Bronze medals for Helen Pitt and Sheila Anderson in the Women's Team Foil event at the Commonwealth Veterans Fencing Championship 2014

Scottish Veterans Women's Foil Team: Sheila Anderson (Captain), Marie Steele and Helen Pitt

The Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2014 is currently running at Largs - with over 300 fencers from 20 nations.  Spectating during the day is free, you only have to pay to watch the finals.  Full details at http://www.cfc2014.org

Most of the Direct Elimination matches and all the finals are being streamed live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy4EIathBPbGxhgO4sT_pGg

Several of our club regulars have been selected to fence for Scotland in the Teams competition at the Commonwealth Veterans Fencing Championships - which will be held at Largs 16th - 19th November this year.

Men's Foil A

• Duncan MacFadyen

Women's Foil A

• Sheila Anderson
• Helen Pitt

Men's Sabre A

• Keith Davidson

Online entry for the Highland Open 2014 (held on weekend 25th/26th Oct) is now available. 

Salle Holyrood are holding a Foil and Epee team event on the weekend of 4th/5th October.

This year's Celtic Challenge held in South Queensferry was won by the Scottish Veterans' Team.

The Celtic Challenge is run as individual competition but the Regions nominate 3 of their fencers in each weapon whose results are used to calculate the overall Team Results.

• 1st Scotland
• 2nd Wales
• 3rd Galicia
• 4th Eire
• =5th Asturias, Channel Islands, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland 

Results for GWEFC members and visitors

Men's Epee

A select few from our club ventured (even more) West

Men's Epee

• Bronze - Duncan MacFadyen
• 15th - Kris Moodley

Men's Foil

• 5th - Duncan MacFadyen
• 13th - Kris Moodley

An intrepid traveller from our club ventured North in search of gold (or any other medal)

Men's Epee

• 9th - Kris Moodley

Men's Foil

• 21st - Kris Moodley

Results for our members and irregular visitors at the Cumberland Open

Men's Foil

• Bronze - Duncan McFadyen
• 9th - Colin MacInnes

Men's Epee

• 9th - Kris Moodley

Women's Foil

• Silver - Sheila Anderson
• Bronze - Helen Pitt

Men's Sabre

• Bronze - Keith Davidson & Colin MacInnes

Several fencers from clubs across Glasgow will be providing a fencing demonstration at this year's Gibson Gala.  Come along to see what fencing is like and have a chat.

The Gibson Gala is held on Sunday 1st June from 12noon to 6pm.