The Co-chairs and Trustees of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care are pleased to invite anyone with an interest in our work to attend our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 13th May 2025. The AGM will be held at the Cherry Lodge Centre, Howard House, 23 Union Street, Barnet, starting at 7.00pm. CL Co-chair Sarah Armitage will … Continued
A wonderful time was had by all at Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s ‘Taste of Flamenco and Tapas’ event, held on Monday 24th March 2025 in the luxurious surroundings of The Landsby in Stanmore. We were treated to an absorbing programme of flamenco music and dancing from Flamenco Con Gusto, a London-based professional flamenco company and … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care has a team of six taking part in the tcs 2025 London Marathon on Sunday 27th April 2025. The money they raise through sponsorship will help Cherry Lodge continue to provide our much needed cancer information and support services completely free of charge. Please support them as generously as you can. … Continued
The Spring 2025 Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Newsletter has now been sent to everyone on the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care mailing list. It is also possible, via this website, to access a pdf of the newsletter to read onscreen or to print out. Note that if you no longer wish to receive a copy of … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care 2024 Annual Grand Raffle was drawn at the end of November and all the prizes have now been claimed. The lucky winners are 1st Prize: 3-night break for two people on the Isle of Wight including ferry crossing and 4 star hotel: won by Tas. 2nd Prize: £150 Restaurant Gift Card: … Continued
The keenly anticipated Cherry Lodge Cancer Care 2024 Christmas Fair took place on Saturday 30th November. The venue – a new one for this popular event – was Wesley Hall, in Stapylton Road, High Barnet. A banner outside the Cherry Lodge centre, sponsored by Kütchenhaus Cockfosters, Colossians Cleaning Services, and Atherton York helped publicise the … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care annual Lights of Love ceremony was held on Sunday 24th November 2024. As previously, this very special gathering took place outside Cherry Lodge’s shop in Church Passage, Barnet. The weather forecast was pretty dreadful (despite a temperature of 17°) with Storm Bert bringing ferocious winds and heavy rain across the … Continued
The Christmas Market held in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care at Hadley Wood Golf Club on Thursday 21st November 2024 was very popular and successful. Golf club members and other supporters of Cherry Lodge took up this excellent opportunity to get ahead with their Christmas shopping while also helping fund CL’s many information and … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s Pink Tombola, held at The Spires in Barnet on Saturday 19th October 2024, comes round every year, as regular as clockwork, along with major central London events like the State Opening of Parliament and Remembrance Sunday. We hold our Pink Tombola event every October to mark national Breast Cancer Awareness month. … Continued
The Autumn/Winter 2024 issue of “Cherry Lodge News” has now been sent to everyone on the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care mailing list. It is also possible, via this website, to access a pdf of the newsletter to read onscreen or to print out. Note that if you no longer wish to receive a copy of … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends special thanks to the three Double Tree by Hilton London Elstree staff members – James Ryan, Maria Sanciu and Tania Smadu – who took part in the 2024 Vitality London 10,000 to raise money for our very important cause. This friendly and fun event was held on Sunday 22nd September 2024. … Continued
Iris’s Autumn 2024 flower arranging workshop, held on Wednesday 18th September at the Memorial Hall, Hadley Highstone, was another sell-out success. As previously, all proceeds will go to help fund Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s many services for local people affected by cancer. Iris is a very engaging speaker, always happy to share her deep knowledge … Continued
Cherry Lodge is delighted to invite all new members to come to Howard House, the Cherry Lodge centre, for a coffee and a chat. Our first New Members’ Coffee Morning will be held on Thursday 3rd October 2024, from 10.30am to 12.00. We will then continue to meet at the same time on the 1st … Continued
Please help Cherry Lodge Cancer Care fundraisers make this year’s Pink Barrow Tombola another great success. We need to assemble a good selection of attractive pink prizes, such as bottles (wine, pink lemonade or anything else), candles, cosmetics, clothing (such as hats, scarves, gloves), chocolate, novelties, ornaments, jewellery, soaps, sweets (wrapped) and toys – in … Continued
Following tradition, August Bank Holiday Sunday (25th August 2024) was Big Payback day for Summer Soulstice and Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. Supporters gathered as usual at the Black Horse pub in Barnet to spend time with friends, enjoy eight hours of great music from Soulstice DJs, celebrate the ongoing support of Summer Soulstice for Cherry … Continued
