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SWORDSEAT™ SUMMER ROUND-UP

Over the last couple of months, our Projects & Programmes team has been delivering come-try events to help more people experience the joy of wheelchair and seated fencing.

The SwordSeat’s flat-pack design and lightweight construction, with quick build time and secure stable base, makes it the perfect companion for these come-try events. It’s easy to set up, take down, and put in the back of BF Inclusion Manager (Disability) Rick’s car when travelling to and from events.

We had a fun demonstration at the British Youth Championships (BYCs) in Sheffield, from coach Aimee Aronica and one of her students.

Our teams have attended the LimbPower Games, which welcome both children and adults, as well as the WheelPower Junior Games. These events were all held at Stoke Mandeville. Working with our NDSO partners to give a positive first experience of fencing to their members is always a pleasure, and to do it at the birthplace of the Paralympic Games is equally special.

We also supported the volunteers at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. We had a fun takeover of our social media for the day from Paralympian Oliver Lam-Watson, who came to help out.

4 members of the team smile to the camera, leaning on a desk full of flyers in a sports complex

More recently, we took the SwordSeat to RAF Cosford and shared its benefits with the participants at the military fencing competition taking place there. They were very interested in presenting it to their rehab teams back at their bases.

The SwordSeat pictured above is one of the original prototypes that Rick has been using for over a year. Other than a few superficial marks from being stored in the attic, the chair is still in great condition, showing that it can take the rigours of regular use and lots of travel.

A top tip courtesy of Bradford’s Nalette Tucker is to use a folding camping and beach trolley to transport the SwordSeat. BF has been using it to store not only the frame itself, but also the event kit and banners at come-try events.

SwordSeat in a camping trolly ready to transport

We’re looking forward to attending the WheelPower InterSpinal games in a couple of weeks, back at Stoke Mandeville. If you have an event that you think we should attend to promote seated and wheelchair fencing, get in touch via rick.rodgers@britishfencing.com.