The British Club at the Cadillac Chaparral

Mary (Twink) Gates

John Wayne, The Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Tom Mix, et al, deck the halls with their pictures along with other western memorabilia at the Cadillac Chaparral Steakhouse, just outside Tucson on the Florence Highway. Just 20 minutes’ drive from SaddleBrooke.

It was here on Jan. 23 that 22 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 TV.

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, fresh salad, and more.

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

Everyone thanked Susan Biestek for organizing this fun event.

For Membership information contact Eileen Sedgwick by phone at 520-834-4142 or by email at [email protected].

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 One, SaddleBrooke TWO, and SaddleBrooke Ranch. The member’s spouse or partner may be of any national origin.

The British Club now has 56 members from the following hometowns:

Britain: Cambridge, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Portsmouth, South Yorkshire, Louth, Lincolnshire

Isle of Man, Douglas and Foxdale, Liverpool, Merseyside, Rochester, Kent, London, Manchester

Newbury, Nr. Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey), Northamptonshire, Newcastle upon Tyne, Oxford, Wigan, Wooton

Scotland: Lennoxtown

Wales: Swansea, Glan Conwy

Ireland: Limerick

Canada: Sault St. Marie, Ontario

France: Loches

South Africa: Johannesburg, South Africa

Germany

U.S.A.: Mt. Shasta, Calif.; Chicago, Ill.; Massachusetts; Billings, Mont.; Staten Island, N.Y.;

Pittsburgh, Pa.; San Francisco; Seattle; Spokane, Wash.; Leavenworth, Kan.