Events Programme
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care fundraisers work hard to put on an interesting and varied programme of events. Coming up in the next few weeks are a CL team running in the 2024 London 10K on Sunday 22nd September, our annual Pink Tombola event on Saturday 19th October, and a Murder Mystery Evening on Friday 1st 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.
The Cherry Lodge blanket – composed of knitted squares, some plain and some striped but all toning beautifully to produce a harmonious whole – was produced by a group of members who took up their needles to knit together for an hour or so after Tuesday drop-ins.
Raffle tickets for the blanket, costing £2 each, have been on sale at Cherry Lodge since the beginning of October. As promised, the blanket was displayed for all to see at the Christmas Market on Saturday 29th November (see photograph, below). Sitting in front of the blanket, busy with her needles, was Kathryn, a founding member of the knitting group, whose members are already thinking about new projects for next year.
The draw for the blanket will take place at the pre-Christmas drop-in on Tuesday 23rd December.
On Saturday 17th January 2015 Barnet Band will be playing an exhilarating and entertaining programme of music to ‘Blow Away The Winter Blues’ – just the thing for what might otherwise prove to be a dismal January evening. Please come along to St James’s church in New Barnet to listen to Barnet’s Community Wind Band and help raise funds for Cherry Lodge. The ticket price of £10 includes interval refreshments. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
Make the most of this chance to get valuations for your antiques and collectables while also helping to raise money for local charities, including Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, Finchley Food Bank and Stephens House
This event, organised by Finchley WI, will take place on Sunday 8th March 2015 at Stephens House in East Finchley. Admission to the house, former home of Henry Stephens of Stephens ink fame, is free. Entrance to the Valuation Day event is £10 per person, entitling you to bring as many items as you like for valuation: china, jewellery, paintings, clocks, watches, gold, silver, toys, stamps, coins, etc. The experts from Bonningtons Auctioneers will be on hand to make valuations from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm and there is no need to book. Please note that furniture and other very large items cannot be accepted.
There will also be a Tombola Stall, Lucky Dip and Cakes and Crafts stall. If you are thinking of having a meal out, Sunday Lunch is available at Stephens House – please book directly with Stephens House on 0208 346 7812.
The 2015 Virgin London Marathon will take place on the streets of London on Sunday 26th April. This iconic marathon is a major event on the international sporting calendar and is also an important fundraising opportunity for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care and countless other charities, large and small.
Please show your support by sponsoring our runners as generously as you can. Our four runners – Paul Abbot-Williams, Stephen Fletcher, Andy Georgiou and Alan Stewart – will be making a huge physical effort on the day. The least the rest of us can do is to show our support for them and for Cherry Lodge. (Sadly, our fifth prospective runner, Paul Woodward, is unable to take part due to injury).
For information on how to sponsor our runners, please see the London Marathon page in the Recent Events section of our website, or contact Tina on 020 8441 7000 or e-mail tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk.
Our runners would also appreciate your support on the day. Why not add Marathon to your diary for 26th April and make plans to go and cheer them on?
On Sunday 21st June 2015, Daniel and Richard Keane will be supporting Cherry Lodge by taking part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride. This huge annual fundraising event is organised by the British Heart Foundation but, once people have paid their entrance fee to BHF, they can raise money for any charity they wish.
Daniel is the father and Richard the brother of Michelle Keane, a Cherry Lodge member, so they have chosen to raise money for us. Please sponsor them as generously as you can, using the Cherry Lodge Online Donation Form on this website, in person or by contacting Tina by phone or email.
Daniel Coyle will be climbing high on 4th-5th July 2015 to raise mountains of money for Cherry Lodge! Please sponsor him as generously as you can.
Daniel will be tackling the fabulous but physically very demanding UK Three Peaks 24 hour Challenge. This involves climbing the highest peaks in Scotland (Ben Nevis, 1344m), England (Scafell Pike, 978m) and Wales (Snowdon, 1085m) within a 24-hour time limit that also includes the drive between them. He will be accompanied by two seasoned physical challengers – Jonny Ferguson and Stephen Fruzynski – and supported logistically by Jonny’s father-in-law, Neil Brack.
On his JustGiving page, Daniel writes: ‘I am hoping to raise as much money as possible for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care who have been fantastic to my mum over the course of the last year and provide a service in the local area of Barnet that is completely dependent on donations so please sponsor me for this event. The Lodge, my mum, family and myself will be very grateful.’
