Message from Dr Margaret M. Clark, Cherry Lodge Chairman In response to the accelerating increase in cases of COVID-19 in London, I and the Cherry Lodge Cancer Information Nurses have decided that it is no longer safe for our members to visit our centre. To fight this virus, there is now a clear ‘stay at … Continued
Message from Dr Margaret M. Clark, Cherry Lodge Chairman The increasing severity of the coronavirus epidemic during the past week has made it necessary for us to make further, more drastic changes to our service provision. Further updates will be posted as the situation develops. Suspended until further notice are: all Drop-ins all Group Activities … Continued
Cherry Lodge chairman, Dr Margaret Clark, in discussion with relevant staff and a trustee, has reluctantly decided that the Cherry Lodge Barn Dance due to be held this Saturday, 14th March 2020 cannot take place. The possible risk from coronavirus to members of the public at such an event is considered too great. With regards … Continued
Message from Dr Margaret M. Clark, Cherry Lodge Chairman Following extensive discussions, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care has decided to take the following actions in response to the current, potentially very serious outbreak of coronavirus in the UK. Suspended until further notice are: all Drop-ins all Group Activities that normally take place at our centre, Howard … Continued
Message from Dr Margaret M. Clark, Cherry Lodge Chairman Following extensive discussion with relevant members of staff, it has been decided to suspend the Cherry Lodge Tuesday drop-in until further notice and to keep all other group activities under review during the current outbreak of coronavirus in the UK. This decision was not taken lightly.
Thank you from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to everyone who contributed to the success of the Mayor of Barnet’s fundraisng Bridge Evening, held on Thursday 13th February 2020. This event was kindly sponsored by Joan Edwards as part of the 2019-20 Barnet Mayor’s Appeal, supporting Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and Homestart Barnet. It was held … Continued
Cancellations update on 20th March 2020 Faced with the current coronavirus epidemic, several planned events have already been cancelled or postponed, as indicated below. Further cancellations might prove necessary depending on how the situation develops. The fundraising team at Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is very pleased to give advance notice of the following events … Continued
Summer Soulstice 2020 will take place on Saturday 27th June at the Old Elizabethans Memorial Playing Fields, Mays Lane, Barnet. Click here to read Summer Soulstice’s recent press release telling the heartwarming story of the origins of this fabulous festival, giving a tribute to Andy Weekes (in whose memory it is held), describing how this … Continued
The Winter 2020 issue of “Cherry Lodge News” has now 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 is now registered with AmazonSmile. If you register and name Cherry Lodge Cancer Care as your charity of choice, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the net purchase price (excluding VAT, returns and shipping fees) of eligible purchases to help fund Cherry Lodge’s valued information and support services for people affected by … Continued
In previous years, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care has put on a Christmas Party as a thank you to our many volunteers. This year, it was decided instead to hold the party in the New Year, so marking the start of a new decade and giving people something to look forward to after the pre-Christmas rush. … Continued
The Mayor of Barnet, Cllr. Caroline Stock, will be holding a 1920s-themed Gala Dinner on Saturday 25th April 2020. This special dinner, at Middlesex University, is a very important event in the 2019-20 Mayor’s Appeal, raising money for the Mayor’s two chosen charities: Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and Homestart Barnet. The Gala Dinner promises to … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends congratulations and grateful thanks to everyone who contributed to the Borough of Barnet’s impressive success at the 2020 London New Year’s Day Parade. Each year since 1997, all London boroughs have been invited to take part in the LNYDP Borough Competition and compete for prize money to be given to … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care has been offered the opportunity to have a garden plot and to work on it with an expert within Shenley Park. You can do as much or as little as you want. No previous experience is needed – just a little enthusiasm! If you are interested, please speak to Yvonne on … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends a big thank you to Krimo and Paul of The Coffee Bean in Barnet’s The Spires, for once again putting on a fabulous Christmas Raffle to raise money for us. This year’s raffle, which raised a very welcome £431, was drawn on Saturday 21st December 2019 by Sarah Armitage, Vice … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends a big thank you to all the children and teachers who turned out this year to sing festive music and raise money for us. Between them they raised nearly £1,000 to help pay for Cherry Lodge’s much needed information and support services for people affected by cancer, including family members … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s 2019 Lights of Love ceremony took place on Sunday 8th December. Despite the cold weather, there was a good turn out for this very special annual event, held as in previous years at the bandstand to the rear of The Spires shopping centre. On arrival, the organising team were met with … Continued
