• 5k Walk at Trent Park

    October 16, 20185k Walk at Trent Park
    On Saturday 13th October 2018, a group from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care joined the North London Autumn 5k in Trent Park, Cockfosters to raise money to help fund CL’s many services for people affected by cancer. Our participants made a minimum sponsorship pledge of £50 and some of them hope to raise considerably more than this. ...
  • Soulstice Golf Day 2018

    September 19, 2018Soulstice Golf Day 2018
    The inaugural Soulstice Golf Day took place at The Shire, St Albans Road, Barnet on Monday 17th September 2018. This new event – the brainchild of Maggie and Gilo – was a great success, raising a substantial sum for the Saving Soulstice fund and Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. The weather could not have been better, golfers ...
  • Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Autumn Quiz

    September 11, 2018Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Autumn Quiz
    The 2018 Cherry Lodge Autumn quiz was held at our popular quiz venue (Mary Immaculate & St Peter’s Church Hall, Somerset Road, New Barnet) on Saturday 8th September. As usual, this was a sell-out event and everyone was seated in good time – despite this also being the evening of The Last Night of the ...
  • 50k Peak District success – still time to sponsor

    September 4, 201850k Peak District success - still time to sponsor
    We are delighted to report that Amanda and Charlie L. have successfully completed their 50k TrekFest Challenge in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. Congratulations to them both – 50k (31 miles) is a long way to walk in a day, especially over a hilly moorland route taking in the summit of Kinder Scout (636m; 2,087ft), ...
  • Big Payback – Summer Soulstice give Cherry Lodge big cheque for £35,000

    August 27, 2018Big Payback - Summer Soulstice give Cherry Lodge big cheque for £35,000
    The customary handing over of a big cheque from Summer Soulstice to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care took place on Bank Holiday Sunday, 26th August 2018 during the Big Payback soul music event at the Black Horse pub in Barnet. Summer Soulstice 2018, held on Saturday 23rd June, was generally regarded as one of the best ever ...
  • Donation from Potters Bar Rotary Club

    July 27, 2018Donation from Potters Bar Rotary Club
    On Tuesday 24th July 2018, the Rotary Club of Potters Bar handed over a cheque for £500 to help Cherry Lodge Cancer Care continue to provide its much needed, free information and support services for people affected by cancer. This very welcome donation included nearly £300 raised by Rotarian John Godfrey and his wife Lyn, who ...
  • Barnet children bake and sell cakes for Cherry Lodge

    July 24, 2018Barnet children bake and sell cakes for Cherry Lodge
    A group of Barnet children got together to put on a very successful fundraising cake sale at The Spires on Saturday 21st July 2018. The sale, which raised a very useful £135.13, was organised to raise money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to help recompense for the £45,000+ stolen in the dreadful burglary after this ...
  • Longdean School pupils support Cherry Lodge

    July 24, 2018Longdean School pupils support Cherry Lodge
    Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends special thanks to the pupils of Franklin House at Longdean School in Hemel Hempstead for choosing us to be their House Charity for the year. On Friday, 20th July 2018, Cherry Lodge’s Vice Chair, Sarah Armitage, went to the Headteacher’s Assembly at the school and received a very welcome cheque for ...
  • Order of Mercy for Freddy

    July 17, 2018Order of Mercy for Freddy
    On Monday 16th July 2018, Freddy Kater, one of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s longest serving volunteers, went to Mansion House in the City of London to receive the badge of the Order of Mercy. This very prestigious award for voluntary service is granted by The League of Mercy, a UK registered charity that was re-founded on ...
  • Danceathon and Coffee Bean present their big cheque for £4,582

    July 16, 2018Danceathon and Coffee Bean present their big cheque for £4,582
    Post updated on July 24, 2018 The final total raised jointly by pupils of Highstone Dance Academy at their Danceathon on 12th July 2018 (see below) and associated fundraising by the Coffee Bean coffee shop, plus Gift Aid, reached a fantastic £4,582. Our featured photograph (right) celebrates the handing over of a big cheque for the ...