As the old nursery rhyme goes:
“Remember, remember, [to buy for tickets for] the [8th] of November”

Guy Fawkes is one of our flagship events of the year.
 - Great fun for the entire family
 - The longest fireworks display this side of Hastings
 - “Healthy” (?) food … warming main courses, toffee apples, traditional ginger cake, …
 - British beer and mulled wine

Tickets at Earlybird prices available until 1 November are available via https://www.helloasso.com/associations/standard-athletic-club/evenements/guy-fawkes-and-bonfire-night-2025) or via the QR code on this poster

Looking forwards to seeing you all there.
The Management Committee

26/10: Semmer time ends- clocks cjange
02/11: Brunch
08/11: Guy Fawkes
16/11: English Breakfast
18/11: Bridge tournament
27/11: Thanksgiving
28/11: TGIF Scottish dancing Ceilh
29/11: Private party
30/11: Brunch
14/12: English Breakfast
23/12: Club closes for Christmas
03/01/26: Club reopens

As of the 1st of July 2025 (Décret 2025-582), smoking has been banned outdoors for sports clubs (as well as indoors), including Private Member’s Clubs (this includes parks, beaches, public gardens, sports facilities, etc.). As an ERP (a business which welcomes the public), this, therefore, includes the outdoor spaces at the Club; i.e., it is not permitted to smoke between when you enter the Club front door and when you leave it again. The law is motivated by the health hazards of second-hand smoke, even in outdoor areas, particularly for children.

We have recently put up additional signage to raise awareness of this.

Thanks to everyone for your understanding and compliance.

The Management Committee

Lunch by Rym from The Néflier:  Leek &Mushroom Soup served Chicken Quiche, Beef Parmentier with Mushrooms & Chestnut
Pastries by Janine: Tangerine Cake, Brownies, Chocolate Raspberry Cookies, Applesauce Cake and Blueberry Lemon Cake.

Enjoy a nice (hot) cup of tea with one of Janine's marvellous cakes from 4 pm to 5.30 pm at the Club at weekends! Please order at the bar. 

During the school hlidays, Step & Sculpt classes are holiday shedule for the momemnt. So plese contact 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.) 

The 14 October Tournament resulted in 2 big scores: Alicia and Rémy, 1st in NS with 61.08% and Marie-Hélène and Jenny, 1st in EW with 68.6%. 2nd in NS - Ghislaine and Raphael with 53.58% and in EW Marie-Claire and Christine with 53%.
In the main article, you'll find both the SAC and the Nationwide results, plus the quiz answers and another page with 4 hands illustrating/explaining the replies to the take-out double.
Thanks again to all of you who were present, especially Maureen, who helped clear away the incredible mess in the children's room, and to Christine and Carole for their help with the cocktail.
Our next tournament will be on Tuesday, 18 November, at the same time and place.

Come and celebrate the end of the school holidays with a fabulous Brunch at the Club by Janine.
Please sign up using this HelloAsso link.

Taekwondo classes started on Saturday, September 13. The classes are almost full, but there are still a few spots left for children, so, if you’re interested, feel free to send a message to .
Hadad, the Taekwondo instructor, would like to offer a self-defence class for teens and adults at the club on Fridays from 6 PM to 7 PM.
If you're interested, feel free to send us a message via WhatsApp or email to .

Monica communicates with regular users via a WhatsApp group, so ask her to add you if you're interested.
Thursday mornings, 9:30-10:45 am Vinyasa followed by Gentle yoga 11-midday. Saturdays from 3-4:15 pm.
Contact Monica by email at , WhatsApp, or visit her website monicashaka.com for the latest information.

Our next tournament will be on Tuesday, 18 November, at the same time and place (Quiz discussion at 2 pm, Tournament at 2:30). To get you in the mood, the Quiz is in the main article  "Replies to partner's intervention without a fit" (Reponses aux interventions sans le fit).

SAC Tennis signs off a sport-rich summer with Open Tournament finals.
The first edition of the SAC Open Tournament concluded this weekend with some engrossing final matches. The competition attracted more than a hundred players—adults and children—to SAC, giving members a taste of some highly competitive play.
Men’s Final: Winner: Romain Ducasse (3/6), Finalist: Eliot Dufour (4/6)
Women’s Final: Winner: Nadège Saramito (4/6), Finalist: Oriane Lajoie (15)
Full details and photos in the main article.

The Golf Section’s 2025 Autumn Weekend took place between the 27th and the 29th of September in Granville, Normandy. Blessed with good weather, 18 participants enjoyed three days of golf and tourism in a beautiful part of Normandy, close to the Channel Islands and Mont Saint-Michel.
The Kiwi Cup (best net individual) was retained by the Jones family, this time with Ian in first prize with 41pts and Muriel in second. John Goodhardt won the Andrew Dean Trophy for best brut. The team competition on Monday was played in the Shamble format. It was won by the team of John Goodhardt, Corine Balleyguier and Jonathan Hibbs with a round of 63, followed by the team of John McCallum, Monica Greenwood and Naomi Moore also with a score of 63, but with a lesser back nine.
Thanks to all for your participation. Our next Golf Weekend will be in April 2026 at Belledune Golf Club in the Baie de Somme.
Read on for some photos

Hadad, the Taekwondo instructor, would like to offer a self-defence class at the club on Fridays from 6 PM to 7 PM.
This class is intended for teens and adults.
If you're interested, send us a message via WhatsApp or email .

The registration for Junior Football coaching on Saturday afternoons in winter, beginning mid-September, is now open to Club members. The number of places available is limited and these will be allocated on a “first come first” served basis.
Please register the application for your children by completing the form accessible by clicking on this link:  2025-26 Registration Form.
The price for child members of the Club for the 2025-26 season is 245€.
Members whose children were registered for 2024-25 and have already completed the 2025-26 form do not need to resubmit a registration.
Contact:

Tennis Ambition and the SAC present "Campus Ambition", more than just a leisure centre.
Fun and sports activities in English for children from 3 years old on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
See the poster in the main article as well as the QR code for information and registration.

To register for the Group Classes for adults and children, please go to the page in the main article and scan the appropriate QR code.

We are trying to keep our favourite club members (and their parents) as happy as possible. If any parent wants to join the WhatsApp group dedicated to children at the club, wants to discuss anything child-related, or has any suggestions, please email .

Some lockers are available in both the Men's and Women's changing rooms.
The price depends on the size: Large: €135, Small: €95 (Women's only).
Contact  if you are interested.

We need help to welcome our members and their guests on Saturdays and Sundays for one or two hours from 9 am to 5 pm.
Volunteers, please contact Roxane at  if you can help and we'll add you to our WhatsApp helpers group. Thank you!

As we all know, our Club is an Association 1901, which is run largely by volunteers. Much of this work is behind the scenes. Among the most important contributors, for many years, has been Paul Miller, who produces this Newsletter, the website, and all the Flash News posts that we all receive.

Paul, after some 20 years, is now looking to hang up his Newsletter-mailings-website boots and transition out of these roles. Firstly, we would like to express our thanks to Paul for all that he has done … and secondly, this is a call for volunteers to take on one or more of the roles which Paul has so diligently performed.

The Management Committee