Three friends – Alex Mathews, Andrew (‘Wez’) Wells and Charlotte Churnside – set out on 19th July on an epic international motoring challenge to raise money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, Cancer Research UK and Cool Earth. To help them raise money for Cherry Lodge, please click on this JustGiving link. Alex, Wez and Charlotte … Continued
Cherry Lodge sends a big thank you to our largest ever team of 16 runners who ran for us in the 2015 Vitality British 10k London Run on Sunday 12th July. Sadly, on the day, two of the 18 people who had signed up were unable to take part, but we thank them nonetheless. This … Continued
Cherry Lodge sends a big thank you to Daniel Coyle and his friends for raising money for us by taking on the very demanding but inspiring Three Peaks 24 hour Challenge. The Challenge was accomplished – with only two minutes to spare! – over the weekend of 4th-5th July 2015. There is still time to … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is delighted to tell our website readers that Dr Hussein S. Patanwala has raised a most impressive £3,300 to help us fund our wide range of services for people affected by cancer. We are very grateful for his support and offer our heartfelt thanks both to him and to his many … Continued
Daniel and Richard Keane enjoyed a very successful day out together on Sunday 21st June 2015, when they took part in a sponsored cycle ride from London to Brighton to raise money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. The father and son team decided to support us because of ‘all the excellent work’ we do for … Continued
Update: The sum raised for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care by Summer Soulstice 9 on 27th June 2015 was a record-breaking £40,000. A big cheque will be handed to Cherry Lodge at the Soulstice Big Payback event at the Black Horse pub on 30th August (see the Summer Soulstice website for more information). Thank you in … Continued
What a difference the weather makes! Last year’s Families Fun Day at Borehamwood was a complete washout. This year, 27th June was a real summer’s day, which brought a large number of adults, children and dogs of all shapes and sizes to Meadow Park to have fun and spend money at dozens of charity stalls, … Continued
A friendly group of Cherry Lodge members and volunteers enjoyed a most interesting walk around Soho on Friday 19th June 2015. The walk was led by Michael King, a volunteer befriender at Cherry Lodge who is also an experienced professional tour guide. Many thanks to Michael for sharing his knowledge and for giving his time … Continued
Every local charity must be seen to be part of its community, to meet as many people as possible. Sainsbury’s, Potters Bar recently gave Cherry Lodge Cancer Care such an opportunity; as part of Carers Week, on 10th June 2015, we were invited to their store to meet not only their customers but also staff. … Continued
Held on Sunday 14th June 2015, this eagerly awaited annual fundraising event felt at first more like a ‘Jump straight into Autumn Fair’. It wasn’t just the drizzle that dampened people’s spirits during the setting up, it was the sheer cold that made us all run around, not only to keep warm but to get … Continued
On 3rd June 2015, some 150 people, including more than a few with connections to Cherry Lodge, attended ‘A Night to Remember’ – a wonderful evening of fashion organised and funded by John Lewis in aid of Sunflower Cancer Support. The Sunflower Cancer Support group exists to provide information and support to people with cancer, … Continued
For many years, Barnet Rotary Club has been a friend and supporter of Cherry Lodge. On 18th May 2015 Barnet Rotary kindly invited our fundraiser, Barbara to attend their monthly meeting held at Old Fold Manor Golf Club. Barbara was given an opportunity to talk about Cherry Lodge and to show how important our services … Continued
With this year’s Summer Soulstice event fast approaching, it seems a good time to thank the Soulstice crew publicly for their ongoing support and to publicise how we plan to continue using the money they raise for us. Summer Soulstice, set up in memory of Andy Weekes, is Cherry Lodge’s biggest third party fundraiser and … Continued
The 2015 Cherry Lodge Annual Lecture followed on immediately after the 2015 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 12th May. This year’s speaker was Alison Hibberd, Carers Service Manager at Barnet Carers Centre, who proved to be an excellent choice with her very interesting and informative talk on ‘Services from Barnet Carers Centre’. Over the years, Cherry … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care held its 2015 Annual General Meeting at Howard House on Tuesday 12th May. The meeting was attended by a cross section of interested parties: members, volunteers, staff, trustees and patrons. Dr Margaret Clark, chairman of the trustees, began with a few words of welcome, which were followed by formal approval of … Continued
