Bridge News - Jan 14 Tournament results

Here are the SAC Section results (see main article).  Brilliant scores by Marie-Claire and Pascale with 62.42% in East-West, and Anne and Joyce in North-South with 59.58%. The best seconds are Dougie and Claude in EW with 58.33%. 
Thanks to Christine and Carole for their help in preparing our cocktail, to Monica for cooking such delicious finger food and to Joan and Maureen and everyone else for your help in preparing the rooms and putting everything away so rapidly!
The next tournament is planned for Tuesday 11 February.
The Quiz corrections have been added at the end of the main article.

Bridge News - 15 October Tournament Results

Click here for the Section and Nationwide results of the last Tuesday's tournament.
Warmest congratulations to Francis and Raphael, 1st in NS and Jean (Pal) and Max, 1st in EW; 2nd in NS - Nicole and Jean-Paul, 2nd in EW - Carole and François.
Please note the date of our next tournament - Tuesday 12 November, same time, same place.
(Read on for much information in the main article.)
Don't forget to renew your FFB Licences.

Bridge News - 12 November Tournament Results

Click here for the Section and Nationwide results of our November tournament. There were several really good scores this time - Marie-Helene and Jenny coming 1st in NS, followed by Ghislaine & Raphael (63.39%), Josette and Remy (59.82%, Ann J. and Alain (58.63); and first in East-West Carole & Francois with 60.71%, 2nd - Claudia & Maureen (59.82%) and 3rd - Simone & Jean-Francois (56.85%).
Thanks to Maureen and Joan for their help with preparations, and to Carole Gressier and Christine Butterworth for the brilliant preparation of our cocktail!
The answers to November's Quiz are in the main article, and you will also find December's Quiz..
Our next tournament will be on Tuesday 10 December. 

Bridge News - concluding 2024

To finish off this year's bridge here are the details of the 2 books that Jenny strongly recommends and the corrections to December's Quiz:
    Bien En hérir en Défense de Michel Bessis et Norbert Lébely (chez Le Bridgeur, 2012)
    - the title speaks for itself
    2 Faible et Dépendances de Veronique et Michel Bessis (chez Le Bridgeur, 2007)
    - covers the "Weak Two openings" + defence against them, and the strong "2 Club" and "2 Diamond" openings.
Please click here for the correction of December's quiz.

Bridge News - 14 January AGM and Tournament

The next tournament will be on Tuesday 14 January 2025. The afternoon will start with the Section's Annual General Meeting at 2 pm and play will begin at 2.30; followed by a cocktail at the end of the afternoon.
Please come forward with any candidates for the Committee or motions to propose. For the moment there is nothing special on the agenda; click here to see the draft (a Word document).
Click here for a copy of the provisional minutes of the 2023 AGM (to be voted on..).
And, last but not least, click here for the quiz on "Game-trial bids" (Les enchères d'essai) which we might have time to go through after the SAC Bridge Section AGM. (Or see it in the main article.)

Bridge News - 10 December Tournament Results

Please click here for Tuesday's Section results and the Nationwide "Ronde de France" results.
It was great to have 7 complete tables. Congratulations go to Ghislaine and Raphael, 1st in NS with 65.23%, but also to Jenny and Marie-Helene, who came 2nd with 64.71%; and in East-West: Jane and Yves, 1st with 54.34% (but 61.67% at the SAC) and 2nd Claude and Dougie with 51.75% (SAC: 58.75%) and very close 3rds Richard and Leon with 51.68% (SAC: 61.25%). As promised, there will be a prize for the 2nd to last pair: Christiane and Linda.

