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
For the past three years we have had the good fortune to benefit from the very energetic fundraising efforts of Signet (jewellers) of Borehamwood. Signet employees have ‘enjoyed’ raising money for us by taking part in such hair-raising sponsored activities as walking on coals, climbing mountains and parachute jumping. As well as donating the grand … Continued
Tickled pink is a good way to describe how we all felt at the end of the Pink Tombola in the Spires on Saturday 18th October 2014. During the past few weeks people readily responded to requests for good quality pink goodies to be brought into Cherry Lodge for this event and our barrow was … Continued
The Trustees and staff of Cherry Lodge were saddened to hear of the death, on 9th October 2014, of Sir Sydney Chapman, a good friend and patron of this charity. By ceremoniously cutting a blue ribbon, on 13th May 1998, he officially opened Cherry Lodge while it was still a Tardis-like portakabin on the site … Continued
Thanks to the generosity of Tradition Financial Services, four Cherry Lodge members – Nigel Francis, Tony Scully, Richard Fielden and Harry Francis – were able to take up an opportunity to enjoy a VIP evening of hospitality and football at Wembley Stadium. Their donated tickets, worth £1,000 each, were for the evening of Wednesday 3rd … Continued
Thank you very much indeed to the four triathletes who agreed at short notice to raise money for Cherry Lodge by taking part in the 2014 Virgin Active London Triathlon. Thank you also to their sponsors for choosing to support our very good cause. The London Triathlon, held this year on 2nd and 3rd August, … Continued
The Summer Fair, held at The Spires on Sunday 1st June this year, is one of Cherry Lodge’s best known fundraising events and, with the weather being wonderful, hundreds of people visited the various stalls. Goods on sale ranged from highly attractive jewellery and beautiful glass objets d’art to a huge assortment of homemade cakes, … Continued
Fundraising update: our six successful runners in the 2014 Virgin London Marathon have between them raised the very impressive sum of £8,898 for Cherry Lodge. We offer our heartfelt thanks to all our lovely runners and also to all their generous sponsors. The day of the run, 13th April 2014, was possibly the hottest of … Continued
