That time of year again. |
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| 11/03/2006 | NVA
National Championships. Harry 12 MS & 29 ME. |
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| 26/02/2006 | Turner
Cup. Harry Bronze & Paul 7. |
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18-19/02/2006 |
Merseyside
Open. Attended by Oliver 9 MF & 5 ME. Oliver also awarded
BFA Diamond Jubilee Fair Play Cup. |
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11-12/02/2006 |
Slough
Open. Attended by Oliver 41 MS (yes sabre!) &75 ME. |
2005
| 03/12/2005 | West Wales Area Coaching Visit. | |
| 10/12/2005 | Trainagular. Another nail biting competition won by... US. Well done to all involved! | |
| 12-13/10/2005 | Welsh Vets National Championships. (Paul S/11/12, F/5/11, E/3/10), (Alun E/8/10) and (Harry S/2/12, F/2/11, E/1/10, also Harry wins the Master at Arms trophy for 05-06. | |
| 09/10/2005 | Club Competition. 10:15 Main Sports Hall Plas Crug. Foil: Oliver, Phil, Paul. Epee: Oliver, Harry, Paul. Sabre: Jez, Oliver, Harry. Master Of Arms: Oliver. U18: Mark | |
| 24/09/2005 | Shropshire Open. Jason MF | |
| 22/09/2005 | Civil Service Sports and Social Club Fencing Championship. Jez 3 MS. Rebecca 2 WS, 1 WE. Kim 3 WS, 3 WE & 3 WF. | |
| 17/09/2005 | Bristol Open. Oliver 65 MF, 78 ME. | |
| 25/08/2005 | AGM. Plas Crug meeting room 20:00-22:00. | |
| 06-07/08/2005 | The VI Commonwealth Veterans Fencing Championships. Paul 18 MF 15 ME. MF & ME team bronze. | |
| 08/07/2005 | Committee Meeting. 19:30 in Brynamlwg | |
| 11-12/06/2005 | Wrexham Open. Emyr 40 MF. Alun 33 ME. Oliver 12 MF & 13 ME. Rebecca 7 WE. Kim 21 WE. | |
| 15/05/2005 | Welsh Team Epee. Aber A Silver medal. Aber B 4th. Aber C ?. Aber Ladies 4th. | |
| 10/04/2005 | Sabre
& Epee Coaching with Nigel Gregory. An excellent day of
expert coaching. |
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Congratulations.
Paul has now passed his grueling British Academy of Fencing exams joining
Jez, Rebecca & Oliver as a professional coach. |
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| 01/04/2005 | Membership
Renewals. That time of year again. |
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| 06/03/2005 | Welsh
Closed Foil. Harry 12 MF |
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| 12/03/2005 | Area
Visit by Prof Peter Stewart. Top coaching 12 noon to 5pm at
Plascrug Leisure Centre cost £5.00 |
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| 05-06/02/2005 | Nottingham
Open. Attended by Oliver. 8 MF & 10 ME. |
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20/02/2005 |
Welsh
Closed Sabre. Rescheduled until 22/05/2005. |
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13/02/2005 |
Welsh
Closed Team Foil. Attended by Harry, Paul & James. The
guys only just missed out on the medals by one place by coming 4th. |
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12-13/02/2005 |
Merseyside
Open. Attended by Oliver 12 MF & 15 ME. |
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06/02/2005 |
Youth
Foil. An excellent 5th place for Emyr. |
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05-06/02/2005 |
Slough
Open. Attended by Oliver 24 MS (yes sabre!) & 89 ME. |
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06/01/2005 |
Welsh
Closed Epee. Attended by Alun, Kim & Rebecca. A tough event
with a disproportionate number of top fencers. Rebecca secured a well
deserved 8th place in the women's event. |
2004
| 16/12/2004 | Fancy-Dress
Fencing Spectacular!
Fun Christmassy session where the Master of Arms trophy was handed over.