The banner over the door of St James church, New Barnet (click on the photo, above, to enlarge it) left people in no doubt that 30th November 2019 was the chosen date for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s very popular annual Christmas Market. The Market was opened at 11am by the lovely singing on stage of … Continued
This splendid event, held on Monday 25th November 2019 at Hadley Wood Golf Club, was part of the Barnet Mayor’s Appeal, raising money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and Homestart Barnet. As well as being able to enjoy a delicious tea with friends in lovely surroundings, everyone who took up Cherry Lodge’s invitation had the … Continued
Thank you very much indeed to David Piha for surpassing his target and raising an impressive £1,295 (+£198.75 Gift Aid) for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. David, who is a member of BNI (British Network International), raised this money for us in memory of his mom-in-law, Ilona Krombein. Thank you also to all his sponsors. David’s … Continued
The run up to Christmas is a busy time for the fundraising team at Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. Among the events scheduled to take place in November and December 2019 are: the Christmas Market on Saturday 30th November, from 11am to 4pm at St James Church, New Barnet Barnet Street Fair on Sunday 1st December, … Continued
A very pleasant evening was enjoyed by a small but very committed group of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care supporters who took up the Trustees’ invitation to attend a thank you evening at Howard House on Monday 28th October 2019. Prominent among those present were members of the Soulstice crew, whose main Summer Soulstice event in … Continued
Despite threatening clouds, the weather stayed fine on Sunday 20th October 2019, when a small party from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care enjoyed the novel experience of walking with alpacas. We were the guests of Barry and Nathalie, of Pages Stud Farm and Cattery in Elstree, who invited our group to meet and walk with their … Continued
Local ladies lost no time getting to Dawn Ledgard’s Autumn 2019 Clothes Sale held at the Hadley Wood Association Centre on Wednesday 23rd October. There they found an impressive selection of beautiful new clothes and accessories for Autumn and beyond. Popular designer trousers, jeans, skirts, dresses, jackets, handbags, scarves and jewellery were all on sale … Continued
On Saturday 19th October 2019 a sea of pink flooded The Spires in Barnet in the shape of the Cherry Lodge tombola stall. This joyful pink tombola event is held each year by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care in October in recognition of this being national Breast Cancer Awareness month. Its purpose is to increase awareness … Continued
Please help Cherry Lodge Cancer Care member Telesha Reid in her campaign to increase awareness of breast cancer while raising money for our charity. Cherry Lodge thanks Telesha for her terrific initiative, begun in Breast Cancer Awareness month 2019. By 19th November, sales of Telesha’s jumpers had already raised a much needed £250 for us. … Continued
The Autumn 2019 issue of Cherry Lodge News has now 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 second annual Golf Day organised by Summer Soulstice to raise funds for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care was another great success. The event was held on Friday 27th September 2019 and nearly 100 players – gentlemen and ladies – took up this opportunity to play 18 holes at The Shire London, which is generally acknowledged … Continued
The fundraising team at Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is very pleased to give advance notice of the following events planned to take place in October to December 2019: Pink Barrow Tombola on Saturday 19th October Dawn Ledgard Clothes Sale on Wednesday 23rd October Mayor of Barnet’s Dollis Valley Walk on Sunday 27th October Christmas Market … Continued
As previously reported, the Mayor of Barnet, Cllr. Caroline Stock, has chosen Cherry Lodge Cancer Care as one of the two local charities to benefit from her Mayor’s Appeal (click here for more information). The Mayor’s Appeal committee has already organised an interesting range of events, including: • Battle of Barnet Walking Tour, held … Continued
