Mary (Twink) Gates
The holiday spirit was in full swing on Dec. 11 when 21 members of the British Club attended their annual Christmas Party, this year teaming up with Unit 5 and Unit 11, at the MountainView clubhouse ballroom in SaddleBrooke TWO.
Surrounded by sparkling Christmas trees and Christmas garlands, the camaraderie was palpable, and everyone had a fabulous, festive evening enjoying the delicious food choices of beef medallions, seared salmon with lemon beurre blanc, or ricotta-, artichoke-, or spinach-stuffed portobello mushroom, all served with a mixed green salad, fingerling potatoes, and asparagus. A scrumptious chocolate tower was served for dessert with freshly brewed coffee.
Raffles are always fun, and the winner this year won the marvelous cash prize that evening.
Many merry-makers took the opportunity to have their picture taken with Santa against the festive winter wonderland backdrop photo booth!
Chuck Moses, a SaddleBrooke favorite, added to the magic of the evening, as a good many revelers danced their hearts away.
Everyone thanked Lynne Pendlebury for organizing this special holiday event for the British Club.
For membership information, contact Eileen Sedgwick at 520-834-4142 or [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 SaddleBrooke One, SaddleBrooke TWO, or Robson Ranch. The member’s spouse or partner may be of any national origin.
The British Club now has 59 members from the following hometowns:
Britain: Cambridge, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Lincolnshire, Louth, Isle of Man, Douglas and Foxdale, Kent, Rochester, Merseyside, Liverpool, London, Manchester, South Yorkshire, Newbury, Nr. Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey), Newcastle upon Tyne, Oxford, Wooton, Wigan
Scotland: Lennoxtown
Wales: Swansea, Glan Conwy
Ireland: Limerick
Canada: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
France: Loches
Germany
South Africa: Johannesburg
USA: Mount Shasta, Calif.; Chicago, Ill.; Massachusetts; Billings, Mont.; Staten Island, N.Y.; San Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Spokane, Wash.; Pittsburgh, Penn.; Leavenworth, Kan.