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
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
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
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care has once again very good reason to thank Summer Soulstice and its supporters for their amazing support. Tradition was followed on August Bank Holiday Sunday 2019 when members of the Soulstice crew gathered at the Black Horse pub in Barnet to hand over a huge ceremonial cheque to representatives of Cherry … Continued
The decision to add a Summer Quiz to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s fundraising event schedule proved to be extremely popular. This sell-out event was held on Saturday 10th August 2019 at our usual quiz venue: Mary Immaculate & St Peter’s Church Hall in New Barnet. This added opportunity to have fun with friends while answering … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is delighted to spread the word that we have been chosen as one of two charities to benefit from the Mayor of Barnet’s Appeal, 2019-2020. Reproduced below is the press release issued on behalf of Cllr. Caroline Stock, who took office as Mayor of Barnet in May 2019. The Mayor of … Continued
Thank you very much indeed to the impressive team of four who ran to raise money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care in the 2019 Virgin Sport Asics London 10k on Sunday 21st July. Running for us this year were: David Gross, Harshil Metha, Jatish Pindolia and Harsha Rathnayake. All of them have a link to … Continued
The Pamper Day held on Sunday 30th June 2019 was a new – and very successful – fundraising initiative for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. It was the idea of a group of supporters, who got together to offer their complementary therapy and beauty therapy skills to raise money for us. Therapies were charged at £10 … Continued
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends huge thanks to the Soulstice crew for their ongoing support and for all their hard work and expertise which made this year’s festival – their 13th – such a fabulous success. Summer Soulstice 2019 was held on Saturday 22nd June, when a sell-out crowd flocked to OE’s Memorial Playing Fields … Continued
The Ladies’ Lunch held by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care on Tuesday 11th June 2019 was, as expected, a great success. The event was attended by 67 ladies, who spent a very enjoyable afternoon in the splendid surroundings of Old Fold Manor Golf Club, Hadley Green. On arrival, guests were given a complimentary glass of Pimms … Continued
A group from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care were treated to a most enjoyable day out on Tuesday 11th June 2019, thanks to the generosity of Milly Days. The Milly Days charity invites people ‘living with difficulties’ of various kinds to spend a relaxing day at its beautiful riverside property in the Thames Valley. Despite a … Continued
The Summer 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
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care was delighted to hold a Thank You Tea Party for Volunteers at Howard House on Tuesday 4th June 2019. This event took place during national Volunteers’ Week, which takes place each year from 1st to 7th June. This is an annual opportunity – initiated in 1974 by NCVO – to celebrate … Continued
The Annual General Meeting of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care was held at Howard House, 23 Union Street, Barnet on Tuesday 14th May 2019. Proceedings began with a warm welcome from Margaret Clark, chairman of the CL Board of Trustees. Her audience comprised CL members, volunteers, therapists, staff, trustees and others – all with a common … Continued
Following Cherry Lodge tradition, the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 14th May 2019 was followed by a short talk on a topic relevant to our work. This year’s speaker was Lorna Joussain and her talk was on ‘Power of Attorney’. Lorna is a private client solicitor at Duffield Harrison, where she specialises in helping people … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Spring Quiz, held on Saturday 4th May 2019, was as usual a great success. The event sold out well in advance and those fortunate enough to have a ticket arrived at Mary Immaculate and St Peters Church Hall sure that they would have a good time. They were not disappointed! … Continued
Congratulations from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to our five wonderful runners – Molly Burgess, Tony Chapman, Jennifer Oxley, Kieran Storey and Michael Storey, who were among the record 42,549 people who completed the 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon, held on Sunday 28th April. Event director Hugh Brasher described the event as “the greatest ever” in … Continued
The Easter Fair held by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care on Saturday 13th April 2019 proved to be extremely popular. This annual event at St James Church, East Barnet is now well established and helpers at the door (photo 2) were kept busy all day long, selling entry and raffle tickets. Numbers were boosted by the … Continued
Spring is now with us and local ladies in the know went in good numbers to Dawn Ledgard’s Spring Clothes Sale at the Hadley Wood Association Centre on Wednesday 10th April 2019. There they found an impressive selection of beautiful new clothes and accessories for the new season. Popular designer trousers, jeans, crops, skirts, dresses, … Continued
An intrepid troop of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care volunteers, under the leadership of Kirsty M, ventured into the football cauldron of Barnet FC on Saturday 30th March 2019 to shake some buckets and collect money for our charity. Barnet, playing this season in the Conference Premier League, were at home at the Hive stadium to … Continued
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care shop in Borehamwood is now sadly closed due to the expiry of the shop lease on 24th March 2019. For the past seven years, this large and welcoming shop has been an important source of income for Cherry Lodge, helping us provide our much needed, free information services for local … Continued
