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The Only N.I Fencing Club with 'Gold Clubmark' the Highest Award possible.

Display & Gold Clubmark Award

The club carried out a display and were honoured by Belfast City Council on Tuesday 21st February 2012, at Avoniel Leisure Centre, where we were officially presented with our Gold Clubmark Award by councillor Jim Rogers. This is the highest possible Clubmark distinction and we were delighted that Dr. Vasey,Vice-Principal, Grosvenor Grammar School was present to receive this award along with us. The club was also praised at the award ceremony for our high operating standards and practices.

2012 School Games

Congratulations to eight of our members who have been selected for various 2012 School Games teams. Men's Foil - Stephen Brown, Kristofor Gwynne, Sam Gourley, Gareth Reid - Women's Foil - Lucy Taylor - Men's Sabre - Jake Wylie - Women's Sabre - Chloe Lopez-Colclough & Lydia Roets. It's good to see our Saburers making such good progress reflecting the high multi weapon standard in our club. Well done all and we wish you every success at the games.

East of Ireland Open

Congratulations to all our members who attended this competition. A couple of available notable results were Stephen Brown with a Bronze in Men's Foil and Lucy Taylor with a Bronze in Women's Foil. Well done all who attended.

Fencing Display

Update: The Chairman of Belfast City Council Parks and Leisure Committee will be presenting the Gold Clubmark award to Grosvenor at this event. Please ensure you are at Avoniel around 5.50pm.

As a Gold Clubmark club, Belfast City Council have asked us to put on a Fencing Display and Try It event for the local community in Avoniel Leisure Centre on Tuesday 21st February, 6pm - 8pm. This will be a great opportunity for us to highlight Fencing to the public and at the same time show people how well Grosvenor Fencing Club operates. We have been involved in a number of high profile displays over the last couple of years and they have all been a huge success and greatly enjoyed by the club members who attended them, this event should be no different.We would ask for as many members to attend as possible. Please submit entries ASAP. [Entry]

Dublin Epee

Congratulations to Tasha Montgomery for her Bronze medal in the Dublin Epee Competition on 5th February 2012.

Grosvenor Juniors Clean up

On Saturday 21st January we hosted the second leg of the N.I Junior Foil Series and again our U14 & U12 boy's cleaned up the medals in both age groups. Our U14 girls in their first event of the year performed excellently also.

In U14 Boy's Jonathan Little took Gold, Gareth Reid Silver, Stewart McClune Bronze and Ryan Simpson just missing a medal with a 5th place finish and Cameron Hamilton in only his second event finishing in 22nd place.

U12 Boy's William Girvan Gold, Mark Woods Silver, David Eve Bronze, William Rutherford Bronze and Michael Reid, our youngest competitor, just missing out in 5th place.

Girls U14 saw Bethany McDowell finish in 5th place and Rose Gilmore in 6th place in their first event of the year.

An excellent set of results which finishes an impressive week for Grosvenor Fencing Club, in which our Junior fencers demonstrated that they are every bit as successful as the Club with its Gold Clubmark Award. Well done all. [Gallery]

Grosvenor Fencing Club Strikes Gold

Grosvenor Fencing Club committee set out two years ago to completely revolutionise the way we, as a standard N.Ireland fencing club operated. After enormous amounts of hard work, we are proud to announce that we have been awarded the Gold Standard in Clubmark. [Read More]

N.Ireland Open Success

Grosvenor fencers performed well at the weekend picking up a number of medals in All three weapons. Our Saburers who are the pioneers of this weapon at Grosvenor and who have been training with it for less than a year, continue to impress with each event. Some highlights from the weekend were in Men's Foil Stephen Brown was best U16, Gareth Reid best U14. Women's foil Lucy Taylor 3rd. Women's Epee Tasha Montgomery and Fiona Haldane 3rd places. Women's Sabre Chloe Lopez Colclough 2nd. Men's Sabre Jake Wylie best U16. Well Done Everyone who attended. [Gallery]

N.Ireland Junior Series

The next leg of the N.I Junior Series will take place in Grosvenor on Saturday 21st January. Get your entries in as soon as possible. Ask in club if you require more info. [Details]

N.Ireland Open

The N.Ireland Open which is organised by Grosvenor Fencing Club is on Saturday 14th & 15th January 2012. We would encourage all of our eligible fencers to enter. [Details]

N.Ireland Junior Foil Series Success

Grosvenor fencers started as they ended last season with another excellent set of results in the first competition of the 2011 – 2012 Northern Ireland Junior Foil Series, held at Sullivan Upper School on Saturday 10th December 2011.

Grosvenor fencers entered two categories in the competition – Boy’s Under 14 and Boy’s Under 12 taking Gold and Silver in both as well as Bronze in U14.

In a very closely contested Boy’s Under 14 event Gareth Reid took Gold, Jonathan Little Silver, Stuart McClune Bronze with Ryan Simpson coming 6th,and Cameron Hamilton doing extremely well in his first competition coming 16th out off 24!

