The annual East Barnet Festival is the largest free community festival in North London and attracts large crowds to enjoy its many attractions. This year’s event took place at Oak Hill Park, East Barnet from 1st to 3rd July 2022, featuring a giant funfair, craft and community stalls, live music and dance, street food, licensed … Continued
Update on 8th July 2022: The total raised by Summer Soulstice 2022 is a fantastic £50,000. See the Summer Soulstice website for more information. The total donated to Cherry Lodge by Summer Soulstice since 2007 now stands at £485,000. Thank you all! Barnet’s award winning Summer Soulstice festival returned to Old Elizabethans’ Memorial Fields on … Continued
Now that more people are feeling confident enough to attend a well organised indoor event, Tina and her team of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care fundraisers suggested it was time to return to Old Fold Manor Golf Club for a Ladies Afternoon Tea with a speaker. This idea proved very popular and the event was held … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s sponsored Easter Walk took place in Oak Hill Park, Barnet on Sunday 10th April 2022. A lovelier spring day would be difficult to imagine and throughout the morning people joined in the event through this beautiful park. Some ran, some ambled, some strolled with their dogs and children, but all were … Continued
A very good time was had by all who attended the Swing Night put on by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care at Old Fold Manor Golf Club on Saturday 5th March 2022. The event was also a fundraising success, raising £520 to help fund Cherry Lodge’s many services for people affected by cancer. Live music was … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is again extremely grateful to Psychobilly Kicks Back (PKB) and the wider psychobilly rockabilly music community for raising another huge sum to help fund CL’s much needed information and support services for people affected by cancer. We really appreciate this fantastic ongoing support, helping CL get through these still challenging times. … Continued
Rumble with the Agents is the biggest white collar boxing event for the property industry. It was started in 2015 by Paul Shamplina, founder of Landlord Action, to provide property professionals with an opportunity to come together to try a new sport, get fit, and channel some of their competitive spirit at a fantastic charity … Continued
Supporters of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care were treated to a festive Christmas Quiz via Zoom on Sunday 19th December 2021. Thank you to Tina for organising this event, which raised a total of £350 to help fund Cherry Lodge’s much needed services. A big thank you is also due to Quiz Master Jem (Jeremy Silverstone … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s annual Lights of Love ceremony was, thankfully, back at the bandstand at Barnet’s The Spires on Sunday 12th December 2021. Last year’s Zoom event was greatly appreciated in the circumstances, but this year’s chance to attend again in person was particularly special. More than 90 people attended on what was a … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Information and Merchandise Stall held a very successful Winter Sale at The Spires on Wednesday 17th November 2021. The stall was stocked with a good range of seasonal items, including Cherry Lodge Christmas cards and a selection of lovely warm woolly hats, scarves and gloves. A grand total of £426 … Continued
There were evening dresses and bow ties a plenty at the Soul Fall Ball, held in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care on Saturday 23rd October 2021. The night was a fantastic success. Some 160 party goers attended the event at the Double Tree Hilton in Borehamwood, enjoying a great night out as well as … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s annual Pink Tombola event was held, as always, at The Spires, Barnet in October. Its purpose is to increase awareness of breast cancer during national Cancer Awareness month and also to raise much needed money to help fund CL’s many services for people affected by all types of cancer. This year’s … Continued
A big thank you from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to our five runners in the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon, held on Sunday 3rd October 2021. It was wonderful to see the Marathon Mass Event return to the streets of London following last year’s cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic. In normal times, the London … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Information and Merchandise Stall returned to The Spires on Wednesday 21st July 2021. Tina and her team of helpers, including staff and volunteers, did a great job on what turned out to be an exceptionally hot day. As The Spires’ official charity, Cherry Lodge is being given new opportunities to … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is immensely grateful for the ongoing support of Summer Soulstice, our largest and most loyal third-party fundraiser. Very sadly, for a second year, it was impossible for Barnet’s much loved annual day of soul music and family fun to take place on QE Boys’ Memorial Fields. However, the Soulstic crew once … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Information and Merchandise Stall made a very welcome return to The Spires on Thursday 17th June 2021. This was CL’s first event at The Spires after being given offical recognition of our charity’s long-standing special relationship with Barnet’s premier shopping centre. CL staff and volunteers were on hand from 10am … Continued
