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Attempts to Restart Buccaneers Fencing Training
I have during the last few weeks been looking into every possibility of our club being able to restart fencing training in some form following our usual venue, Birkdale School not being available at the moment. Unfortunately, the only apparently practical option of Concord Sports Centre on Monday nights is not going to be possible. There are just not going to be enough people to cover the cost and make for a productive training session. The venue is very expensive and for many people was difficult to get to.
It looks like we probably have no choice but to wait until Birkdale makes itself available to external bookings again and they plan to review this in January. In the meantime if something comes up I will let everybody know.
Adam
Options for restarting fencing training with Sheffield Buccaneers
- Training must take place in groups of 6. groups must remain separate and not mix.
- Sparing bouts within each group can be for 3 bouts to 5 or one bout to 15 with a maximum of 15 minutes per bout.
- All fencers must pre book in order to attend any session.
- All payments will need to be by bank transfer, no cash or cheques.
- There will inevitably be a limit on the number of fencers who can attend in order that pistes can be kept the correct distance apart and we will probably implement a firs come first serve booking system.
- We will need to appoint a covid 19 officer who will actively monitor compliance with the guidelines.
- There will be no sharing of equipment and fencers will be strongly advised to get their own, especially masks and gloves.
- Other adaptions and controls as required.
Club sessions suspended!!
Change of Venue for 26th February 2020
Yorkshire Team Foil and Yorkshire Youth League
At the weekend two of Yorkshire’s major fencing competitions took place at Penistone Grammar School. On Saturday 8th of June was the Yorkshire Team Foil with a total of 9 teams competing from throughout the Region. The event involved a round of poules followed with direct elimination with every place being fought off. The competition was hosted by Barnsley Fencing Club who meet at Penistone Grammar School on Tuesdays. The final positions were –
1st – Louth 1(Louth Fencing Club)
2nd – Fast Buccs (Sheffield Buccaneers Fencing Club)
3rd – Big Buccs (Sheffield Buccaneers Fencing Club)
4th – Louth 2 (Louth Fencing Club)
5th – Last Buccs (Sheffield Buccaneers Fencing Club)
6th – Yorkshire Allstars (Leeds/Bradford Fencing Clubs)
7th – York University
8th – Barnsley Fencing Club
9th – Bradford Hornets (Bradford University Fencing Club)
On Sunday the 9th of June was the Yorkshire Youth League event at Penistone Grammar with over 50 entrants in a range of age groups including Under 10s, Under 12s, Under 14s and Under 16s at foil, epee and sabre. Everybody had a full and enjoyable day of fencing and special thanks must go to all the referees, helpers and organisers who made the event possible. The final positions from the different events are –
| Name | Club | |
| Under 10 Girl’s Foil | ||
| 1 | Erin Walker | Sheffield Buccaneers |
| 2 | Serena Pascale | Wghs |
| Under 10 Boy’s Foil | ||
| 1 | Rudy Levick | Sheffield Hallam |
| 2 | Ryan Mcgahey | Fernwood Sword Club |
| 3= | Aidan Mooney | Harrogate |
| 3= | Leonardo Watson | Sheffield Buccaneers |
| 5 | William Parry | Sheffield Hallam Fencing Club |
| 6 | Harvey Lack | Doncaster Fencing Club |
| Under 12 Girl’s Foil | ||
| 1 | Indigo Zaffino | Barnsley |
| 2 | Nicole Brown | Harrogate Fencing Club |
| 3 | Tegan Mcloughlin | Preston Fencing Club |
| Under 12 Boy’s Foil | ||
| 2 | Nathan Mooney | Harrogate |
| 2 | Ethan Dakin | Fernwood Swords |
| 3= | Gabriel Clayworth | Ashton Fencing Club |
| 3= | Finlay Maclachlan | Radcliffe Sword Club |
| 5 | Vignesh Balchandra | Hymers |
| 6 | Louis Bird | Sheffield Buccaneers |
