Doreen Plews

Plews was born on 28 August 1930 in South Shields, England,^[1] but lived in Newtonlea Avenue in Newton Mearns in Renfrewshire for many years. Plews represented the 1958 Scottish Team,^[2] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where she participated in the individual foil.^[3]

In July 1950, Plews married John L. Powell in Shropshire.^[4]

In 1967, Plews was a member of the Chester Fencing Club and won their foil championship.^[5] She helped Chester win the A.F.A. Coaches Trophy in Glasgow during the same year.^[6]

In 1974 she was still competing for the club, in addition to being on the committee for them^[7] and in 1981 she became chairman.^[8]

Plews died in Shropshire on 17 January 2025, at the age of 95.^[9]