Last updated: 14th June 2026

For upcoming Community Discussion Events, please see this page: Community Discussion Events

PREVIOUS SESSIONS

Wednesday 20th May 2026, 12pm: Digital Learning

Wednesday 13th May 2026 12pm & 6pm: Referees

Thursday 16th April 2026 12pm & 6pm: Coaches

Tuesday 14th April 2026 12pm and 6pm: BYC Q&A: What to expect

Thursday 9th April 2026 12pm & 6pm: Club Welfare Officers and Event Welfare Officers

Thursday 19th March 2026 12pm and 6pm: Sport:80 Event Management Updates and Event Locator

Wednesday 7th January 2026 12pm & 6pm: Welfare Officers & Event Welfare Officers

Tuesday 25th November 2025: Licensing and Setting up your Event

Thursday 30th October 2025: Club Admins

Tuesday 20th October 2025 12pm and 6pm: Welfare Officers & Event Welfare Officers

Friday 5th September 2025 12pm & 6pm: Event Organisers – Licensing and Setting up your Event

Friday 1st August 2025 12pm and 6pm: Welfare Officers & Event Welfare Officers

POSTPONED -The event was due to be held on the 22nd July 2025- 12pm and 6pm: Club Admins

Wednesday 28th May 2025 6pm: CFL2 & WSL3 Coaching Courses Information

Tuesday 27th May 2025 12pm & 6pm: Event Organisers – Recreational Events and Summer Camps 

Tuesday 22nd April 2025 12pm & 6pm: Preparing your fencer for the BYCs (Families and Coaches).

Thursday 3rd April 2025 12pm & 6pm: Welfare Officers & Event Welfare Officers

Wednesday 2nd April 2025 12pm & 6pm: Club Admins – Managing your Club (Club Documents and Policies)

Tuesday 25th February 2025 1-2pm: Para Fencing & Seated Fencing

Thursday 30th January 2025 12pm & 6pm: Club Admins – Using Sport:80 

Wednesday 15th January 2025 12pm & 6pm: Welfare Officers & Event Welfare Officers

Friday 6th December 2024 12pm: Gender Policy for Event Organisers and Welfare Officers 

Tuesday 8th October 2024 12pm & 6pm: Welfare Officers

Wednesday 23rd July 2024 12pm & 6pm: Welfare Officers

Tuesday 14th May 12pm & Thursday 16th May 7.30pm: U14 Ranking Scheme and Events 2024-25

Thursday 18th April 2024 12pm & 6pm: Welfare Officers

Wednesday 10th April 2024 6pm: BYCs Q&A

Wednesday 20th March 2024 5.30pm:  Ratings Scheme

Tuesday 13th February 2024 12pm & 6pm: Clubs

Tuesday 30th January 2024 12pm & 6pm: Welfare Officers

Thursday 21st November at 6pm and Thursday 23rd November at 12pm: Clubs

Thursday 12th October 2023 12pm & 6pm: Welfare Officers

Tuesday 10th October 2023 12pm & 6pm: Wheelchair Community Discussion Event

Tuesday 1st August 2023 12pm & 6pm: Clubs

Tuesday 25th July 2023 12pm & 6pm: Welfare Officers

Thursday 1st June 2023 12pm & 6pm: Clubs

Tuesday 18th April 2023 6:00pm: Welfare Officers

Thursday 23rd February 2023 12:00pm: Clubs – Focus on Level Access Survey

Thursday 26th January 2023 6:00pm: Welfare Officers

Wednesday 18th January 2023 6:00pm: Disability Fencing. Read more about this event here.

Thursday 1st December 2022 6:00pm: Clubs; Club Welfare Audit, GB League & Introductory Membership Journey

Wednesday 26th October 2022 6:00pm: Referees

Wednesday 19th October 2022 6:00pm (Rearranged from 28/09/22): Event Organisers

Tuesday 18th October 2022 6:00pm: Welfare Officers

Thursday 22nd September 2022 1:00pm & 6:00pm: Clubs

Thursday 14th July 2022 6:00pm: Welfare Officers

Tuesday 17th May 2022 6:00pm: BF Event Referees

Wednesday 15th June 2022: BDF Athletes & Parents and Workforce

Thursday 12th May 2022 6:00pm: Clubs

Tuesday 5th April 2022 6:00pm: Event Organisers

Wednesday 23rd March 2022 6:00pm: BDF Workforce

Wednesday 23rd March 2022 7:30pm: BDF Athletes & Parents

Tuesday 8th March 2022 6:00pm: Welfare Officers

Thursday 10th February 2022 7:30pm: BF Event Referees

Tuesday 1st February 2022 6:30pm: Working Together to Make our Fencing Community Gender-Inclusive

