Would you like to know more about Wills, Trusts and Lasting Power of Attorney? A special Question and Answer session for Cherry Lodge members is planned to take place at Howard House, the Cherry Lodge Centre, on Tuesday 28th June 2016 from 2pm to 3.30pm. Rebekah Hillman, Legal Consultant and Probate Practitioner at Hillman Legal … Continued
We still have places for more people to run for Cherry Lodge in the Vitality British 10k London Run on Sunday 10th July 2016. This is a brilliant event, on closed roads past many of London’s best-known landmarks, including Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street, Trafalgar Square, the Strand, Embankment, Westminster Bridge, Big Ben and the Houses … Continued
A special tea party to thank Cherry Lodge’s volunteers was held at Howard House on Friday 3rd June 2016. It was attended by over 30 volunteers, who very much enjoyed the delicious tea – with scones, butter, cream, jam, strawberries and shortbread – as well as the opportunity to share experiences with other people in … Continued
‘Live Life, Live Well’ was a very informative and enjoyable ‘healthy living day’ put on by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care at Barnet Multicultural Community Centre (BMCC) in Hendon. This ticket-only, free event, held on Monday 16th May 2016, was attended by more than 90 people. The aim of the day – organised by Cherry Lodge’s … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care held its 2016 Annual General Meeting at the newly renovated Cherry Lodge Centre, Howard House, on Tuesday 10th May. The meeting was attended by a cross-section of members, volunteers, staff, trustees and patrons, all with a shared interest in the charity’s well-being. Dr Margaret Clark, chairman of the trustees, began with … Continued
As is customary, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s AGM was followed by a talk on a topic linked to the charity’s work to provide information and support to people affected by cancer, including family and friends. This year we are celebrating two anniversaries: the 20th anniversary of Cherry Lodge (known as Barnet Cancer Care until 2000) … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Centre was fully reopened on Monday 9th May 2016 on completion of our programme of building work. Thank you to everyone for your patience during what turned out to be a slightly longer closure to members than expected. We are grateful to Mary Immaculate and St Peter R.C. Church in New Barnet … Continued
We are currently looking for people to run for Cherry Lodge in the Vitality British 10k London run, which will be held on Sunday 10th July 2016. In return for an agreement to raise funds for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, we can offer you a guaranteed place, a running vest and lots of support. For … 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
UPDATE on 6 May 2016: WE ARE ON TRACK TO REOPEN NORMALLY TO MEMBERS ON MONDAY 9 MAY 2016. The AGM will be held at the Centre on Tuesday 10th May 2016 at 7.30pm. The building work needed to repair and improve the Cherry Lodge Centre (Howard House) in Union Street, Barnet, is proceeding well … Continued
We are delighted to announce that Cherry Lodge Cancer Care has received an extremely useful donation from Waitrose Barnet. A presentation ceremony, attended by representatives from a number of local charities, was held in the staff room at the Barnet store on Tuesday 12th April 2016. The money was raised from the Community Matters scheme, … 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
Please note that the Cherry Lodge centre in Union Street, is closed to members from 17th March to 18th April 2016, during which time some important building work will be taking place to repair and improve the building. Service Provision: • Our Macmillan Cancer Information Nurses, Fiona and Kirsty, will be relocating to Church House, … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Centre, Howard House, is closed to members from 17th March to 18th April 2016 to allow some important building work to take place. For information about changes to our service provision during the closure, please click here. The builders will be making the following repairs and improvements: installation of a new boiler … 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
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends a big thank you to staff and students at Barnet and Southgate College for raising funds to help us provide our support and information services, free of charge, to local people affected by cancer. A fantastic cake sale, held at the college on 11th March 2016, raised an excellent £190 … Continued
GOOD LUCK TO OUR RUNNERS! To raise money to help fund our much needed services, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is entering a team of five runners in the Vitality North London Half Marathon. This stadium-to-stadium half marathon, to be held on Sunday 20th March 2016, promises to be a memorable experience for runners, spectators and … 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 Cancer Care has recently received the following thank you note from Lucy Tobin Howard. Thank you Lucy for sharing your news and thank you also to Kishore Patel of Allison Brothers World Travel Service, Edgware for organising the trip. Dear Cherry Lodge and Kishore, Last September I won first prize in the … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s two charity shops – in Barnet and Borehamwood – are currently making a special appeal for good quality items to be sold to raise funds for our much needed services. With spring approaching, many of us will be thinking about getting rid of some unwanted items – clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery, … Continued
Included below is the text of this year’s CHAIRMAN’S APPEAL for funds: What a score! At the end of May, 20 years ago, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care (CL) came to life. The year 2016 has other significant dates: 100 years ago on July 1st the Battle of the Somme took place. My uncle John survived … Continued
Everyone on the Cherry Lodge mailing list should by now have received their Spring 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. Thanks are again due to editor Freddy Kater for putting together … Continued
The Cherry Lodge centre in Union Street will be closed from 17th March to 18th April 2016 to have some necessary building work and repairs carried out. This will mean that the centre will be closed to members for about 4 weeks. However, Fiona and Kirsty, our Macmillan Cancer Information Nurses, will be relocating to … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is hoping to field a team of six runners in the 2016 Vitality North London Half Marathon, to be held on Sunday 20th March 2016. We are delighted to report that five people – Suresh Aggarwal, Naveen Bhandari, Dee Churchill, John Churchill and Mark Hardy – have already agreed to run … 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
