Oliver Agnew
Location: Hillcrest High School, Hamilton Large Gym
Weapons: Foil, Epee
Training Times: Tuesday 6-8pm Saturday 5-7pm
Contact: Vincent Reid This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This year Fencing North is hosting the Oceania Senior Championships in conjunction with our NZ Veterans Championship. This event will be held in Auckland on the 21st to 23rd October 2017.
Information and entry form is now available here
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Coach Kyle Macdonald is running a training camp at Mt Albert Grammar School on Sunday 12th February. The invitation is open to all fencers.
Date: Sunday 12th February
Time: 10am to 4pm
Venue: Mount Albert Grammar School Gymnasium (near the swimming centre)
Fee: $10
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Fencing North Committee Meeting
Thursday 3rd August 2016, 7.30pm
Meadowbank Community Centre, Meadowbank
Present:
Eric Buisman
Oliver Agnew
Linda Boyd
Heather Claydon
Jessica Gracie
Alice Boyd
Apologies:
John Garelja
Meeting starts 7.30pm:
Minutes from previous meeting:
Heather moves that we accept the minutes from previous meeting, Linda seconds.
Matters arising from previous meeting:
John needs to send a receipt for piste tubes so we can reimburse him.
Treasurer’s Report:
Oliver Agnew moves that we accept the Treasurer’s report, Alice Boyd seconds. All in favour.
Payments:
Decision to move $5000 from the current account to our savings account. All in favour
Fencing North AGM & Officers:
AGM to be on Thursday 1st December at the Meadowbank Community Centre, 7.30pm. Oliver to call for nominations to the officer positions. We will look to co-opt general members to the board responsible for specific roles.
FeNZ Affiliation Fees 2017:
Oliver is going to make a proposal for FeNZ 2017 model.
Spools:
Oliver to organise distribution and re-sale of six old spools.
Sports Organisations Update:
No update
Pistes for CVFC 2016:
Fencing Mid-South have requested 2x fabric pistes to use at Commonwealth Veterans. We are happy to send these down.
Fencing NZ News:
No updates
Other Business:
Fencing camp link Alice in with Marion Titmus.
Meeting closed at 8.45pm
On Saturday the 26th November we are hosting Mike Thornton, an international referee from Scotland, who will run a refereeing seminar in Auckland. If you are interested please register using the form below.
If you know someone who may be interested please share this information with them.
Details:
When: 10am - 4pm, Saturday 26th November 2016
Where: Epsom Girls Grammar School (specific location to be advised to registrants)
Fencing North Annual General Meeting - 2016
Thursday 1st December 2016, 7.30pm
Meadowbank Community Centre
Fencing North's AGM for the year shall be held on the 1st December 2016 at 7.30pm in the Meadowbank Community Centre, 29 St Johns Rd.
The AGM is where we elect our Executive Officers and set affiliation fees for the following year. All Fencing North members are encouraged to attend this meeting and to exercise their rights to vote. If you cannot attend the meeting you can give your vote to another member to cast by proxy - if you want to do this you need to email Oliver Agnew (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
For 2017 we will be looking for additional help running Fencing North. This ranges from helping us put on events to keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes. If there is something you want to help us with please let us know - contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Nominees for Executive Positions:
We are looking for nominations for the Executive Officer Positions in 2017. Nominations are open to any member of Fencing North, if you would like to nominate someone to a position please send your nomination to Oliver Agnew (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) before the 30th November. See below the agenda for the descriptions of the roles.
The current Executive Officers are:
- President: Eric Buisman
- Vice President: John Garelja
- Treasurer: Linda Boyd
- Secretary: Oliver Agnew
Agenda:
- Present / Apologies
- Confirmation of minutes of the previous AGM
- Matters arising from previous AGM
- President's report
- Vice-President's report
- Treasurer's report
- Secretary's report
- Election of the Executive Officers
- Setting of Affiliation Fees for 2017
Description of Executive Officer Roles:
President:
The President presides at all Fencing North meetings. The President also represent's Fencing North at the Fencing New Zealand Board. The President shall ensure that all proper records of Fencing North's business are kept by the Secretary and that proper financial records are kept by the Treasurer. In situations where voting at Fencing North meetings is tied, the President will have the casting vote.
Vice-President:
The Vice-President acts on behalf of the President in meetings where the President cannot be present.
Treasurer:
The Treasurer is responsible for the financial affairs of Fencing North.
At the Annual General Meeting the Treasurer is to present the Financial Report and Balance Sheet to the meeting and be prepared to answer any questions arising.
Secretary:
The Secretary shall keep a record of all Fencing North meetings. The Secretary shall also be responsible for proper keeping of all correspondence, and the records relating to the business and affairs of Fencing North.
A 5 day International Foil fencing camp will be run from the 3rd to the 6th of January 2017 in Auckland. Venue is TBC but likely to be Rangitoto College.
The camp will be facilitated by the Singapore National Coach and assisted by Coach Anya Kamynina.
The camp will consist of technical and tactical drils, footwork training, bouting and individual lessons. It will run from 10am to 5pm each day.
The camp fee is $300 - please deposit the fee when you register. You can pay by Internet Banking, account # 01-0194-0146744-00
If you are interested in attending, please fill in the registration form below. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions about this camp.