Cherry Lodge Cancer Care has once again very good reason to thank Summer Soulstice and its supporters for their amazing support. Tradition was followed on August Bank Holiday Sunday 2019 when members of the Soulstice crew gathered at the Black Horse pub in Barnet to hand over a huge ceremonial cheque to representatives of Cherry … Continued
The decision to add a Summer Quiz to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s fundraising event schedule proved to be extremely popular. This sell-out event was held on Saturday 10th August 2019 at our usual quiz venue: Mary Immaculate & St Peter’s Church Hall in New Barnet. This added opportunity to have fun with friends while answering … Continued
Thank you very much indeed to the impressive team of four who ran to raise money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care in the 2019 Virgin Sport Asics London 10k on Sunday 21st July. Running for us this year were: David Gross, Harshil Metha, Jatish Pindolia and Harsha Rathnayake. All of them have a link to … Continued
The Pamper Day held on Sunday 30th June 2019 was a new – and very successful – fundraising initiative for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. It was the idea of a group of supporters, who got together to offer their complementary therapy and beauty therapy skills to raise money for us. Therapies were charged at £10 … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends huge thanks to the Soulstice crew for their ongoing support and for all their hard work and expertise which made this year’s festival – their 13th – such a fabulous success. Summer Soulstice 2019 was held on Saturday 22nd June, when a sell-out crowd flocked to OE’s Memorial Playing Fields … Continued
The Ladies’ Lunch held by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care on Tuesday 11th June 2019 was, as expected, a great success. The event was attended by 67 ladies, who spent a very enjoyable afternoon in the splendid surroundings of Old Fold Manor Golf Club, Hadley Green. On arrival, guests were given a complimentary glass of Pimms … Continued
Following Cherry Lodge tradition, the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 14th May 2019 was followed by a short talk on a topic relevant to our work. This year’s speaker was Lorna Joussain and her talk was on ‘Power of Attorney’. Lorna is a private client solicitor at Duffield Harrison, where she specialises in helping people … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Spring Quiz, held on Saturday 4th May 2019, was as usual a great success. The event sold out well in advance and those fortunate enough to have a ticket arrived at Mary Immaculate and St Peters Church Hall sure that they would have a good time. They were not disappointed! … Continued
Congratulations from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to our five wonderful runners – Molly Burgess, Tony Chapman, Jennifer Oxley, Kieran Storey and Michael Storey, who were among the record 42,549 people who completed the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon, held on Sunday 28th April. Event director Hugh Brasher described the event as “the greatest ever” in … Continued
The Easter Fair held by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care on Saturday 13th April 2019 proved to be extremely popular. This annual event at St James Church, East Barnet is now well established and helpers at the door (photo 2) were kept busy all day long, selling entry and raffle tickets. Numbers were boosted by the … Continued
Spring is now with us and local ladies in the know went in good numbers to Dawn Ledgard’s Spring Clothes Sale at the Hadley Wood Association Centre on Wednesday 10th April 2019. There they found an impressive selection of beautiful new clothes and accessories for the new season. Popular designer trousers, jeans, crops, skirts, dresses, … Continued
An intrepid troop of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care volunteers, under the leadership of Kirsty M, ventured into the football cauldron of Barnet FC on Saturday 30th March 2019 to shake some buckets and collect money for our charity. Barnet, playing this season in the Conference Premier League, were at home at the Hive stadium to … Continued
’To Summer Soulstice with Love’ was the well chosen theme of the very successful ball held by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care on Saturday 16th February 2019. Some 220 people gathered together in a red and white themed dining room at the Holiday Inn, Elstree to reflect upon and thank the Summer Soulstice crew for the … Continued
On Saturday 2nd February 2019, The Barnet Band presented a special concert to celebrate the Band’s 130th anniversary and to raise money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. Some 130 people (one for each year) came out on a cold and frosty evening to St James Church, East Barnet to listen to a very exciting and … Continued
Krimo and Paul of The Coffee Bean cafe and coffeehouse in The Spires Shopping Centre, Barnet have once again raffled a fabulous, festive hamper in support of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. This year’s hamper, worth £100, included a mouth-watering selection of wines and other drinks, chocolates, biscuits, Christmas cake, Christmas pudding, stuffing, pickles and condiments. … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends a massive thank you to all the schoolchildren (and their teachers) who together raised a fabulous £1,037.62 to help fund Cherry Lodge’s many information and support services for local people affected by cancer. Pupils from eight Barnet primary and secondary schools gathered at The Spires Shopping Centre on two Wednesdays … Continued
As people have now come to expect, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s Christmas Market was most definitely a cut above the rest! This year’s event was held on Saturday 1st December 2018 in St James Church, New Barnet, which is a large and very welcoming space. The entrance fee of 50p for adults included a raffle … Continued
Ladies with an eye for fashion found plenty of interest at Dawn Ledgard’s seasonal clothes sale on Wednesday 24th October 2018. As Dawn’s regular customers have discovered, these sales, held every six months at the Hadley Wood Association Centre, provide an excellent alternative to a time-consuming trip into central London or the uncertainty of shopping … Continued
Every year, in October, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sets up its pink tombola stall in The Spires Shopping Centre. The aim is to remind Barnet’s many shoppers that this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, while also raising money to help Cherry Lodge continue to provide its many free information and support services. This year’s event, … Continued
Once again, the Chairman, trustees and staff of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care invited major sponsors of the charity, especially the Soulstice crew, to attend a Supporters’ Evening at Howard House. The event, on Monday 15th October 2018, was an opportunity to say a big thank you for all the support the charity receives during the … Continued
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 … Continued
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, … Continued
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 … Continued
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), … Continued
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 … Continued
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, … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
