>

Gloucester Fencing Club

Club Details

Gloucester Fencing Club meet every Monday night throughout the year except August when we take our summer break.  The junior section (U16's) meet from 7pm to 8pm and the Senior group (16+) from 8pm to 9:30pm.  Foil, Epee and Sabre are used, and the use of all equipment, including protective clothing, weapons and scoring equipment is included, as are lessons from the clubs two coaches.  There are a wide range of abilities in both junior and adult groups, from novice to national and international fencers.  Beginners are always welcome.  We run six week courses at the start of each term.  Pleas e-mail me for details

Subscription charges

Juniors (U16)
£3.50 per night or £8.00 per month (standing orders only) or £90.00 per year.
Adults
£4.50 per night or £12.00 per month (standing orders only) or £132.00 per year.

Club Venue

Gloucester Fencing Club meet every Monday at BISHOP'S COLLEGE Estcourt Close, Gloucester. 

Directions using Multimap

Download map (MSWord)
 

Club History

Gloucester Fencing Club was founded in 1992 by the city’s only full-time professional fencing coach, Shaun Garley.  The core of the membership were drawn from the successful adult beginner courses held at the Riverside club.  After a few sessions meeting at the leisure centre, the club moved to its’ first permanent venue, the Colwell centre on Derby Rd.  GFC had the use of the main hall, but numbers were increasing so it was decided to move to a bigger venue.  In 1994 GFC moved to Sir Thomas Rich’s school.  The larger Gym allowed the club to expand and gave the club a new lease of life.  Up until 2000 the club was still relatively small and had no separate junior session. 

In the autumn of 2000 it was decided to move away from the mixed adult and junior session and run a dedicated slot for the under 16’s.  To attract juniors, the club needed to start the session at 7pm.  Unfortunately, Sir Thomas Rich’s school were unable to offer the club any extra time, so another move was necessary.  As it was important to find a venue central to the city and to make it accessible for all the fencers who were travelling considerable distances, we were lucky to find our new home, Oxtalls Community school.  This, our current venue was now to be our third home in our 11 years as the city’s only Fencing Club.

I