News & Updates

In 2025, our veteran collectors were busy raising funds for the Taxi Charity at underground stations across Central London. Some have been part of the collection team for years and clearly enjoy engaging with the public and talking about their lives and experiences. Whilst raising funds is the primary objective, collection days also provide the veterans with a sense of purpose and the satisfaction of knowing they are doing an important job. However, what we didn’t realise whe

Susy walks us through the development of the charity’s logo and how she redesigned what we see today, while sharing personal memories along the way. My husband, Dick Goodwin, was invited onto the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans committee in 2004, and it just so happened they needed some forms sorting for the trip to Normandy in 2008. I offered to do them and the rest, as they say, is history. (They also say if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em!) Design has always fascinated me

Happy 103rd birthday to Robbie Hall! Robbie served in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, in a bomber command, despite still being 17. Her interview with GB News reporter, Will Godley, really captures what an incredible lady she is! Since turning 100, Robbie has flown in a Spitfire and a glider , and even had a pilot comment that she seemed to have experience with the controls! Click here to watch Robbie's interview .

Military veteran Don Turrell shed a tear as he returned to the birthplace of his Second World War regiment. Don, 100, who served on D-Day...

British veterans have hailed the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans as they enjoyed a special day out to Worthing in Sussex. A hoard of...

A Bletchley man is set to walk nearly 200 miles from Milton Keynes to Pegasus Bridge in France in aid of a charity that supports military...

Veterans Chris Langford, 40, and Vic Needham-Crofton, 91, met through the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. They have developed a...

Ian Parsons began his involvement with the Taxi Charity in 2014 as a volunteer driver and he’s since gone on to fulfill roles as...

A veteran from Ramsgate who lost his beret on the way to a Remembrance Day service, has had it returned to him after an army of black cab...

Taxi Charity for Military Veterans Chairman, Colin Mills, and Volunteer, Keely Allen, share their highlights from the recent trip to...

Taxi Charity gives two heroines, who played important roles during World War II, an unforgettable experience. On 12th September 2024,...

He was among 35,000 men who fought the Germans for nine long days in one of the bloodiest battles of World War Two. But 80 years on,...

During our recent visit to Normandy in June for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we were joined for lunch by John Maguire from BBC...

After a successful visit to Normandy for the 80th D-Day commemorations, some members of the Taxi Charity attended the Southwick Revival...

On 21st May, Taxi Charity volunteers took four veterans to meet government minister, Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP and Akshata Murty, the wife...

On 20th February, WWII veterans from the WRNS got together at a private event, located at the Merchant Taylors' Hall in London. The Taxi...

The Ministry of Defence is planning major commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings this year. Veterans of the...

D-Day veteran Bill Gladden, who was shot by a tank, appeared overcome by emotion as he celebrated his 100th birthday at a surprise party...

On 29th October, the Taxi Charity celebrated its 75th anniversary with a party for cab drivers, veterans and supporters at the Royal...

Tributes have been paid to hero medic, Alec Hall, who tended the wounded defending 'A Bridge Too Far' and has died aged 101. During...