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
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
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 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
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 Green tokens had to be withdrawn during the pandemic but Community Matters has … Continued
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 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
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
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
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
A big thank you from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to our five runners in the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon, held on Sunday 3rd October 2021. It was wonderful to see the Marathon Mass Event return to the streets of London following last year’s cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic. In normal times, the London … Continued
Summer Soulstice 2022 is scheduled to return to Old Elizabethans Memorial Playing Fields, Barnet on Saturday 25th June. This award winning festival, held each year in memory of Andy Weekes, has been raising money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care since 2007. Please visit the Summer Soulstice website for details. Already signed up to appear are … Continued
Currently on sale at the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care shop is a big selection of very attractive Philip Morris fabrics. Thank you very much indeed to the generous supporter who recently donated four sackfuls of brand new fabrics to raise money to help fund our charity’s much needed cancer information and support services. These lovely … Continued
Cherrry Lodge Cancer Care is very pleased to spread the word about the support groups, classes and workshops offered by Paul’s Cancer Supprt Centre. They are for “anyone with cancer” and are delivered via Zoom. UPDATE (February 2022): The information below is being kept ‘live’ on the CL website to provide background information about the many … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care shop is once again normally open for business from 9am to 5pm from Monday to Saturday. We have a great range of items for sale and a great team of staff and volunteer shop helpers. However, one of the effects of the Covid pandemic is that some of our formerly … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Information and Merchandise Stall returned to The Spires on Wednesday 21st July 2021. Tina and her team of helpers, including staff and volunteers, did a great job on what turned out to be an exceptionally hot day. As The Spires’ official charity, Cherry Lodge is being given new opportunities to … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is immensely grateful for the ongoing support of Summer Soulstice, our largest and most loyal third-party fundraiser. Very sadly, for a second year, it was impossible for Barnet’s much loved annual day of soul music and family fun to take place on QE Boys’ Memorial Fields. However, the Soulstic crew once … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Information and Merchandise Stall made a very welcome return to The Spires on Thursday 17th June 2021. This was CL’s first event at The Spires after being given offical recognition of our charity’s long-standing special relationship with Barnet’s premier shopping centre. CL staff and volunteers were on hand from 10am … Continued
Summer Soulstice Virtual 2021 kicks off at 6pm on Friday 25th June and continues until Sunday evening. Since their very first festival in 2007, Summer Soulstice has raised more than £425,000 for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. Visit the Summer Soulstice website for more information. Enjoy a great weekend of Soulstice music streamed via https://www.summersoulstice.co.uk https://www.mixcloud.com/SummerSoulstice/ … Continued
The Summer 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
Macmillan Cancer Care and Bupa are working in partnership to support people who are struggling with the emotional impacts of cancer. They are offering six free one-to-one counselling sessions, via phone or video call, to people with cancer. If you are interested, please call the Macmillan Support Line on 0808 808 00 00 and ask … Continued
Whoever coined the description ‘non essential retail’ and included charity shops under that umbrella term surely made a big, big mistake. What could be more essential than a shop where you can buy winter and summer clothes, books, crockery, quality art jigsaw puzzles, leather purses, maps, shoes, clocks, pots and pans, hats and even more? … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is delighted to announce that the CL shop in Church Passage, Barnet will reopen on 12th April 2021. Our shop staff and volunteers have been back at work since 6th April, working hard to get everything ready. They are very much looking forward to welcoming customers back to the shop and … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care now has the funding to offer an exciting new healing option: Sound Healing with Alistair Smith of Sound Coherence. Sessions will be via Zoom and last for an hour. As well as finding out about Sound Healing and how it works, you will learn a simple self-help technique and also experience … Continued
The second Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Zoom Quiz, held on Sunday 28th March 2021, was another great success, raising a fantastic £1,100 to help fund Cherry Lodge’s many cancer support and information services. Thank you very much indeed to our very experienced and professional Quiz Master, Jem (Jeremy Silverstone of Purple Marketing Communications), to Tina … Continued
The nurses at Cherry Lodge Cancer Care are very pleased to recommend the Move4U exercise programme, which has proved very beneficial to Cherry Lodge members in the past. This individually tailored, 12-session programme is run under the auspices of the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, the NHS North Central London Cancer Alliance and the NHS North Central … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is immensely grateful for the wonderful ongoing support we receive from Summer Soulstice. Since 2007, when the Soulstice crew put on their first family music festival in Barnet, they have given us an amazing £425,000, making them by far our biggest third-party fundraiser. Over the years, this award-winning festival, held each … Continued
If you like cooking – or even if you don’t – you might want to try these free, online cookery classes for people affected by cancer. They have been recommended by Kirsty, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s Outreach Nurse. Online Cookery Classes with World Cancer Research Fund and Life Kitchen World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) have … Continued
Over 70 households took part in the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Zoom Quiz held on Sunday 7th February 2021, raising a fantastic £865 to help us provide our free, much needed cancer and information and support services. If you enjoyed the CL Quiz, hosted for us by Jem (Jeremy Silverstone), you might like to join … Continued
The Winter 2020-21 issue of “Cherry Lodge News” (published in February 2021) 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 … Continued
