Updated 28.02.2023
To help facilitate the creation and sharing of best practice, BF has created a series of community discussion events, inviting members to raise issues, discuss topics and share ideas.
Please note that all sessions will be held through ‘Zoom’, which is a virtual platform. Once you have registered for an event you will be sent the relevant login details and instructions on the day of the session. You do not need to have a ‘Zoom’ account in order to access these sessions and there is no cost to take part.
You can also access recordings of certain historic sessions on this page by scrolling down.
Club, Welfare and COVID Officer sign up information is sent via email to all registered officers on the club’s profile. Club Admins, ensure your club is always kept in the loop by checking that all your club information and contact details are up to date on the Sport80 platform, follow this 2 minute step by step guide.
Tuesday 18th April 2023 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Welfare Officers.
Sign up for this event is not yet live, once open emails will be sent to all registered Welfare Officers.
Thursday 18th May 2023 Community Discussion Event – Clubs.
Sign up for this event has been emailed to all registered Club Admins on Sport80.
Thursday 20th July 2023 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Welfare Officers.
Tuesday 1st August 2023 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Clubs.
Tuesday 10th October 2023 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Welfare Officers.
Thursday 23rd February 2023 12:00pm Community Discussion Event – Clubs. Focus on Level Access Survey
Thursday 26th January 2023 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Welfare Officers.
Wednesday 18th January 2023 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Disability Fencing. Read more about this event here.
Thursday 1st December 2022 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Clubs; Club Welfare Audit, GB League & Introductory Membership Journey.
Wednesday 26th October 2022 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Referees.
Wednesday 19th October 2022 6:00pm (Rearranged from 28/09/22) Community Discussion Event – Event Organisers.
Tuesday 18th October 2022 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Welfare Officers. Please see a summary of what was discussed here.
Thursday 22nd September 2022 1:00pm & 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Clubs. Please see a summary of what was discussed here.
Thursday 14th July 2022 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Welfare Officers.
Tuesday 17th May 2022 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – BF Event Referees.
Wednesday 15th June (time TBC) Community Discussion Event – BDF Athletes & Parents and Workforce.
Thursday 12th May 2022 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Clubs.
Tuesday 5th April 2022 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Event Organisers.
Wednesday 23rd March 2022 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – BDF Workforce.
Wednesday 23rd March 2022 7:30pm Community Discussion Event – BDF Athletes & Parents.
Tuesday 8th March 2022 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Welfare Officers.
Thursday 10th February 2022 7:30pm Community Discussion Event – BF Event Referees.
Tuesday 1st February 2022 6:30pm Working Together to Make our Fencing Community Gender-Inclusive.
Wednesday 12th January 2022 6:00pm Community Discussion Event – Clubs.
For a full list of previous events, click here.
We run the groups on Zoom, by invite. We will sometimes limit the number of participants (approx 25-30) to ensure that all questions are considered and there is time for discussion. You can put questions to the panel by asking beforehand when responding to your invitation, or during the session using the chat function.
The discussions will differ depending on the topic and are usually set for around 1-2 hours.
These discussion groups will all cover a range of topics around supporting lockdown and returning to fencing, e.g. health and safety, events, coaching, welfare, marketing and more. There will be plenty of opportunities to contribute ideas and ask questions.
Some will be recorded. However, to facilitate an open discussion and allow people to share their honest opinions, we will only use the recordings internally to inform next steps and help us produce the return to fencing plans and guidance. We have found this approach puts people at ease and allows for a more honest discussion.
We are currently considering creating topic based member-led working groups to move forward with particular areas of guidance after we have completed the first round of discussion events. We welcome participants who would like to help develop ideas prompted from the sessions.
If you have any suggested topics to discuss or want to know more about the series, please email [email protected].
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