News
20/5/13 - Southern Dev't Day
Check out the News section for details of the upcoming Southern Development Day, being held on 6 June.
20/5/13 - Split Success
Huge congratulations to Rebecca Mayle, who got a Last 8 at the satellite competition held in Split, Croatia, over the weekend. A brilliant result!
19/5/13 - Inns of Court
Well done to Phil and Alain B. who came 2nd and 3rd respectively at The Epée Club's Inns of Court Gold Cup.
18/5/13 - AGM
We will be holding the Club's AGM on 10 July - please read the notice in the News section for more details.
18/5/13 - Southampton
We have arranged a match with So'ton Fencing Club - check out the News section for more details.
17/5/13 - Boris Berliand
Well done to Alain B. who has been awarded the Epée Club's Boris Berliand Cup.
15/5/13 - Club Competition
The results for the club competition are out. The top 5 are
1. Dave Hillier
2. Felix Stansfield
3. Anil Darji
4. Verity Howell
5=. Ashlee Grainger
5=. Calum Maynard
With Steve Allison winning this month's prize. The full results can be found here.
13/5/13 - Beginners
Welcome to all those who took part in the first lesson of our May '13 Easter course. If you're reading this and are interested then it's not too late to join - call or email us now for more information.
12/5/13 - Veteran European Results
Well done to Sylvia Brown, who won individual bronze at the Vet European Champ's!
4/5/13 - BYC's
Well done to all our junior members who competed at the British Youth Champ's - see News section for details.
28/4/13 - Lavradio Cup
Well done to Alain B who won the Epée Club's Lavradio Cup, held at the Lansdowne Club.
22/4/13 - Club Competition
The results for the club competition are out. The top 5 are
1. Dave Hillier
2. Felix Stansfield
3. Anil Darji
4=. Ashlee Grainger
4=. Verity Howell
With Calum Maynard winning this month's prize. The full results can be found here.
16/4/13 - Summer Camp, Italy
Click here to view the poster for Marek's summer training camp.
18/3/13 - Notices
Reminder that the club is CLOSED on Wednesday (20th) and also please see this poster for the Region's Development Day this Sunday (24th).
13/3/13 - Club Competition
The results for the club competition are out. The top 5 are
1. Dave Hillier
2. Felix Stansfield
3. David Gregory
4. Anil Darji
5= Alex Sallons
5= Ashlee Grainger
5= Simon Readman
With Dave Hillier winning this month's prize. The full results can be found here.
25/2/13 - Results
A number of good results for RFC last weekend. Hampshire Open: Verity H. came 1st, Dave H. 8th. Epee Club Evill Cup: Phil B. 1st, Alain B. 2nd.
18/2/13 - Club Competition
The results for the club competition are out. The top 5 are
1=. Dave Hillier
1=. Felix Stansfield
3. David Gregory
4. Anil Darji
5. Alex Sallons
With Felix Stansfield winning this month's prize. The full results can be found here.
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8/2/13 - Slough Open
Well done to all those who competed at the Slough Open last weekend, in particular to Ed Hornby and Rebecca Mayle who both made the L8.
25/1/13 - Club Email Address
We're having some problems with our email address at the moment, so please bear with us. In the meantime you can contact us via readingfencingclub@gmail.com - thanks!
25/1/13 - Haverstock Training Camp
Being held in August in Germany. Highly recommended - click here for details.
2/1/13 - Club Competition
The results for the club competition are out. The top 5 are
1. Dave Hillier
2. Alex Sallons
3=. David Gregory
3=. Felix Stansfield
5. Ashlee Granger
With Anil Darji winning this month's prize. The full results can be found here.
17/01/13 – Odette wins the Southern
Well done to Odette Hornby, the new Southern section womens epee champion.
2/1/13 - New T-shirts
Coming soon! Click here to see some of the designs, and let us know what you think!
2/1/13 - Club Forum
Happy New Year! The Club now has its own forum - the link has been added to the bottom menu bar (next to 'Links, Resources, Contact Us, Site Map'). Click here to go to it directly.
18/12/12 - Beginners Course
Spaces are filling up fast for our next beginners course, starting 7 January. Click here for more details.
18/12/12 - Southern Region Epée
Click here to enter the above competition, being held at Reading Uni SportsPark on 13 January. Ideal first competition, and there will be plenty of other RFC fencers there!
18/12/12 - Christmas Dinner
Thanks to Verity for organising our Christmas dinner yesterday, at Café Rouge in the Oracle. A good time was had by all!
