08/11: Guy Fawkes
11/11: Remembrance Day Football Tournament
16/11: Little musicians & English Breakfast 
18/11: Bridge tournament
27/11: Thanksgiving Dinner
28/11: TGIF Scottish/Irish dancing Ceilh
29/11: Private party
30/11: Brunch
14/12: English Breakfast
14/12: Christmas Carols (5 or 6 pm to be confirmed)
23/12: Club closes for Christmas
03/01/26: Club reopens

We are looking forward to a fantastic evening on Saturday at our signature event.

• The weather will be dry
• The best fireworks in France
•  Great food … fish and chips, shepherd’s pie, burgers, hot dogs, … and desserts (including traditional Ginger parkin). We have put on extra food capacity (in our bar and food trucks) to ensure wait times are kept low
•  Beers and mulled wine

Please reserve your place today.
https://www.helloasso.com/associations/standard-athletic-club/evenements/guy-fawkes-and-bonfire-night-2025

The Management Committee

Lunch by Rym from The Néflier: Red Lentil Salad, Butter Chicken
Desserts by Janine: Tangerine cake, Carrot cake muffins, Pecan pie, Snickerdoodle cookies, Chocolate hazelnut cake

Just meet at the Club at 10:30 AM. 
(Don't forget to get your poppies at the bar!)

Following the storm damage, the lights on court No. 7 are again fully operational, and we have installed a temporary tennis fence. The permanent fence will be installed once the insurance payment for the storm damage has been received.
Your tennis committee.

Pam will be away for the next two weeks from this Saturday, the 8th; classes will restart on Monday, 24 November.
(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.)
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.

The next Little Musicians/Petits Musiciens session will be on Sunday, 16 September, from 11 am to 12:30 pm, with Breakfast from 11 am to 2 pm.
Book using this Hello Asso link. Don't forget that if a child is signed up for Breakfast/Brunch together with a parent, they have free access to the 1.5-hour class. If you don’t want to sign up for breakfast/brunch, it is €25 per child for the class. It is easier and cheaper if you reserve your place before Friday evening. Prices are more expensive at the bar on the day, and you risk the class being full.

Our next tournament will be on Tuesday, 18 November, at the same time and place (Quiz discussion at 2 pm, Tournament at 2:30, followed by a little cocktail). 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).

Please let Jenny know if you would like to participate (if you haven't already signed up) and if you are looking for a partner.

Don't forget the big tournament at the Trefle Meudonnais on 11 November!

A message for SAC members - the choir may want to use the Bridge Room for rehearsals from 4 pm on Sunday 30 Nov., Sun 7 Dec. and possibly Sun 14 Dec - the day of the Christmas Carols.

Our Annual Thanksgiving Dinner will take place on Thursday, 27 November at 7:30 pm
Open to members and non-members. Please book as soon as possible using the following HelloAsso link.
https://www.helloasso.com/associations/standard-athletic-club/evenements/thanksgiving-dinner-2025
Thanksgiving dinner menu(buffet): Welcome cocktail, Corn chowder soup; Roasted citrus mustard turkey breast stuffed with pistachio, cranberry stuffing, sweet potato, leek and potato gratin, green bean casserole, cranberries; Pumpkin pie, pecan pie, vanilla sauce.

White polo shirts and other clothes with the embroidered SAC crest are again available (just in time for Christmas). Last orders by Sunday, 23 November!
Sizes and prices
- Polo tennis shirts (38 € for adults, 28 € for children)
- Sweatshirts (45 € for adults, 38 € for children)
- Hoodies (50 € for adults, 48 € for children )
- Softshell jackets (65 € for adults, 60 € for children)
- Quilted jackets for adults (70 €)
Please place your order with the selected sizes and quantities by writing to before Sunday, 23 November.

Pam will be away for the next two weeks from this Saturday, the 8th; classes will restart on Monday, 24 November.
(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.)
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.

Welcome to a traditional Scottish and Irish céilí / cèilidh ball on Friday, 28 November. All welcome, from experienced dancers to complete beginners.
Full details and sign-up in the main article.)

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. 

Taekwondo 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 .

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 .

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.

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