The winner of this year's Master of Arms is James, followed closely
by Emyr & Tall Paul. Many thanks to all who took part of the year.
Next year's devious competition calendar will be posted early 2005!
Further thanks to those who dressed-up for the occasion - pirates, alien,
dalmatian, karate-kid, naked - you name it we've fenced it! See the
photos! |
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| 02/12/2004 | Change
to Monthly Comp. November's Team Epee will be held this week. |
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| 27/11/04 | Triangular
& Meal. Old boys Vs Town Vs Gown fighting for the new Munro
Taylor Trophy & the Town-Gown Trophy. An excellent day of fencing
with around 70 participants in action. The Old Boys were victorious
in the Triangular competition, but only beat the Town by 246 points
to 240. In the Town Vs Gown, we were triumphant, wrestling the trophy
from the university. Many thanks to all who attended and especially
the Old Boys who traveled so far (particularly those who bought pistes!).
Photos. |
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| 21/11/04 | Lampeter
Open. An excellent competition for novices. |
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| 06-07/11/04 | Welsh
Open. A huge competition and great turn out for Aber fencers.
Harry MF 113 MS 68. Paul MF 114 ME 119. Alun ME 121. Oliver MF 62 ME
28. |
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| 01/11/04 | Sports
Development Classes Begin. |
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| 16-17/10/04 | Welsh
Veterans. Congratulations to Paul who got a silver and a bronze
in foil and epee and in doing so a place on the Commonwealth Vets team! |
|
| 07/10/04 | Earring
found. |
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| 25-26/09/04 | Shropshire
Open. Attended by Alun, Oliver & Rebecca. Oliver last 16
foil. Alun an excellent last 32 in epee at his first Open competition,
Oliver quarter finals & Rebecca last 64. |
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| 18-19/09/04 | Bristol
Open. Attended by Oliver. A huge competition, last 64 foil,
last 128 epee. |
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| 05/09/04 | BAF
Course. Prof Lance Larsen provided hosted an excellent course
improving the skills of the club coaches. |
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| 06/09/04 | Sports
Development Classes Begin.
Please note the classes have moved to a Monday evening. |
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| 02/09/04 | 10
Week Beginners Session. |
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| 29/08/04 | Taylor
Trophy Hand Over. A trophy has been made in honour of Munro
Taylor and will become the prize for the annual triangular held between
old boys, town & university. We are providing a fencing demonstration
& recruitment-drive at the castle 14:00 - 16:00, please make every
effort to attend. |
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| 09/08/04 | AGM.
Please make every effort to attend this year's AGM at Brynamlwg 20:00
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|
| 01/06/04 | Change
to Monthly Comp.
June's competition (team foil) is being held this week, please arrive
at 8 prompt. |
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| 19/06/04 | Area
Visit.
Peter Stewart (Wales National Coach) provided excellent hints and tips
to all who attended. |
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| 17/06/04 | 10
Week Beginners Session. |
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| 12/06/04 | Aberystwyth
Show. A successful day, with foam sabres being sold to everyone
in Aberystwyth! Photos on the photo page. |
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| 12/06/04 | Wrexham
Open. Congratulations to Emyr in his first Open competition. |
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| 07/06/04 | Committee
Meeting. Brynamlwg 7:30 all members welcome. |
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| 22/05/04 | Children's
Fencing Taster with Welsh National Coach Peter Stewart. Contact
Paul 01970 625519 for details. |
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| 20/05/04 | Raffle
Prize Draw. |
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| 15-16/05/04 | Isle
of Wight Open. Attended by Oliver & Rebecca last 32 in
foil & epee. |
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| 06/05/04 | BAF
One Star. Congratulations to Emyr, Nick, Beth & Lisa who
have gained the award. |
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| 29/04/04 | First
Monthly Competition. The first of our last-Thursday-of-the-month
competitions this week - see above link for a list of all the competitions.
