Events Programme
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care fundraisers continue to put on an interesting and succesful range of events, getting 2024 off to an excellent start with the Summer Soulstice/Cherry Lodge Heart & Soul Ball on 17th February. This was followed, on Friday 23rd February, by the first Arkley Club Cha Night of the year. Iris’s Easter Flower Arranging Workshop, held on Thursday 21st March 2024 at Barnet Grange Care Home, was very much enjoyed. Thankfully, the weather stayed dry for the Cherry Lodge Easter Sponsored Walk ‘n’ Talk event in Oakhill Park on Sunday 24th April 2024.
Next up for CL fundraisers is the 2024 tcs London Marathon on Sunday 21st April. We have seven runners taking part to raise money for Cherry Lodge – please sponsor them as generously as you can. Summer Soulstice is holding a festival Warm-Up event at the Black Horse pub, Barnet on Saturday 4th May 2024, with soulful beats from 4pm until midnight, wood-fired pizza and cocktails. Enjoy a fantastic comedy line-up at Laugh out Loud on Saturday 11th May 2024. Thinking further ahead, tickets are available via this link for Summer Soulstice 2024, to be held on Saturday 15th June.
From coffee mornings and lunches to running events and bike rides, there is a whole range of activities you can enjoy while also supporting Cherry Lodge.
On this page of the website you can see our events programme presented in two different ways. Use the drop-down menu immediately below this text to select either ‘Agenda’ (an interactive list with dates, which is the default option) or ‘Month’ (an interactive calendar that shows the planned events month by month). Each of these options provides an overview of our scheduled events.
You can find out more detailed information about an event in the following ways. If you are using the Agenda view, click on an event to see a display box and a Read More button to take you to the event page, where you will find full details including a map. If you are using the Monthly Calendar, hover your cursor over an event date to see a display box and then click to go to the event page.
On Sunday 4th March 2018, Sarah Finlay will be taking part in a new London half marathon to raise money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s much needed services for people affected by cancer. Please sponsor her via her Virgin money fundraising page.
Sarah is raising money in memory of Tim Yonel, a former member of Cherry Lodge. In her words:
“Tim was an amazing young man, clever, talented, funny and caring – he was also my nephew’s best friend. They went through Beavers and Cubs together with their goal being NOT to be awarded the achievement/activity badges that others were desperate to gain – they achieved this goal with flying colours!
Tim was diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of 23 while on a gap year in Sydney, Australia before starting out on his career path. He sadly lost his fight with this cruel disease in May 2016 at the age of 30. Cherry Lodge played a valuable part in supporting Tim’s family while they cared for him during his illness.”
The Big Half is a new London half marathon event created by the organisers of the London Marathon. As well as sponsoring Sarah and helping raise funds for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, you might like to go down to Greenwich on the day to spur Sarah on and enjoy the Vitality Big Festival. This will be an exuberant celebration of London’s diverse culture, with food and music in Greenwich Park throughout the day.
Do come and join us at our Swing Night to be held at the Holiday Inn, Elstree on Saturday 10th March 2018. All proceeds are in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care so this is a great opportunity to help fund our many services as well as to enjoy a great night out! Beat the winter blues with the sounds of the Rat Pack, listen to singer Dean Gee and dance the night away with our Party Mix.
Tickets cost £26 per person and include a welcome glass of prosecco and a light buffet (including Thai chicken skewers, dips and crudités, fish goujons and potato salad). The dress code is lounge suit. To purchase tickets, please call Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk
Please show your support for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care by coming to our Easter Craft Fair, to be held on Saturday 24th March 2018 – the weekend before Easter. The event will take place in St James Church, 71 East Barnet Road, New Barnet, EN4 8RN.
Come and enjoy the Easter theme, including a chocolate egg hunt and a giant Easter Bunny to entertain the children. There will also be a Kids’ Corner featuring craft activities and face painting. The fair will open with a performance by a local school choir.
The many stalls will be offering a wide range of items, providing an excellent opportunity to treat yourself or to buy gifts for family and friends. You will find beautiful hand-crafted items to wear or for the home as well as a tempting selection of plants. As always, our well stocked tombola stall will provide a bit of fun as well as a chance to win some great prizes. Refreshments will be available at the Fair cafe, staffed by Cherry Lodge volunteers.
Surely we can expect spring to have arrived by 9th April 2018, when Dawn Ledgard will be holding another of her very popular Clothes Sales at Hadley Wood. These twice-yearly sales offer ladies of all ages, shapes and sizes a very good value opportunity to buy from an extensive range of beautiful designer clothing, jewellery and accessories. All items are on sale at well below High Street prices and there are attractive special offers on multiple purchases.
