Internet Links
Links to other fencing sites
Other fencing clubs in Britain - club finder on the British Fencing website
Surrey County Fencing Union. Surrey are active in organising local competitions. These pages have a calendar of SCFU competitions and other local events, as well as contacts for other clubs in Surrey.
South East Region
of British Fencing. The SE Region organises competitions
covering Surrey, Kent, East and West Sussex, and London south of the
Thames (which used to be in Surrey and Kent).
British Fencing Association (aka the AFA). The UK and England association for all amateur fencers. Phone (in the UK) 020 8742 3032, or write to:1 Barons Gate, 33-35 Rothschild Road, London W4 5HT.
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The British Fencing website has a list of national competitions here, but note that it's not complete.
- British Fencing effectively support another list on Sport80, here,
different but also not complete! You have to use Sport80
anyway to get British Fencing membership, so you may as well
register (free to register on the site) and log in.
The FIE. The governing body for world
fencing (la Fédération internationale d'escrime).
The site includes a calendar of international competitions, and a copy
of the FIE rules.
Global Drug Reference Online
(GlobalDRO) - a way to check whether you need to apply for an
exemption for your prescription or over-the-counter medicine- I found
I did! This is a partnership including UKAD.
European Fencing Confederation
- This site hosts internet broadcasts of top competitions in Europe.
Elite Epee and Leon Paul Junior Series - two excellent series of competitions for younger fencers.
The fencing FAQ - unfortunately no loger maintained.
Randall's World - advice, links, and pictures (including one we use for publicity - thanks Randall!)
Suppliers of Fencing Kit in the UK
Here are some web sites, which give an idea of what is available and what you might pay. Don't assume the cheapest price is always the best value for you, though. I would advise trying kit on before you buy - fencing kit is cut differently to high-street clothes! Note that some of the club coaches can arrange to bring kit to the club on request.
PBT UK - based near
Guildford. Talk to Ian (one of our coaches) if you want kit from
PBT, as he will be able to save you postage costs - he may even have
what you want in his van outside the club!
Allstar-Uhlmann in Slough
Leon Paul in London (old-established, but take a street-map to find it!)
Blades Brand UK - good
value equipment by mail order, now has a shop in Slough
Sword Price Fighters
- internet only with keen prices. Note that British Fencing
issued a statement on 7th March 2012 that clothing from certain
now-discontinued Swordpricefighters ranges is "suspended", so take
care if buying second-hand equipment. The British Fencing statement
gives details and can be read at https://www.britishfencing.com/important-notice-regarding-sword-price-fighters-protective-equipment/.
Links about the Guildford Area
St Peters School. We
have no connection with the school apart from hire of premises.
A list of sports contacts from Surrey County Council (ActiveSurrey); there is also an unofficial list of sports websites in Surrey.
The Surrey Advertiser, now re-branded as SurreyLive, our local paper.
With thanks to the world of the Internet
Krystal - our domain name and web site provider.
Vodafone - our domestic Internet Service Provider.
SmoothHound, when you need a good cheap hotel near a competition.
Recommended Search Engines
These search engines are fast and comprehensive - and they find Guildford Fencing Club!
DuckDuckGo - has a "do not
track" policy for your searches
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo - all fast and up to date. Google has taken over the once-useful DejaNews archive, but it's now full of spam.
I moved our website domain name in 2002 and - as happened two years previously - the search engines took weeks to catch up. Honourable exceptions were Google and NTL (now discontinued), which updated within 24 hours!
if you have any questions placing WEB at start of subect line.