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Jan 22

Chairman's Blog: 2020 Review and Special Thanks

Last year was the most challenging time in the Taxi Charity’s history. By mid-March, the coronavirus pandemic meant all our plans for the...

Sep 16, 2020

Chairman's Blog: The Dutch always remember our WWII veterans

When the Taxi Charity organised its first trip to the Netherlands in May 2012, we could not have imagined the incredible reception our...

Aug 13, 2020

Chairman's Blog: VJ Day 75 - Leslie Brewster - Remember one, remember all

The Taxi Charity recently received a donation from Caroline Upcraft, in memory of her father, Leslie Brewster, who served in the Pacific...

Jul 29, 2020

Thanks to our volunteers for going the extra mile

The past few months have been the most challenging in our charity’s history. Since 1948, we have relied on the generosity of volunteer...

Jul 2, 2020

Chairman's Blog: Life is what happens whilst you're making other plans

Last year was an extraordinary year in the Taxi Charity's history. The wide range of events, trips and historic anniversaries made 2019,...

Jun 28, 2020

Coronavirus and war by Ian Parsons

At the beginning of May, the number of coronavirus deaths in the UK had passed the total killed during the Blitz, whilst the number of...

Feb 9, 2020

Chairman's Blog: 2019 Review

Last year was by far the busiest and most varied in our history. A year punctuated by historic and landmark anniversaries, ones which...

Oct 19, 2019

Chairman's Blog: A September to remember

The Taxi Charity organised two trips to the Netherlands during September 2019. The first was for the annual Airborne Walking March, known...

Jun 25, 2019

Chairman's Blog: Veterans' Trip to Normandy for D-Day 75

I have no idea how my predecessors felt when they began their time as chairman of this wonderful charity. However, I doubt the momentous...

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