On Sunday 23rd November 2025, four of Gravesham’s junior contingent, made it to the delayed Kent Fencing Union Junior Championships. Henry, James, Theodora and Alex, despite some competition nerves, all managed to fence exceptionally well, far surpassing their expectations.

In the boys event, the brothers of James and Alex found themselves in the same competition. After the poules, elder sibling, Alex, was top seed, with younger brother, James, seeded fourth overall, which unfortunately placed them in direct competition at the semi-final stage, with the elder of the two boys claiming the win. Keeping up his winning streak, Alex then went on to claim the gold, with a convincing 10-0 victory in the final and, James taking home the bronze medal.

Unfortunately, this report writer does not have any further score sheets to report, on both Theodora and Henry. Suffice to say, Henry had a cracking day too, in his age, at his second competition, coming away with a silver medal; a sure sign that his technique is improving and the nerves are abating!

Theodora was at her first competition and, with a larger poule of entrants had more to do on the day. She kept the pre-event nerves at bay and despite no medal on this occasion, showed great potential, scoring at least three hits against each of her opponents- a mighty feat considering how much more practice some of her opponents get and, a sure sign that she will be a real contender at future events.

Apologies too for no photo of the medallists with their spoils, but the meet organiser left them on his kitchen table on the day of the event! They are currently on their way to Coach Will via Royal Mail!

Well done to our junior fencers and we look forward to reporting on more of your future fencing exploits and successes!