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• British Car Show: This year's theme is Sweet Sixteen and is open to all British car owners. It will be held at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in St Petersburg, Florida from November 7-9. The event will include fun and games, fellowship, a vendor area and an auction fundraiser. For more information contact Gail Lenhard at gail@glennsmg.com or (727) 521-9890.

• Transatlantic Brides and Parents Association: Sumter, South Carolina Chapter Meets at 7pm, the third Monday of each month at the Spectrum Senior Center, Pinewood Road, Sumter, South Carolina. For information, call Eileen Jones, President (803) 494-3125.

• The Royal Society of Saint George, South Florida Branch meets on the third Sunday of the month for full details. Call Brian on the electric telephone at (954) 921-0874.

• The British United Services Club of Los Angeles. Promoting social relations and fostering friendships between those who have served in Her Britannic Majesty’s Armed Forces, Diplomatic & Consular Services and American and Allied Forces, as well as distinguished non-military individuals, male and female. For more info call Captain Stuart Bird-Wilson TD at (213) 792-9602, email: stuartbw@msn.com. Website: www.buscinfo.com

• BASED in Kansas City, Missouri, a club called Brits International is up and running. Serving ex-pats and friends within Missouri and Kansas, this group is looking to provide an open point of contact and support throughout the region. Founder is Ray Caraher formerly of Wimbledon, London.
  Ray states, "We are hoping to attract members from all areas and all walks of life. There are member profiles and a member only chatroom on the website to encourage members to contact each other.
  "There will be events and regular meetings in various cities. We want our members to say what they want and we will encourage them to arrange that." Visit www.britsinternational.com.

• British American Society now has a total of three event coordinators, Colleen Garton, Jeanne and Claire. We can now schedule some really exciting events and lots more of them. See our website for more details www.britishamericansociety.com.
  I have also been spending a lot of time realizing a network of British American groups across the country. This effort has led to the newly formed BASNet which is a network of British groups across the USA and Canada who have grouped together to add a new dimension to Brit clubs in the USA! For details on BASNet locations and how your British group can join BASNet please visit: www.britishamericansociety.com/BASNetwork/BASNetwork.htm, or email Colleen at admin@britishamericansociety.com.
  At time of writing, BASNet consists of nine British Groups.

• The Woodlands British Ladies Club, The Woodlands (nr. Houston), TX. Adelle Lindsay. WBLC@hotmail.com

• The Daughters of the British Empire in the State of New Jersey announce the launching of their website: www.dbenj.org. Contact Carol handy, NJ State Organizer, DBE: handyc1@aol.com

• Florida Brit Volunteers For Democratic Party. Contact Diane Glasser (State Committee) (954) 721-1124, Michael Moskowitz (954) 753-3279, Sarah Brown (954) 781-6328.

• The Royal Society of St George, Golden Jubilee Chapter meets on the third Sunday, afternoons, many activities. Info: Mrs Pamela Bennett, The British Connection (310) 214-1790, fax (310) 214-8722.

• The Royal Society of St George, South Florida Branch will be meeting on the third Sunday of the month and proud to be English folk, or Anglophiles of English descent in South Florida and the Bahamas, can contact Brian at (954) 921-0874.

• The Daughters of the British Empire in the State of New Jersey announce the launching of their website: www.dbenj.org. Contact Carol handy, NJ State Organizer, DBE: handyc1@aol.com

• Touch Rugby in New York City — Social touch rugby in NYC, all welcome, male and female. Fun and fitness. (516) 395-6977. www.nyc-touch.com

• San Diego, California. The House of England in Balboa Park welcomes new members who are interested in the culture, customs and traditions of England. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month in the Hall of Nations (next to the United nations Building). Our cottage in the International Cottage area of the park is open for visitors every Sunday from noon to 4pm. For more info call Tony Hayward: (619) 427-9545.

• HOWZZAT ! , ...Not out.
  Now if those words either fill you with relief (your a batsman) or despair (your a bowler) and the memories come flooding back, a School game perhaps, maybe a Test Match or a one day game on the TV or a Sunday afternoon village cricket match. What great memories.
  There is a major grass roots resurgence of cricket in America , record numbers are turning out to play, learn, coach and watch, in all 50 states.
  Maybe you’d like to participate. To find a cricket club in your area  look at www.uscricket.com or you can contact me at edward@aussiefox.com
  Edward Fox  (316) 946-1055
  Wichita Cricket Association
  www.WichitaCricket.org
  3401 S Kessler S, Wichita Kansas 67217 US

• The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society has 21,292 members worldwide. The New York Branch meets 7:30pm Thursdays in the centre of Manhattan at Holy Cross School, 332 West 43 Street. Contact Sheila Wilson from Aberdeen: (212) 744-1470.

• Commonwealth Social Events in DC Area
  THE BRITISH and Commonwealth Society of North America provides social activities for United Kingdom expatriates and their families in the Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia area. It is affiliated with the Royal Commonwealth Society in London, England.
  The group participates in various social events throughout the year, including visits to the British Embassy in Washington, DC. The major purpose of the chapter is to provide friendship and fellowship for its members in the tri-state area. For further information, call Jean Scheetz at (703) 560-3657.