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
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
The first Cherry Lodge Cancer Care fundraising event of 2021 was a very enjoyable Zoom Quiz held on Sunday 7th February. The evening was a great success on all counts, for which special thanks are due to Tina and to our Quiz Master, Jem (Jeremy Silverstone of Purple Marketing Communications). Seventy-one household tickets were sold … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care continues to be hugely grateful to the Psychobilly community for its ongoing support. Our photograph, taken outside the Cherry Lodge centre on Friday 5th February 2021, shows Steve (Ginger) and Amanda Meadham handing over a big cheque for £5,570 pounds to Tina Papasavva, Cherry Lodge’s fundraising coordinator. These are very difficult … Continued
Hazel’s Kitchen is a well-established family catering business specialising in Caribbean and English cuisine. It is centred on Bushey Heath, and since early in the first lockdown last year has been providing a home delivery service over a wide area of North London and Hertfordshire. Home delivery is available on Thursdays and Fridays. We highly … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care held our annual Lights of Love ceremony on Sunday 13th December 2020. The date and timing of this year’s event were as planned, but the venue had to be changed at the last moment to inside the Cherry Lodge centre, Howard House. It had been hoped to hold the ceremony as … Continued
Laughter erupted in Barnet and far beyond on Saturday 12th December 2020, when supporters of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care gathered via Zoom for a second great comedy night experience from Collywobblers Comedy Club. As promised, we were treated to acts from a line up of top class comics, all of them working from home, which … Continued
Note: This Recent News post was written to celebrate the reopening of the shop on 2nd December 2020. Very sadly, the introduction by the government of new Tier 4 anti-Covid restrictions means that it must remain closed from Monday 21st December until further notice. The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care charity shop, in Church Passage, Barnet, … Continued
Breast Cancer Haven is a long established and well trusted charity providing free support to anyone with a breast cancer diagnosis. Cherry Lodge’s Outreach Nurse, Kirsty, has recently been contacted by a colleague at Breast Cancer Haven to tell her about the services they are currently offering. Members of Cherry Lodge are invited to take … Continued
Hazel’s Kitchen is a well-established family catering business specialising in Caribbean and English cuisine. It is centred on Bushey Heath, and since early in the lockdown has been providing a home delivery service over a wide area of North London and Hertfordshire. Hazel’s food is healthy, nutritious and good value for money. Click here for … Continued
The trustees of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care have now abandoned their plan to hold a 2020 Annual General Meeting in December. This action is permissable under government guidance to charities during the coronavirus epidemic. We consider that even a small, socially distanced AGM at Howard House would still present too much of a health risk. … Continued
The resurgence of the coronavirus this Autumn has sadly led to the cancellation of yet another popular event on the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care fundraising calendar. Plans to hold a Christmas Market at our usual venue, St James church, New Barnet, on 28th November 2020 were clearly no longer viable. We are extremely grateful to … Continued
The nurses at Cherry Lodge Cancer Care are pleased to announce that the Move4U exercise programme is running again. This individually tailored programme, run under the auspices of the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation and NHS North Central London cancer charities, has proved very beneficial to Cherry Lodge members in the past and you are urged to … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Annual Grand Raffle draw took place as planned on 27th October 2020. This year, with coronavirus restrictions still in place, it was decided that cash prizes would be easier to use and, therefore, more attractive than our usual holiday, meal and events vouchers. Ticket sales have been very good, suggesting … Continued
Supporters of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care enjoyed ‘a great night in’ on Saturday 24th October 2020. This Zoom Comedy Night, organised by CL’s fundraising events coordinator, Tina, and Collywobblers Comedy Club, was hugely enjoyable and successful, raising a much needed £790 after expenses. Ticket purchases, in advance from online Comedy box office JokePit, were followed … Continued
The Annual General Meeting of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care has been rescheduled for Tuesday 15th December 2020. The format for this meeting will be announced nearer the time. This decision has been made in response to ever-changing circumstances and government regulations. We have abandoned, on medical grounds, our previous plan to hold a small, socially … Continued
Update on 13th October: We now have the figure for the total raised – a fantastic £499.50. Interestingly, most of this sum was taken in cash – obviously a lot of people still enjoy a flutter using ‘proper money’! For many years now Cherry Lodge Cancer Care has put on a very eye-catching and enjoyable … Continued
We apologise for the difficulties that several people have experienced recently while trying to donate money to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care via our Online Donation Form and JustGiving. We have now improved the interface between the Cherry Lodge and JustGiving websites, and added new instructions at the top of our Online Donation Form. We hope … Continued
Hazel’s Kitchen is a well-established family catering business specialising in Caribbean and English cuisine. It is centred on Bushey Heath, and since early in the lockdown has been providing a home delivery service over a wide area of North London and Hertfordshire. Home delivery is currently available on Thursdays and Fridays. We highly recommend this … Continued
The Summer 2020 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
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends heartfelt thanks to our friends at Summer Soulstice for their fantastic ongoing support. Faced with the disappointment of having to cancel their planned 2020 live festival, the Soulstice crew pulled out all the stops to ensure that music lovers could still enjoy great music, remember Andy Weekes, and help Cherry … Continued
This year there is even more reason than usual to support Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s Annual Grand Raffle. The cancellation of our entire Spring and Summer fundraising programme due to the coronavirus has been a serious blow. We now need to redouble our efforts to raise money from the various fundraising initiatives that can go … Continued
While the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care centre remains closed due to the coronavirus, our site-specific cancer support groups are meeting online via Zoom. You do not need to be a Member of Cherry Lodge to attend these groups, which normally meet every six weeks. If you have not previously attended, please email Fiona, one of … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care members are invited to take up the following invitation from the Reiki Association. Please contact the Reiki Association directly and mention Cherry Lodge before using the session link for the first time. The Reiki Association is offering remote Reiki treatment sessions to groups on Thursdays 10 am to 11:15 am. … Continued
