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6 Jan, 2021

Gloucester Powerlifting

Gloucester Powerlifting become a British Powerlifting Approved Club Welcome onboard to ‘Gloucestershire Powerlifting’ who are the latest addition to our list of ‘Approved Powerlifting Clubs’.  They join Swindon Barbell as

10 Dec, 2020

British Junior Classic Championships

British Junior Classic Championships We are continuously monitoring the COVID19 situation and at the moment the British Juniors are going ahead as planned.  However, any lifter who cannot travel  due

8 Dec, 2020

News from the Executive December 2020

News from the Executive December 2020 Annual General Meeting This has been scheduled as late as our rules allow to give more time for the COVID-19 situation to improve. It

18 Nov, 2020

United Through Sports (UTS) Virtual Youth Sports Festival

United Through Sports (UTS) Virtual Youth Sports Festival MESSAGE FROM THE IPF PRESIDENT Dear Friends, Dear IPF Member Federations, It is my pleasure to inform you the IPF will take

15 Oct, 2020

British Junior Classic Championships – Postponement

British Junior Classic Championships – Postponement As previously mentioned we have kept the COVID-19 situation under continuous review. The Board have now decided that in view of the worsening position

12 Oct, 2020

British Junior Classic Championships -refunds

We are continuously monitoring the COVID19 situation and at the moment the British Juniors are going ahead as planned.  However, any lifter who cannot travel  due to lockdown restrictions will

6 Oct, 2020

British Junior Classic Championships

British Junior Classic Championships We are delighted to announce we have now received confirmation from Moulton College that these championships can go ahead. The lifting schedule is now available on

6 Oct, 2020

Statement re Metal apparel.

Statement re Metal apparel. We hope this message finds you all safe and well in these strange and challenging times. It’s been fantastic to see many of our members finding

15 Sep, 2020

News from the Executive September 2020

News from the Executive September 2020 COVID-19 Guidelines for our championships to ensure COVID-19 safety are now on the website and will be enforced at all events until further notice.

2 Sep, 2020

Coaching Courses

Level 1 September 12/13 Fully booked Accepting waiting lists applications https://swindonbarbell.com/bp-level-1-sept-2020-booking-form/ Level 2 October 17/18 https://swindonbarbell.com/bp-level-2-oct-2020/ Level 1 Nov 14/15 https://swindonbarbell.com/bp-level-1-nov-2020/ Level 2 Dec 12/13 https://swindonbarbell.com/bp-level-2-december-12-13-2020-booking-form/ These courses are all

9 Aug, 2020

News from the Executive August 2020

News from the Executive August 2020 BRITISH CHAMPIONSHPS 2020 British Junior Championships – the Board has agreed that these should go ahead, subject to appropriate protective measures and any prevailing

27 Jul, 2020

IPF statement re Metal Sports

Dear IPF Member Federations, Dear Lifters, With this information, the IPF announces the termination of the Equipment License Agreement between the IPF and Metal Sports with immediate effect of the

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