Events Programme

October is national Breast Cancer Awareness month. On Saturday 17th October 2015 Cherry Lodge Cancer Care will be helping raise awareness of breast cancer as well as raising money for our information and support services.

Please come along to The Spires Shopping Centre on Saturday 17th October 2015 and have fun at our Pink Barrow Tombola. There will be lots of fabulous pink prizes to be won – all you need do is to pick a ticket with a number ending in zero or five!

This fun event on Monday 19th October in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care promises to be very popular and enjoyable.

Mona Usher, a highly regarded chef and cookery writer who grew up in Beirut, will bring a touch of Arabian culture to her Taste of Lebanese Cookery demonstration. Also included in the programme is an Autumn flower arranging demonstration by Your London Florist of Southgate.

Tickets cost £14, in advance only, and include mini meze and a soft drink.

For more information and tickets, please contact Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk.

Come along to St James church in East Barnet on Saturday 7th November 2015 to enjoy a rich and varied programme  of clarinet music played by members of the Ionian Clarinet Choir (ICC).

The ICC was formed in 1970 and is based in Whetstone. It consists of 10 to 15 enthusiastic musicians with clarinets of all shapes and sizes, from the tiny E flat to the enormous contrabass. Together they produce a wonderful sound, well suited to a wide range of music, from classical, to big band, to jazz.

This concert is being put on to celebrate the ICC’s 45th anniversary – and all proceeds are being generously donated to Cherry Lodge to help fund our much needed information and support services for local people coping with cancer.

For information and tickets, please contact Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk.

UPDATE (1st January 2016): Very unfortunately, Margaret has had to pull out of this event due to an injury. She is extremely disappointed but hopes that her many generous sponsors will allow her to carry over their sponsorship over until the spring, when she plans to undertake another 10k in aid of Cherry Lodge.

Cherry Lodge chairman, Dr Margaret Clark, will be getting sponsored fundraising off to a good start in 2016 by taking part in the Start Fitness Serpentine New Year’s Day 10k. This event, held on traffic-free paths within Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, is a big annual draw for participants and spectators keen to get some fresh air and exercise after their various Christmas festivities.

As many people know, Margaret was formerly a keen Marathon runner. Unfortunately, in 2014, a knee replacement operation brought her running career to a close but it did not stifle her enthusiasm for this excellent event in the Park. Last year she walked the course – and she plans to do the same again, while hoping to raise even more money to help fund Cherry Lodge’s much needed services.

You can sponsor Margaret by adding your name and details to an event sponsorship form, available at Howard House. Alternatively, if you would prefer to donate online, please click here to access the JustGiving page set up for this event. For further information please contact Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk.

Some of you will already be familiar with the popular Coffee Mornings held on Saturdays at Barnet’s Wesley Hall in Stapylton Road. During January 2016 there is once again a particularly good reason for Cherry Lodge supporters to pop in and enjoy the refreshments and hospitality because all proceeds will be donated to support our much needed services.

Coffee Mornings – with proceeds in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care – are being held each Saturday in January, from 10 am until 12 noon.

Some of you will already be familiar with the popular Coffee Mornings held on Saturdays at Barnet’s Wesley Hall in Stapylton Road. During January 2016 there is once again a particularly good reason for Cherry Lodge supporters to pop in and enjoy the refreshments and hospitality because all proceeds will be donated to support our much needed services.

Coffee Mornings – with proceeds in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care – are being held each Saturday in January, from 10 am until 12 noon.

Some of you will already be familiar with the popular Coffee Mornings held on Saturdays at Barnet’s Wesley Hall in Stapylton Road. During January 2016 there is once again a particularly good reason for Cherry Lodge supporters to pop in and enjoy the refreshments and hospitality because all proceeds will be donated to support our much needed services.

Coffee Mornings – with proceeds in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care – are being held each Saturday in January, from 10 am until 12 noon.

Some of you will already be familiar with the popular Coffee Mornings held on Saturdays at Barnet’s Wesley Hall in Stapylton Road. During January 2016 there is once again a particularly good reason for Cherry Lodge supporters to pop in and enjoy the refreshments and hospitality because all proceeds will be donated to support our much needed services.

Coffee Mornings – with proceeds in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care – are being held each Saturday in January, from 10 am until 12 noon.

Please do come along to St James Church in New Barnet on Saturday 6th February 2016, from 11 am to 2 pm, to  restock your linen cupboard while raising funds for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care.

On sale on the day will be an amazing quantity of Egyptian linens – sheets, duvet covers, towels, etc – which have all been very generously donated to us for fundraising purposes.

Come along for a fun quiz evening in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. Our Winter Quiz will be held on Saturday 27th February 2016 at St Mary Immaculate and St Peter’s Church Hall, Somerset Road, New Barnet, Herts, EN5 1RF. Doors open at 7 pm for a 7.30 pm start.

Tickets must be bought in advance and cost £13.50. The maximum permitted number of people per table is eight. A fish and chips or vegetarian supper is included in the ticket price. There will also be a licensed cash bar (no bring your own) and a raffle on the night.

For information and tickets, please contact Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email Tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk. Tickets are also available from our Barnet charity shop at 1a Church Passage, High Barnet, EN5 4QS.

Have some fun and help raise funds for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care by taking part in our Easter Egg Raffle. As in previous years, the prize is a beautiful chocolate egg from The Chocolate Shop at Cockfosters, again very kindly donated by Rose.

Raffle tickets, at £1 each, are now on sale in Reception. The raffle will be drawn at our Members’ Drop-In on Tuesday 15th March 2016 (ahead of the building work due to start at our centre, Howard House, the following week). All proceeds from the raffle will go to Cherry Lodge.

Have some fun with your kids at the Easter Fun Day being put on by Girlies Raising Hope in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care.

The event will take place from 12 until 3pm on Saturday 26th March 2016 at St Mark’s Church Hall, Barnet, EN5 5HY.

Activities will include an Easter Egg Hunt, Live Animal Petting, Sand Art and Games. The Stalls will include a Nail Bar and Tattooing (temporary!), plus a good of range of different food options.

This event is being held in memory of Elena – a much loved relative and friend of the organisers – who passed away from cancer at the young age of twenty.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about a selection of good wines, to enjoy good company in pleasant surroundings, and to raise funds to help Cherry Lodge Cancer Care provide much needed information and support services to local people affected by cancer.

This wine tasting fundraiser – to be held on the evening of Thursday 31st March 2016 at Enfield Golf Club – is being put on by Passion4Wine, whose founder, Clive Woodhouse, will be presenting eight different wines and sharing a wealth of information about some popular and some less well-known grape varieties and wine-producing regions.

Tickets, which cost £20 per head, can be booked by calling Kieran on 07761785890.

Enjoy the countdown to Soulstice 10 with another round of Brews and Soul at the Black Horse Tavern in Wood Street. ‘April Brews’, on Saturday 2nd April 2016, from 7.30pm until 1am, is sure to be another great night of liquid treats and soulful beats – with Soulstice residents Double-J & Jester Groove plus special guest DJ J.P (Southport Weekender/Hertford House).

Advance online April Brews tickets – £6 each including P&P – are available via the Summer Soulstice website.

Tickets for ‘Summer Soulstice 10’ – including some Early Bird tickets – are also available from the Summer Soulstice website. This event, celebrating a decade of Soul Family Fun – remembering Andy Weekes and raising money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care – will be on 25th June 2016.