Great Yarmouth & Waveney Fencing Club

Congratulations team! Great to see the return of team matches. Hope you all had fun and are looking forward to the next one!

Lots going on at the club over the coming months! Take a look at our club calendar to see what we've got planned for Thursday nights up until November! Visitors to the club are always welcome!

Due to the Jubilee Bank Holiday, the sports centre is closed tomorrow, as such no Fencing this Thursday (2nd June). Enjoy the extra long weekend and we look forward to welcoming you all back the following week - Thursday 9th June for Ladder Night!

Great to see so many fencers present last night for the second week of our Easter Competition! Here's our top 3 Junior fencers with their well earned chocolate rewards!

**Beginners Course start date announced** On Thursday 28th April our next Senior Beginners Course will start, costing just £25 for 4 weeks of tuition, kit hire and insurance to fence. Further details can be found on our website: gywfc.co.uk/beginners/

**Beginners Courses start tonight** Interested in learning to fence? Let us know of your interest and we'll get you fencing ASAP! And for our current members we're hosting our annual one hit wonder competition, where the first hit wins! As always, there will be prizes!

Congratulations to the club team who took part in a friendly match against @NorfolkFencing We immerged victoriously. However the biggest success was getting the two clubs together, with an inter-club match being a new experience for all but one of the fencers present

**10 days to go until our next Beginners Course starts** Starting Thursday 30th September for ages 7+. Courses cost between £20 - £25 for 4 weeks of tuition, with all the equipment you'll need provided by the club! We also offer taster sessions for £5! gywfc.co.uk/beginners/

@britishfencing the #KitOutTheNation campaign is running across the country. Hopefully a way to get #Fencing kit to clubs / organisations that could benefit from it or remind people that they've got all that kit and get them back on piste.

Our club tries to make #Fencing as accessible as possible, providing kit to members (at no extra charge) for as long as it's needed! However, Fencing kit isn't the cheapest, we always welcome donations of old unwanted kit that can be of benefit to our club or the local community

@BBCSuffolk are supporting the #KitOutTheNation campaign! Helping to bring unwanted sports kit into the hands of schools, clubs and individuals who can make use of it, instead of leaving it to gather dust or go to landfill. You can find out more here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/art…

Interested in learning how to fence? We've got a series of beginners courses starting Thursday 30th September! Ages 7+ More info @ gywfc.co.uk/beginners/

After the poule stages Evie ranks 30th, winning 2 and dropping 3 matches. D.E. will be up against 35th seed Thandile Nash!

Good Luck to Evie Lawrence who's taking part in today's @britishfencing #CadetNationals2021 representing the club in Women's Foil! Have a great time Evie, we'll let you know how she gets on!

Wanting to try something new? Interested in trying the sport of Fencing? Aged 7+? Then we've got beginners sessions for you - starting Thursday 30th September! Costing £20-£25 with all equipment and tuition included. Visit - gywfc.co.uk/beginners/ for more information!

Today's the day! Our first @britishfencing GB League event! And the first fencing event we've taken part in since March 2020 (or hosted since August 2019). Excited is an understatement!!! 🤺🤺🤺 Results and pictures to follow.

We had a great first session back last Thursday, taking our title as the UK's most easterly Fencing Club to a new extreme, with the session occurring right next to the coast!

**Thursday 20th May** We're back to fencing inside this week - albeit at a new temporary venue - Trinity Methodist Church, Lowestoft, NR32 4HU. We have a max capacity of 21 individuals (fencers, coaches, spectators etc) - so booking is still essential - gywfc.co.uk/covidsecure

**Outside Fencing - Thursday 13th May** The weather is looking much better this week so (fingers crossed), we'll be back to training. There's still places left so sign up at gywfc.co.uk/covidsecure Hope to see you there!

So our first session back got rained off tonight,. Fingers crossed it'll be better next week. Bookings for Thursday 13th May can now be made via our website - www..gywfc.co.uk/covidsecure