Please turn up 8 pm prompt. |
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| 25/04/04 | Welshpool
Foil Competition. Paul silver, Simon bronze! |
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| 14/04/04 | Kit
Repairing Session. 7:30 at Harry's shed. |
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| 05/04/04 | Committee
Meeting. Brynamlwg
7:30 all members welcome. |
|
| 25/02/04 | Scout
Demo. Fencing demonstration carried out to local scout group. |
|
| 21-22/02/04 | Merseyside
Open.
Attended by Oliver foil 15th epee 5th. |
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| 07-08/02/04 | Slough
Open.
Attended by Oliver sabre last 32 epee last 128. |
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| 01/02/04 | Coaching
Day. A valuable day being coached by P Stewart attended by
Rebecca, Harry & Paul. |
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| 29/01/04 | 10
Week Beginners Course |
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2003
| 09/01/03 | First
session of the year. |
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| 16/01/03 | First
session for beginners. Congratulations Kim, Elin, Seiriol
& Bethan on achieving their BAF One Star Award. |
|
| 01-02/02/03 | Slough
Open. Attended by Oliver. Men's sabre: knocked out 14-15 in the
first round of DE. Men's epee: 39th out of 129. Knocked out by French
chap who eventually came 2nd. |
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| 13/02/03 | Equipment order from Blades has arrived and will be available for collection tonight. | |
16/02/03 |
Welsh
Closed Individual & Team Sabre. After a brief brush with
the boys-in-blue the butchers from Aber set off to carve a name for themselves
in Cardiff. In the individual event Harry & Paul went out in the first
round of DE, whilst Oliver went out in the second. In an exciting team
event Aber came fourth, piped to the medals by a mere 2 points! Paul's
sabre was characterised by a unique epee-esqe style, the effect of which
varied with the opposition - his physical and psychological presence also
ruffled the odd opponent. Harry gave a solid performance, taking hits
off all fencers and his shrewd tactics can be directly attributed to the
team performance. Oliver's 'unorthodox ' sabre technique proved successful
and at one point he managed to acquire 19 consecutive hits against an
increasingly irritated opponent. |
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| 20/02/03 | Your
money or your life. Those of you who ordered stuff from the recent
Blades order need to pay. |
|
| 22-23/02/03 | Merseyside
Open.
Attended by Oliver. Men's foil 23rd. Men's epee last 64. |
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| 23/02/03 | Welsh
Closed Team Foil. Aber A, consisting of Lawrence, Harry &
Paul had a good start to the competition, but met stiffer competition
as the day progressed, eventually they finished a creditable 5th. Aber
B, consisting of Rebecca, Kim and someone poached for another team, finished
8th. |
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| 02/03/03 | Welsh
Closed Foil Championships. Both Paul and Harry fenced well in
their pools wining several fights each. Unfortunately they promptly met
each other in the DE. As could be expected an 'aggressive' battle ensued,
with Paul the ultimate victor. Paul then met David Mansour and was defeated.
Kim fenced well in the pools but due to some dubious ceding didn't progress
far in the DE |
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| 16/03/03 | Novice
Foil Championships. Seiriol fenced well in a fairly large field
of competitors, finishing a well deserved mid-table. Bethan WON,
need I say more! So far Bethan has attended two competitions and has walked
away from both with medals. |
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| 03/04/03 | Committee Meeting. | |
| 14-19/04/03 | British
Academy of Fencing Coaching Course. Oliver & Rebecca passed
their grueling exams and are now professional coaches. |
|
| 27/04/03 | North
Wales Regional Championships - Welshpool. Harry & Paul came
an excellent 2nd & 3rd respectively. |
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| 01/05/03 | Epee Pool competition. Team selection for Welsh Epee cometition. | |
| 10/05/03 | Welsh
Closed Epee.
