John Wayne, The Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Tom Mix, etc. all, deck the halls with their pictures along with other western memorabilia at the Cadillac Chapparal Steakhouse, just outside Tucson on the Florence Highway. It’s about a 20-minute drive from SaddleBrooke.

It was here on Thursday, April 11, that 19 members of the British Club met for a delightful western evening.

As they looked around, they were reminded of their younger days living in Britain, watching those grand old, nostalgic cowboy movies at the matinees or on television.

While the jukebox played their favorite music, they feasted on delicious choices of steaks, baby back ribs, chicken, shrimp, catfish, cowboy beans, baked potatoes with all the fixings and a fresh salad, etc.

Enjoying the camaraderie of fellow members, they all agreed it was a very enjoyable way to spend an evening.

Everyone thanked Ethel Willmot for organizing this fun event.

For membership information, call Eileen Sedgwick at (520) 834-4142 or send an email to esedgwick66@gmail.com.

Membership is open to any person who was born in Britain or The Commonwealth or holds or has previously held a British passport and is a current Homeowner of either SaddleBrooke HOA-1 or SaddleBrooke HOA-2. The Member’s spouse or partner may be of any national origin.

The British Club now has 42 members from the following Hometowns:

Britain & EuropeCambridge, Derbyshire: Ashbourne

Hampshire: Portsmouth, Lincolnshire: Louth

Isle of Man: Douglas and Foxdale

Kent: Rochester

Merseyside: Liverpool,

London, Manchester, South Yorkshire

Newbury, Nr. Highcleere Castle (Downton Abbey)

Newcastle upon Tyne, Oxford

Scotland: Lennoxtown

Wales: Swansea, Glan Conwy

Ireland: Limerick

France: Loches

United States of AmericaCalifornia: Mt. Shasta, San Francisco

Illinois: Chicago

Massachusetts: Chicopee

Montana: Billings

New York: Staten Island

Washington: Seattle


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