It’s finally the Summer, but before we go on our Holidays, jetting off to sunnier climates or indulging in some well earned R&R lets look back at the clubs’ achievements since the Regional BYC’s Tomas Kradic must have now an extension to his house with the amount of medals he has won while at SCFC. […]
Summer Round-Up 2025 Read More »
Our fencers once again participated in the Senior and British Youth Championship qualifiers, with the standard being particularly high. In February Daniel Bullock won Silver in the U16 Men’s Epee. In March Daniel also competed in the Senior Regional Epee, alongside his father Ian (the longest running SCFC member), Charles Benke, the redoubtable Tomas Kazik,
BYC and Regional Roundup 2025 Read More »
Frances Sapcote (1891-1962) was for many years one of the most influential of women fencers in Britain.
Frances Maud Sapcote: Pioneer of Women’s Fencing in the West Midlands. Read More »
Our club is one of the oldest in the West Midlands being formed and continuously running since 1957.
Fencing in Sutton Coldfield before 1957 Read More »
Happy New Year everyone!!! I would like to take some time updating what has been happening at the club since the last post. Our Juniors once again participated in the Heart of England Foil Open. This new fixture has been a God-Send for fencing in the region helping to expose our younger fencers to more
Autumn- Winter 2024 Round-Up Read More »
The new fencing season has started and Sutton Coldfield fencers have participated in the Shropshire open on the 7th and 8th of September. The first Open in September can always be shaky, especially if you haven’t fenced for a while and you haven’t been training over the Summer. This didn’t seem to have stopped Tomas
New season starts with a gong! Read More »
The Summer Olympics are only days away, but Ian Bullock and Oliver Bradley decided to get on the action, the Much Wenlock Olympics that is. and unlike the team GB who won’t be winning any fencing medals, Sutton Coldfield did come back with a Medal. For the plate that is but a Gong is still
Much Wenlock Olympic Games 2024 Read More »
We are almost at the end of the season and the summer holidays already beckon. However before the school term ends, the club has decided to end the year with the presentation of a new fencing award: The Tunnicliffe Technical Award. The Committee decided that it was necessary to make an award for the junior
Max wins the 1st Tunnicliffe Technical Trophy! Read More »
Foil Kinga Pawlowicz Women’s Foil: 3rd Emily Childs, Women’s Foil: 11th Matthew Mclaughlan, Men’s Foil: 9th Ben Hadley, Men’s Foil: 27th Charles Benke, Men’s Foil: 6th Oliver Bradley, Men’s Epee: 22nd Giovanni Boyvadaglu, Men’s Epee: 27th Daniel Bullock, Men’s Epee: 31st With the season almost over it was great to see SCFC member’s ride out
Leicester Open 2024 Read More »
It’s that time every four years when our Cinderella sport gets time in the spotlight once again! One of the few sports to be in present in every Modern Olympic games since its inception, this will be a curious year as Russia and many of its medal contenders will be missing. Unfortunately there will be
Fencing at the 2024 Paris Olympics Read More »