Club History
Founded in 1970, Truro Fencing Club is Cornwall's leading club, holding
dozens of county, regional and national titles at junior and senior level.
In 1997 Richard Bonehill took over as Truro’s Head Coach, and with the help
of Senior Coach Jon Salfield, set about transforming the club into a
national player, with a new coaching structure, more training and a
long-term development plan.
Since 1997, 28 Truro fencers have represented Great Britain, with national
titles and international medals at numerous age groups and weapons.
Truro's Senior Coach, Richard Bonehill, represented Great Britain at the
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005 World Veterans Championships, reaching
the Final Tableau in 2001 and 2005, finishing 6th & 8th respectively. Six
other veterans have represented Great Britain, with Bill Osbaldeston winning
Commonwealth Team Gold and Over 60 Gold at Epee.
Jon Salfield & Katie Hendra have represented the British senior team at the
European Championships, and Katie Hendra and James Honeybone have qualified
for the World Youth Championships. In 2006 six Truro fencers represented
their respective home nations at the Commonwealth Championships, bringing
home a total of 6 medals.
The club has won team and individual medals at the Copenhagen & Amsterdam
Satellite World Cup events, the Birmingham international, the British
Championships and other prestigious events. At World Cup level, 5 fencers
have reached L64s or better, and L8s have been achieved at junior World Cup
level.
In 2006 Truro’s young sabreurs made up 6 of the 12-strong GB Under 12 squad
who competed in the Kenten International.
In Autumn 2007, exactly 10 years on from its first restructure, the club
will implement an exciting new development plan. The new structure will give
fencers a pathway into the sport from the age of 5 and take them through all
the stages of development to international level.