Bridge News - 23 April 2024 Tournament Results

The winners of Tuesday's tournament (23/4) in East/West were Nicole (Devaux) and Jean-Paul (Ruzé) with a massive score of 66.25% and in North/South with an excellent score of 58.75% Jane (Brooks) and Yves (Delserieys). Second in NS were Jean (Pal) and Nicole (Doyle) with 53.33% and in EW - Richard and Leon with 50.42% and, on their heels, Claude and Dougie and also Marie-Claire and Catherine (Boyer) with exactly 50%. The full results are here: RESULTATS_20240423.rtf.
And here is some additional information about the bidding convention (Convention 2012) for the quiz Quiz 20240423 (How to show the fit after a Stayman ): Une_Convention_moderne_et_très_pratique.docx.
Sincere thanks go to Joan for all her help in getting everything ready for the tournament, and to Carole and Arthur for their help with the cocktail, and to all of you for such rapid clearing away afterwards!
For the next tournament we are proposing Tuesday 21 May at 2.30 pm, preceded by a quiz at 2 pm and ending with a little cocktail, so do let us if you can attend and if you would like us to find you a partner.

Junior Football News - Match vs British School 1 February

There will be a match between the SAC juniors and the British School on the afternoon of Saturday 1 February.

Junior Football News - Match results vs British School 1 February

Basketball Court

The backboard/net to the basketball court has been replaced as the final update to our brand-new court.
Thanks to Caroline Lambert and David Stabat for their work on this.
See a picture here (or in the main article).

Taekwondo News - Alexandra Lescure

We are happy to announce that Alexandra Lescure has joined the Taekwondo committee and is in charge of the kids' lessons held at 1:30 pm every Saturday. Feel free to contact her at
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. The first lesson is free for anyone who wishes to try it.
(See this article for more information about Taekwondo.)

Ron Caseley RIP (11.11.1935 - 25.04.2025)

We regret to announce that Ron Caseley died peacefully on 25 April in a care home in London.
Our deepest sympathy goes to his daughters, Caroline and Annette, their husbands and Ron’s grandchildren.
The funeral was held on Thursday, 29 May at 2 pm at Islington crematorium ( 278 High Road, East Finchley, LONDON N2 9AG).
A recording of the service will be available later for 28 days, using this login:.
Website: https://watch.obitus.com; Username: buvi3638; Password: 560483
Click to open the Order of Service and download the Eulogy by Ron's son-in-law, Jeff.
Read on to see a fuller obituary in the main article.

SAC Cricket Website

SAC CC now has its own website: https://standardathletic.play-cricket.com/home

Golf News: Autumn Vase 12 October 2024

This year's Autumn Vase, an individual Stableford competition, will be held on Saturday, October 12, at the Villarceaux Golf Club.
For details and entry contact: John McCallum: 06 15 15 22 61
Starting times should be available on the FFG Site on Friday afternoon,

Yoga Classes have restarted

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.

Tennis Coaching - Signing up for the 2024/25 Season

Here's a new message from our coaching team about the start of the new coaching season.

To introduce ourselves and to start the season 2024/2025 in the best possible way, we would like to offer you a presentation of our Team’s coaches,  our structure, our teaching method and the various activities, tournaments and actions implemented.
We can't wait to start this new adventure with you, and we hope to see many of you on Saturday, September 7^th at 7 p.m. at the club.
You have the possibility of coming for a test on Wednesday, September 3^rd and Saturday, September 7^th between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. with the coaches, to determine your tennis level and to be able to find a group.
Team Tennis Ambition
Please go to the main article to download a description of the tests, the details of the tariffs and a registration form.

Help Wanted for the Front Desk at Weekends

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!

Junior Cricket Kit for 2025

Please note that the section is about to order some new white shirts, orders must be in by Sunday 19 January. Please see the details on the Junior Cricket Whatsapp group.
For more information contact our head of Junior Cricket Adhavan Manoranjan at .

Cricket One Sport Membership Application

Please follow this link, complete the form, and press Submit.

Football News: 6 October - SAC Win 6-4 vs Pascal Gastebois XI

SAC’s footballers kicked off the 2024-25 season with a well-deserved 6-4 victory against the Pascal Gastebois XI on Sunday as a good mix of youth and experience proved a winning formula. More details and photos in the main article.
Our next match is on Sunday 13 October against FC Invalides.