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Club Details Southern Marches Sword Club meet every Thursday night during school term time. The club is a junior foil club, with fencers of all abilities from beginner to national standard. We train from 7.30 until 9pm for the smaller fencers and continue until 9.30pm for the more experienced competitors. Beginners are always welcome and are given a free "taster session" on their first night. Equipment is provided Subscription charges are £3.50 per night inclusive of coaching and the use of club equipment.
Club Venue: The gym at John Kyrle High School, Ledbury Rd. Ross-on-Wye Contact: Lynne Melia at www.teammelia.org.uk
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Club History In the beginning................... Southern Marches Sword Club has been in existence for many years. Formerly known as the John Kyrle fencers, the club was run at the school of the same name by a local teacher, Bill Hazelton. Sometime during the late 1980’s the club moved to the Larruperz centre and became the Southern Marches Sword Club. Around 1990/’91 the club was handed over to Welsh squad fencer John Rees, who with the help of a local fencer, Jim Gibb ran the club until 1998. Sometime during that period Jim Gibb left for New Zealand and all previous club records disappeared. In 1998 John Rees left the club in the hands of the new coach, Shaun Garley. S.M.S. club fencers won many county, section and national titles in those years, making it one of the strongest clubs in the West Midlands section. To the present In 2004 the club moved back to the gym at John Kyrle. The club has now come full circle. From its' inception all those years ago as a junior foil club, the Southern Marches Sword club continues to providing a base for junior foil fencers from the ages of 8 to 18. In the summer of 2009, after some 11 years at the club, Shaun Garley decided to move on to pastures new. Fortunately, one of the regions top coaches was able to accept the position of coach and ensure that the club will continue. Into the future Lynne Melia will take control of the club in September 2009. Lynne can be contacted via the team Melia website
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