Following on from this year’s hugely successful Summer Soulstice 10, a good crowd of people gathered at the Black Horse pub in Barnet on Bank Holiday Sunday, 28th August 2016 for the customary Big Payback event. As well as being an opportunity to enjoy great music from DJ James Anthony, food from the barbecue and … Continued
On Sunday 21st August 2016, the last day of the Rio Olympic Games, Myra (at left in photo 1, below) and Norman (at left in featured photo, right) held a most memorable ‘Hope and Glory Brunch in their wonderful house and garden. As in previous years this most enjoyable event was held to raise money … Continued
Three members of the Soulstice crew paid an important visit to the Cherry Lodge centre on Thursday 4th August 2016 to deliver a cheque for the proceeds from the very successful Summer Soulstice 10, held on Saturday 25th June 2016. Our photograph, right, shows Cherry Lodge chairman, Dr Margaret Clark, receiving a ‘small cheque’ (i.e., … Continued
Cherry Lodge is benefiting once again from the proceeds of a football fixture between Herts XI and a team of Spurs Legends. Organised by John Murphy of Finchpalm, this popular annual sporting event took place on Friday 22nd July 2016 at Boreham Wood FC, with proceeds being shared by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and Borehamwood … Continued
Staff and volunteers from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s Borehamwood shop worked hard to ensure that our charity was well represented at this year’s Borehamwood Families Day. Thank you to Terry Forster (Borehamwood assistant manager, see photo 1 below), shop volunteers Diana Rab, Shirley Kempton, Val Jones and Joan Wise, who manned our tables, and everyone … Continued
Despite stormy weather, Summer Soulstice 10, held on Saturday 25th June 2016, was a great success. Barnet’s annual soul festival, which raises a huge amount of money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, has gone from strength to strength in the 10 years since a group of Queen Elizabeth’s School Old Boys got together in 2007 … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is extremely grateful to George Komodromou for successfully cycling from London to Paris between 8th and 12th June 2016 to raise much needed funds to help us provide our vital services. George and his many sponsors have already raised a most impressive sum of money – but it is not too … Continued
This year, instead of holding our usual Summer Fair at the Spires, Cherry Lodge’s fundraisers decided to try something a bit different. There would still be a fair but it would have a new focus and a new name – the Cherry Lodge Arts and Crafts Fair. It would also be at a new summer … Continued
As in previous years, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care was well represented in the London Marathon. This is a demanding event that requires participants to make a huge commitment and to achieve a high level of fitness. Congratulations and very sincere thanks are due to all our runners for choosing to support Cherry Lodge in this … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care was very fortunate indeed to have Lisa Faulkner as our speaker and guest of honour at our fundraising afternoon tea on Monday 25th April 2016. The event was held in the magnificent surroundings of Hadley Wood Golf Club and proved extremely popular. Lisa was already known to many of us for … Continued
Saturday 23rd April 2016 saw the first ever barn dance organised as a fundraising event by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. It was held at the Arkley village hall, which proved to be a most suitable venue as the hall is very spacious, the facilities are excellent and there is ample parking. To say this was … Continued
Dawn Ledgard’s Spring 2016 Clothes Sale, held at the Hadley Wood Association Centre on Wednesday 6th April 2016, certainly lived up to its promise to offer an extensive range of ‘beautiful clothes at amazing prices!’ Customers of all shapes and sizes went home happy with their pick of new, designer ladies trousers, jeans, crops, separates, … Continued
The Kids’ Easter Fun Day, held to raise money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care on Easter Saturday (26th March 2016), was a great success. Children and adults all enjoyed this seasonal event at St Mark’s Church Hall, Barnet. Among the very popular activities on offer were an Easter egg hunt, live animal petting, sand art … Continued
Congratulations and and a big thank you to the five Cherry Lodge runners who all successfully completed the North London Half Marathon on Sunday 20th March 2016. This year, for the first time, the run started and ended in Wembley Stadium, with Saracens’ Allianz Park at the half-way point of a picturesque 13.1-mile route through … Continued
On account of the imminent building work and temporary relocation of Cherry Lodge services, our annual Easter Egg raffle was drawn a week early this year – at members’ drop-in on Tuesday 15th March 2016. As usual, the prize was a beautiful chocolate egg from The Chocolate Shop at Cockfosters. The draw was made by … Continued
