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University is a key time for young people to either start fencing, or to progress on their fencing journey. We work to help support…
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BF Resources for Clubs
In this section of the website we are collating resources designed to support clubs as they deliver fencing sessions. These resources…
BF Perks: Lifestyle Savings & Wellbeing for Members
BF Perks is available for all valid BF individual members, offering financial savings at hundreds of retailers, as well as learning,…
Membership Support (Inc Sport:80 Platform Queries)
The Sport:80 membership platform is designed to give members and clubs as much control as possible over administrating their own…
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- About Us: Membership Income BF is funded primarily from membership income, commercial activities and grants from our stakeholders, Sport England and UK Sport. For an overview of what we do as an organisation, what types of income we get and what they are used for please click here.
- Awards Terms and Conditions Please ensure you have read the BF Awards 2024-25 criteria for all award categories, as this is which the independent panel will judge the nominations against.
- Award Zone
- BF Affiliated Clubs Compliance Is your Club compliant? If not your affiliation could be at risk. Don’t worry, we appreciate clubs are run by dedicated volunteers with varying levels of experience and time, we are here to help. Please contact us at clubs@britishfencing.com for assistance.
- BF Book of Condolence Following the death of its patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, BF opened a book of condolence for members and clubs to share their messages, with the option of sharing to the BF website and The Royal Family.
- BF Perks: Lifestyle Savings & Wellbeing for Members BF Perks is available for all valid BF individual members, offering financial savings at hundreds of retailers, as well as learning, wellbeing and fitness modules.
- BF Resources for Clubs In this section of the website we are collating resources designed to support clubs as they deliver fencing sessions. These resources are intended to be sufficiently generic to be adapted by clubs for their purposes.
- British Fencing Achievement Awards Each year, an increasing number of coaches across the UK are using the British Fencing Achievement Awards in their clubs and schools. Since April 2024, 350 packs have been sold.
- Bronze Award & Scout Badges Fencing can be undertaken as part of many scouts badges, some of which are listed below.
- Club Membership Community clubs must check all fencers participating in a club hold individual membership of BF. (A community club is a club that accepts members from the community – rather than a club that is solely run for pupils of a particular school)
- Club Zone
- Connecting Community Fencing Clubs & Uniformed Groups “The enthusiasm of volunteers in Uniformed Groups across the country to introduce fencing to hundreds of young people, through a games-based and fun approach is brilliant for the sport. However, due to the demand to engage in multiple activities at their sessions, these…
- Higher Education Zone University is a key time for young people to either start fencing, or to progress on their fencing journey. We work to help support student fencing clubs through collaborative work with British Universities and College Sports (BUCS). This includes providing guidance,…
- Little Musketeers Announcement There is no longer any partnership or affiliation between Little Musketeers and British Fencing.
- Members Affiliation On joining and renewal members will be asked to affiliate to a specific region, in addition to the current system of affiliating to a Home Country.
- Membership Support (Inc Sport:80 Platform Queries) The Sport:80 membership platform is designed to give members and clubs as much control as possible over administrating their own profiles and memberships. This page gives additional step by step guidance for some of the most common administrative actions.
- Membership Support Sport80 FAQs Edit your personal details (other than email or region)
- Member Zone There are several categories of BF membership – these categories are often split into age groups in order to provide the most appropriate and best value membership package for every person.
- Our Partners Interested in partnering with British Fencing? Contact Harry Brown, BF Head of Partnerships, by clicking the button below. He will provide more details on the different ways that we work with individuals and organisations to help you get involved in our unique sport.
- Referee Zone
- Team Manager Zone
- The Epee Club The Epee Club Charitable Fund was established in 2016 with the sole aim of promoting the development of epee within Great Britain. Its funding comes from a variety of generous donors who wish to see GBR epeeists in podium places at major international events. The Fund is a…
- University Fencing Officer Programme In partnership with Sport England, British Fencing launched the University Fencing Officer (UFO) programme: an initiative designed to provide participation fencing opportunities to university students, through a peer-peer delivery method.
- Volunteering Stories Volunteer Zone > Volunteering Stories
- Volunteer Zone
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Last updated 29 Sept 2026