‘Psychobilly Kicks Back Against Cancer’ was the brainchild of Ginger Meadham, who realised that he was well placed to raise a great sum of money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. With his contacts and expertise, Ginger put on a truly memorable psychobilly music festival to raise funds for us. The event was held on Saturday … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is now seeking to increase membership of our newest support group. This group is specifically for ladies aged 45 or under who have been diagnosed with any type of cancer. It meets every 6 weeks on a Friday afternoon from 12.30pm to 2pm at the Cherry Lodge centre, Howard House, 23 … Continued
The Winter 2017 Cherry Lodge Newsletter is currently being mailed to everyone on the CL mailing list. The newsletter is also available, via this website, to download as a pdf to be read onscreen or printed out. This issue of the Newsletter features: an interview with Yvonne Shield (CL’s Macmillan Home Visiting & Volunteer Coordinator) … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is pleased to announce that we can now accept donations or ticket payments over the phone. We have recently signed up with Worldpay to provide this facility. Payments of up to £30 can be taken directly from your bank account, using MasterCard, Maestro Visa, Visa Electron, Discover Diners Club International, JCB … Continued
The fundraising team at Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is very pleased to give advance notice of the following events planned to take place between March and July 2017. Magic of Motown Ball, Saturday 18th March Easter Craft Fair, Saturday 8th April London Marathon, Sunday 23rd April Spring Quiz, Saturday 6th May Blue Hills Garden Open … Continued
Winkworth Estate Agents of Barnet have generously agreed to sponsor our Easter Craft Fair, to be held at St James Church in New Barnet on Saturday 8th April 2017. Winkworth would like to put up specially designed sponsorship boards on properties in the local area (Barnet, Arkley and Potters Bar) – in return for a … Continued
A big seasonal thank you from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to the proprietors of The Coffee Bean cafe in The Spires for giving us the proceeds of their 2016 Christmas Raffle. The raffle was drawn on Saturday 17th December and raised a wonderful £352 to help fund Cherry Lodge’s many services. The first prize, a … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends a big thank you to all the schoolchildren, teaching staff and Cherry Lodge volunteer bucket shakers (silent!) who turned out this year to sing festive music and collect money for us. Between them they raised a wonderful £908.16 to help pay for our information and support services for people affected … Continued
Thank you very much indeed to the London Pantomimers for supporting Cherry Lodge Cancer Care by fundraising for us at their brilliant production of Snow White from 1st to 10th December 2016 at the Intimate Theatre in Palmers Green. The total raised was a very gratefully received £1030. From the moment the curtains went up … Continued
A very enjoyable Ladies’ Shopping and Lunch event was put on by events organisers One @ & Only at The Penridge Suite in Bowes Road, London N11 on Thursday 1st December 2016. This event gave people a great opportunity to catch up with friends, browse and shop for Christmas gifts and other items from an … Continued
Barnet’s annual pre-Christmas Street Fair was held on Sunday 4th December 2016 and, once again, the weather could not have been better. The beautiful blue sky and bright sunlight enticed thousands of adults, children and assorted canines out of their warm houses into the streets to create a most festive atmosphere. Numerous charities, including the … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care held its annual Christmas Fair – this year given the eye-catching new name of ‘Festive Fair’ – on Saturday 26th November 2016. For the second year running, this popular event was held at St James Church in East Barnet. For those who were unaware that it was taking place, a more … Continued
On Saturday 5th November 2016, a group of Cherry Lodge members and volunteers enjoyed a most interesting guided walk around Bloomsbury. Thank you once again to Michael King, a CL volunteer befriender and experienced London tour guide, for providing his professional services free of charge. Thank you also to Yvonne, for organising the outing, and … Continued
On Sunday, 20th November at 4.30 pm the bandstand outside the Spires Shopping Centre became the focus of this year’s Cherry Lodge Lights of Love. This reflective event could not be held inside because of the extensive refurbishment that is currently transforming the Spires. There were some logistical problems with the lights but these were … Continued
On Sunday 30th October 2016, Steven Hargreaves ran the brand new Morpeth to Newcastle (M2N) marathon to raise money to help fund Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s information and support services. Steve chose to take part in this event to celebrate his fortieth birthday and because he is a friend of Alex Woods and his wife Ann-Marie. … Continued
Visit the Summer Soulstice website for advance information about next year’s Summer Soulstice festival, to be held on Saturday 24th June 2017. Super Earlybird tickets have already sold out but there is still time to take advantage of the attractive standard Earlybird offer! These tickets are priced at £25 (£35 with camping) and only £1 … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s ‘The Magic of Motown’ charity ball will be held on Saturday 18th March 2017 at the Holiday Inn, Elstree. This is sure to be a night to remember, so make a note of the date and book in good time to take advantage of our Earlybird ticket offer. Get together with … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care charity shop in Borehamwood is looking for a large (3ft tall) reindeer decoration to make this year’s Christmas window really special. Can you help? If so, please contact Terry on 020 8593 1094, or drop into the Cherry Lodge shop at 111 Shenley Road, Borehamwood.