| 7 | Joseph Atkinson | Hymers College |
| 8 | Leonardo Chapman | Sheffield Buccaneers |
| 9 | Marlon Walsh | Qegs |
| 10 | Matthew Dalton | Sheffield Buccaneers |
| Under 14 Girl’s Foil | ||
| 1 | Ellie Stone | Scipton |
| 2 | Pako Elseehy | Tmfc |
| 3= | Bethan Harland | Hallam |
| 3= | Anne Yates | Hallam |
| Under 14 Boy’s Foil | ||
| 1 | Finnian Zaffino | Barnsley |
| 2 | Arthur Eakin | Fernwood Sword Club |
| 3= | Billy Levick | Sheffield Hallam |
| 3= | Edward Lusted | Harrogate Fencing Club |
| 5 | Andrew Clarke | Salle Scipanovs Chester |
| 6 | Robert Hind | Sheffield Hallam Fencing Club |
| 7 | Henry Shirt | Barnsley Fencing Club |
| 8 | Tai Cookson | Royal Armouries |
| 9 | Dylan Thraves | Sheffield Hallam Fencing Club |
| 10 | Bobby McNicholas | Royal Armouries |
| 11 | Owen Shore | Mount St Mary’s |
| Under 10 Boy’s Epee | ||
| 1 | Dylan Helme | Wingerworth Fencing Club |
| Under 12 Girl’s Epee | ||
| 1 | Kira Grahamslaw | Harrogate |
| 2 | Alice Holder | Harrogate Fencing Club |
| Under 12 Boy’s Epee | ||
| 1 | Vignesh Balchandra | Hymers |
| 2 | Matthew Phillips | Wingerworth Fencing Club |
| Under 14 Girl’s Epee | ||
| 1 | Katy Cook | Skipton Fencing Club |
| Under 14 Boy’s Epee | ||
| 1 | Willem Drury | Wingerworth Fencing Club |
| Under 16 Girl’s Epee | ||
| 1 | Befreen Jones | Hymers |
| Under 16 Boy’s Epee | ||
| 1 | Joseph Walker | Swords Fencing Club |
| Under 12 Girl’s Sabre | ||
| 1 | Nicole Brown | Skipton Fencing Club |
| 2 | Lucy Gill | Darlington Street Swords |
| Under 12 Boy’s Sabre | ||
| 2 | Harry Easby | Darlington Street Swords |
| 1 | Sam Walmsley | Marshall Fencing |
| Under 14 Sabre | ||
| 1 | Hamish Wood | Teeside Fencing Club |
| 2 | Gemma Low | Street Swords Darlington, Co. Durham |
Yorkshire Youth League – Sunday 9th June
The next Yorkshire Youth League fencing tournament takes place next Sunday (June 9th) at Penistone Grammar School. You can enter by going to allentries.co.uk. entry details are here – YYL Sheffield – Entry Form 2019. There will be young fencers from the Yorkshire, East Midlands, North West and the North East Regions. Please note – the lists on the allentries website are not complete as some have given their entry direct to me.Yorkshire Team Foil – Saturday 9th June
The Yorkshire Team Foil Championships will take place on Saturday 8th June (i.e. next Saturday) at Penistone Grammar School. There are currently 7 confirmed teams and an additional 3 or 4 getting their act together. I you want to enter go to allentries.co.uk (only one team showing on the allentries site at the moment as most people have sent their entry direct to me. This is always a great fun event with LOADS of fencing, every place is fought of so however well your team is doing you get to fence all day. Please find attached entry details. If you want to see what the event is like, here is a video from last year – https://youtu.be/T5aRKuNROH8Yorkshire Team Foil Championships
The Yorkshire Team Foil Championships will take place at Penistone Grammar School on Saturday 8th June. This is a great fun team event with LOADS of fencing, every place is fought for so no team gets knocked out. Entry details here – Yorkshire Team Foil Championships – Entry Form 2019
Yorkshire Youth League – Penistone 9th June
The next Yorkshire Youth League event will take place at Penistone Grammar School on Sunday 9th June. Events for all age groups from Under 10s to Under 16s. Entry details here – YYL Sheffield – Entry Form 2019
Temporary Change of Venue
From 15th May to the end of June Sheffield Buccaneers Fencing Club will be at the Park Centre, Duke Street, Sheffield S2 5QP and also, our session will start at 7:30pm. This is due to exams taking place at Birkdale School. Also, for those who fence on Mondays at Mount St Mary’s College, fencing will take place in the downstairs gym for the same reason.
Sheffield Buccaneers Fencing Club 