Friday Night Social Tennis - 5:30 pm on Fridays
Drinks on the terrace afterwards - weather permitting!
We now have an adult and teenagers (over 10) one-hour Taekwondo lesson on Saturdays at 12:30 pm and a lesson for under-10s at 1:30 pm.
The first lesson is free for anyone who wishes to try it.
Taekwondo is much more than just a sport. It is a way of life. It instils confidence, motivation, goal setting, focus, Self-discipline, respect for others and confidence in your abilities. Do not hesitate to join us.
(See this article for more information about Taekwondo.)
We have already got 28 orders for Roland Garros tickets from members.
The club is entitled to receive 8 to 10 tickets maximum per year and the FFT Ligue des Hauts de Seine will give us an update about those tickets by the end of the week.
Members who had ordered Roland Garros tickets will be informed via email this weekend about the status of their order.
Come and enjoy Janine's legendary Full English Breakfast, served from 10:30 am to 3 pm, with meats from Bulldog, Bacon and Bangers. Non-members welcome.
For Earlybird prices please book using this HelloAsso link: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/standard-athletic-club/evenements/english-breakfast-brouillon before midday on Saturday 6 April
All the newly prepared flower beds around the tennis courts have been given a final layer of wood chippings to keep the weeds down. 600 bulbs have been planted ready to pop up in the Spring. 11 red roses have been purchased and are ready to plant immediately by the gardening team. The work was financed 50% by Anke’s collection. Thank you to Linda, Jane and Christiane.
Early bird pre-season discounted cricket kit offer:
Adults: Shirt €31, Trousers €32
Juniors: Shirt €28.50, Trousers €29.50.
Shirt personalisation with name and number €8.50. Sizing at www.seriouscricket.co.uk.
To order contact Andrew Jackson ()
Girish Dharmapurikar stepped down as Junior Cricket Coach in June 2023. Andrew Macintyre returned temporarily and will be replaced by existing junior parent Adhavan Manoranjan. Thanks to Grisih for the past 3 and a half years and to Andrew for stepping up during his well-earned retirement.
SAC CC now has its own website: https://standardathletic.play-cricket.com/home
The next tournament will be on Tuesday 13 February, starting at 2.30 pm. As Jenny is not available, please sign up with Anne Raynaud as soon as possible. There will not be a quiz before and there will not be a cocktail afterwards.
The Management Team is delighted to welcome Carole, who has joined us with responsibility for the Bar and Restaurant, while also helping out with Member Services. We have asked Carole to focus on increasing the service level provided to Members, while increasing the level of social activity in the Club. In her Bar and Restaurant role she will be working with Isabelle and Taha.
Carole has over 30 years of work experience, in France and the United States. In her most recent role, she managed the Facilities/General Services for a global advertising company in France. Carole originally trained as a photographer and is bilingual in English and French, with some Spanish. She lives in Meudon.
Please join me in reserving the very warmest of SAC welcomes for Carole, and extending her every courtesy and support and she gets to grips with the many dimensions of her new role.
Rich Parkin, for the Management Team
‍The pool discussion one is of fundamental importance for the Club. The meeting will be held in-person at the Club, beginning at 3 p.m. on Sunday 21 January. There will also be a Zoom connection, though we would recommend in-person presence if possible.
In the main article, you will find links to the main materials: the Agenda, a summary of the project, the offers received, and a draft motion to guide the discussions. Also, there are some detailed back-up documents.
It has been a busy period since la rentrée, with the Management Team focused on 2 areas:
May we take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and New Year.
The Management Team
In the end there were 28 bridgers, who had great fun on the bridge tables, plus 10 who came for dinner. Thanks to their generous donations € 3.530 were raised, which is very nice addition to BCF funds.
Congratulations to the winners Mary and Remy Cauchard in North-South and Guerin and Leon Goldstein in East-West.
SAC pulled off a second successive victory last Sunday in a typically physical encounter with the Kerala Tuskers, edging the visitors out 3-2.
Fielding a strong team, SAC dominated large periods of play and might have put more goals into the net with more accurate finishing.
Sunday’s win followed a more emphatic 6-3 victory against the Pascal Gastebois XI the previous Sunday. The two sides were evenly matched until early in the second half, before SAC ran away with the game. More details in the main article.
SAC take on La Salernitana this Sunday 3 December, with kick-off at 10:30.
On Saturday 21 we hosted the Salts Staff Football Club (SSFC), a group of teachers from the Titus Salt School of Baildon, West Yorkshire. The game was drawn 2-2 in weather that was not ideal for spectators! See some team photos in the main article.
Please see the main article for some photos taken on the occasion of the 12 November Remembrance Sunday Internal Football Tournament.
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Mollie Willatts died on Thursday last week on her 92nd birthday.
Mollie was an active member of the Club, including a hard-working stint as Membership Secretary before the introduction of computers! She and her husband John were regular participants in the golf section and their daughters were active in many sports as juniors.
Mollie is survived by her husband, John and their three daughters Lisa, Sophie and Sarah, to whom we send our sincere condolences.
Her funeral will take place on Monday 13 November at 3 pm in the Crematorium du Mont Valérien in Nanterre.
See the main article for the Start Times for the SAC's Autumn Vase Competition at Villarceaux taken from the FFG Website.
The winner of the Autumn Vase for the best Nett score was Bertrand Delacroix with 41 points. The best Gross score was made by Dimitri Ansart with 37 points.
The full set of scores can be seen on the FFG's website.
The pools will be closed from Monday 16 October.