Past Events

Once again, the Chairman, trustees and staff of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care invited major sponsors of the charity, especially the Soulstice crew, to attend a Supporters’ Evening at Howard House. The event, on Monday 15th October 2018, was an opportunity to say a big thank you for all the support the charity receives during the ...

On Saturday 13th October 2018, a group from Cherry Lodge Cancer Care joined the North London Autumn 5k in Trent Park, Cockfosters to raise money to help fund CL’s many services for people affected by cancer. Our participants made a minimum sponsorship pledge of £50 and some of them hope to raise considerably more than this. ...

The inaugural Soulstice Golf Day took place at The Shire, St Albans Road, Barnet on Monday 17th September 2018. This new event – the brainchild of Maggie and Gilo – was a great success, raising a substantial sum for the Saving Soulstice fund and Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. The weather could not have been better, golfers ...

The 2018 Cherry Lodge Autumn quiz was held at our popular quiz venue (Mary Immaculate & St Peter’s Church Hall, Somerset Road, New Barnet) on Saturday 8th September. As usual, this was a sell-out event and everyone was seated in good time – despite this also being the evening of The Last Night of the ...

We are delighted to report that Amanda and Charlie L. have successfully completed their 50k TrekFest Challenge in aid of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. Congratulations to them both – 50k (31 miles) is a long way to walk in a day, especially over a hilly moorland route taking in the summit of Kinder Scout (636m; 2,087ft), ...

The customary handing over of a big cheque from Summer Soulstice to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care took place on Bank Holiday Sunday, 26th August 2018 during the Big Payback soul music event at the Black Horse pub in Barnet. Summer Soulstice 2018, held on Saturday 23rd June, was generally regarded as one of the best ever ...

On Tuesday 24th July 2018, the Rotary Club of Potters Bar handed over a cheque for £500 to help Cherry Lodge Cancer Care continue to provide its much needed, free information and support services for people affected by cancer. This very welcome donation included nearly £300 raised by Rotarian John Godfrey and his wife Lyn, who ...

A group of Barnet children got together to put on a very successful fundraising cake sale at The Spires on Saturday 21st July 2018. The sale, which raised a very useful £135.13, was organised to raise money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care to help recompense for the £45,000+ stolen in the dreadful burglary after this ...

Cherry Lodge Cancer Care sends special thanks to the pupils of Franklin House at Longdean School in Hemel Hempstead for choosing us to be their House Charity for the year. On Friday, 20th July 2018, Cherry Lodge’s Vice Chair, Sarah Armitage, went to the Headteacher’s Assembly at the school and received a very welcome cheque for ...

On Monday 16th July 2018, Freddy Kater, one of Cherry Lodge Cancer Care’s longest serving volunteers, went to Mansion House in the City of London to receive the badge of the Order of Mercy. This very prestigious award for voluntary service is granted by The League of Mercy, a UK registered charity that was re-founded on ...