Events Programme
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care fundraisers work hard to put on an interesting and varied programme of events. Very successful CL events in the run up to Christmas 2024 included the Cherry Lodge Christmas Fair on 30th November, the Festive Extravaganza at The Landsby on 9th December, and Carol Singing in The Spires by local schoolchildren on Wednesdays 4th and 11th December. Thank you very much indeed to all our fundraisers. Information about exciting new events will be posted early in the New Year.
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.
We are pleased to announce that the Cherry Lodge Cancer Care annual ‘Lights of Love’ ceremony is returning as a live outdoor event on Sunday 12th December 2021. it will take place as previously around the bandstand to the rear of Barnet’s The Spires Shopping Centre.
This moving cermony 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. 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 Ldoge will send you a dedication card for each person you named plus an invitation to attend the lighting ceremony.
The ceremony is scheduled to start at 4.30pm. The lights on the bandstand will be switched on, carols will be sung, readings will be given, the names of people to be remembered will be read out, and refreshments will be served.
Support Cherry Lodge Cancer Care by attending our online Festive Fun Quiz on Sunday 19th December 2021 from 7 to 9.30pm. The event will be via Zoom.
Quiz master Jem returns with another evening of great quiz questions to give your brain a workout while also providing lots of fun for all the family. There are plenty of prizes, including one for the best jumper, so get a team together or join up with new friends to show us how smart you are! Teams (of up to 8 people) from different households will be able to use social media to answer questions together.
To register, please contact Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk.
Nearer the date we will send you the Zoom link so you can attend online.
A donation of £5 per household is suggested.
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Information and Merchandise stall is returning to Barnet’s The Spires (outside Savers) on Wednesday 2nd February 2022.
Our team will be there between 11am and 4pm to raise funds and provide information about Cherry Lodge’s many services for people affected by cancer.
Be sure not miss this very tempting Winter Sale! You will find a wide range of attractive, reasonably priced seasonal items, including warm hats and scarves to keep the cold at bay.
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care again thanks The Spires for choosing us as their official charity.
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care invites you to join us for a great night of music and dance at Old Fold Manor Golf Club on Saturday 5th March 2022. Beat the winter blues while helping raise funds for CL’s much needed cancer information and support services. Precautions against Covid will be in place.
Listen to the sounds of the Rat Pack, with live music from the very talented Dean Gee, one of the UK’s greatest crooner tributes. Then dance the night away to our wide-ranging Party Mix, including Swing, Rat Pack, Buble, 50s to 80s and Rock ‘n’ Roll.
The ticket price of £25 per person includes a welcome glass of Prosecco and canapes. The dress code is lounge suit.
For tickets email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk or call her on 020 8441 7000.
You are invited by the Arkley Club to enjoy a great evening of Cha Night music. This event will be held at The Arkley Club premises in Field End, Barnet on Friday 8th April 2022, from 7.30 until midnight. Everyone is welcome and all proceeds will go to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care.
Listen and dance to 60s and 70s Soul, Stax, Motown, Ska, Reggae and Philly Sound. Music will be provided by The Arkley Club’s regular DJs, Dave Griffin, Matt C. and Keith M.
Entry is £5 at the door, where you will have the option of making a card payment direct to Cherry Lodge’s bank account. Top-up donations will of course be welcome.
Note that the group walk will start at 11.15am. Please assemble by Oakhill Pitch and Golf, which is off Parkside Gardens near the car park – NOT the cafe on Oak Hill Road.
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s Sponsored Easter Walk promises to be huge fun, as well as being an excellent way to raise money to help fund CL’s many vital services.
It is being held in Oakhill Park, East Barnet (EN4 8JP) on Sunday 10th April 2022 (the weekend before Easter). The course distance is 3Km, which you can walk, jog or run as you prefer, starting between 11am and 3pm.
You are encouraged to ask your friends and family for sponsorship and register your place in advance by contacting Tina by email or call her on 020 8441 7000. All participants will receive a free goody bag.
If you would like to join in more informally, then do just come along on the day. Perhaps walk only part of the course, meet up with friends or simply enjoy being in the park? There will be a prize for the best Easter Bonnet. On sale on our Easter Walk stalls you will find a good selection of Easter cakes, decorative chicks, and craft items donated by Hobbycraft.
If you would like to make a donation relating to this event, please follow this link to our Enthuse fundraising page.
Join friends to celebrate Spring at the Open Door Centre and Cafe, St Albans Road, Barnet on Tuesday 12th April 2022 from 2pm to 4.30pm.
With Spring flowers at their best, Iris will delight you with a beautiful and informative flower arranging display.
Tickets cost £8 and include tea and cake.
