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Events

5th Birthday Bash

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Saturday, March 21st, from 11am.

The School of Historical Fencing is turning five!

Join us for a party with games and activities: steel fencing, boffer fighting, revenge, board games, barbeque, food, music

Please bring:
– fencing kit as we will be running group fencing challenges and a free-play dance card.
– a plate of food to share if you can
– board games to play, sword fighting theme for bonus points 😉
– music you want to listen to at a party (otherwise it will be Beatles all the way)

There will be awards for the fencers who achieve various badges i.e. most fun to fence, most graceful, most helpful referee, most supportive audience member, most board games played, most bouts fought, most weapons used etc

Send suggestions for other activities if you think of something fun!

Rough timeline:

11 AM – Party starts, free play dance card registration, boardgames
11:30 AM – fencing melee games
1 PM – Barbeque on
1:30 PM – Lunch
4 PM – Awards and cake
5 PM – Afterparty?

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Come and Try

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February 28th, 6:30pm-7:45pm and 8:15pm to 9:30pm

Have you ever wanted to learn how to fight with a sword?

This free class will give a taste of fighting with a variety of Medieval and Renaissance swords and companion weapons.

Learn how to use the knightly longsword, and renaissance rapier. Plus the correct way to defeat a knight in armour and swash a buckler.

We are running two sessions in the evening

1st session: 6:30 – 7:45 pm
2nd session: 8:15 – 9:30 pm

If you would like to come please register via this link

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