A capacity crowd of quizzers took part in Cherry Lodge’s ever-popular Winter Quiz, which was held on Saturday 27th February 2016 at Church House, Mary Immaculate and St Peter Church, Somerset Road, Barnet. Some 90 people put their brains into gear and there is no doubt that if brain activity had been measurable in decibels … Continued
Cherry Lodge’s Big Linen Sale, held on 6th February 2016 at St James Church in New Barnet, gave people an excellent opportunity to buy good-value linens while helping to fund our services for local people affected by cancer. Thanks to the generosity of one of our supporters, a linen wholesaler, we were able to offer … Continued
Thank you to the Wesley Hall coffee makers for again choosing to give money to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to help us provide our much needed information and support services. Wesley Hall is an excellent place to enjoy coffee and a cake as a break from shopping in Barnet on a Saturday morning. It is … Continued
Shoppers at The Spires on Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th December 2015 had the pleasure of hearing children from Barnet primary and secondary schools singing and playing Christmas music to raise funds for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. Taking part this year were singers and instrumentalists from the following schools: Broadfields, Cromer Road, Danegrove, Foulds, Livingstone, … Continued
Sunday 6th December 2015 was a special day for Barnet, being the day of the annual Barnet Street Fair and also the one Sunday in the year when the Barnet Cherry Lodge charity shop is open. The almost seaside weather (wind and rain) did not put people off and both the High Street and The … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care relies on volunteers to work alongside staff members to provide its wide range of information and support services to people affected by cancer. The Volunteers Christmas Party, held this year on Friday 4th December at Totteridge Village Hall, was a very enjoyable and successful event. A good cross section of volunteers … Continued
On Sunday 29th November 2015, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care held its annual Lights of Love event in The Spires Shopping Centre, Barnet. Fortunately for us, the Spires’ management had kindly allowed the use of an empty shop, which made life a lot easier and kinder as the wind was fierce and the rain cold and … Continued
An early morning fall of snow on 21st November 2015 was a very apt reminder to all of us to go to St James Church in New Barnet for Cherry Lodge’s annual Christmas Fair. The change of venue proved hugely popular as there was a friendly atmosphere and plenty of space for stalls and activities. People … Continued
The Ionian Clarinet Choir (ICC) celebrated its 45th anniversary in great style on Saturday 7th November 2015, by putting on a special concert at St James church, New Barnet – with proceeds to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. This really was a musical evening to remember. The ICC is a very proficient and enthusiastic group of … Continued
Tuesday 3rd November 2015 saw a very lively show presented by artistes of the Brick Lane Music Hall. The venue for this well-attended afternoon event was Ewen Hall in Barnet, where tables for some 130 people had been attractively laid out so that everybody had a good view. The very colourful show opened with members … Continued
Dawn Ledgard’s Autumn Fashion Sale, held at the Hadley Wood Association Centre on Wednesday 28th October 2015, was, as always, a popular draw for regular and new customers. These seasonal sales offer fashion-conscious local and not so local ladies an ideal opportunity to buy up-to-the minute designer clothing and jewellery at well below recommended shop … Continued
This excellent demonstration of seasonal flower arranging by Your London Florist of Southgate was the second ingredient of the very successful Autumn ‘Flowers and Food’ event held on Monday 19th October 2015 to raise funds for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. At lunchtime it seemed that the morning demonstration of Lebanese cookery would be a hard … Continued
The Autumn ‘Flowers and Food’ event, held on Monday 19th October 2015 to raise funds for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, proved to be a very successful mix. Both ingredients – the cookery demonstration in the morning and the flower arranging in the afternoon – were new ventures for Cherry Lodge and both were very much … Continued
Everything was truly ‘in the pink’ at Cherry Lodge’s Pink Tombola held at The Spires Shopping Centre, Barnet on Saturday 17th October 2015. This is an annual event – put on each each October to mark Breast Cancer Awareness month – for which every item on the stall has to be pink, whether it be … Continued
On Monday 12th October 2015, some 32 people – all of them active in making Summer Soulstice 9 such an incredibly enjoyable and wonderful fundraising event – gathered at Cherry Lodge for a thank you evening. Although it will not be Halloween until the end of the month, the lit-up pumpkin made a wonderful (off) … Continued
