I am pleased to announce that our training can resume almost as normal from Thursday the 16th of September onwards. There are a number of things that we require from each of our club members.

Contact Registering

We require that everyone who can has to scan in using the COVID tracing app. Not only that, but we also have a requirement from the school for contact tracing forms to be filled out.

Arrival and Departure

Nobody can enter the school’s gym before 6.50pm at the absolute earliest. This is to allow a smooth transition between each group using the gym and to minimise unnecessary contact between other groups. If there are any students or other members of groups using the gym facility when we arrive, we are required to wait until they leave the gym and can not enter the building at all until they have gone.

ALL CLASS MEMBERS MUST BE VACATED FROM THE PREMISE AT THE END OF THEIR SESSION.

This means that the seniors must be outside of the gym by 9pm on Mondays and Thursdays and the Saturday session participants must be out by 1pm.

Dropping off and picking up students must occur outside of the gymnasium and masks must be worn for all throughout this change over.

Occupant Restrictions

There is a hard max on 50 people using any indoor space in Level 2 which is a guideline that we must also observe. I don’t believe that we would reach this cap but it is something to keep in mind. 

SPECTATORS ARE UNFORTUNATELY NOT WELCOME TO ATTEND IN LEVEL 2.

I apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause but we look forward to being able to get back into training again.

We are hoping that we will be able to start fencing this week on either Monday or Thursday but we still haven’t heard back from the school. Once we hear back from them on Monday morning, we will be able to update you at Monday lunchtime what the plan is from this point onwards. 

Thank you for your patience throughout this and hopefully we will be seeing you all again this Monday.

Due to the Level 4 COVID mandates, we will not be running any further sessions until we can get an update from St Bernard’s. We have cancelled the Saturday and Monday sessions and we are waiting to see how likely we will be able to run at level 3.

We will update you as soon as we hear of any new developments that the school provides.

Stay safe.

Thursday the 8th of July

Thursday night, we would like to take a club photo to put on Facebook. Parents and siblings are also and especially welcome. Fencers If you can wear your club tops that would be great. This photo will be taken at 7:05 St Bernards.

Saturday the 10th of July

This is going to be the last session of the term. We will be having a game day and all are welcome to attend. Start time for this session is 11.00am and finishes at 1.00pm.

Term 3 Fencing

We have had confirmation from the school that we will be able to use the St Bernard’s gym next term. The session times will remain the same.

We look forward to seeing you over the next 2 sessions and for those that we don’t, enjoy a well deserved break.

There have been 2 national events announced over the last week. The North Island Championships and the National Foil and Sabre Teams which are both being hosted here in Wellington. Please note that these competitions are for the Open age group so if you are under 15, please consult with your coach before entering.

North Island Championships

Fencing New Zealand and Fencing Central invite you to attend the 2021 New Zealand North Island and Veteran’s Foil Championships.

Date: Saturday 7th August to Sunday 8th August
Venue:Upper Gym, Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Wellington
Entries Due: Friday 9th July – Late entries close Friday 30th July

National Foil & Sabre Teams Championship

Fencing Central and Fencing New Zealand invite you to attend the 2021 New Zealand National Foil and Sabre Team Championships.

Date: Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th July 2021
Venue:Upper Gym, Wellington High School, Taranaki Street, Wellington
Entries Due: Friday 9th July
Entry Fee: $50.00 for one event, $70.00 for two events