London Marathon 2022 – Cherry Lodge Cancer Care has nine runners

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

Cherry Lodge stall at the East Barnet Festival

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

Summer Soulstice 2022 – a fabulous live return!

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

Cherry Lodge Annual Grand Raffle 2022 details announced

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

CL Summer 2022 Newsletter

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

Thank you to all Cherry Lodge Volunteers

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

Ladies Afternoon Tea with Gary Italiaander

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

Cherry Lodge Sponsored Easter Walk

Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s sponsored Easter Walk took place in Oak Hill Park, Barnet on Sunday 10th April 2022. A lovelier spring day would be difficult to imagine and throughout the morning people joined in the event through this beautiful park. Some ran, some ambled, some strolled with their dogs and children, but all were … Continued

Gradual reopening of the Cherry Lodge Centre

The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Centre (Howard House, 23 Union Street, Barnet) has been gradually reopening over the past few months. Anti-Covid precautions continue to remain in place to ensure that our members, staff and volunteers are kept as safe as possible from infection. Our Information and Support Service continues to be provided by phone … Continued

Swing Night for Cherry Lodge

A very good time was had by all who attended the Swing Night put on by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care at Old Fold Manor Golf Club on Saturday 5th March 2022. The event was also a fundraising success, raising £520 to help fund Cherry Lodge’s many services for people affected by cancer. Live music was … Continued

Donations and Fundraising via Enthuse

Cherry Lodge Cancer Care will in future be using Enthuse rather than JustGiving to handle our digital fundraising activities. This includes administering donations made via our website, registering people to take part in fundraising events, and the creation of fundraising pages for individuals and groups wishing to raise money for us. Enthuse (formerly CharityCheckout and … Continued

Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Chairman’s Appeal 2022

YES WE CAN! Each year, Dr Margaret M. Clark, Chairman of the Trustees of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, makes a heart-felt appeal for donations to help fund CL’s many valuable services for people affected by cancer, including family members. Cherry Lodge receives no funding from NHS or local government grants and is therefore dependent on … Continued

CL Winter/Spring 2022 Newsletter now online

The Winter/Spring 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

Psychobilly Kicks Back in 2022, with £6,000+ raised for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care

Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is again extremely grateful to Psychobilly Kicks Back (PKB) and the wider psychobilly rockabilly music community for raising another huge sum to help fund CL’s much needed information and support services for people affected by cancer. We really appreciate this fantastic ongoing support, helping CL get through these still challenging times. … Continued

Raise Funds by Recycling Ink Cartridges

Cherry Lodge Cancer Care has signed up with Recyle4Charity to raise funds from your old ink cartridges. Please bring your old ink cartridges (no ink tanks or laser cartridges) to Tina at the Cherry Lodge centre, Howard House. We will receive £1 for every cartridge! This is a great new way to raise money to … Continued

Pilates on Zoom

Members are invited to try our new Pilates on Zoom sessions, led by Miranda Antoniou. No previous experience is needed. For more information please email Lorraine or phone 020 8441 7000. These sessions are held weekly, on Tuesdays from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. Click here for the meeting invitation link. The meeting ID is 536 581 … Continued

Rumble with the Agents 2021 held in support of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care

Rumble with the Agents is the biggest white collar boxing event for the property industry. It was started in 2015 by Paul Shamplina, founder of Landlord Action, to provide property professionals with an opportunity to come together to try a new sport, get fit, and channel some of their competitive spirit at a fantastic charity … Continued

Cherry Lodge Christmas Quiz

Supporters of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care were treated to a festive Christmas Quiz via Zoom on Sunday 19th December 2021. Thank you to Tina for organising this event, which raised a total of £350 to help fund Cherry Lodge’s much needed services. A big thank you is also due to Quiz Master Jem (Jeremy Silverstone … Continued

Lights of Love ceremony 2021

Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s annual Lights of Love ceremony was, thankfully, back at the bandstand at Barnet’s The Spires on Sunday 12th December 2021. Last year’s Zoom event was greatly appreciated in the circumstances, but this year’s chance to attend again in person was particularly special. More than 90 people attended on what was a … Continued

CL Annual Grand Raffle 2021 – Winners Announced

The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Annual Grand Raffle draw took place at Howard House on 30th November 2021. The tickets were drawn by Andrew Geary, Cherry Lodge’s auditor, who was attending the trustees meeting. Our 2021 winners are: 1st prize: £1,000 – Mrs J. Choat 2nd prize: £150 Restaurant Gift Card – Pauline Wishart 3rd … Continued

Cherry Lodge AGM, Annual Report 2020 and Financial Summary 2020

The trustees of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care took the decision not to hold a public AGM in 2021. We consider that the coronavirus still poses too much of a threat to some of our members for us to hold even a small, socially distanced AGM at Howard House. It was also decided that an online … Continued

Buy your Xmas tree and raise Money for CL

By buying your Christmas tree from Mitzi and Maud, you can help raise money for Cherry Lodge. This local business will donate £5 to Cherry Lodge for every tree bought using  the coupon code CHERRY. Order online from their great selection of healthy, good value Christmas trees and Mitzi and Maud will deliver to your … Continued

The Cherry Lodge Winter Sale at The Spires

The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Information and Merchandise Stall held a very successful Winter Sale at The Spires on Wednesday 17th November 2021. The stall was stocked with a good range of seasonal items, including Cherry Lodge Christmas cards and a selection of lovely warm woolly hats, scarves and gloves. A grand total of £426 … Continued

Donation from Waitrose

Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is delighted to have received a surprise donation of £500 from Waitrose Community Matters. Before the coronavirus, Waitrose stores across the country selected three local charities each month for support under the company’s green token Community Matters scheme. Green tokens had to be withdrawn during the pandemic but Community Matters has … Continued

Cherry Lodge Autumn 2021 Newsletter

The  Autumn 2021 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 Shop needs more Volunteers – can you help?

The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care shop needs more volunteers. One effect of Covid has been that some of our formerly faithful volunteers are not currently able to work for us. 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 … Continued

Cherry Lodge’s Soul Fall Ball – new photos added

There were evening dresses and bow ties a plenty at the Soul Fall Ball, held in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care on Saturday 23rd October 2021. The night was a fantastic success. Some 160 party goers attended the event at the Double Tree Hilton in Borehamwood, enjoying a great night out as well as … Continued

Pink Tombola 2021

Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s annual Pink Tombola event was held, as always, at The Spires, Barnet in October. Its purpose is to increase awareness of breast cancer during national Cancer Awareness month and also to raise much needed money to help fund CL’s many services for people affected by all types of cancer. This year’s … Continued

Cherry Lodge Annual Grand Raffle – don’t forget to buy tickets for great prizes

Taking part in the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Annual Raffle is an excellent way to support our charity while also giving you the chance of winning a very attractive prize! Books of raffle tickets were sent out with the Cherry Lodge Summer Newsletter and further tickets are available. To avoid disappointment, please make a note … Continued