The first Cherry Lodge Cancer Care fundraising event of 2021 was a very enjoyable Zoom Quiz held on Sunday 7th February. The evening was a great success on all counts, for which special thanks are due to Tina and to our Quiz Master, Jem (Jeremy Silverstone of Purple Marketing Communications). Seventy-one household tickets were sold … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care continues to be hugely grateful to the Psychobilly community for its ongoing support. Our photograph, taken outside the Cherry Lodge centre on Friday 5th February 2021, shows Steve (Ginger) and Amanda Meadham handing over a big cheque for £5,570 pounds to Tina Papasavva, Cherry Lodge’s fundraising coordinator. These are very difficult … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care held our annual Lights of Love ceremony on Sunday 13th December 2020. The date and timing of this year’s event were as planned, but the venue had to be changed at the last moment to inside the Cherry Lodge centre, Howard House. It had been hoped to hold the ceremony as … Continued
Laughter erupted in Barnet and far beyond on Saturday 12th December 2020, when supporters of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care gathered via Zoom for a second great comedy night experience from Collywobblers Comedy Club. As promised, we were treated to acts from a line up of top class comics, all of them working from home, which … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Annual Grand Raffle draw took place as planned on 27th October 2020. This year, with coronavirus restrictions still in place, it was decided that cash prizes would be easier to use and, therefore, more attractive than our usual holiday, meal and events vouchers. Ticket sales have been very good, suggesting … Continued
Supporters of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care enjoyed ‘a great night in’ on Saturday 24th October 2020. This Zoom Comedy Night, organised by CL’s fundraising events coordinator, Tina, and Collywobblers Comedy Club, was hugely enjoyable and successful, raising a much needed £790 after expenses. Ticket purchases, in advance from online Comedy box office JokePit, were followed … Continued
Updated on 5th July 2020. Thank you very much indeed from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to the Summer Soulstice crew and all their supporters for raising more than £3,000 fom Summer Soulstice Virtual 2020. These are challenging times for charities (and fundraisers) and we very much appreciate the ongoing support of Summer Soulstice, who for … Continued
The Mayor of Barnet, Cllr Caroline Stock, and her 2019-20 Mayor’s Appeal Committee drew on their impressive energy and resourcefulness to ensure that Saturday 25th April 2020 was a great fundraising success. When the coronavirus forced them to cancel their planned Gala Dinner at Middlesex University, they quickly determined to put on a replacement event … Continued
Thank you from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to everyone who contributed to the success of the Mayor of Barnet’s fundraisng Bridge Evening, held on Thursday 13th February 2020. This event was kindly sponsored by Joan Edwards as part of the 2019-20 Barnet Mayor’s Appeal, supporting Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and Homestart Barnet. It was held … Continued
In previous years, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care has put on a Christmas Party as a thank you to our many volunteers. This year, it was decided instead to hold the party in the New Year, so marking the start of a new decade and giving people something to look forward to after the pre-Christmas rush. … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends congratulations and grateful thanks to everyone who contributed to the Borough of Barnet’s impressive success at the 2020 London New Year’s Day Parade. Each year since 1997, all London boroughs have been invited to take part in the LNYDP Borough Competition and compete for prize money to be given to … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends a big thank you to Krimo and Paul of The Coffee Bean in Barnet’s The Spires, for once again putting on a fabulous Christmas Raffle to raise money for us. This year’s raffle, which raised a very welcome £431, was drawn on Saturday 21st December 2019 by Sarah Armitage, Vice … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends a big thank you to all the children and teachers who turned out this year to sing festive music and raise money for us. Between them they raised nearly £1,000 to help pay for Cherry Lodge’s much needed information and support services for people affected by cancer, including family members … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s 2019 Lights of Love ceremony took place on Sunday 8th December. Despite the cold weather, there was a good turn out for this very special annual event, held as in previous years at the bandstand to the rear of The Spires shopping centre. On arrival, the organising team were met with … Continued