A quick look at the results section of the Virgin London Marathon website on the afternoon of Sunday 26th April 2015 provided the good news that Paul Abbott-Williams, Steve Fletcher, Andy Georgiou and Alan Stewart had all safely completed their 26.2 miles – a great achievement. Months of training had to be fitted in around the … Continued
A Song to Sing! On 24th April 2015, Sainsbury’s, Hendon was the venue for the Cherry Lodge Singers’ first sortie of the year – and very successful it was too. The 15 Singers able to take part on the day were located just inside the main entrance doors, which proved a very successful move as … Continued
On Tuesday 3rd March 2015, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care received a very welcome grant from The Foresters Charity Stewards UK Trust. Our photograph shows Tim Friend, a Foresters trustee, about to hand over a big cheque for £500 to Margaret Clark, our chairman, and Tina Papasavva, our charity administrator. The Foresters Charity Stewards UK Trust … Continued
We are delighted to announce the launch, on Monday 9th March 2015, of a new group activity for Cherry Lodge members. The Cherry Lodge Art Group has been set up to provide an opportunity for people to enjoy a range of artistic or creative activities – such as drawing, painting, knitting or sewing – in … Continued
John Churchill, a member of Cherry Lodge, successfully ran the 10k London Winter Run on Sunday 1st February 2015. The run, organised by Cancer Research UK, followed a very scenic route, starting at the London Eye and passing St Paul’s cathedral and Tower Hill. John raised £1,720 for Cherry Lodge, with a lot of the … Continued
Very many thanks to hairdressers Jackie and Jane of JJ’s Hair Salon for their recent donation of £205.75 to help fund Cherry Lodge services. This money was raised with the help of JJ’s clients who bought tickets for a very succesful Christmas raffle. The photograph, right, shows Jackie and Jane in their stylish and very … Continued
As reported previously (see Past Events on this website), Margaret Clark, chairman of the Cherry Lodge trustees, successfully completed the Brooks Serpentine 10k around Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens on 1st January 2015. This was Margaret’s ‘New Knee’s Day’ – when she was able to demonstrate that it would take more than a full knee … Continued
Once again the brains of Barnet congregated at the beautifully refurbished and re-decorated Mary Immaculate and St Peter’s church hall in Somerset Road, New Barnet. This really is a splendid venue with very good facilities, such as a first-rate PA system and most helpful staff. Some 90 people braved the elements on Saturday 31st January … Continued
The Board of Trustees of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care are delighted to announce the appointment, on 6th January 2015, of Christine Halloran as our new Members’ Trustee. Christine has lived in the Borough of Barnet for most of her life and worked as an NHS Manager locally for 36 years, managing a range of hospital … Continued
On 1st January 2015 – ‘New Knee’s Day’ – Margaret Clark, chairman of the Cherry Lodge trustees, took part in – and successfully completed – the Brooks Serpentine 10k around Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. She was one of 466 participants, of whom 196 were women. For many years, Margaret always enjoyed running in the … Continued
Over the years, Cherry Lodge has often had reason to thank the very charming patrons of The Coffee Bean coffee shop. Not only do brothers Krino and Paul serve excellent coffees, sandwiches, light lunches and cakes to their customers in The Spires, they have often provided refreshments, completely free of charge, to be enjoyed by … Continued
Members of the Cherry Lodge Singing Group have not only had fun singing together in the run up to Christmas 2014, they have also made three much appreciated public appearances. The Singers’ first pre-Christmas performance was at the Cherry Lodge Christmas Market on 29th November, where attendance was undoubtedly boosted by friends and family eager … Continued
As in previous years, children from Barnet primary and secondary schools raised funds for Cherry Lodge by singing a selection of festive music in the courtyard of The Spires shopping centre. Taking part this year were pupils from the following schools: Broadfields, Cromer Road, Danegrove, Foulds, Grasvenor Avenue, Livingstone, Queen Elizabeth’s Boys’, and St Catherine’s. Everyone who … Continued
What can one say about Adrian? Dozens of lovely things. Husband, father, teacher, nurse, marathon runner, creative cook and trustee of Cherry Lodge. Adrian sadly died on 21st November 2014 at home, surrounded by his loving and always supportive family. He had borne his long illness with bravery, humour and the determination to “live until … Continued
We are pleased to announce that our application for a grant from the Lloyds Community Fund has been successful – in fact, very successful, as we have won our area’s top award of £3,000. These grants are made by the Lloyds Bank Foundation to help small and medium charities working to improve social and community … Continued