Daniel Coyle will be climbing high on 4th-5th July 2015 to raise mountains of money for Cherry Lodge! Please sponsor him as generously as you can.
Daniel will be tackling the fabulous but physically very demanding UK Three Peaks 24 hour Challenge. This involves climbing the highest peaks in Scotland (Ben Nevis, 1344m), England (Scafell Pike, 978m) and Wales (Snowdon, 1085m) within a 24-hour time limit that also includes the drive between them. He will be accompanied by two seasoned physical challengers – Jonny Ferguson and Stephen Fruzynski – and supported logistically by Jonny’s father-in-law, Neil Brack.
On his JustGiving page, Daniel writes: ‘I am hoping to raise as much money as possible for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care who have been fantastic to my mum over the course of the last year and provide a service in the local area of Barnet that is completely dependent on donations so please sponsor me for this event. The Lodge, my mum, family and myself will be very grateful.’
Please support our runners taking part in the 2015 Vitality British 10k London Run on Sunday 12th July. General information about the event can be found on the British 10K London Run website.
This year we have 18 runners signed up for this iconic event, making it our biggest-ever running team.
Running and raising money for us as individuals will be:
George Andreas; Gareth Archer; Chris McGorman; Luke Papasavva, Asheem Patel; Ashish Patel; Daven Patel; Victoria Pepe-Whiting; Samantha Selby; Vishad Shah; Max Sweiry; Daniel Tate; Susan Walter
Clicking on any of the names appearing in blue in the above list will take you straight to their JustGiving page for this event. Otherwise, please contact the runners directly, or contact Tina Papasavva on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk.
Running as a team to raise money for us will be five members of the Yonel family, who have a close personal link to Cherry Lodge, which has supported Tim Yonel over the past few years. Click on Cherry Aid to access the Virgin Money Giving page of:
Abisola Asuni; Charlotte Dunn; Ioanna Tsigris; Imre Yonel; Zehra Yonel
You can also click on our VIDEO LINK to learn more about the Cherry Aid story and their support for Cherry Lodge.
We are delighted to announce that Timothy Platt has agreed to take part in the 2015 AJ Bell London Triathlon to raise money for Cherry Lodge’s valuable services for people affected by cancer.
The London Triathlon is the world’s biggest and most iconic triathlon, attracting more than 13,000 triathletes and 30,000 spectators each year. The 2015 event, taking place over the weekend of 8th-9th August, will as usual include races over a range of distances to cater for people with different levels of fitness and experience. All three stages – swimming, cycling and running – take place in and around the ExCel Exhibition Centre, Royal Victoria Dock.
Tim will be taking part in the Sprint category on Saturday 8th August. The Sprint comprises a 750m swim in the historic dock, a 20k bike ride on closed roads around London’s tourist sights, and a 5k run. The start, transitions and finish for all categories are in the Excel Exhibition Centre.
This is a physically demanding event. It is also extremely exciting to watch. Please sponsor Tim as generously as you can. You can sponsor him online using his JustGiving page, or contact Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk.
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This annual fundraising event, organised by Alan Cox Associates, will be held at Hadley Wood Golf Club on Thursday 10th September 2015. Proceeds from this very popular golf day are to be split this year between Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, Diabetes UK and Bravo Theatre Company.
A considerable amount of money has already been raised by charging people to play (teams of four at £400 – all playing places have now been taken up) and advertising in the Golf Day brochure (£100 for a half page and £200 for a full page, for which the deadline was 14th August).
It is not too late to sponsor a hole (£100) – please contact Alan on 0020 8440 7777.
Or, you might like to make a donation in memory of a golfer – please contact Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk.
If you are lucky enough to be attending on the day, you can also expect some excellent prizes in the charity auction.
At this special free event for Cherry Lodge members, singer Chirag will bring the Big Band sound to New Barnet, performing toe-tapping numbers from the Great American Songbook. This afternoon of great American swing music will include many well known and much loved songs such as ‘Have you met Miss Jones?’, ‘Mack the Knife’ and ‘Fly Me to the Moon’. Audience participation will be welcomed!
Tea and delicious home-baked cakes will be served and there will also be a raffle.
Although this is a free event you are asked to get a ticket in advance from Tina to make sure there will be sufficient cakes for everyone. Call Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk.
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.