Lancaster Fencing

Ever wanted to try fencing? Want to start a new hobby at Uni? We are Lancaster uni fencing club, a friendly club who welcome anyone from complete beginners to experienced fencers. Don’t hesitate to get in contact if you have any questions 🌹🤺

Thanks so much to everyone who came to the end of year meal, it was a great evening! Well done to the exec for running the club this year despite the difficult circumstances and good luck to all those who are leaving us this year! 🌹

Well done to everyone who fenced in the friendly match against Manchester last weekend! We won all three weapons with a final score of 135-93! Hopefully everyone graduating enjoyed their final match for Lancaster 🌹🤺 #fencing #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity

This Saturday at 3pm we have our only match of the year against Manchester Uni! We will also be having a social at Bonnington Steps after so would be great to see lots of you there!

Lovely to see @LUFencing club highlighted in this month's edition of @britishfencing Sword magazine! 🤺🤺🤺 Looking forward to getting back to training when @LancasterUni sport reopen.💪 THE SWORD – APRIL 2021 EDITION britishfencing.com/the-sword-apri…

Let’s make sports everyone’s game 🏳️‍🌈

🌈Today is Rainbow Laces Day and this year we’re celebrating the impact that LGBTQ+ people have on sport and the impact sports has on LGBTQ+ people 🌈 LUFC believe that sports should be for everyone irrespective of gender identity or sexual orientation. #RainbowLaces

LUFC are nominated for British Fencing University Club of the year 🥳

Over the next few weeks LUFC are going to be completing a charity fundraising event to raise money for Mind. More information can be found on our justgiving page justgiving.com/fundraising/lu… #charity #mind #fencing #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity

🤺 2020 FRESHERS 🤺 Want to know more about our club? Keep an eye out for us at the virtual freshers fair on Friday 2nd October or check out our promo video on our Instagram, Facebook or Twitter! #fencing #freshers #freshers2020 #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity

With term beginning soon we thought we would update everyone on our current plans to get back to training as safely as possible. More information will follow about specific details. See you all soon! #coronavirus #covid_19 #freshers #freshers2020 #lancasteruni #lancasterunilife

Last but not least is Austin Ridley, this years novice officer. Austin is doing his masters in economics and he fences foil. Austin has also never lost a roses match #fencing #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity #freshers #freshers2020

Next up is another one of our armourers, Charlie Thorogood. Charlie is a 3rd year nuclear engineering student and his main weapon is sabre. Fun fact, he’s an ambidextrous fencer #fencing #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity #freshers #freshers2020

This is Aidan Smith, one of our armourers. He does mechatronic engineering and his main weapon is epee. Aidans other hobby is ju jitsu #fencing #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity #freshers #freshers2020

This is our other social sec, Ben Dines. He is doing a masters in Geography and his main weapon is sabre. His fun fact is that he has distilled his own gin #fencing #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity #freshers #freshers2020

Next up is one of our social secs, Miguel Nóbrega (with his friend Branca). He is a third year politics and international relations student and his main weapon is foil. Miguel likes writing and works in sugar #fencing #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity #freshers #freshers2020

This is Amy Freeth, our publicity officer. She is a third year linguistics student and her main weapon is foil. Her fun fact is that there was a crocodile zoo on her old farm #fencing #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity #freshers #freshers2020

This is our health and safety officer, Joe Lawson. He is a third year engineering student and his main weapon is sabre. Joe also flew a plane with 30 people on board when he was 12 #fencing #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity #freshers #freshers2020

This is Gavriel Athanasiou, our men’s first captain. He is a second year accounting and finance student and his main weapon is epee #fencing #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity #freshers #freshers2020

This is Holly Irvine-Legge, this years Women’s first captain. She is doing her masters in Geography and her main weapon is sabre. She also loves gardening and volunteers at the EcoHub on campus #fencing #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity #freshers #freshers2020

This is Iakov Bogantcev, our treasurer. He studies biological sciences with biomedicine and his main weapon is epee. Iakov is also a high-quality data fan and Ikea shark enthusiast. #fencing #lancasteruni #lancasteruniversity #freshers #freshers2020