Cherry Lodge Cancer Care fundraisers work hard to put on an interesting and varied programme of events. Coming up next is A Taste of the Middle East at the Landsby on Monday 11th November 2024.

On this page of the website you can see our events programme presented in two different ways. Use the drop-down menu immediately below this text to select either ‘Agenda’ (an interactive list with dates, which is the default option) or ‘Month’ (an interactive calendar that shows the planned events month by month). Each of these options provides an overview of our scheduled events.

You can find out more detailed information about an event in the following ways. If you are using the Agenda view, click on an event to see a display box and a Read More button to take you to the event page, where you will find full details including a map. If you are using the Monthly Calendar, hover your cursor over an event date to see a display box and then click to go to the event page.

Nov
1
Fri
Diwali Charity Afternoon Tea @ Hendon Town Hall
Nov 1 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Diwali Charity Afternoon Tea @ Hendon Town Hall | England | United Kingdom

This charity afternoon tea has been organised by Barnet Mayor’s Appeal to celebrate the Indian festival of Diwali and raise funds for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and Homestart.

The event will take place on Friday 1st November 2019 at Hendon Town Hall. It will be hosted by The Worshipful Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Caroline Stock. There will be music and Bollywood dancing as well as a delicious tea.

The cost is £20 per person. Tickets are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment: geetathakrar1@gmail.com

All proceeds will go to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and Homestart – the two charities chosen to benefit from the 2019 Barnet Mayor’s Appeal.

Nov
2
Sat
Soulstice Spooky Brews @ The Black Horse
Nov 2 @ 7:30 pm – Nov 3 @ 1:00 am
Soulstice Spooky Brews @ The Black Horse | England | United Kingdom

A spooky round of Liquid Treats and Soulful Beats will be on offer at The Black Horse, Barnet on Saturday 2nd November 2019 (7.30pm until 1am).

Dress for Halloween to enter into the spirit of the season and try for a prize for best fancy dress!

Liquid treats – including a wide selection of cask beers, an ever changing choice of craft beers, and a great wine list – will be on offer from the always friendly Black Horse staff.

Soulful beats – a selection of Jazz, Funk, Boogie, Disco, House and Club Classics – will be presented by Summer Soulstice regulars Double J and Jester Groove, plus guest DJ Mr Green

Visit the Summer Soulstice website for full details. Buy tickets online via Universe.com or in person direct from the venue. Tickets cost £5 in advance. Strictly over 21s. No entry after 11pm.

A percentage of the proceeds from this night will be donated to the organisation of Summer Soulstice 2020, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday 20th June next year, raising money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and other local charities.

Nov
10
Sun
5k Olympic Pool Swim – please sponsor David @ London Aquatics Centre
Nov 10 @ 1:00 pm
5k Olympic Pool Swim - please sponsor David @ London Aquatics Centre | England | United Kingdom

Please help David Piha raise money to help Cherry Lodge Cancer Care continue to provide its many cancer information and support services completely free of charge.

David, who is a member of BNI (British Network International), is fundraising for us in memory of his mom-in-law, Ilona Krombein. He is taking on an impressive challenge in a landmark sports venue – swimming 5k at 1pm on Sunday 10th November 2019 at the London Aquatics Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

You can sponsor him via his JustGiving page, which you can access by clicking here.

 

Nov
16
Sat
Big Barnet Quiz: a Mayor’s Appeal event @ Middlesex University
Nov 16 @ 7:00 pm

This event has been organised by Barnet Mayor’s Appeal in support of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and Homestart.

Book your team in for what promises to be the quizzing event of the year. This will be the largest quiz ever organised by the Mayor’s Appeal – so gather your best brains! We will be accepting teams of up to eight people. If you cannot muster a full team we can join you up with other keen quizzers on the night.

A light supper (meat or vegetarian) is included in the ticket price. Wine and other drinks will be available to buy. Tickets cost £25 per person and can be purchased from eileen.eskenzi@aol.com

The quizmaster will be His Honour Judge David Aaronberg QC.