Wednesday 12th January 2022 6:00pm: Clubs

Thursday 12th May 2022 6:00pm: Clubs

Tuesday 5th April 2022 6:00pm: Event Organisers

Wednesday 23rd March 2022 6:00pm: BDF Workforce

Wednesday 23rd March 2022 7:30pm: BDF Athletes & Parents

Tuesday 8th March 2022 6:00pm: Welfare Officers

Thursday 10th February 2022 7:30pm: BF Event Referees

Tuesday 1st February 2022 6:30pm: Working Together to Make our Fencing Community Gender-Inclusive

Wednesday 12th January 2022 6:00pm: Clubs

Thursday 9th December 2021 6pm: BF Event Referee Discussion Event

Tuesday 16th November 2021 6.30pm: Consultation on BF Environmental Strategy

Friday 26th November 2021 2pm: Creating an Open and Welcoming Club. Watch the webinar here.

Tuesday 2nd November 2021 8pm – Senior Nationals 2021 Referee Briefing

Tuesday 19th October 2021 6pm – BF Event Referee Discussion Event

Wednesday 22nd September 2021 5.30pm: Women’s ‘A’ BRC Fencer and Parent Feedback Session

Wednesday 15th September 2021: Cadet and Junior Nationals Fencer and Parent Feedback Session

Thursday 9th September 2021: Men’s ‘A’ BRC Fencer and Parent Feedback Session

Wednesday 21st July 2021: Event Volunteers and Referees

Thursday 15th July 2021 COVID-19 Community Discussion Event – Stage 4

Tuesday 6th July 2021: Diversity Listening Event: Ethnicity

Wednesday 30th June 2021: Diversity Listening Event: LGBT+ Community

Tuesday 15th June 2021: 2021-22 Ranking Scheme Consultation Session 2

Monday 14th June 2021: 2021-22 Ranking Scheme Consultation Session 1

Thursday 13th May 2021: COVID-19 Community Discussion Event – Stage 3

Tuesday 20th April 2021: Welfare Officers

Thursday 8th April 2021: COVID-19 Community Discussion Event – Stage 2

Thursday 25th March 2021: COVID-19 Community Discussion Event – Stage 1 Part 2

Thursday 11th March 2021: Events Risk Mitigation – Part 2

Thursday 4th March 2021: COVID-19 Community Discussion Event – Stage 1 Part 1

Thursday 18th February 2021: Scouts 

Thursday 11th February 2021: Events Risk Mitigation – Part 1

Wednesday 27th January 2021: GB League Session. Watch a recorded webinar here with all you need to know.

Thursday 14th January 2021: COVID-19 Officers

Tuesday 22nd December 2020: Community Q&A with BF’s CEO Georgina

Friday 18th December 2020: Risk Assessment Webinar with Hannah. You can watch the recording of this webinar here.

Wednesday 16th December 2020: Scouts

Friday 11th December 2020: Funding Webinar with Hannah. You can watch the recording of this webinar here.

Thursday 10th December 2020: Regional Chairs

Wednesday 2nd December 2020: Club

Friday 27th November 2020: Community Q&A with BF’s CEO Georgina Usher

Thursday 12th November 2020: Club

Thursday 15th October 2020: Club

Thursday 17th September 2020: Welfare Officers

Thursday 10th September 2020: COVID-19 Officers

Wednesday 9th September 2020: COVID-19 Officers

Tuesday 8th September 2020: COVID-19 Officers

Thursday 23rd July 2020: COVID-19 Officers

Wednesday 22nd July 2020: COVID-19 Officers

Tuesday 21st July 2020: COVID-19 Officers

Tuesday 7th July 2020: Welfare Officers

Friday 5th June 2020: Coaches 

Monday 1st June 2020: Welfare Officers

Wednesday 27th May 2020: Welfare Officers

Monday 18th May 2020: Club

Monday 11th May 2020: Club