Members - a great offer for your friends and free drinks for you

Many of us want to bring our friends as new Members. The Management Team has put measures in place to make this as simple and rewarding as possible until the end of May.

• Waiving of entrance fee for new Members accepted before the end of May
• For each new Adult you sponsor, the drinks are on us! €100 credit to your Bar Account (and pro rata for other Member categories).

Please refer any applications to , and any questions to the Management Team.

Swimming News - Main pool is now open

The main swimming pool is now open, but the children's pool is still closed.

Some dates for your diaries

26/05: Bridge Tournament
26/05: Friday night Social Tennis
28/05: SAC v American Club of Paris Croquet match (16 guests) 
03/06: Golf Spring Cup
03/06: Pool Q&A session at the Club
04/06: Full British Breakfast
11/06: AGM 2023 
17/06: Camp Out
18/06: Sunday Brunch
24/06: Sports Day
30/06: TGI Friday
10/09: Classic Car Day

Cricket News - Annual Kent Tour starts this weekend

This Friday, the 26th of May the SACC will be off to Kent for its annual tour.
Fixtures include:
Shepway Stragglers on Saturday 27th May
Band of Brothers on Sunday 28th May
Chestfield CC on Monday 29th May

Cricket News - SAC vs Lisses CC Match Report Sunday 21 May 2023

A week on from their back-to-back victories against Kensington CC, Standard Athletic CC were back in action once more for a 40-over game against Lisses CC. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Standard posted an impressive 257 all out, with top scorers including Praneeth, Girish and Nikhil. 

In return, Lisses got off to a flyer and were 100 for the loss of 1 wicket in no time before a combination of accurate swing and spin bowling began to pay dividends for Standard. With the Lisses’s batters proving more resolute than expected, however, they began rebuilding and after a couple of useful partnerships, they were left needing less than 100 runs off 10 overs. With victory in sight, captain Henry turned to the left-arm leg breaks of Nikhil whose second spell produced two quick wickets leaving Lisses still requiring 13 runs to win. Praneeth had other ideas, however, and after having a plumb LBW decision turned down, the very next delivery beat the batter’s outside edge and hit the top of the off stump to send the SAC players into raptures!

The result – a 13-run victory for Standard Athletic CC

Bar and Restaurant - Pentecost weekend menus 27/28/29 May

Yoga News: some changes... No class this Sat 27/5

Please refer to Monica's website monicashaka.com for the latest information (or by mail at ).
Monica communicates with regular users via a WhatsApp group, so ask her to add you if you're interested.

Tennis News - Spring Doubles Tournament 2023

The Spring Doubles Tournament starts this weekend 27 May and will run until Saturday 24 June (finals day!).
The finals will be followed by the Tennis Committee's annual party. 
The tournament has three categories: Women's Doubles, Men's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. All matches will be played in two winning sets.

Pilates and Step & Sculpt classes in May

Pam is away until 2 May, and for the rest of May will be operating a holiday schedule. Please sign up for each class due to the bank holiday weekends.
The normal schedule is: Mondays: Step 10:00; Sculpt 11::00. Wednesdays: Zoom Pilates 9:30; SAC 2 pm Pilates Mat. Saturdays: 9:45 Pilates Mat; 11:00 Pilates Mat Intermediate-Advanced. 12:30 Step. But remember to contact Pam at to sign up and stay tuned to your emails for class confirmations and updates.

Pool renovation: Q&A prior to the AGM - Saturday 3 June

The pool discussion is an important item for the AGM. To ensure that everyone has access to the best information:

• The comprehensive professional diagnostic which was completed this winter is attached to the main article. A couple of people have asked about the cost estimates in this document.  These are “spend envelopes” estimated by the company completing the diagnostic.  This company does not provide contracting services.  Should Members decide to renovate the pool, a competitive tendering process will be undertaken.
• All Members are invited to a Q&A on Saturday, June 3^rd, at 3 p.m. at the Club. Members of the MC and the pool project team will be available to explain the situation and answer questions

Golf News - Spring Cup (3 June) , Autumn Vase (7 Oct)

Here are the dates for:

• Spring Cup at Villarceaux: Saturday 3 June
• Autumn Vase at Villarceaux: Saturday 7 October

Golf News - Lessons at Meudon, Tuesdays in June July

The Golf Section is thinking of organising some golf lessons with a PGA pro, Mathilde Cassaignau, at Meudon on Tuesday evenings in June and July. 
Currently, the proposal is to use the cricket field on Tuesdays 20 and 27 June and  18 and 25 July all from 5 to 8 pm.
The format will be 30 min individual lessons, €40 per lesson, with your own clubs and 20 of your own balls. The scope will be full swing (up to about 7 iron for long hitters), pitching and chipping technique.
The idea was trialled the idea last year and it worked really quite well.
Please let John McCallum know if you are interested so as to gauge interest and numbers. John will also act as the booking agent for your chosen time slot(s).

Full British Breakfast - Sunday 4 June

The next great British Breakfast will be on Sunday the 4th of June. We'll be serving it from 10 am to 2 pm, with meats from Bulldog, Bacon and Bangers.
Non-members welcome.
Bookings are now open using this HelloAsso link:
https://www.helloasso.com/associations/standard-athletic-club/evenements/british-breakfast-brunch-6

Great Garden Campout - Saturday 17 June 2023

The 2023 edition of the Great Garden Camp Out will take place on Saturday, the 17th of June from 6 pm until midday on Sunday.
Please book using this HelloAsso link:
https://www.helloasso.com/associations/standard-athletic-club/evenements/camp-out
Note that there is a charge of 6€ per person (adult or child) that covers the campfire, s'mores, marshmallows and breakfast.

It's BBQ time again

TGI Friday fun - next one on Friday 30 June

Relax, dance and enjoy a low-key Friday evening once a month; next is Friday 30 June from 8 pm to 11:30 pm. Bring something for a sucré or salé potluck The bar will remain open all evening. More info from section heads: Libby Macintyre-Davi, Jan Grondrup, Georgina Marrison 

Badminton

Another new Section! The badminton net has been put out there on the pitch during the sunny weather. What are you waiting for?
Why not get a team together? 
The badminton racquets and shuttlecocks are available behind the bar.
More information from .

Tennis Coaching

The lessons are coordinated by Hervé Antchandie, chief coach and René, a teacher whom some of you met last year.
See the main article for the full programmes for adults and children and their groups and coaching times and payment options.
If you haven't yet signed up for lessons, follow this link (https://forms.gle/4mg9TMU2uVEvPmmm8) for the registration form.
For more information send a message to Hervé at 06 14 84 08 82 or by email at .

SAC's origins as a football club - article in The Connexion newspaper

April's edition of The Connexion newspaper has a full-page article by Martin Greenacre on the history of the SAC, with emphasis on its origins as a football club right through to the present.
The article is online at: https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/Mag/Culture/British-origins-of-France-s-oldest-football-club-still-playing-today.
A PDF version is attached to the main article.