FWL @ UCL (Charity livestream)

UCL has joined the Fencing Without Limits initiative to fundraise for the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust!

On 15 June 2025, UCL will be hosting a fencing charity marathon on UCL Campus. The event will stream on the Fencing Without Limits YouTube Channel and will support the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust and fencing at UCL.

Fencing Without Limits is an international charity initiative using fencing to lower barriers to sport for all. FWL partners with fencing clubs to host charity marathons to support sporting causes. UCL will become the first UK to join FWL.

Half of the charity donations will go towards supporting young people of all backgrounds in sports through the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. the other half will go into supporting UCL fencing mission to make fencing a more accessible, diverse, and enjoyable sport for everyone.

Dame Kelly Holmes Trust:

When someone believes in you, it’s incredible what you can do.

Dame Kelly Holmes Trust puts world class athletes shoulder to shoulder with young people. Equipping them with a winning mindset and shaping their futures - it's a teammate like no other. Whether that’s building relationship skills, improving self-esteem or learning to stay focused, our sporting champions help the next generation move forward with confidence.

Our goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of 10,000 young people across the UK facing challenges in their everyday lives.

Dame Kelly Holmes Trust is a youth development charity founded on the belief that every young person needs a champion. Just one person believing in you can be the difference between fully committing or quitting.

We train up existing and former champions from the world of elite sport to pass on their winning mindset through coaching and mentoring. From sports star to guide, they help young people who are facing adversity develop the positive behaviours and skills they need to succeed in education, work and life.

Our transformational wellbeing programmes change lives. With a renewed purpose, get up and go attitude and fresh motivation, we’ve seen young people turn their futures around against all odds.

FWL:

UCL Fencing has decided to partner with FWL, the Canadian initiative: Fencing Without Limits. This international organisation has overseen countless charity events aimed at diversifying the sports.