British Fencing Club of the Year 2019-2020
British Fencing Performance Club of the Year 2020-2021
England Fencing U14 Number 1 Ranked Club for Boys and Girls in 2022 and 2023
Club Training at Newham Swords
SportsDock
- Wednesdays 7pm – 9pm: All ages, All abilities
- Wednesdays 7.30 – 9.00pm: Adult Fencing Club (Suspended)
- Thursdays 5pm – 7pm: Primary School Ages
- Thursdays 7pm – 9pm: All Ages, All Abilities
- Fridays 7pm – 9pm: All Ages, All Abilities
- Wed and Fri 9pm – 10pm: Advanced Competitive Group Only
Bottisham Village
Our club near Cambridge for ages 7 – 14, beginners and experienced fencers on Tuesdays. More information here
Training Camps
Camps are open to ages 7+ including Seniors.
Fencers from all clubs welcome
Our next training camps will be in 2024
- May Half Term Camp: May 27th – 30th (cancelled)
- Summer Camp: July 22nd – 25th
- Half Term Camp: October 21st – 24th 2024
Competitions At Newham Swords
2023/24 Newham Junior Challenge Series (with points system) 5 events
Please note that revised rules have been published regarding entries into higher age categories. These apply to Event 4 onwards. See our Event Information page
These Competitions count towards the England U12 and U14 rankings
To bring British Fencing into line with the European Fencing Confederation ranking system the base date for the age groups will change to 1st January 2024 from 1st September2023. This means the Newham Series will reset to start with season 23/24 Event 1 in October 23. The 2023 series will not continue beyond Event 3 and there will be no overall trophies for that series.
2023/24 Series
- Event 1: October 7th (completed)
- Event 2: November 18th (completed)
- Event 3: February 3rd (completed)
- Event 4: March 9th (Open for Entry)
- Event 5: July 6th
NB. Unfortunately we cannot give refunds or carry forward fees
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Mohammed Gets A Top 16 at his First Cadet European Championships!
Congratulations to Newham Swords fencer, Mohammed Belbouab (aged just 14), who came 16th in the Men’s Foil Individual Event yesterday at the Cadet European Championships. Well Done also to club-mate, Khalam Contractor, who came 49th (also competing in his first Cadet Europeans).
Their focus now will be on the team event (which takes place tomorrow) where they will be joined by GB team-mates, David Kelly (who took a fantastic Bronze in the Individual yesterday), and rising star, Luca Florea. Good luck Boys!!
Mohammed Belbouab Interview on European Selection
Mohammed was interviewed by British Fencing about his selection
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Dominik Takes Gold at Millfield EFC U14 International
Mohammed and Dominik Shine in Paris!
Another great weekend for Newham Swords Fencing Club at home and in Paris!
Congratulations to:
Mohammed Belbouab (aged just 14) who came 25th (out of 250 fencers) in the U17 Boys, at the Challenge CEP Marathon in Paris.
Dominik Juras who came 20th (out of 233 fencers!) in the U14 Boys, at the Paris CEP Marathon
Well done also to club-mates, Anita Abramenkova, Darcy Attwood, Mary Maguire, Michael Malasenkovs and Gabrielle Wallis-Hughes who gave their all in their respective U14 events in Paris
Jagroop Shergill who took Gold in the U16 Boys at the Newham Junior Series Event
Tyler Osborne who took Gold in the U12 Boys at the Newham Junior Series Event
Elizabeth Hernon who took Silver in the U10 Girls at the Newham Junior Series Event
A big shout out to our U10 and U12 Girls Squad (three of whom fenced in their first ever fencing competition)
Well done to all of you!
2023-24 NS Junior Series Event 3 Results
Mary Takes Silver at EFC U14 Gottenberg International!
A fantastic weekend for Newham Swords Fencing Club which took ten medals at home and abroad!
Congratulations to:
Mary Maguire who took Silver in the U13 Girls at the EFC Gottenberg International (her first International!)
Dominik Juras who came 7th in the U15 Boys (aged just 12!) at the EFC Gottenberg International. Club-mate, Michael Malasenkovs, came 13th
Anita Abramenkova who came 9th at the Latvia Cadet Championships
Jagroop Shergill who took Silver in the U16 Boys at the Eastern Region Youth Championships
James Hernon and Daniel Polyakov who came 2nd and 3rd respectively in the U14 Boys at the Eastern Region Youth Championships
Darcy Attwood, Gabrielle Wallis-Hughes and Klaudia Farkas who took Gold, Silver and Bronze respectively in the U14 Girls at the Eastern Region Youth Championships
Veronika Kushtan who took Silver in the U12 Girls at the Eastern Region Youth Championships
Augustine Kwon and Tyler Osborne who each took Bronze in the U12 Boys at the Eastern Region Youth Championships
All thirteen Newham Swords fencers who competed at the Eastern Region Youth Championships managed to qualify for the British Youth Championships through this event.
The Newham Swords Family is really proud of you all!!
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Khalam, Mohammed, and William Selected for 2024 Commonwealth Fencing Championships!!
Congratulations to our three Newham Swords fencers who have recently been selected to fence for England at the 2024 Commonwealth Fencing Championships which will take place in Christchurch, New Zealand in July:
Khalam Contractor: Cadet Men’s Foil Individual and Team
Mohammed Belbouab: Cadet Men’s Foil Individual and Team
William Lauga: Junior Men’s Foil Individual and Team
The Newham Swords Family is extremely proud of you all!!
Mohammed Gains a L16 at the Bratislava Cadet World Cup!
Congratulations to Newham Swords fencer, Mohammed Belbouab, who (at just 14 years of age) achieved a career best performance of 13th out of 263 fencers at today’s EFC U17 Bratislava International, losing only to the eventual gold medallist! This now further secures his selection for the Cadet World Championships to be held in April (as well as his selection for the Cadet Europeans which take place next month). Well done Mohammed!! The Newham Swords Family is extremely proud of you!!
Daniel, Khalam, and Mohamned Selected for Cadet/Junior Europeans!!
Newham Swords Fencing Club is very proud to announce that it has three fencers competing at next month’s Cadet and Junior European Championships, which will take place in Naples, Italy.
Congratulations to Mohammed Belbouab and Khalam Contractor who will both represent GB in the Cadet Individual and Team events, and to Daniel Juras who will represent Lithuania in the Junior Individual.
An outstanding achievement which the Newham Swords Family is extremely proud of!
Newham Swords Achieve a Record Seventeen Selections at U14, U17, U20, and Senior Level!
Congratulations to:
Anita, Darcy, Dominik, Gabrielle, Mary and Michael for their selection for the England U14 Squad for Paris (taking place in February)
Isabella for her selection to represent GB at the EFC Poznan U17 International (taking place in January)
Jagroop, Khalam and Mohammed for their selection to represent GB at the EFC Bratislava U17 International (taking place in January)
Daniel (representing Lithuania), Miku, Sophie, Verity and William for their selection to represent GB at the Udine U20 World Cup (taking place in January)
Georgia and Holly for their selection to fence for GB at the Paris Senior World Cup (taking place in January)
These selections represent a Club record as we have never had so many fencers (17 in total) selected for four age groups in one go!
Well done to all of you and to the rest of the Newham Swords Family members who helped achieve this!
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