"Remember, remember! The 5th of November, The gunpowder, treason and plot..." These first few lines of the traditional poem urge us to remember the foiling of (Catholic) Guy Fawkes's attempt to blow up (Protestant controlled) England's House of Parliament on November 5th, 1605. Bonfires were lit to celebrate the failure of the Plot, and the SAC will hold its own celebrations this Saturday at 6 pm - come along and join in the fun!

However, the weekend starts a little earlier later today in fact with our Bridgers learning how to deal with 3 No Trump bids (political commentators please pass) in the daytime Workshop.

The weekend food service opens as usual at 11 Saturday with Croissants and pain au chocolat; then Lunch: Vegetable soup, Cheeseburger and fries, Lasagne and salad, Panini and sandwiches. Sunday Brunch main: Chili con carne served with Jacket potatoes or rice. 

Please note that Afternoon Tea on Saturday will be from 3.30-4.30 pm to allow time set up the Guy Fawkes party that starts at 6 pm.

On Sunday, we celebrate a remembrance of a very different. This year combines the Centenary of Armistice Day, the end of the First World War at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 with the traditional memorial ceremonies held on the 2nd Sunday of November traditionally know as Remembrance Sunday, we commemorate the sacrifices made by the men and women who fought in the wars Wars.

At the SAC we have Poppies on sale in support of the charitable aims of the Royal British Legion, which are to raise funds for those who have served in the British armed forces and who now find themselves in financial distress.

On Wednesday this week, the SAC Golfers organised a friendly competition at Villarceaux in support of the RBL.

And on Sunday there are two Remembrance Day Soccer matches, a Parents vs Children match, then, following two minutes silence at 11 o'clock, the adult side plays Los Pipos in a return match after last week's defeat.

Finally, Sunday sees the closure of entries for the 2018/19 edition of the Snooker Tournament. The draw will be published next weekend (17th/18th). All adult members, Ladies, Men, Veterans and Juniors (over 12) are welcome to take part in the different tournaments (singles and doubles). Please remember to specify the entry category and give a mobile phone number to help with the organisation of the matches.

Yoga classes will be held as usual at 2 this Saturday 10th. During the week on Wednesday there's the 9.30 class and on Thursday 1st there will be the usual 9.15 class followed at 11.30 by the new Gentle Class for Stiff People.

Fitness is back to normal this coming Saturday and next week. Get in touch with Pam if you're interested in the new Pilates Basic Mat Progression class on Mondays at 12:30; just two more people are needed to make it happen..

Some more things to do this Remembrance weekend

10 am Sunday - Official ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier over 60 heads of state and 120 foreign dignitaries will gather “In the name of remembrance and for the creation of peace

3 pm Sunday - Annual Service of Remembrance at Notre Dame de Paris in the presence of H.M. Ambassador to France, Commonwealth Ambassadors, other invited guests and RBL and British Community members. See http://www.rblfrance.org/paris/whats_on.htm to see how to obtain tickets for reserved RBL section.

Some more dates to watch in November after this weekend

Tuesday, 13th November - Bridge Dinner/Tournament

Thursday, 22nd November - Thanksgiving Dinner, 7.30 pm

And then...

Sunday 16th December - Christmas Carols. If you'd like to be in the choir, please contact Kate Rousseau at . Rehearsals are on Thursdays 6th and 13th of December.

And a final message for those who were at the Haloween party last week

If any of you have some nice photos you'd be willing to share, we're thinking of putting together a nice photo album of the event to share among members and we'd be delighted if you would send a selection to Amber at .