In the under 12`s William Girvan took Gold, David Eve Silver and Mark Woods in his first competition finished 8th and Michael Reid 9th. The next event will take place at Grosvenor on 21st January 2012. Well Done All!

Irish Open Success

We had a number of our fencers travel to Dublin for the Irish Open on 3rd & 4th December 2011. There was some very good fencing and experience gained especially by some of our younger members progressing into senior events. Results: Men's Foil, Stephen Brown - 5, Sam Gourley - 15, Kristofor Gwynne - 16, Stewart McClune - 20. Men's Sabre - Jonathan Donnelly - 16. Woman's Epee,Fiona Haldane - 10, Tasha Montgomery-Shields - 15. Women's Foil Lucy Taylor - 7. Woman's Sabre, Chloe Lopez Colclough - 3, Lydia Roets - 8, Deanna Montgomery-Shields - 17. Well done to Chloe for her Bronze and everyone who attended.

N.I Junior Series - New season

The new 2011 - 2012 N.I Junior Series begins on Saturday 10th December 2011 at Sullivan Upper School. We would strongly encourage ALL our Under 14 fencers including our U14 beginners to enter this event. All entrants must have a British Fencing licence details - here. Entry to competition - here.

Grosvenor Success at Derry Open

Well done to all our members who attended the Derry Open. Again we achieved excellent results in all three weapons. Notable results were Fiona Haldane with Gold in Women's Epee. Chloe Lopez - Colclough with Silver and Lydia Roets with Bronze in Women's Sabre also Clarke Little with Silver in Men's Foil.

AGM

The Club AGM will be held at 7pm on Monday 14th November 2011.

Grosvenor Fencers Selected for N.Ireland Squad

clarke little david Jackson

In the upcoming 5 Nations Event in Cardiff on 5th November 2011 our two coaches have bee selected for the N.Ireland Senior Squad. Clarke Little in Men's Foil and David Jackson as Team manager and Men's Sabre. Well done guys and good luck for the event.

Grosvenor Success at N.West Open

In the first Open on the N.Ireland Fencing calendar Grosvenor fencers performed extremely well at the N.West Open on 22 & 23 October 2011, again winning medals in all three weapons showing the quality in depth at our club. We had a number of our younger junior fencers and beginner fencers competing in their first Open event and they all performed very well. Some of our medal winners over the weekend where Gerry Boyle & Samuel Gourley both taking Bronze in Men's Epee. Women's Epee saw Tasha Montgomery putting in a strong performance and Fiona Haldane winning Gold. In Men's Sabre Jake Wylie and Jonathan Donnelly performed well. Women's Sabre saw Deanna Montgomery and Lydia Roets both win Bronze medals. Women's Foil had Tasha Montgomery continuing to improve and perform very well. Men's foil saw Gareth Reid in his first Open performing strongly and Samuel Gourley and Kristofor Gwynne doing very well, we also had Stephen Brown winning Bronze and Clarke Little winning Gold. This was a very strong turnout by Grosvenor and WELL DONE to all who attended.

Grosvenor Fencing Club Advances in Clubmark

In keeping with our Policy of continually developing our club both on and off the piste we our proud to announce that we have successfully completed the stringent performance criteria to advance our Clubmark status to Silver Level. This makes us not only the sole fencing club in N.Ireland to have achieved the prestigious Clubmark but also one of a select few Sports Clubs in the UK with Silver Status. This means that our members can be satisfied that we have some of the highest club standards in practice regarding effective management, safety in sport and quality coaching and competition. This is an excellent strong start to the season by Grosvenor Fencing Club both on and off the piste and we look forward to building on it.

West of Ireland Success

We had two members attending the West of Ireland Open in Galway on Saturday 8th October. Kristofor Gwynne put in some excellent, strong performances before narrowly losing in his D.E to finish 9th overall. Clarke Little starting off his competitive season performed very strongly losing narrowly in the final to take the silver medal. Well done guys.

Irish Intermediates Success

A number of our members traveled to Dublin for the Irish Intermediates on Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October 2011 competing in All three weapons. Showing our increasing strength in depth across the three weapons All Grosvenor fencers put in excellent performances resulting in Grosvenor Winning Gold with Stephen Brown - Men's Foil, Gold with Lucy Taylor - Women's Foil, Gold with Chloe Lopez - Colclough in Women's Sabre also Bronze with Lydia Roets in Women's Sabre on Saturday and Women's Foil on Sunday. Also well done to Tasha and Deanna Montgomery, Samuel Gourley, Kristofor Gwynne all of whom continue to improve strongly at every event. Thanks also to our parents who traveled to support the fencers.