As usual, the sale will be held at the Hadley Wood Association Centre (behind the Tennis Club). The venue is about 5 minutes from Hadley Wood station on foot. If you come by car, it is just 5 minutes from junction 24 on the M25 and there is free parking next to the tennis courts. Why not bring a friend and enjoy a coffee while you browse? As past customers know, buying here is much more convenient and less stressful than a trip into the West End. It is also much more enjoyable and reliable than buying online.
Donations of £1 at the door, plus commission on sales, will be given to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to help fund our valuable services for people affected by cancer.
Brews & Soul will be back at the Black Horse pub in Barnet on Saturday 21st April 2018, from 7.30 until 1pm. Come along to ‘Glitterball Blues’ to enjoy soulful beats courtesy of resident DJs Double J and Jester Groove plus special guest Marie Garraccio (of Six Million Steps).
Advance online tickets, costing £5 (+ £1.19 booking fee), are available via the Summer Soulstice website. There is also the option to buy £5 tickets direct from the venue (in person only, no phone orders please). There will also be a strictly limited number of £10 tickets available at the door on the night.
The Black Horse offers a wide selection of beers along with a great wine list and an ever-changing choice of craft ales. The pub’s hard working and friendly staff always aim to make sure everyone is happy!
Strictly Over 21′s • No entry after 11pm • The Black Horse R.O.A.R • www.blackhorsebarnet.co.uk
As always, a percentage of the proceeds from this Brews & Soul event will go towards the costs of Summer Soulstice 2018, to be held this year on 23rd June 2018, raising money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and other local causes.
The 2018 Virgin London Marathon will take place on the streets of London on Sunday 22nd April. This iconic marathon is a major event on the international sporting calendar and is also an important fundraising opportunity for charities like Cherry Lodge Cancer Care.
This Sunday we have six runners all set to take part on our behalf. Fortunately, all of them stayed injury-free despite the cold weather during training. Now, by contrast, they are faced with running the actual race in record high temperatures – the least the rest of us can do is to show our support through sponsorship!
Running for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care in the 2018 London Marathon are:
You can click to access a runner’s online fundraising page by clicking on their name in blue in the list above). Note that pages will stay open for a month after the event.
Alternatively, please contact our runners directly, or, for more information about any of the people running for us, please call Tina or Nisha on 020 8441 7000 or e-mail tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk.
Our runners would also definitely appreciate your support on the day. Why not go along to the race route on Sunday 22nd April to cheer on the Cherry Lodge team and enjoy the fantastic atmosphere? More information about the race, including general advice for spectators, can be found on the Virgin London Marathon website.
All tickets have now been sold for Cherry Lodge’s next Quiz Night – with still four weeks to go! This very popular event will take place on Saturday 5th May 2018, from 7pm to 10.30pm, at the church hall of St Mary Immaculate and St Peter’s, in Somerset Road, New Barnet, EN5 1RN.
Tables are for a maximum of 8 people. Tickets, costing £14, include a supper of fish and chips or a vegetarian alternative. There will be a licensed cash bar (no bring your own). All proceeds will go to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care.
For people wishing to avoid future disappointment, you might like to note that our Autumn Quiz has been scheduled for Saturday 8th September 2018.
Rumble with the Agents is a major fundraising initiative from the property industry, which in 2018 has chosen Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to be its Charity of the Year.
This year’s event will take place on Thursday 24th May 2018 at The Holiday Inn, The Avenue, Regents Park Road, London N3 3JN.
Rumble with the Agents offers property professionals the chance to become heroes in the boxing ring, while getting fit and raising money for charity. It is also a great night out for spectators.
Please click here to access full information on the website of Rumble with the Agents.
Redsquid Communications of Borehamwood are putting on a Pub Quiz to raise much needed money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care.
The date is Thursday 31st May 2018, with a 7pm start time. The venue is the Toby Carvery, Studio Way, Borehamwood.
This is sure to be a fun evening – and a great opportunity to show off your general knowledge – or lack of it! All quiz lovers are invited to come along and compete for an intriguing Mystery Prize.
There will be a quiz entry fee of £5 per person. All proceeds will go to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to help provide nurse-led information and support services free of charge to local people affected by cancer, including family members and carers.
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is immensely grateful to Paul Shamplina, the driving force behind ‘Rumble with the Agents’, which on Thursday 24th May 2018 raised a fantastic £16,300 to help fund our much needed, free services for people affected by cancer.