The quiz will be held in the Rickett Quadrangle at Middlesex University, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BT. The venue is on several bus routes and there is free parking onsite and in the surrounding streets.

Click on the small image below to enlarge it to read the details.

Nov
22
Fri
The Silencerz at the Butchers Arms @ The Butchers Arms
Nov 22 @ 9:00 pm – Nov 23 @ 1:00 am
The Silencerz at the Butchers Arms @ The Butchers Arms | England | United Kingdom

Support Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and enjoy ‘Ska/Pop/Reggae in Your Jeggae’. Hear The Silencerz performing with Lee Thompson of Madness at the Butchers Arms in Barnet on Friday 22nd November 2019, from 9pm until 1am. There will also be great music from DJ King Rebska.

Tickets cost £10 and proceeds will go to help Cherry Lodge Cancer Care provide its much needed information and support services completely free of charge.

Click here for a preview from YouTube.

 

Nov
25
Mon
Tea, Gift Wrapping & Flower Arranging @ Hadley Wood Golf Club
Nov 25 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This event has been organised by Barnet Mayor’s Appeal in support of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and Homestart Barnet. It will take place on Monday 25th November 2019, from 2pm to 5pm, at Hadley Wood Golf Club, Beech Hill, Barnet EN4 0JJ.

You are invited by Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to spend a very enjoyable and useful afternoon learning how to wrap gifts and make flower arrangements in plenty of time for the festive season. There will also be a delicious afternoon tea and raffle, which are included in the ticket price of £25.

Demonstrating her creativity and helping you to achieve great results at gift wrapping and flower arranging will be the multi-talented Ava Rashti. Ava is trained in traditional dressmaking, knitting, embroidery, tapestry and modern calligraphy as well as gift wrapping and flower arranging. She also makes personalised beaded charm bracelets (September Beads), which have featured in style magazines and are popular with celebrities. Ava is thrilled to be teaching and hopes you will love the crafts as much as she does.

For tickets please contact Tina at Cherry Lodge Cancer Care on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk

Nov
30
Sat
Cherry Lodge Christmas Market 2019 @ St James Church
Nov 30 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cherry Lodge Christmas Market 2019 @ St James Church | London | England | United Kingdom

Do note the date and come along to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s Christmas Market, which will be held on Saturday 30th November 2019 at St James Church, 71 East Barnet Road, New Barnet, EN4 8RN.

As well as helping raise much-needed funds for Cherry Lodge, this annual event is a great opportunity for some Christmas shopping, featuring a wide selection of original and hand-crafted items that will make perfect presents for family and friends. There will also be two tombola stalls, with prizes for children and for adults.

Singers from Cromer Road School will get us into the Festive Spirit with a performance when the Market opens at 11am. Later, at 2pm, the Cherry Lodge Singing Group will be on stage to keep people entertained with a selection of popular seasonal music.

Children will be able to meet Santa in his Grotto and receive an early Christmas present. There will also be face painting and a Kids’ Corner to keep young ones entertained while their adults shop or chat to friends.

Tasty home-made soup and delicious mince pies will be among the festive fare on offer at our Christmas Market cafe, run as usual by our dedicated volunteers.

Dec
1
Sun
Barnet Street Fair – CL street collection and shop open @ Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Shop
Dec 1 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Barnet Street Fair - CL street collection and shop open @ Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Shop | England | United Kingdom

The annual Barnet pre-Christmas Street Fair will be taking place on Sunday 1st December 2019 and this year’s event promises to be a very good day for supporters of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care.

The main streets will be closed to traffic and hundreds of people are expected to turn out to enjoy this annual Mayor’s Appeal event. As in previous years, there will be a street procession and live entertainment, as well as stalls offering a tempting assortment of food, drink, craft and gift items.