On 20th July 2024, following tremendously hard work over many weeks by Kim (CL shop manager), Annys (assistant manager), Sarah (locum assistant manager), Sheila (shop assistant) and a team of volunteers, the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care charity shop in Church Passage, Barnet was finally able to reopen. We thank them all, and also Linda (operations … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care shop in Church Passage, Barnet reopened on Saturday 20th July 2024. Everything is now spick and span following a major refurbishment to make good the damage caused by a serious leak at the beginning of June. This has been a challenging time for CL Shop staff and volunteers, but everyone … Continued
The Cherry Lodge shop in Church Passage, Barnet has very unfortunately been closed since late May due to a serious leak. Major works have now been carried out, including clearing a blocked drain, cleaning and decontamination, digging up the floor to investigate the cause of the problem, laying new flooring, redecoration and installing new fittings. … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care will have a team of runners taking part in the 2024 Vitality London 10,000 run on Sunday 22nd September 2024. This is a fun and friendly 10k race, suitable for beginners and experienced runners, around the streets of London. The course starts and ends near Buckingham Palace and goes past some … Continued
Sunday 7th July 2024 was the second time that QE Boys’ School, Barnet let Cherry Lodge Cancer Care use its fabulous pool for a fundraising event. When we held our Sponsored Swim in 2023 it was the hottest day of the year, something which could not be said about yesterday’s almost autumnal weather! Although fewer … Continued
The 2024 Annual General Meeting of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care was held at Howard House, 23 Union Street, Barnet on Tuesday 25th June. The meeting, attended by trustees, staff, volunteers and supporters of the charity, was chaired by Sarah Armitage, co-chair of Cherry Lodge (along with Dr Katherine Edwards) since 1st January 2024. Copies of … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is delighted to announce that Renie Price has successfully achieved her ambition to fly through the air on a Hang Glider. She has also succeeded in attracting an impressive number of sponsors, recognising her commitment and helping her raise money to help fund CL’s many services. We send Renie our warmest … Continued
Summer Soulstice 2024 was held this year on Saturday 15th June, a few days ahead of the Solar Solstice. Sadly, the weather did not live up to expectations for the time of year and intervals of sunshine were punctuated with some heavy showers. Despite this, the large crowd gathered at QE Memorial Playing Fields for … Continued
The Summer 2024 issue of “Cherry Lodge News” has now been sent to everyone on the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care mailing list. It is also possible, via this website, to download a pdf of the newsletter to read onscreen or to print out. Note that if you no longer wish to receive a copy of … Continued
The first week in June 2024 is a very special one for national Volunteers’ Week, which began 40 years ago as Volunteering England. Each year since 1984, charities of all types and sizes have taken this annual opportunity to celebrate the contribution of millions of volunteers across the UK. As always, the trustees and staff … Continued
(updated on 9th July 2024) The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care shop in Church Passage, Barnet has very unfortunately had to be closed due to a sewage leak. Cherry Lodge is sincerely sorry for this disruption and asks everyone for their patience and support. Sadly we cannot accept any donations at this time. Work to reopen … Continued
A capacity audience enjoyed top-class comedy at Totteridge Cricket Club on Saturday 11th May 2024. The ‘Laugh out Loud’ comedy night, held in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, was a great success – huge fun for all and a substantial sum of money raised to help Cherry Lodge keep all its information and support … Continued
The Co-chairs and Trustees of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care are pleased to invite anyone with an interest in our charity to attend our 2024 Annual General Meeting. The AGM will be held at the Cherry Lodge Centre, Howard House, 23 Union Street, Barnet on Tuesday 25th June, starting at 7.00pm. The Chair will present the … Continued
On Sunday 21st April 2024, after many weeks of training, six highly motivated runners took part in the tcs 2024 London Marathon to raise funds for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. Running for us this year were: Callum Burns, Lucy Lee, William Murchison, Joe Patrick, Andrew Shoreman, and Artan Taraboshi. We congratulate them all on successfully … Continued
The tcs 2024 London Marathon was held on Sunday 21st April in very good running conditions (fine, bright and up to 12 degrees). With a record entry of more than 50,000, this was another great day for sporting endeavour (at all levels) and fundraising activity (for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and other charities large and … Continued