Paul now wants to do even more for Cherry Lodge and will be entering the ring as a contestant at ‘Summer of Glove’, another evening of white collar boxing. In his words: “I want to help Cherry Lodge Cancer Care support people with all forms of cancer, and their families. They do an amazing job … I’m happy to get punched in the face for that cause.
‘Summer of Glove’ will take place on Friday 22nd June 2018 at York Hall in Bethnal Green, with doors opening at 6pm and first bell at 7.15pm. If you would like to attend the event, call 07736 613518. Tickets cost £30 stalls, £40 balcony, £50 ringside.
To sponsor Paul and help him support Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, please visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/paul-summer-of-glove
Buy your Summer Soulstice 2018 tickets now to avoid disappointment! Tickets for this annual festival of soulful music and family fun are expected to sell out ahead of the day – and there will be no tickets available to buy at the gates!
Click here for the link to buy tickets. Currently available to buy online are Event Only etickets costing £36 or £1.50 for Under 13s. Limited Camp Soulstice Add-On etickets are also available at £18 per night (£12 for Under 13s). All prices include VAT but exclude booking fees.
Visit the Summer Soulstice website to read about this year’s main-stage artists: The Real Thing, S.E.L/Soulful Emma-Louise, Howard Johnson and Daisy Hicks. There will also be 30+ DJs in three arenas of music, with some of them already announced.
Since the first festival in 2007, Summer Soulstice events have raised an amazing £262,200 for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care – a wonderful way for the Soulstice crew to remember their friend Andy Weekes and to raise funds to provide information and support services for people affected by cancer.
Please visit the Summer Soulstice website for full information about this year’s event, to find out the back story, and to enjoy photos and film from previous years.
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is pleased to present our annual midsummer lunch and entertainment for ladies. This event will take place at Old Fold Manor Golf Club on Wednesday 27th June 2018.
Tickets (in advance only) cost £34 per person and are available from Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk. Drinks will be offered from 1pm with lunch starting at 1.30pm.
The ticket price includes a welcome drink, an excellent two-course meal in attractive surroundings, musical accompaniment from top pianist Paul Jaffa, and an amusing after-lunch talk “In the Footsteps of a Wedding Toastmaster” by guest speaker James Higgs.
These popular ladies lunches are an excellent opportunity to get together with friends to have a good time and help raise funds for Cherry Lodge’s many services.
Enjoy a great day out with all your family at Meadow Park, Borehamwood on Saturday 30th June 2018. There will be free fairground rides, arena acts, refreshments and lots more! This fun-filled Families Day is part of Elstree and Borehamwood’s Annual Civic Festival.
Please come along to the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care stall, which will be manned by cheerful staff and volunteers from our Borehamwood shop. There will be lots of items for sale at just £1 each, a well stocked general tombola and a teddy tombola for the kids. Please help us raise much needed money to provide free information and support services for local people affected by cancer, including family members and carers.
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care invites you to enjoy ‘A Taste of the Caribbean’ on Saturday 7th July 2018 from 7.30pm to 11.30pm. Do come along and party in Norman and Myra’s lovely spacious home at The Avenue in Potters Bar.
This is a ticket-only event. Tickets cost £22 and include a welcome rum punch, hot buffet and dancing to the sounds of the Caribbean. There will be prizes for the best Caribbean costumes.
For tickets please contact Myra on 01707 664322 or Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancare.org.uk
The Caribbean food will be by Panda Berry, North Finchley and the music by Matt C at MegaSounds.
Shocked by news of the burglary at Soulstice HQ, The Highstone Dance Academy is putting on a fundraising Danceathon to recoup some of the stolen money. The event, from 4pm to 6.30pm on Thursday 12th July 2018, is being held in association with the Coffee Bean coffee shop and with permission from The Spires, Barnet.
The Highstone Dance Academy is a large dance school based in Hadley Highstone, High Barnet. Dancers from the school have always opened Summer Soulstice with a dance performance and the school has a big connection with the fundraisers at Soulstice.
At the Danceathon, pupils from the Highstone Dance Academy will be doing a non stop dance marathon under the guidance of their teachers.
All proceeds of the afternoon will go to the Soulstice Crowd Funding page to replace some of the stolen £45,000+ and consequently will help Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to continue to provide its valuable cancer information and support services completely free of charge to people affected by cancer, including family members and carers. The Coffee Bean have also agreed to donate their proceeds from the event.
If you have any time to spare between 4pm and 6.30pm on Thursday 12th July, do please go along to The Spires to watch the dancers and make a donation. Donations can be made to the Highstone Dance Academy or put in the box on the counter in the Coffee Bean.