A) The new Club door
Anyone visiting the Club will have noticed that we have a new door!
Why, and is there anything we need to know?
Why? The old entry had 2 doors and opened/closed automatically by swinging in/out. Unfortunately this design led people to “help” the automatic mechanism by pushing when leaving the Club. The 2 doors also meant we had two mechanisms (which we had to keep for safety compliance) for double the repair cost. All of this meant that the motor was regularly broken leading frequent, inconvenient and expensive (many thousands of €€€s each time) repairs, as well as non-compliance with access regulations. The solution: a sliding door which addresses the compliance issue, while eliminating the temptation to “push” when leaving the Club
Things to know:
1) The installation is ongoing, with the external blind also being repaired today. Please bear with us while the mechanism is tweaked to work with our access badges.
2) And please, DO NOT MANUALLY FORCE THE DOOR. The new design will be less “tempting” than the old one, but can still be broken.
With this new door we will have improved security, compliance with fire regulations and much lower repair costs.
B) The door from Reception to the table tennis area
The glass panel was damaged this weekend, apparently by impacts from stones. This is not the first time this has happened. The repair cost for the cracked glass is, shockingly, €1000. So this makes the repair cost for this door €2000 over the past year.
It will be repaired in the coming days. Without cameras (which we will discuss at the AGM) it is impossible to know exactly how the impacts occurred. Nonetheless, we do know that launching stones with a racquet is a "game" played by some children near the table tennis table. Moreover, a member's car windscreen was recently severely damaged by stones launched from this part of the Club. We are fortunate that the stones have not also hit people.
Obviously, games with flying stones are not permitted in the Club. Thank you for reinforcing this in conversations with your children. If you see any such behaviour, please do contact our staff and/or a Member of the MC.
Thank you.
The Management Committee
On Sunday, 19 April, the adult football team played its last 11-a-side game of the season (we lost 2-3 vs Kerala Tuskers, click to see photo of the team).
Looking back at the season, it was great!
The team is young, happy to play and really shows football skills.
We often had 6 to 8 subs, which means that everyone had to get out on the pitch for 30 minutes or more, but everyone accepted it without complaining.
Last but not least, we won the large majority of our games, which had not been the case for years.
OUR NEXT AGM 14 JUNE 2026
(CONVOCATION)
Our Club is an Association 1901. “Big decisions” about our “shared second home” are made in the AGM. Decisions which we make include:
How much money we want to pay into the Club
What investments we want the Club to make
Who should represent us on the Management Committee
How we wish to structure the governance of our Club
In addition to making decisions, we also take part – the AGM is one opportunity to contribute to the discussion (and meet other Members). It may also encourage some of us to take a larger role in the Club, whether it be via volunteering for an “All Hands Day” to work in the garden, or contributing to a Section, or standing for election to the Management Committee.
Our next AGM is in 2 months, on 14th June. We have included a Draft Agenda with this note. It includes a Motion from the MC to modify our 'Statuts'. There will be important discussions also about padel. The Management Committee will be organising a discussion session for May to provide information on a potential padel project and to gather Member input.
If you would like to put forward a Motion for the Agenda, please submit it, with the name of the proposer and seconder, to by 5 pm on 14/5/2026 so that it can be included in the materials and on the electronic voting platform.
We look forward to seeing you all at the AGM.
The Management Committee
Rich Parkin (President)
Roland Tchertoff, Dan Terrington (Vice-Presidents)
Gigi Cothier (Treasurer)
Georgina Marrison (Secretary)
Roxane Girault, Sarah Whitley, David Stabat, Guillaume Darrieus (Elected Members)
Attachment
Draft Agenda
The new season will start on Saturday, 9 May, in 3 groups:
1: Semi-hardball from 10-11 am
2: U13 hardball transition from 11 am-12 pm
3: U16 Hardball from 12 pm-1 pm
For more information, contact our head of Junior Cricket, Adhavan Manoranjan, at .
Below is a QR code linked to the Junior Cricket application form. (In French for the moment)
The new cricket season starts on 1 May, with 3 games over the weekend.
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It's tennis tournament time again. Players should have signed up for our annual internal tournament by Sunday, 27 April.
Play will run from 28 April to 27 June, when we will host Finals Day -- and the White Dinner in the Rose Garden.
We will be strict in scratching players who do not play their matches on time.
The Tennis Committee
We are happy to announce that you can book and play on our magnificent clay tennis courts.
Courts 1, 2, 4 & 5 are playable, and we hope to have Court 6 ready for play this week.
Please make the most of the excellent tennis weather in the days ahead.
But remember these important rules:
- Sweep and water the courts after you play.
- If the courts are very dry, water before and after you play.
- Wear tennis shoes for clay courts (no running shoes) to avoid damaging the surface.
- When the weather is wet, do not play on the courts even if you find the doors unlocked.
- If you do play on the courts when they are soaked, you risk damaging them by leaving deep footprints in the clay, which creates an uneven surface, leading to bad bounces and the risk of twisted ankles and knees.
