OCRA Easter Sabre Camp
An excellent session on Wednesday for the OCRA Easter Sabre Camp. We didn’t promote it here because it sold out in short order. …
Juniors
Juniors
No Juniors for January Half-Term
Just to let everyone know there will be no Juniors for January Half-Term owing to venue and coach availability. …
Ready, Sept, Go! Junior Fencing and Archery at Parklands
Six weekly sessions commencing Saturday September 18th
Following the success of our fencing and archery camps over the Summer, West Devon Swords is running new activities for the Autumn season for OCRA. Junior Fencing and Archery return to Parklands Leisure Centre, Okehampton. …
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Fencing Camp: 18 August 2021
As part of the OCRA Summer Activities programme, West Devon Swords invites junior swords people to our fencing camp: 18 August 2021, 2-4pm, Okehampton College Sports Hall. Reserve that Wednesday afternoon for fencing fun including skills, games and an informal tournament. …
Benefits of fencing to children
Fencing is very much an individual sport and over the years we have seen time and again the fencing attracts many of those children who turn away from the main stream team sports, those who can’t run, throw, catch or kick, those who aren’t natural athletes in group environments.
Give them a sword, however, and something fires their imagination. …
WDS at Okehampton Scouts
We paid a return visit to 1st Okehampton Scouts this week; 24 scouts in two sessions with full metal kit in not the largest hut; no incidents and a fun time had by all. We’ll see them again in the Easter term for a little light archery.
Multi-skills for schools September 2019
It’s September, it’s a new term and in second-Summer sunshine, it’s multi-skills time again!
WDS took the school’s fencing roadshow to Simmons Park on Wednesday for the Year 6 Adventure Day, with around 100 Okehampton children and some very keen, thoughtful fencing. …
Federation Schools Multi-skills for Summer 2019
As the second half of the Summer term rolls around, West Devon Swords is out at the Devon Federation Schools annual sports jamboree, the 
Multi-skills Festival for primary age pupils.
Hosted once again at Whitchurch Cricket Club, the outfield becomes a circuit for a collection of different sports, with each group of 9-20 pupils rotating through all the sports in the course of a morning or afternoon. …
Juniors’ Fencing returns April 24
Juniors Fencing returns to Parklands this half term from April 24th.
Wednesdays 17.00-18.00
Parklands Leisure Centre
£4.50/session or £20 for the five-week block.
Returning fencers and newcomers welcome; British Fencing Grades syllabus.