This Indian-themed evening, held during the Hindu festival of Diwali, was a new and very enjoyable fundraising venture for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. On Saturday 29th October 2016, Bollywood came to Mary Immaculate and St Peter’s church hall in Somerset Road, New Barnet! Under the expert guidance of members of the professional dance company Bollywood … Continued
Please support Cherry Lodge Cancer Care by buying our charity Christmas cards. All proceeds will help us continue to provide our information and support services to people affected by cancer. Christmas cards are now on sale in our Barnet and Borehamwood shops and at the Cherry Lodge centre. To place an order for cards, please … Continued
Dawn Ledgard’s Autumn 2016 Clothes Sale, held on Wednesday 26th October at the Hadley Wood Association Centre, gave fashion-loving local ladies another very welcome opportunity to add new, seasonal garments to their wardrobes. As always, there was an extensive range of ‘beautiful clothes at amazing prices!’ on offer. Customers went home happy with their pick … Continued
On 15th October 2016, visitors to The Spires Shopping Centre in Barnet were greeted by a sea of pink. The occasion was Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s popular Pink Barrow Tombola, which is held each year on an October Saturday to mark national Breast Cancer Awareness month. In previous years, we have been fortunate to have … Continued
The 8th annual Alan Cox Associates‘ Charity Golf Day, held at Hadley Wood Golf Club on Thursday 8th September 2016, was another great day for golfers and for local charities including Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. A misty start for setting up at 7am heralded a glorious day with plenty of sunshine. Twenty teams of four … Continued
Everyone on the Cherry Lodge mailing list should by now have received their Autumn 2016 copy of Cherry Lodge News in the post. It is also possible, via this website, to download a pdf of the newsletter to read onscreen or to print out. Many thanks are again due to editor Freddy Kater for putting … Continued
On Wednesday 7th September 2016, Cherry Lodge was the grateful recipient of an Atul Pathak Community Award. Each year, Athul Pathak, the managing director of Appt Corporation, a franchised group of 29 McDonald’s restaurants in North and West London and Berkshire, provides one-off donations of between £250 and £1,000 and a year-long corporate partnership to … Continued
Congratulations and a huge thank you to Alex Woods for successfully completing his 184-mile, 8-day Thames Path walk on behalf of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. This was a huge achievement for Alex – and it is not too late to show your support! Alex’s JustGiving page at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/TheThamesTrek will stay open for several weeks after … Continued
Cherry Lodge’s Autumn Quiz, held on Saturday 20th September 2016 at Mary Immaculate & St Peter’s Church Hall in New Barnet, proved as popular as ever. Our regular quiz setters, David and Maureen Southon (see photo 1, below) successfully teased the brains of the eleven teams of eight who gathered together to enjoy the friendly … Continued
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
