Tony Cavey (President)

Tony Cavey joined the club back in the days before mobile phones or personal computers. So his activities as social secretary and Chairman have to be admired. His whole sheep roasts in the garden are legendary and he comes from the pink-tinged past of a serious Streatham Social club that occasionally fenced. He has always been willing to help, teaching beginners and acting as both the treasurer and the club armourer. He has been a stalwart of the club since the day he joined. His fencing as a classically neat and tidy fencer didn't allow room for mistakes and was always a delight to work with.

David Lowe (Treasurer)

Hello, I’m David Lowe and I’m the Treasurer of Streatham Fencing Club. This means that I collect in the membership subscriptions, pay the bills and generally keep tabs on the club’s bank account. I also keep the membership register, holding everyone’s contact details in case we need to get in touch with you. I learned fencing at school playing foil and sabre. I then had a long break before restarting at Streatham Fencing Club in the summer of 2006. It’s a great club and sport, combining amply my three main reasons for restarting: fun, exercise and social. I now mostly fence epee and regularly take part in competitions. I also fence sabre, sometimes in competitions, and will on occasion take my hand to a bout of foil.

Gavin Moulton (Website Design and Development)

Hi, I'm Gavin, I've been fencing at Streatham for around 10 years now, I've also previously been the match organiser for 3 years. I design and update the club’s website, where you can also find updates of match results, future matches and events going at the club. I work as a web developer.

Niké Ajibode (Club Captain)

A major figure in Streatham Fencing, distinguished by her wide smile and keen aptitude for the Epée. She has been fencing for some 10 years now and regularly forms part of the core Streatham team in friendly matches and in Surrey competitions. A couple of years ago she was the major success in the Alençon competitions in France, just losing the final of the Ladies Veteran competition.

Always helpful, always keen, Nike is a model fencer and a really nice person.

Roger Barnes (Chairman)

Many of you will know that I'm responsible for answering enquiries being the first point of contact with the club and for maintaining the mailing lists, keeping everyone up to date with what's happening. This fits in nicely with my role as Chairman of Surrey County Fencing Union who organise the local events. I am also Vice Chair of South East Region of British Fencing. I've been fencing for nearly fifteen years, mostly epee and some sabre. I've fenced for both London and the North West at the Veterans Winton Cup. I'm rdb811 on fencingforum. Highest rank 275 (Epee), 188 (Sabre) Most likely to say "We've tried it before and it doesn't work".

Barry Foxwell (Armourer)

Hi, I'’m Barry and I’m the club armourer. I am responsible for making sure that the club kit is kept working (that means you break it, I fix it). I have been fencing for about twenty years. I have been on the committee for the past twelve years, first as the social secretary, then just as a comittee member and now the armourer. If you have any questions about kit, come and ask me - I don’t bite!

Joshua Freeman-Birch (Young Fencers Representative)

I've been fencing for 5 years now and I mainly fence foil and epee.

I'm the junior representative so I tell the committee what changes the junior fencers want to see taking place.















Lara Bonici (General Committee Member)

Lara has been fencing for four years, and for the past two years has been the club’s Social Secretary. In this time, she organised trips to the Isle of Wight, taking part in her first competition on one of these visits, and went out in a blaze of glory organising the club’s 60th anniversary dinner. Unfortunately, her utility-belt-tastic job doesn’t give her the time she needs to stay on as Social Secretary, so she is now a Committee skivvy, helping out where needed. She also has trouble saying ‘plinth’ (how to know when to cut Lara off at the bar) and doesn’t like people knowing that she always has a pink biro in her bag.