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News Archive 2009 - 2010 Season
Commonwealth Fencing Championships
Congratulations to Fiona Haldane, Clarke Little, David Patterson and David Jackson on their recent selection to represent N.Ireland at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Melbourne, Australia later this year. This is a great honour for each of our fencers, their families and also for Grosvenor Fencing Club. It reflects the high standard of training and commitment that each fencer has put into their sport and demonstrates the high quality of competitor and training currently available at our club. With 4 Commonwealth Fencers in Foil, Epee and Sabre, Grosvenor keeps setting higher standards.
Olympic Taster Fencing Display
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Latest: Some local VIP's now lined up to take part in the display with Grosvenor along with Press.
Our Summer schedule is turning out to be quite an exciting one. After the tremendous success of our Maritime Festival display we've lined up a second opportunity for you to demonstrate your talents to the public. [Read More]
Carrick Castle Open
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Grosvenor had another very successful day this time at The Carrick Castle Open on the 12th - 13th June. On the Saturday we had a total of eight fencers taking part in the Men's & Women's Foil and Men's Sabre. Gallery now posted.[Read More]
Grosvenor's Maritime Fencing Display
This was a fabulous success and I think it was enjoyed by absolutely everyone, from the fencers and parents, to the members of the public who all seemed to have a fantastic time. Apart from the fact everyone seemed to enjoy the fencing displays being put on by our junior members right through to our international fencers, the public participation was outstanding throughout the day. I have never seen so many adults and children actually queuing up to have a go at fencing. The club committee would like to say a big Thank You to all it's members and parents and helpers who turned out in such large numbers on the day and showed the people of Belfast why our fencing club is the BEST. If you enjoyed the experience remember Grovenor Fencing Club will be going 'On Tour' again very soon. Make sure your applications are in if you want to be a part of it. Gallery showing some of the fun from the day [Here]
Bronze at British Youth Championships
Congratulations to Jonathan Little who at the recent U10 British Youth Championships in Shropshire achieved a 3rd placing. Jonathan put in some fabulous performances along the way. This is a fantastic achievement for Jonathan and is the highest placing a N.Ireland Foilist has ever reached in this competition. This follows on from the great performances of David Patterson - 9th and Clarke Little - 13th, three weeks ago in the U16 & U18 BYC age groups. Another indication of Grosvenor Fencers continuing to improve and raise their standard of fencing, both locally and nationally. [Gallery]
The Grosvenor Junior Challenge
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Our Junior Challenge was a brilliant success on Tuesday night. We had a great turnout from fencers along with great support from their families. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and the tea, coffee and juice was much appreciated. The competition itself went very well and everyone was a winner on the night. [Gallery]
Junior N.I Nationals
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Grosvenor had a very successful time at this years Junior N.I Nationals. We had the biggest club turnout with with a total of 12 boys in the U14 and U12 Foil competitions, with some excellent performances overall. Samuel Gourley and Jake Wylie were particularly unlucky not to finish in a medal position at U14. However we still managed to take Gold in the two events we entered. Stephen Brown took Gold in the U14 category and Jonathan Little had Gold in the U12 boys along with Gareth Reid also with a Bronze in this age group. [Gallery]
Grosvenor International Selections
A total of five Grosvenor fencers male and female, have just been selected for International Squads in different weapons, showing the high level of fencing currently enjoyed by all those training at our club.
Firstly Fiona Haldane has been selected for the G.B World Championship Epee Squad in Croatia in September. Also the following members have been selected for the N.Ireland UK School Games Squads:
In Men's Foil we have 3 of the 4 team members: Clarke Little, David Patterson and a first time call up for Tony Eve. Well done Tony at only 14.
In the Women's Foil we have Chloe Lopez-Colclough. We wish them all well in their competitions and for the future.]
