Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is extremely grateful to Psychobilly Kicks Back (PKB) and the wider psychobilly rockabilly music community for their fantastic ongoing support. Their donation of £1,889 in early 2025 takes the total they have raised for us to date to a most impressive £52,595. Once again, we give special thanks to PKB founder Steve Meadham and his wife Amanda.
Putting on an Event for Cherry Lodge
If you would like to put on an event to raise money on our behalf, either as an individual or through your workplace or another organisation, we would be delighted to hear from you.
We believe that raising money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care should be a joint venture and we will be happy to support you in any way we can. For example, our Fundraising team can give you advice, help you plan and perhaps run your event, help you with publicity, lend you promotional material, and, as appropriate, provide Cherry Lodge signs, T-shirts and certificates.
Whether your plans are big or small we really would love to hear from you. We can help you over the phone, in person at our Centre, or by coming to talk to your group. For more information please contact our Charity Administrator and Fundraising Events Coordinator, Tina Papasavva, on 020 8441 7000 or email tina@cherrylodgecancercare.org.uk.
Summer Soulstice 2025
The Summer Soulstice festival will return to Old Elizabethans’ Memorial Playing Fields on Saturday 21st June 2025. Held in memory of Andy Weekes and raising money for Cherry Lodge Cancer Care, this hugely popular event is now in its 18th year. Cherry Lodge thanks the Summer Soulstice crew for their ongoing support and for the massive £520,000+ raised for us since the first festival in 2007. Visit the relaunched Summer Soulstice website for regular updates about this year’s event, and use the Eventbrite link to buy tickets (currently at Earlybird prices) to give yourself the promise of a fantastic summer’s day out.
Events at The Landsby
We send special thanks to Myra Goldberg who, with Tina, over the last few years has organised a run of very successful and imaginative events in aid of Cherry Lodge in the luxurious surroundings of The Landsby in Stanmore. The Taste of Flamenco and Tapas event, held on Monday 24th March 2025, was very much enjoyed. Popular Landsby events in 2024 included: a Festive Extravaganza, a top-quality shopping event with home-made cakes and complementary therapies held on 9th December; and A Taste of the Middle East on 11th November, featuring a belly dance performance and workshop as well as delicious food.
Cha Nights at the Arkley Club
Thank you very much indeed to Keith for organising Cha Nights at the Arkley Club to raise money for Cherry Lodge. All proceeds from these very popular events, held every few months, are donated to Cherry Lodge Cancer Care. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy great music from the 1960s and ’70s and dance the evening away for a very affordable £5 entry fee. The first Cha Night of 2025 was held on Friday 21st February was the biggest yet and raised a much appreciated £514. The next Arkley Club Cha Night will be on Friday 9th May.
Hadley Wood Golf Club
Cherry Lodge Cancer Care thanks Hadley Wood Golf Club for selecting us as their chosen charity. Members of the golf club and supporters of Cherry Lodge found lots of exciting items to buy at the Christmas Market held at the golf club on Thursday 21st November 2024.
New Ground OWCH
OWCH (Older Women’s Co-housing Community) moved into ‘New Ground’, Union Street, Barnet in November 2016 and have been supporters of Cherry Lodge from the beginning. In November 2023, New Ground resident and Cherry Lodge volunteer Charlotte, was interviewed on BBC Radio London and took the opportunity to tell people about CL’s very special place in the community. We thank OWCH for their ongoing support, including proceeds from an inhouse Festive Quiz on 14th December 2024 and an upcoming Nearly New Clothes Sale to be held at New Ground on Saturday 7th June 2025, from 11am to 4pm.
Summer Soulstice and Big Payback 2024
Summer Soulstice 2024, held on Saturday 15th June 2024 at Old Elizabethans’ Memorial Playing Fields, was very much enjoyed despite the challenging weather. Top class live soul acts and music from 30 of the UK’s favourite DJ’s filled the three music arenas. Lots of entertainment for children, interesting stalls, and a wide range of delicious food and drinks helped make this a great day out. A fantastic £20,000 raised by the festival was ceremonially handed over to representatives of Cherry Lodge at the Summer Soulstice Big Payback event at Barnet’s Black Horse pub on August Bank Holiday Sunday.
Psychobilly Kicks Back Again
Summer Soulstice/Cherry Lodge Heart and Soul Ball
The Summer Soulstice/Cherry Lodge Cancer Care Heart and Soul Ball took place at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Borehamwood on Saturday 17th February 2024. The event sold out well in advance and was a huge success on all counts. Two hundred friends of Summer Soulstice and Cherry Lodge enjoyed a brilliant evening, with top quality tombola prizes, delicious food, auction run by talented MC Sion James, a fabulous live act from Tisha Monique and great dance music until 1pm Soulstice from DJs Jamie and Jester Groove. Around £9,500 was raised for Cherry Lodge funds.