URGENT HELP NEEDED FOR THE SETUP ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON

AND WEAPONS CONTROL AFTER THAT for those that are able to stay and help or can’t be there earlier:

Anyone that can give up a few hours to help setup on Friday after 3pm at Wellington High would be appreciated. We need about 4 club members

Weapons control places are URGENTLY needed to be filled on FRIDAY EVENING

Weapons Control on Saturday Morning and afternoon

Weapons Control on Sunday Morning till 11.30am

Café running on Sunday Morning 8.00am till 12.00 noon and 12.00 noon till 4.000pm

If you are able to help, please fill out the this form by clicking the button below.

Please note that the usual Monday session will be cancelled tonight due to the bad weather conditions that could make it dangerous for those driving out to training tonight. 

Sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause and please pass on the message to your other fencing friends so everyone is aware.

North Island Championship

We have the North Island Championships coming up soon in June. This competition would be suitable for our older fencers who have been fencing a while and are quite confident with their fencing. This is because this is one of the National Tournaments.

For details regarding this competition and entry form, click here.

Please note that entry for this competition closes next Sunday. 

Under 11 & Under 13 #2 Competition

Hopefully you have just seen my email about the North Island Championships. For our U13 club members, we do have a competition coming up in June as well. It will take place on Sunday the 12th of June.

The Central U11 & U13 #2 competition info can be found here. This is being hosted by one of the other Wellington regional fencing clubs Wellington Swords at their Brooklyn Club Rooms. This competition will be suitable for all of our fencers that are over the age of 7.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

We are hosting the upcoming fencing Championship on the 28th and 29th of May. The details are as follows.

Date: Saturday 28th May to Sunday 29th May
Venue: River Gym, Upper Hutt College, 57 Moonshine Road, Upper Hutt
Entries Due: Thursday 26th May. Entries received after this date will attract a $20.00 late fee.

Saturday 28th May
Event	Registration	Start Time
Individual Foil	9:00am	9:30am
Individual Sabre	12:30pm	1:00pm
Sunday 29th May
Event	Registration	Start Time
Individual Epee	9:00am	9:30am

To register for this competition, please click here.

For the information sheet, please click here.

A fencing gear rental form will follow in the next few days. Please note that the gear requirements for this competition are as follow:

• Jacket: Jacket & Plastron 1150N total 
• Plastron: Jacket & Plastron 1150N total 
• Breeches: 350N 
• Masks: 350N 
• Weapons: FIE / S2000  

We have approached a couple of our fencers that this may be relevant to participate in but in case we haven’t got to you yet we have a fencing competition for our Novice High School fencers coming up next Sunday, the 8th of May.

The criteria for this fencing competition is for  any fencer who is year 7 to 13 at school with less than 24 months cumulative experience in fencing. For registration and competition details, please click here. 

Please note that months spent in lock down do not count. i.e. Those who began fencing in 2020 and 2021 before lockdowns do not need to count the months spent in isolation while being enrolled during level 4 and 3 lockdowns. 

Please note the gear requirements for this competition are:

• 350N plastrons 
• 350N jackets 
• 350N gloves 
• Chest protector
• Breeches with long socks are required for Epee and track pants will be permitted for Foil
• 350N Masks with a Foil bib for foil along with head wires and safety straps. 350N epee masks are required

Please click here if you require any gear and please fill out the form.

If you have any questions or queries regarding this competition, please do not hesitate in reaching out to us by emailing us at huttvalleyfencing@gmail.com.