The A-Team of Harry, Paul and Phil came fifth against a strong field and
the B-Team of Lawrence, Alun and Marc also fenced well. |
|
17-18/05/03 |
Isle
of White Open. Attended by Oliver. Men's foil 20th. Men's epee
7th. Team RPFHFC 2nd. |
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| 29/05/03 | Start of 8 Week Beginners Course. | |
| 05/06/03 | Ladder Redrawn. | |
| 14/06/03 | Aberystwyth
Show. The Club has a stall - see Rebecca & Alun on Thursday
for how you can help! |
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| 04/09/03 | Price
Increase. New weekly subscriptions apply from this session onwards
(see about
the club page). |
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| 13-14/09/03 | Bristol Open. Attended by Oliver. Men's epee last 64. | |
| 20-21/09/03 | Emyr Lloyd Intermediate Foil. Attended by Harry & Paul. Harry fenced excellently to get the bronze medal. | |
| 27-28/09/03 | Shropshire Open. Attended by Oliver and Rebecca. Men's foil 11th. Men's epee last 64. Woman's epee last 64. | |
| 23-27/10/03 | Trip
to France. The Club is heading to Aberystwyth's twin-town of
Saint Brieuc, France to fence the Circle de L'Epee. An excellent time
was had by all with a stunning display of hospitality from our hosts.
We ate and drank superbly as well as visiting many of the local sites.
The fencing competition was very friendly and the foil and sabre were
won by St Brieuc whilst Aberystwyth came home with the epee trophy. All
participants, from both clubs, enjoyed the challenge of fencing new people
and we look forward to a visit from Circle de L'Epee next year! Pictures
here. |
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| 23/10/03 to 06/11/03 | NO FENCING, as the sports hall is closed for the fitment of new heating. | |
| 30/10/03 | Social. All welcome at the Coopers 20:00. | |
| 06/11/03 | Committee Meeting. All members are encouraged to attend Brynamlwg, 20:00 | |
| 8-9/11/03 | Welsh Open. Attended by Oliver. | |
| 13/11/03 | FENCING RESUMES. | |
| 23/11/03 | West Wales Regional in Lampeter. A strong Aber turn out (uni and town). Congratulations to Harry who came 3rd. | |
| 29/11/03 | Town
Vs Gown Vs Old Boys & Christmas Meal. Competition 10:00 to
16:00 Penglais School, entry of £5.00. Joint Christmas meal, black-tie
(or neat) Llety Parc. A full day of fencing, with foil, epee, sabre and
novice teams battling for supremacy. Sabre: town, old boys, gown. Epee:
old boys, gown, town. Foil: old boys, gown, town. Novices: gown, town.
Congratulations to the old boys who are the first winners of the Taylor
Triangular Trophy and the gown who now have wrestled possession of the
town-gown trophy from us! The Christmas party was superb, with over 70
fencers eating and drinking the night away. Pictures
here.
Taylor Trophy. Former members of the UWA fencing team would like to establish an annual competition to be held in memory of Munro Taylor, coach and mentor to UWA, Aberystwyth and Mid-Wales fencing for nearly 35 years, who died recently. This competition will be between the UWA, Aberystwyth town team and former members of those clubs for a trophy in Munro's honour. Any current or former UWA fencers who may wish to donate to the Taylor Trophy fund should contact Ceridwen Davies for details. |
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| 03/11/03 | Twinning Meeting. A report was given to the Twinning Committee on our trip to France. Subsequently an article has appeared on the twinning web site. | |
| 06-07/12/03 | Hereford and Worcester Open. Attended by Oliver last 64 foil. | |
2002
03/10/02 |
First 10 week beginners session. | |
24/11/02 |
West Wales Champs: Lampeter. Paul 2nd, Mike 3rd. Bethan 3rd. | |
30/11/02 |
Second Annual Town Vs Gown. Town victorious! See photos here. | |
12/12/02 |
Cambrian News publish article on the Town Gown. | |
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