Cherry Lodge volunteers will be involved in the street collection and the Cherry Lodge Shop in Church Passage will be open specially, from 12 noon until 4pm. Make the most of the afternoon and show your support for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. Please give generously and come along to the Cherry Lodge shop to enjoy some Christmas shopping, have a chat with friends and enjoy a mince pie.

Dec
4
Wed
Schoolchildren Carol Singing for Cherry Lodge
Dec 4 @ 11:00 am – 2:30 pm
Schoolchildren  Carol Singing for Cherry Lodge

As in previous years, Barnet schoolchildren are fundraising for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care by singing carols and other festive music in The Spires Shopping Centre.  Please come along to listen to the children’s singing and help them raise lots of money to help fund Cherry Lodge’s many information and support services for people affected by cancer.

Children from our first three schools were in great voice on Wednesday 4th December 2019 and between them raised a fantastic £455.98:

  • Livingstone School from 10 to 10.30
  • Queenswell School from 10.30 to 11
  • Foulds School from 11 to 11.30

Children from four more schools will be singing for us on Wednesday 11th December.

  • Broadfields School from 10 to 11
  • QE Boys from 11 to 11.30
  • Whitings Hill School from 11.30 to 12
  • Danegrove School from 1 to 1.30
Dec
5
Thu
Christmas Shopping & Lunch for Ladies @ The Penridge Suite
Dec 5 @ 11:00 am
Christmas Shopping & Lunch for Ladies @ The Penridge Suite | England | United Kingdom

This annual Christmas Shopping and Lunch event for ladies at the Penridge Suite (470 Bowes Road, London N11 1NL) is a great way to start the festive season!

Catch up with friends and colleagues before the Christmas rush. From 11 am, browse and shop from a range of Christmas gift ideas or treat yourself from our stall selection. Then, at 12.30pm, enjoy meze dips followed by Christmas lunch and dessert.

Tickets cost £23 per person, including lunch plus wine and soft drinks.

To book your table please call 07748 626 002 or 020 8368 5332. Alternatively, email oneandonlyevents@hotmail.co.uk, or visit www.oneandonly-events.co.uk

All proceeds from the raffle will be in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and CL Christmas cards and other merchandise will be on sale at this event.

 

Dec
8
Sun
Lights of Love Ceremony 2019 @ The Spires Shopping Centre, Barnet
Dec 8 @ 4:30 pm
Lights of Love Ceremony 2019 @ The Spires Shopping Centre, Barnet | England | United Kingdom

The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care annual ‘Lights of Love’ ceremony offers an opportunity for people to come together to remember a loved one, to mark a special occasion, to share a token of love, or simply to enjoy the company of others. Attendance is by invitation only.

Before the event, people are invited to make a donation to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to sponsor a symbolic light on the bandstand at The Spires Shopping Centre in Barnet. Everyone on the Cherry Lodge mailing list should have received a donation form along with their Autumn Newsletter. If you haven’t received a form, please contact Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk.

On receipt of your donation, Cherry Lodge will send you a dedication card for each person you named plus an invitation to attend the lighting ceremony.

This year’s event will be held on Sunday 8th December 2019 starting at 4.30pm. The lights on the bandstand will be switched on, the Cherry Lodge Singers will be singing, readings will be given, names of people to be remembered will be read out, and there will be plenty of time to enjoy refreshments and chat with old and new friends.

The bandstand will be illuminated every day until January.

Dec
11
Wed
Schoolchildren Carol Singing for Cherry Lodge
Dec 11 @ 11:00 am – 2:30 pm
Schoolchildren  Carol Singing for Cherry Lodge

As in previous years, Barnet schoolchildren are fundraising for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care by singing carols and other festive music in The Spires Shopping Centre.  Please come along to listen to the children’s singing and help them raise lots of money to help fund Cherry Lodge’s many information and support services for people affected by cancer.

Children from our first three schools were in great voice on Wednesday 4th December 2019 and between them raised a fantastic £455.98:

  • Livingstone School from 10 to 10.30
  • Queenswell School from 10.30 to 11
  • Foulds School from 11 to 11.30

Children from four more schools will be singing for us on Wednesday 11th December.