British Youth Championships
We had an excellent showing this year at the BYC's from our five club entrants. Strong performances came from Clarke Little U18 Foil(in his final year) and David Patterson U16 Foil. Also on their first showing at this event, Stephen Brown and Christopher Thompson U14 Foil, had some excellent performances. Jonathan Little U12 Foil, as the youngest of our members (at only 10) also finished very strongly. All our fencers enjoyed themselves and finished the strongest of the N.Ireland fencers in their respective categories. We now look forward to continue building on our success for future events. Gallery [Here]
Summer Training Camp
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We are delighted to announce that we have secured the services of one of the Top British Coaches who will conduct a Training Camp based in our New Sports Hall in Grosvenor. We are opening up this fabulous opportunity to ALL fencers from any club. [Read More]
N.Ireland Nationals 2010
Grosvenor had three members in the N.I Nationals on Saturday 24th April at Foyle and Londonderry College. Everyone of them performed excellently with Clarke Little taking Gold and David Patterson taking the Silver. Tony Eve was unfortunate in meeting the eventual winner in the quarter finals, however Tony's fencing performances were excellent on the day. [Read More]
Grosvenor's New Fencing Hall
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The New Sports Hall that we have been waiting on for months has finally been opened to the club, and what a success it has been. It is close to three times the size of our previous hall with the latest lighting, ventilation and floor surface. This is exactly what we needed, with a rapidly growing number of members. On our first night we had a total of six pistes in operation with one dedicated to Sabre, one for Epee and four for Foil. On our second night we had five pistes dedicated to Foil. Check out some pictures of the opening nights action in our gallery, and as you can see we had a typical Grosvenor training night, lots of fun, but with the emphasis always on productive fencing. Gallery Here
Irish Nationals
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Well done to Fiona Haldane in winning the Women's Epee at the Irish Nationals on 27th March 2010 in Dublin. Good performances where also had by David patterson and Clarke Little in Men's Foil.
Edinburgh Open
Congratulations to Tony Eve who put in an excellent performance at the weekend, 20th March 2010, and achieved an impressive result in the Edinburgh Open.
Grosvenor Fencers Turn On The Style
At the combined BYC Qualifier/Lagan Open Junior Series Event held on Saturday 6th February 2010 at Sullivan Upper, a total of 17 Grosvenor fencers turned out to represent the club. This made them the largest club grouping ever in a Junior Series/BYC event, a healthy sign for Grosvenor when you consider some of our other top fencers were tied up on holiday or fencing internationally in Europe. [Read More]
Epee Gold for Grosvenor
An excellent result for Fiona Haldane who achieved a Gold medal in Women's Epee at The British Age Group Championships at the weekend. Fiona now qualifies to attend the World Veteran Championships in Croatia in September.
Grosvenor Fencers Perform Well At The N.Ireland Open
A total of eight Grosvenor club members took part in in the recent N.Ireland Open, and it was one of the largest and toughest competitions for a number of years, with a total of 117 entrants over the two days. [Read More]
A Busy Weekend for Grosvenor Fencers.
Fencers from Grosvenor took part in two competitions over the weekend 5th & 6th December 2009. On Saturday fifteen of our younger/beginner foilists were involved in the Queens University School Foil Championships. [Read More]
The Grosvenor Fencers at the QUB. School Foil Championships 2009.
Irish Open Success
Grosvenor fencers performed well at the Irish Open 28th - 29th Nov. 2009 in Dublin. Best performance of the day was by David Patterson who picked up a Bronze medal in Men's Foil.
The 5 Nations Tournament
A big thank you to all those who attended and helped out at the 5 Nations Tournament on Saturday 21st November 2009. Also well done to our fencers Chloe, Katie and Clarke who took part in the competition with some excellent performances.
See gallery for some outstanding pics. courtesy of Andrew Brown.
Gold..Silver..Bronze at The Derry Open for Grosvenor Fencers
On Saturday and Sunday 7th-8th November 2009, 6 Grosvenor fencers took part in The Derry Open at Foyle and Londonderry College. There were excellent performances all round in men's and women's foil but notable results on saturday were had by Clarke Little (silver) who narrowly lost 15-13 in the final and a great result for David Patterson who achieved a bronze medal. On the sunday Fiona Haldane (gold) won an exciting women's Epee final 15 - 14.
UK School Games September 2009
Well done to Grosvenor's junior foil fencers David Patterson, Chloe Lopez-Colclough and Clarke Little who recently represented N.Ireland in the Foil competition at the UK school games in Cardiff. There were excellent performances from the three of them with the highlight being the bronze medal won by Clarke Little. Clarke's medal was awarded to him by Grosvenor's very own Mrs. Sandra Martin who was being honoured by British Fencing for her long contribution to the sport.