To book your place please email Tina or call her on 020 8441 7000.
New Ground Cohousing, at 5b Union St, Barnet, EN5 4DF, are raising money to help fund Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s much needed information and services for people affected by cancer, including family and friends.
You are invited to get ready for summer with a pre-loved bargain or two from their Clothes and Accessories Sale, to be held on Friday 15th April from 10am to 4pm.
Proceeds from the sale and refreshments will be donated to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care.
Please note that pre-booking is essential at owch.org@gmail.org
Lady supporters of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care are invited to attend a fundraising Afternoon Tea with professional photographer Gary Italiaander on Tuesday 24th May 2022. This event, featuring professional photographer Gary Italiaander, will take place at Old Fold Manor Golf Club, from 2pm to 4.30pm.
As well as helping Cherry Lodge raise vital funds, you will be treated to a delicious tea and a most entertaining presentation by celebrity photographer Gary. Thirty years’ experience of working with fascinating individuals and organisations has provided Gary with a wealth of outstanding images and interesting anecdotes to share with you.
The ticket price of £25 includes cakes, sandwiches and a strip of raffle tickets.
For tickets and further information please contact Tina on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancer.org.uk.
The award winning Summer Soulstice soul festival is returning as a live event on Saturday 25th June 2022.
Visit the Summer Soulstice website for more information and to buy tickets.
The Cherry Lodge Cancer Care information and merchandise stall will be at the East Barnet Festival on Saturday 2nd July 2022, from 12 noon. Please call by to meet Tina and the CL information and fundraising team and help raise money for Cherry Lodge’s much needed services by buying from our stock of brand new merchandise items, including a great variety of hats, sunglasses and jewellery.
You will find more information about North London’s biggest free outdoor festival on the East Barnet Festival website. This year’s festival will take place in Oak Hill Park, East Barnet, EN4 8JS, from 1st to 3rd July. As well as craft and community stalls there will be a giant funfair, live music and dance, street food, a licensed bar, and a free car show with Classic, Custom, American, Hotrod, Supercar and modified vehicles.
On 10th July 2022, Nick Martin and his friend Leigh Barnett will be taking part in The Swashbuckler Triathlon in the New Forest, raising money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care in memory of Nick’s sister Suzy Bishop.
Their middle-distance event comprises a 1.2 mile swim, followed by a 56 mile bike ride, finishing with a half marathon – completing it will be no mean feat! Please help them thank Cherry Lodge for all the support, guidance and advice given to Suzy during her 5-year battle against cancer. Your sponsorship will also help ensure that Cherry Lodge can continue to give free information and support to numerous other people affected by cancer.
Click here to access Nick’s fundraising page.
You are invited to enjoy another great evening of Cha Night music at The Arkley Club, Barnet on Friday 29th July 2022, from 7.30pm until midnight. Everyone is welcome and all proceeds will go to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care.
Listen and dance to a great mix of 60s and 70s Soul, Stax, Motown, Ska, Reggae and Philly Sound from the club’s regular DJs.
Entry is £5 at the door, with the option of making a card payment direct to Cherry Lodge’s bank account. Top-up donations will of course be welcome.
Have a great evening and celebrate the huge success of the 2022 Summer Soulstice festival, which raised a record £50,000 for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care!
This year’s Big Payback event will be held on August Bank Holiday Sunday (28th August) at the Black Horse pub, Wood Street, Barnet EN5 4BW. This free event will run from 4pm until midnight.
Enjoy great music and the company of friends. Meet the Soulstice crew and people from Cherry Lodge. Be there at 6pm to cheer when Summer Soulstice hands over its big cheque to Cherry Lodge.
See the Summer Soulstice website for more information as the event date approaches.
The London Marathon returns as a mass event on Sunday 2nd October 2022, with a new title partner, tcs (Tata Consultancy Services).
Due to event cancellations in 2020 and 2021, charity places were carried over and Cherry Lodge was able to register nine runners to take part and raise money for us in 2022. Sadly, this number has now reduced to eight as Lee Alfano has had to withdraw due to injury. We wish him well and have asked for his place to be deferred until next year.
Running for Cherry Lodge in the 2022 tcs London Marathon will be:
- Diana Bertin
- John Fitzmaurice
- Chris Goldie
- Fabio Moruzzi
- Brad Smith
- Artan Taraboshi
- Gary Withers
- Maki Yoshikura
Click on the names above to see our runners’ fundraising pages. Running a marathon is a huge feat that requires a big time commitment and a lot of physical and mental determination. Please recognise our runners’ efforts by sponsoring them as generously as you can. Cherry Lodge Cancer Care provides all its information and support services completely free of charge. The charity has no statutory funding.