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Photo Gallery: Dutch Liberation Day Celebrations
Wonderful photos from our trip to the Netherlands for the Dutch Liberation Day celebrations. Click here to view the full album on Flickr...
May 4, 2019


Navy veterans trip to Portsmouth a huge success
Volunteer taxi drivers escorted a number of Navy veterans to Portsmouth on Wednesday 10 April. We are delighted to report that this three...
Apr 16, 2019


RIP Ted Pieri RASC (Airborne)
8 May 1926 - 12 January 2019 Today we said farewell to Edward 'Ted' Pieri - an Airborne Warrior of Market Garden, Norway and Palestine....
Feb 6, 2019


Photo Gallery: 'Team Be Lucky' skydive for Taxi Charity
On Thursday 26 July 2018, Team Be Lucky, made up of four London cabbies, two veterans and a Taxi Charity committee member, undertook...
Jul 28, 2018


Taxi Charity proud to support Waterloo Uncovered
Volunteer cabbies from the Taxi Charity joined forces with Waterloo Uncovered to escort a number of veterans to an archaeological dig at...
Jul 21, 2018


Photos from our 2018 veterans trip to Worthing
On 12 June 2018, 100 volunteer cabbies from the Taxi Charity escorted veterans on a trip to Worthing. Following a tradition that began...
Jun 21, 2018


Photo Gallery: Taxi Charity veterans trip to Normandy
On 4 - 8 June 2018, volunteer cabbies from the Taxi Charity escorted 25 WWII veterans on a trip to Normandy. Their busy itinerary was as...
Jun 10, 2018


WWII war veterans support The D-Day Darlings on Britain's Got Talent!
The Taxi Charity escorted a group of war veterans to Britain's Got Talent to support The D-Day Darlings for their semi-final and final...
Jun 8, 2018


Taxi Charity escorts veterans to Netherlands for Remembrance and Liberation Day commemorations
On 2 - 6 May 2018, 20 volunteer cabbies from the Taxi Charity escorted 34 WWII and Korean War veterans and their carers to the...
May 8, 2018


Taxi Charity attends official launch of DMRC Benevolent Fund at Headley Court
The Taxi Charity is proud to support the DMRC Benevolent Fund and to have attended the official launch of the charity at Headley Court...
Apr 18, 2018


Photo Gallery: Lunch at RAF Club
Fantastic photos, courtesy of Robin Savage, from our lunch at the RAF Club on 24 January 2018. #RAFClub
Mar 16, 2018


Photo Gallery: Taxi Charity 70th anniversary celebrations at The Bedford Arms
Wonderful photos from our 70th anniversary celebrations at The Bedford Arms, where the Taxi Charity was formed on 27 February 1948. The...
Feb 26, 2018


Taxi Charity holds annual veterans Christmas lunch at Millwall FC
On 7 December 2017, the Taxi Charity held its annual Christmas lunch for war veterans. As in previous years, the event was held at...
Dec 11, 2017


Taxi Charity hosts London black cab drivers boxing night: Boxing For The Pride Of London
On the evening of Tuesday 17 October, Carney’s Community in Battersea was packed out with cab drivers, their friends and families, all...
Oct 30, 2017


Taxi Charity attends 71st anniversary of the Airborne March
On Friday 1 September 2017, the Taxi Charity took seven Arnhem veterans to the Netherlands to attend the 71st Airborne March, also known...
Sep 30, 2017


Taxi Charity organises veterans flying day at Damyns Hall Aerodrome
On 21 September 2017, volunteer drivers from the Taxi Charity escorted a number of military veterans, including its own veteran...
Sep 22, 2017


Veterans attend Festival of Flight at Biggin Hill Airshow
On Saturday 19 August 2017, a delegation of veterans and Chelsea pensioners were invited to the Festival of Flight at Biggin Hill Airshow...
Aug 24, 2017


Photo Gallery: Veterans jump for Taxi Charity
On Thursday 10 August 2017, war veterans Ted Pieri, Fred Glover and Dick Carpenter (all 91), undertook tandem skydives with the Red...
Aug 14, 2017


Official photos from our Back To The Beaches veterans' trip to Normandy
We were very fortunate to have Jo Ward taking photos of our Back To The Beaches veterans' trip to Normandy, 4 - 8 June 2017. During the...
Jun 14, 2017


Happy 100th birthday to our patron, Dame Vera Lynn
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans would like to wish its patron, Dame Vera Lynn, a very happy 100th birthday. Dame Vera has been a...
Mar 20, 2017
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