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Even if one has no compunction to board the Concorde and jet back home, one must, every so often, recharge one's batteries.

If you have an event that is not listed here and believe it to be of value to this group, give Susan a jingle at the shop: 805-643-5832.

WILL & KATE? WILL & KATE! The British are coming, July 9th to the Santa Barbara Polo Club, and we're celebrating with cake and a special offer.
CLICK HERE for details.

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EXPATS

Britnet, a comprehensive online British expat network

Brits in the States, an online directory of everything that's British in the US

Expat index, British expatriates resource centre

British Expats Meetup Group

EMBASSIES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES

UK in the USA, the British Embassy in the US

The British American Business Council Los Angeles

British Consulate-General Los Angeles
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90025-6538
Tel 310-481-0031 | Fax 310-481-2960

British Consulate-General San Francisco
1 Sansome Street, Suite 850
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel 415-617- 1300 | Fax 415-434 2018

Immigration/Visas, US Citizenship and Immigration Services

PETS, how to bring your dog or cat into, or back into, the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme

UK Department for Work and Pensions
Copy and past the phrase below into the search field:
“Social security agreement between United Kingdom and the United States”

British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK (FCO), responsible for overseas relations and foreign affairs

Number 10 Downing Street

EVENTS

Upcoming events from Union Jack, the only national British newspaper in the US

BritWeek Calendar of LA area events throughout the year

WILL & KATE ARE COMING TO CALIFORNIA!

Will And Kate teapot

To mark this very special visit, I am offering a 10% discount with a minimum $20 purchase on all the Royal Wedding memorabilia. I have Mugs (three different styles), Cups and Saucers, Trinkets, Teapots, Walkers Shortbread, Tea Towels and brooches. All of these have a photo of Will & Kate.

On July 9th, they will be visiting very close by to Ventura, as Will is going to play polo at the Santa Barbara Polo Club who are celebrating their 100-year anniversary. I am going to make the Groom's Cake and have it in my store for customers to taste. This is one of the cakes that Will & Kate had at their weddiing. They also had a traditional English Wedding Cake!

I look forward to seeing you,
Susan

FAN SITES

Official Beatles website

Official Dave Davies website (lead guitarist and founder of The Kinks)

Official site of Pink Floyd

Official site of the Rolling Stones

Official site of Van Morrison

LINGO

Cockney Rhyming Slang

The Very Best of British, the American’s guide to speaking British

Dictionary of Slang, UK Slang and Colloquialisms

Differences in English, Canadian and American spelling and vocabulary

English (British)-American Dictionary

American-British, British-American Dictionary

NEWS AND NOTORIETY

Union Jack, the only British newspaper distributed nationally across the US

BBC Newsline

BBC America

BBC World

The Mirror, one of Britian’s favourite tabloids

The News of the World, notoriously scandalous tabloid

ROSIE LEE IMPORTS IN PRINT

Ventura County Reporter, 2008 Best of Shopping

BEST PLACE TO RECONSIDER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION:

Rosie Lee Imports
673 E.Main St., Ventura, 643-5832

By Matthew Singer

When the United States seceded from the British empire in 1776,

we gained a lot of great things: a democratic political system,

individual liberty, freedom from the tyranny of the tea industry.

But historians rarely pause to consider what we gave up. Namely, decent tchotchkes. Let’s face it, stars-and-stripes is a passable motif for a flag, but it screams “fledgling nation.” The Union Jack, though, now there’s a symbol you want on your T-shirts, coffee mugs and candy tins — just a big [edited for family friendliness --RLI] cross with an X behind it. No wonder these guys ruled the world for centuries. MORE . . .

(Just below “Home Furnishings”)

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Ventura County Star, Monday, December 31, 2007

BRIGHT IDEA HELPS VENTURAN WIN CONTEST

Video on energy efficiency to be shown on Web, TV

By Marjorie Hernandez

How many people does it take to switch to energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs?

Try three: a British imports store owner, a Billy Bob Thornton look-alike and a superhero named Fluorescent Man. MORE. . .

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Ventana Monthly, 1 December 2006

FINE LIVING IN VENTURA COUNTY
Gift Grab
Ventura County Makes Holiday Shopping Fun Again
By Saundra Sorenson

British Goodies

There are several Christmas traditions we’ve yet to tap into from the land that gave us Cadbury chocolate and plum cake. Luckily, Rosie Lee Imports has stepped in to bring the homeland to the anglophile in your life . . . MORE . . .
(Just above “For the Little Ones”)

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Ventana Monthly, 1 November 2008

HOLIDAY HOSPITALITY
By Maxine Hurt

London Pottery Farmhouse Filter two-cup Teapot . . . SEE . . .

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Montecito Journal, 3 May 2007
IN BUSINESS
By Jane Wyche

Rosie Lee Imports: ‘A Touch of Home’

Having grown up in Shropshire, England and relocated to the United States, Susan Malloy understands the importance of connecting with her homeland. Her shop, Rosie Lee Imports, seeks to do just that. Nestled in downtown Ventura, Rosie Lee Imports serves as a food and gift shop that offers British imports. It has a wide selection of English products that are difficult to find elsewhere, including . . . MORE . . .

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Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau
THE REAL CALIFORNIA

Rosie Lee Imports Listing

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Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau
Premier Visitor’s Guide

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Yelp Review: Rosie Lee Imports

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Ventura Improv Company, New Year Gala Sponsor

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11 November Remembrance Day Poppies
Come to Rosie Lee Imports for your Royal British Legion poppies

ROYALS