Hello everyone
I wont lie – it’s been a strange few weeks…
There is a significant element of the unknown in our current situation. We thrive on sport - spectating, playing, participating, coaching and educating are all part of the Fencing experience here at home and of course amongst the international community. To not take part in these activities as part of our “normal” life is a truly strange time.
With so many of the indicators pointing to a significant period of time before accessing the sport in any organised form, we have tried to be creative in our offering over the next few weeks alongside helping and supporting those reliant upon the sport for their income.
There is an abundance of information available now and changing on a daily basis for clubs and coaches in particular around support mechanisms along with grants and interest free loans which can be accessed by those meeting criteria. A number of these grants and funds can be found at the bottom of this page or on the SF social channels.
Over the next couple of weeks Blair Cremin (Pathways Manager) and Liz Anderson (Operations Manager) will be in touch with every club directly and our offer remains at it has always been - we are here for you, whenever and for whatever you need us.
Like so many of you, the staff are working from home but we are available and ready for any members queries. One thing we don’t have is the normal office landline so please reach out via email or social channels (contact details are available at the bottom of this page)
However we also realise this may be a time when Fencing needs to take a back seat due to other circumstances around work situations and childcare. We understand that completely and here at SF HQ we have partnered with a few people in the fencing community to provide some accessible fitness classes and home workouts from Keith Cook and the new podcast from The Fencing Podcast which is called “The Big Hit”.
We will have more coming up for people to enjoy at their leisure and if there is something you would like us to do which we haven’t done – please reach out!
We’re looking forward to hearing from you.
There are a number of funds available to access - here’s a list of those we are currently aware of and if new ones become available we will add them and publish on the social channels.
Third Sector Resilience Fund – administered by SCVO here
Business Support Scotland fund - here
Support for Clubs and Communities - from sportscotland Here
Charities Aid Foundation – for any club or organisation registered as a charity - Here
GOV.uk site with Q&A on furloughing staff if appropriate - Here
Scottish Government homepage with all advice on COVID-19 situation - Here
Scottish Fencing Staff details
Blair Cremin (Pathways Manager) Blair.Cremin@scottish-fencing.com
Liz Anderson (Operations Manager) Liz.Anderson@scottish-fencing.com
Vincent Bryson (CEO) Vincent.Bryson@scottish-fencing.com
