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The force has certainly been with Arthur Brown on his way to success in a national fencing competition. The Bishop’s Stortford youngster took the under-nine boys’ sabre title in the Leon Paul Junior Series after taking up the sport just under a year ago. Brown, who attends Summercroft Primary School, joined the Little Hadham-based Stort Valley Sabre Club last February having enjoyed a taster session. And he claimed a gold, three silver and two bronze medals at tournaments across the country to clinch top spot. “He’s taken to it like a duck to water,” said proud dad Daniel. “What nine-year-old …

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