‍‍SAC Newsletter | ‍Friday 21 November 2025 |
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‍SAC RecruitingBringing in new Members is an important part of the Club’s activities, led by Georgina (). With the Club looking so good in terms of facilities, B&R and activities, we are ramping up our outreach this year.  - Firstly, we will have ads in The Connexion twice in 2025/2026. The first appeared this month.Â
This is a link to a digital turn page of that edition, with our ad featuring our new pool on page 2.
You can see a the copy on The Connexion’s website here and in their 8 November 2025 e-newsletter, image below.
- We also reached many new English-speakers around Guy Fawkes, with advertising via Facebook and Instagram and a LinkedIn campaign reaching British/Commonwealth professionals living in Paris. We were delighted to welcome around 400 people to Guy Fawkes, with around 75% of these not currently Members of the Club. The event was profitable “on the night”, even without counting the impact on awareness of SAC in the Paris area. Our follow-up reach out to non-Members led to a number of further visits with Georgina last weekend.
- VP Dan Terrington () is working a new initiative this year, where we are connected with the executive relocation agencies in Paris; our aim is that international people arriving in Paris will hear about the Club through their relocation agent.Â
 If you have English-speaking, international friends in the Paris area, why not invite them up for a look around, with .   The Management Committee  |
| ‍Contents | | | | Bridge News - 18 November Tournament Results 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!)
| Golf News: November 2025 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.
| | Pilates and Step & Sculpt classes Pam's classes are back to a normal schedule.
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.) | | | SAC Squash News: We’re STILL on Fire! Whilst it is getting colder out there, it's getting warmer on the courts! 4 victories out of 4 matches. Putting the SAC at the top of the league! What a start from the team!Â
We also want to reiterate our invitation to all SAC members for our "Squash afternoon Challenge" on Saturday, 6 December. It will be an occasion for squash players of all levels to participate and meet some of the SAC squash (Bomb) Squad and play some fun squash formats! Play to start from 2 pm. We will also organise a cup trophy ceremony for last year's winner of the King's Cup, Jerome Rideau.
See you on the courts! | | | | Taekwondo News 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 . | Yoga Classes Monica communicates with regular users via a WhatsApp group, so ask her to add you if you're interested.
However, many classes are via Zoom at present so do keep in touch with Monica first.
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.
| Children at the Club 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 .
| Changing Room lockers available  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. | | Completion of old pavilion exterior renovation … 9 years of work The old pavilion is the oldest full structure on our site, built by the Royal Army Corps of Engineers on the foundation of the original Clubhouse, which remained after it was dynamited by the retreating occupying forces in 1944. It was moved to its current location in 1956, as the old Clubhouse was rebuilt. It now serves 2 functions:
* 50% as a cricket pavilion
* 50% as a storage space for our ground care machinery.
In 2016, it was in a parlous state, as the Club didn't have the funds to repair it or maintain it.
With support from (then President) David Colson and the management team, the cricketers took on the task and set about raising the necessary funds from seasonal dues, “tea” payments, and volunteer coaching, amounting to around €7K in increased revenue per year. 9 years later, the last major part of the exterior renovation was completed this week at a cumulative cost of ~€50K, plus thousands of hours of volunteer time. Many people have contributed. However, the Club and Section would particularly like to record their immense gratitude to Andrew Jackson, carpenter extraordinaire, without whom this would have been impossible.
Click to see a photo of the destroyed final “wall” revealed after removing the shipping container in January 2025,
and click here to see Andrew Jackson and Chris McCarthy getting stuck into the structural repair, 9/9/2025,
and click here to see the repainted new wall on 9/11/2025.
See the main article for much more information.
| Newsletter and Website - call for volunteers 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.
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