  • Broadfields School from 10 to 11
  • QE Boys from 11 to 11.30
  • Whitings Hill School from 11.30 to 12
  • Danegrove School from 1 to 1.30
Dec
21
Sat
Coffee Bean Festive Hamper Raffle Draw @ The Coffee Bean
Dec 21 @ 11:00 am
Coffee Bean Festive Hamper Raffle Draw @ The Coffee Bean | England | United Kingdom

Krimo and Paul of The Coffee Bean cafe and coffeehouse in Barnet’s The Spires Shopping Centre are again raising money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care by putting together and raffling a fabulous Christmas hamper full of festive goodies.

Tickets are now on sale and cost £1 each. The draw will take place on Saturday 21st December 2019 at 11am.

This year’s hamper, worth £150, includes: a bottle of vintage red wine, a bottle of prosecco, a bottle of white wine, Christmas cake, Christmas pudding, luxury chocolates, Celebrations, a chocolate Santa, salted caramel cookies, mince pies, Christmas pudding, box of shortbread, champagne truffles, savoury biscuits, dates, Pringles, a tub of Twiglets, a tub of Cheeselets, a tub of honey peanuts, chestnuts, pretzel snack mix. There are also second and third prizes to be won.

Throughout the year, The Coffee Bean cafe and coffeehouse in The Spires is a great place to meet friends and enjoy excellent food, beverages and service. In the run up to Christmas, the chance to win this mouth-watering selection of festive foods is an added bonus.

 

Jan
25
Sat
January Brews & Soul 2020 @ The Black Horse
Jan 25 @ 7:30 pm – Jan 26 @ 1:00 am
January Brews & Soul 2020 @ The Black Horse | England | United Kingdom

A New Year round of Liquid Treats and Soulful Beats will be on offer at The Black Horse, Barnet on Saturday 25th January 2020 (7.30pm until 1am).

Liquid treats – including a wide selection of cask beers, an ever changing choice of craft beers, and a great wine list – will be on offer from the always friendly Black Horse staff.

Soulful beats – a selection of Soul, Disco, Boogie, Jazz, Funk, Soulful House and Club Classics – will be presented by Soulstice DJ’s Double J, Jester Groove and Mr Green

Visit the Summer Soulstice website for full details. Buy tickets online via Universe.com (plus booking fee) or in person direct from the venue. Tickets cost £5 in advance; £10 on the night unless sold out. Strictly over 21s. No entry after 11pm.

A percentage of the proceeds from this night will be donated to the organisation of Summer Soulstice 2020, which is scheduled for Saturday 20th June 2020 year, raising money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and other local charities.

Feb
13
Thu
Mayor of Barnet’s Bridge Evening @ Queen of Hearts Bridge Club, Wingate & Finchley FC
Feb 13 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Mayor of Barnet's Bridge Evening @ Queen of Hearts Bridge Club, Wingate & Finchley FC | England | United Kingdom

This Bridge Evening has been kindly sponsored by Joan Edwards as part of the 2019-20 Mayor of Barnet’s Appeal. Proceeds will go to the Mayor’s two nominated charities: Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and Homestart Barnet.

The event will be held on Thursday 13th February 2020, under the auspices of The Queen of Hearts Bridge Club (Directors Sue Simon and Allan Lipton) at Wingate & Finchley FC, Summers Lane, London N12 0PD. There is free parking on site.

The doors will open at 7pm, with bridge starting at 7.30pm and ending at around 10.30pm. This will be an evening of mostly duplicate – friendly, social – bridge, with no beginners please. If you want to play rubber, please bring your four.

There will be a refreshment break, with kosher and vegetarian dishes available and included in the ticket price.

Please book by 10th February 2020. The cost is £30 per person, or £55 for two partner players.

Tickets are available via Eventbrite at bit.ly/mayorsbridge (with small booking fee), or book direct by emailing je_mayor_appeal@btinternet.com