President’s Message

Dear Members,

Just as we were moving into some degree of normalcy at the Club, with robust member visits, F&B outlets regaining their buzz, some semblance of sports returning and the Club cautiously taking on banquet reservations, it was somewhat disheartening to learn of the government’s announcement that the country would be moving back to Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) from 16 May into end-June. However, the safety of our Members and the population at large is paramount and we are pleased to hear that the government will be easing restrictions over the next few weeks.

It is testament to the hard work, diligence and innovative spirit of our staff that the SCC pulled through those four weeks of near-closure. The F&B department launched a more extensive Takeaway & Delivery service and kept Members excited with new offerings and promotions every week. While our takeaway revenue alone cannot match the combined dine-in revenue from all our operating outlets, it was nevertheless an impressive contribution. As we continue to adapt to this evolving “new normal”, we will look into how we can fulfil our Members’ also-evolving consumption habits within our limited space and capacity.

We remain cautiously optimistic in these times and, as you’ll see from the next few pages of this issue, the Club will operate as usual; F&B specials and promotions have been planned to titillate your tastebuds, interesting social events organised for you to occupy your time, and activities to engage all Members will continue every week/month. I am also happy to see our Sections rallying to keep spirits up and minds and bodies active with different types of activities and modified internal competitions whenever and wherever they can.

The club would normally have created activities and festivities around the UEFA Euro Cup 2020. Unfortunately, we were in a ‘heightened alert’ state and are likely to remain so right up to the Finals on 12 July.

However, with the Olympics soon to be upon us, our staff are busily planning to capture its spirit in the Club. More information and details will be sent out to Members via the e-blasts. In the meantime, Parents, do check out the schedule of the different children’s camps for Football, Tennis, Hockey, Cricket and other sports that will be held through July and August. In particular, we are happy to announce the launch of the SCC’s new hockey academy – the Hockey SCChool – led by the Club’s Hockey Section Head Coach Kanan Packrisamy. In this issue, Kanan shares more about the academy and what it hopes to achieve from coaching budding hockey players of all ages.

Members would have read in the newspapers that the F1 event in Singapore has been cancelled. It has been one of the most significant highlights for the SCC each of the years that it was held. It was a very special privilege to be right in the middle of the circuit with 1,200 Members and guests availing themselves of this special treat each of the three days of the event. Let us hope that the F1 may return in subsequent years and we continue to have the privilege of being in the middle of the circuit.

We thank you for your patience with us these past weeks as together we navigated through the safe measures that are in place to keep you and your loved ones and our staff safe. Your support of all the services and offerings we have provided to you is very much appreciated and we will continue to strive to present you with new offerings. Please also remember to continue to abide by the safe measures and treat our safe management ambassadors with courtesy as they keep you safe and also help ensure the Club remains in compliance and does not risk having its operations halted by the authorities. As one SCC family, we can pull through this.

Stay safe at the Clubhouse!

Zoher Motiwalla

President, Singapore Cricket Club