Barnet’s award-winning Summer Soulstice festival, held each year in memory of Andy Weekes and raising money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, returned to OE Memorial Fields on Saturday 24th June 2023. The weather was glorious and around 3,200 people came to the festival to soak up the atmosphere and relax in the sun while enjoying … Continued
The Summer 2023 issue of ‘Cherry Lodge News’ has recently been sent to everyone on the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care mailing list. It is also possible, via this website, to download a pdf of the newsletter to read onscreen or to print out. Note that if you no longer wish to receive a copy of … Continued
Sunday 11th June 2023 was a glorious day for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s Sponsored Swim at QE School, Barnet. The school has a wonderful pool and it was at least 15 years since we last suggested people shed their clothes and raise money for the charity while showing off their prowess in the water. The … Continued
The application process is now closed. Selection in progress. Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is currently advertising for an Operations Manager. This is a new, permanent, part-time (15-20 hours a week) post based at our Centre in Barnet, offering a pro rata salary of £40,000 to £45,000. Please vist the CharityJob website for full details and … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care shop in Church Passage, Barnet urgently needs more volunteers. Might you be able to give some time to make our shop as profitable as possible to help fund Cherry Lodge’s much needed cancer information and support services? The shop is normally open for business from 9am to 5pm from Monday … Continued
The first week in June has again been designated national Volunteers’ Week – an annual celebration of the contribution of millions of volunteers across the UK. The trustees and staff of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care are very pleased indeed to take this opportunity to thank our fantastic volunteers. We are extremely grateful to all of … Continued
Update: the final total raised by Cherry Lodge’s 2023 Marathon runners was in excess of £15,000 – a great achievement! Thank you everyone. The tcs 2023 London Marathon was held on Sunday, 23rd April, back at its traditional time of year but on what turned out to be a far from Spring-like day. More than … Continued
As is customary, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care invited all our runners to visit the CL Centre (Howard House, Union Street, Barnet) on the evening after the London Marathon. Unfortunately, this year, for various reasons, only three of our runners were able to attend. However, they were given a warm welcome by Dr Margaret Clark (CL … Continued
The BBC weather forecast for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s Walk and Stall event in Barnet’s Oakhill Park on 2nd April 2023 was not exactly accurate. Instead of warm and sunny, the morning was decidedly chilly and grey. Despite this, around thirty members and supporters of CL came along to the park to enjoy each other’s … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is hugely grateful to Psychobilly Kicks Back (PKB) and the wider psychobilly rockabilly music community for their ongoing support. Our featured photograph shows Steve (Ginger) Meadham, founder of PKB, and his wife Amanda at Howard House on 29th March 2023, about to hand over a big cheque for £3,800 to help … Continued
The Winter 2023 issue of “Cherry Lodge News” has recently been sent to everyone on the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care mailing list. It is also possible, via this website, to download a pdf of the newsletter to read onscreen or to print out. Note that if you no longer wish to receive a copy of … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care ‘Lights of Love’ ceremony is one of our charity’s most important annual events. People are invited in advance to make a donation to sponsor a symbolic light to remember a loved one – often someone who has died but also others who might appreciate a token of love on a … Continued
The winning raffle number is 134. Please call Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk to claim the prize hamper. People turned out in large numbers on Saturday 26th November 2022 to enjoy the return of the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care festive Christmas Fair. As in pre-pandemic years, the event was held in St … Continued
The trustees of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care have again decided not to hold a public AGM at Howard House. This decision has been made to protect our clinically vulnerable members and is permissable under government guidance given to charities during the coronavirus epidemic. In normal years, the Cherry Lodge AGM comprises the chairman’s welcome and … Continued
If pink is your favourite colour you were in for a big treat on Saturday 15th October at Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s 2022 pink tombola stall in The Spires, Barnet. There were literally hundreds of pink items, some edible, some drinkable, some wearable, some ‘smellable’, some useful and some that simply brought a smile to … Continued