- The courts are expensive to repair. Please treat them - and your fellow tennis players - with respect.
- And remember, white tennis attire, please.
We look forward to seeing you all on court soon!
The Tennis Committee
As requested by members, we have acquired some board games, which will be available to all to play. But may we ask people to please take care of the little pieces and put them back as they found them? The games will be stored in the cupboard by the microwave in the clubhouse.
Please read the main article for full details.
Key points:
* Annual Section Subscription Rates remain unchanged for 2026
Please pay asap by transfer or cheque
* AGM/Prizegiving/Dinner was on Friday 20 March
* Golf Weekends Spring Weekend at Belle Dune 17-19 April, Autumn at Le Touquet on 25-27 September
* Spring Cup on 30 May and the Autumn Vase on 10 October.
* See a full calendar of Section and Villarceaux events in the main article
Golf Spring Cup at Villarceaux, Saturday, 30 May. For information contact .
Golf Weekend Belledune 17-19 April: 3 excellent days of golf with wonderful weather on a beautiful course. The individual Stableford was won by Ebba Dean with a score of 38 stableford points, followed by Paul O’Mahoney and best gross by John McCallum. The scramble team competition was won by Ebba, Joyce & Claude Jacques, and Ian Jones.
The next weekend will be at Hardelot on 26, 27 and 28 September. For details, please contact
See the main article for some photos of the Belledune weekend.
The Professional Squash Tour Finals is coming to Le Centquatre-Paris (104): world-class squash in one of Paris’ coolest cultural venues, just as the sport heads toward the Olympics.
Bring friends, spread the word, and keep an eye on the club squash WhatsApp group…. flash promos and group deals may be appearing very soon 👀.
If you can't get tickets for Roland-Garros, why not try Squash ? Close to the action, immerse yourself in a new Squash experience at le "104". From 17-20 June. Tickets here: https://www.parissquashproject.com/
Stay in contact with Pam at to sign up and stay tuned to your emails for class confirmations and updates.to ensure your class is on.
(Mondays: Step 10:00; Sculpt 11::00. Wednesdays: Zoom Pilates 9:30; SAC 2:30 pm Pilates Mat - Beginner/Intermediate. Saturdays: 9:45 Pilates Mat; 11:00 Pilates Mat Intermediate/Advanced. 12:30 Step.)
See the main article for the handicap results of our tournament, the quiz, and more detailed comments.
Next month, the tournament will be on Tuesday, 31 March; click here to see the quiz.
Anne and Nicolas were the big winners in NS with 66.81% and - again! - Marie-Claire and Jane in EW with 65.63%. Tied for 2nd place in EW: Jerome/Patrick and Claudie/Albert with 62.69%, and in NS Dougie/Claude with 61.27%.
Please read the main article for the Handicap and FFB results of the December tournament, featuring a huge score for Anne (R.) and Naomi (who very kindly joined us at the last minute to make up the numbers) in North-South with 67.5% and another big score for Christine and Marie-Claire in East-West with 63.83%! Also in the 60s, Patrick and Luc, 2nd in EW with 60.67% and 2nd in NS, Nicole and Jean-Paul with 55.83%. The nationwide results will be sent out in due course by the FFB. The answers to the quiz are also in the main article.
Many thanks to Maureen, Joan and Anne for their help in organising the tournament, and to Christine and Carole for their invaluable assistance with the cocktail, and to all of the players for participating and helping with the clearing away!
The next tournament is planned for Tuesday, 24 February; the quiz will be reviewed at 2 pm, followed by play at 2:30 pm. See the main article for the quiz (or click here) - "Defence after opponent's Weak Two opening".
In the main article, you'll find the results of Tuesday's tournament (and the answers to the quiz). A huge score was made by Marie-Claire and Jane - 66.26% in NS, and an excellent score was made by Bernadette and Patrick in EW - 59.61%; another brilliant score in NS - Joan and Ian with 57.05%. Well done to all of you!
Thank you all so much for participating! and also for helping with the clearing away. And my thanks to Carole and Tristan for their help in the kitchen and behind the bar.
The next tournament is planned for Tuesday, 24 February; the quiz (click here) will take place at 2 pm, followed by play at 2:30 pm.
On Sunday, 21 December, we will have our traditional Christmas football tournament. ALL AGES WELCOME! Please be there at 10:30.
The Intercom is back, thanks to the perseverance of Emmanuel Torregano!
See the main article for copies of the "Handicap" and the "Nationwide" results, and the answers to the Quiz.
Warm congratulations to Jane and Françoise, 1st in East-West with 63.15%, and to Joyce and Claude, 1st in North-South with 62.05%; 2nd in NS - Joan and Ian with 60.42%, and 2nd in EW - Christiane and Claudia with 58.37%.
The final tournament of the year will take place on Tuesday, 16 December. (See the quiz here!)
Following the 4 Club and Putter Stableford competition held at Villarceaux on Saturday, 15 November, please go to the main article to see the results of that competition and the current state of play in the Sue Hall Trophy for the 3 best average Stableford scores over the season.