03/12/12 - Club Competition December Results
The results for the club competition are out. The top 5 are
1. Dave Hillier
2. Alex Sallons
3=. David Gregory
3=. Ashlee Granger
5. Steve Bateman
With Ashlee winning this month's prize. The full results can be found here.
01/12/12 – Regional Hub L1/L2 Qualifications
Click here for details on the Region's rolling coaching course, beingheld at Newbury.
28/11/12 – Historical Weapons
Thank you to our very own Nige Hincliffe, who gave us a presentation on a selection of his historical weapons. Very interesting!
23/11/12 – Cadet Winton Selections
Well done to Rebecca Mayle, Ed Hornby and Piers F-T who have all been selected to represent Southern Region at the Cadet Winton Cup, being held at Millfield School next month.
20/11/12 – Southern Junior Success
Congratulations to all our young fencers who competed in the Southern Region team competition over the weekend. All teams won a medal!
- U20's: Rebecca M, Alex S and Piers F-T won gold
- U16's: Odette, Ashlee, Jai, and Felix won bronze
- U13's: Alex G, Sam J and Arturo won bronze
- U13's: Noam, Oskar and Nicholas V won gold
16/10/12 - Christmas Dinner
The RFC 2012 Christmas Dinner will be held at 7pm on Monday 17th December at Cafe Rouge in the Oracle in Reading. All members are welcome to come and join in the fun! If you would like to come, then you will need to confirm your attendance by Friday 7th December at the latest by emailing your menu choices to Verity ( ptortus@gmail.com) and paying a £5 deposit to RFC (bank transfer, cash, cheque or PayPal). The menu can be found here.
Please note there will be no fencing on this date as we will all be at Cafe Rouge!
13/10/12 - Sussex Open
Congratulations to Sam and Verity who came 2nd and 3rd respectively at this year's Sussex. Also Andy Gates L16 and Dave L32.
23/9/12 - Reminder: Club Closure
Just a reminder that the Club will be closed on Monday 8 October, due to the hall being unavailable.
16/9/12 - Club Competition
Well done to all those who competed in the 2011-12 Club Competions. Full results can be found in the News section.
28/8/12 - Beginners Course
Please note that our September beginners course is fully booked. Click here to find out how to enrol on the next one, starting January.
20/7/12 - Important Notices
Check out the main News section for details of important notices, arising from Wednesday's committee meeting.
16/7/12 - Southern Triangular
Congratulations to all RFC fencers who represented BB&O at the Southern Region Triangular yesterday. For more details, click here.
12/7/12 - AGM
Documents from yesterday evening's AGM can be found on the News page.
14/6/12 - Ranelagh Cup
Well done to Alain B. who won the Epée Club Ranelagh Cup, held as a showcase at the Hurlingham Club's pre-Wimbledon garden party.
19/6/12 - Rebecca, Cole Cup
Congratulations to Rebecca Mayle, who finished 12th at the Cole Cup last weekend.
19/6/12 - Committee Meeting Minutes
Wokingham Borough Council is holding a family fun day on Saturday 7th July in Cantley Park, Wokingham, from 1000 till 1500. Lots of free taster sessions available. Click here for poster.
16/6/12 - Committee Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the last committee meeting can be found here.
11/6/12 - Badges
Our new badges are available to collect for all Club members. Collect yours from Alain next time you see him.
11/6/12 - Southern Region Development Day
The Region is holding a development day on 8 July - with coaching and workshops available for all. A great day for any member; see attached poster for details.
10/6/12 - Southern Region Development Day
The BB&O County Fencing Picnic, and AGM, is being held on 17 July. See attached poster.
2/6/12 - The New Site is live!
Welcome to the new RFC site! We're excited to be able to 'go live' - but please be gentle with us & report any issues, comments & rave reviews to the Committee!
13/5/12 - AGM
RFC's next Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 11 July 2012, starting at 19:45. As with last year there will be no fencing on the evening until after the AGM has been concluded.
All RFC members (and parents/guardians of juniors) are welcome to attend. RFC has always prided itself in being a fencing club run for fencers, by fencers, and this meeting is an excellent opportunity for you to share your views and opinions.
For anyone who would like to express a wish in being voted as a committee member for the coming year, please fill in a Nomination Form (Word, PDF) and follow the instructions contained within. The closing date for nominations is 14 days before the date of the meeting - i.e. 27/06/2012 - and a list of all nominations will be published on the website no less than 7 days prior to the AGM.
Committe positions available are:
- Chairperson
- Secretary
- Club Captain
- Treasurer
- Junior Representative/Welfare Officer (2 posts)
- Ordinary Member/s (no more than 4 posts)
As a reminder, all the Club's documents - including our constitution - can be found in the Resources page of the website.
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