The Autumn 2022 issue of “Cherry Lodge News” has recently been sent to everyone on the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care mailing list. It is also possible, via this website, to download a pdf of the newsletter to read onscreen or to print out. Note that if you no longer wish to receive a copy of … Continued
It was gloriously sunny during the afternoon of Thursday 6th October 2002, when a group from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care enjoyed a fun historical walk around Chipping (High) Barnet. The walk was led by Paul Baker, a qualified City of London guide, who lives locally and loves to share his deep knowledge of Barnet’s history. … Continued
Updated on 4th October 2022 First of all, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends a big thank you to all our 2022 London Marathon runners and everyone who supported them. There is still time to visit our runners’ fundraising pages and sponsor them if you can. All Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s many cancer information and support … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care again wholeheartedly thanks Summer Soulstice and its supporters for their fantastic support. Barnet’s Summer Soulstice festival returned live on Saturday 25th June 2022 after two years online due to the coronavirus. This year’s sell-out crowd of 5,000 music lovers flocked to Old Elizabethans’ Memorial Fields to enjoy 12 hours of live, … Continued
On Saturday 13th August 2022 – surely one of the hottest days of the year – a group from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care visited Pages Stud Farm, situated near Elstree aerodrome. Our party, made up of eight CL members, a member of staff, Margaret and a CL volunteer, was joined by Nathalie, the owner, and … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is urgently looking for volunteer drivers to take CL members to medical appointments at local hospitals and doctors’ surgeries. Might you be able to help? Travelling to and from medical appointments by taxi or on public transport can be very expensive as well as tiring. To help address this pressing issue, … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care congratulates Marc Sidney for completing a most impressive charity sailing challenge. We are grateful to him for raising a very considerable amount of money to be shared equally by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and North London Hospice – two charities he has described as being “very close to my heart”. Marc … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends hearty congratulations and huge thanks to Nick Martin and Leigh Barnett for taking part in The Swashbuckler Triathlon in the New Forest on 10th July 2022. They did so to raise money in memory of Nick’s sister, Suzy Bishop, who was a Cherry Lodge member. In Nick’s words: “Suzy fought … Continued
The London Marathon returns as a mass event on Sunday 2nd October 2022, with a new title partner, TCS (Tata Consultancy Services). Following event cancellations in 2020 and 2021, charity places have been carried over and Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is delighted to have nine places. Names of our runners and more details will be … Continued
The annual East Barnet Festival is the largest free community festival in North London and attracts large crowds to enjoy its many attractions. This year’s event took place at Oak Hill Park, East Barnet from 1st to 3rd July 2022, featuring a giant funfair, craft and community stalls, live music and dance, street food, licensed … Continued
Update on 8th July 2022: The total raised by Summer Soulstice 2022 is a fantastic £50,000. See the Summer Soulstice website for more information. The total donated to Cherry Lodge by Summer Soulstice since 2007 now stands at £485,000. Thank you all! Barnet’s award winning Summer Soulstice festival returned to Old Elizabethans’ Memorial Fields on … Continued
Buying tickets for the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Annual Grand Raffle is a great way to help fund our many services while also giving you the chance to win a very attractive prize! Books of 20 raffle tickets were sent out with the Cherry Lodge Summer Newsletter and further tickets are available on request. To … Continued
The Summer 2022 issue of “Cherry Lodge News” has recently been sent to everyone on the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care mailing list. It is also possible, via this website, to download a pdf of the newsletter to read onscreen or to print out. Note that if you no longer wish to receive a copy of … Continued
As has been customary for nearly 40 years, the first week in June has again been designated national Volunteers’ Week, an annual celebration of the contribution of millions of volunteers across the UK. The trustees and staff of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care are delighted to take this opportunity to thank all our wonderful volunteers, who … Continued
Now that more people are feeling confident enough to attend a well organised indoor event, Tina and her team of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care fundraisers suggested it was time to return to Old Fold Manor Golf Club for a Ladies Afternoon Tea with a speaker. This idea proved very popular and the event was held … Continued