New Wednesday Night Training Format

Wednesday night training will be for All Saburers and Epeeist's that wish to train as normal. However only Foilists who are members of the Grosvenor Development Squad should attend as this night has been set aside for our elite foilists. Invitation letters for 2011-2012 season will be issued to those members who have been selected to join the GDS along with details of the improved training and coaching sessions which we will be making available to GDS members. All members attending should ensure they have suitable fitness training kit with them. If you require further info. please contact grosvenor.fence@hotmail.co.uk

New Season U16 Fencing

At the end of the last NI Junior Series a number of concerns were raised regarding the coming season and the lack of suitable U16 Junior Competition for our members. After negotiations and discussions between N.I Fencing and Grosvenor a compromise has been reached which we are happy to support. It is as follows from N.I Fencing:

"To enhance the experience and engagement of fencers moving from the Northern Ireland Junior Series into the adult stream, we are creating an U16 medal and points system for incorporation into each senior event. At the end of the season the U16 NI champion will be identified in each weapon, based on points accumulated from all the senior NI competitions (only). Further to this accolade each U16 champion will receive a trophy and an individual award of £50 provided by NIF ltd."

This means the 4 NIF events will become the new basis by which our U16 fencers will now compete for points. We hope this delivers the suitable level of competition our members require.

Club Fencing Kit Return

Would all members who have borrowed kit from the club at any stage in the past please return it asap so that we can update our records on condition and amount of Club fencing kit currently loaned out.

We have details of who our kit has been lent to but we need to do an annual check on it.

Autumn Fete Display

We are delighted to announce that we have been invited to take part in a Cross Community Autumn Fete on 24th September 2011. We participated in this event last year and it was such a success that we've been asked back for more. (see last years gallery) The event will take place at Newtownbreada (St. John's) Presbyterian Church, Ormeau Road on 24th September, 2pm - 5pm. Please return forms to club or notify through email grosvenor.fence@hotmail.co.uk if you will attend. All our members are welcome. [entry]

Grosvenor Grammar School Pupil Membership

The New 2011-12 membership packages for Grosvenor Grammar School Pupils are now available. ALL school pupils must now submit their membership fee's direct to the Club and not via the school as in previous years. Membership details are being distributed and can be obtained on any club night, just ask.

UK School Games 2011

Congratulations to ALL our members who took part in the UK School Games in Sheffield. The entire N.Ireland Men's Foil Team Tony Eve, Stephen Brown, Chris Jordan and Kristofor Gwynne were all Grosvenor Fencing Club Members and performed well at the event. We also had Kirsten Beggs doing very well in Women's Foil. Also very WELL DONE to Chloe Lopez - Colclough who picked up an impressive Bronze Medal in the Women's Team Sabre Event. An excellent performance by all, WELL DONE.

Summer Training Camp

The Grosvenor 2011 Summer Training Camp was another marvelous success. With two fantastic coaches and all three weapons being catered for there was some intensive fencing taking place and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, although there were some aching limbs by the end of the week. Grosvenor Fencing Club would like to say a big THANKYOU to Don and Mike for their excellent coaching and also to everyone else who attended, especially those who traveled from America and Dublin. Galleries - 1 & 2

New Season Membership Now Open

Our membership for the coming season is now open. We have kept our annual fees to a minimum. Once again as the Top fencing club we have one of the cheapest membership rates in N.Ireland giving members the opportunity to train up to 3 nights per week with some of the top fencers in N.Ireland. Membership is open for ANYONE to join. [Read More]

Grosvenor Fencing Summer Displays

The Club has put on two outstanding summer displays in conjunction with Belfast City Council. The first was at the Ozone Leisure Centre and the second was in front of a packed Belfast City Hall in July 2011. The Ozone 'Olympic Try it Day' was a great success with young people from across Belfast traveling to the Ozone Leisure Centre to have a go at fencing with Grosvenor. Ozone Gallery

At the City Hall Display our club was selected by Belfast City Council to showcase Sport in Belfast to various other cities around the UK. We put on a fencing demonstration of Foil, Epee and Sabre in beautiful sunshine which was then broadcast live on a Giant Screen TV in the packed grounds of the City Hall and also live to thousands of people around the UK in various other major cities. Well done to all who participated. City Hall Gallery

Summer Training Camp 15th - 19th August

For Foil, Epee and Sabre!

After the stunning success of last years event we are pleased to announce that we will again be holding our annual Summer Training Camp from Monday 15th August to Friday 19th August 2011. [Read More] Gallery

Summer BBQ and Awards

On Sunday 26th June 2011 at Crawfordsburn Country Park we had a fantastic turnout of 70 members, family and friends at our 'Annual' Summer BBQ and Awards. The weather was great, the food was superb and the fun was fantastic. Everyone seemed to have a good time and what a nice way to end a superb season with the Top fencing club in N.Ireland. A special mention to the Parents Group who helped out on the day and the committee members present. Also WELL DONE to ALL Grosvenor Fencers and our two coaches for such a successful and enjoyable season. We look forward to next season as we continue to take fencing to new heights. Gallery