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Taxi Charity gets well-deserved award, OnRoute
The Taxi Charity was delighted to feature in the October issue of OnRoute magazine, the magazine for London’s taxi and private hire trades.
Oct 1, 2021


Renkum has an answer to the veterans, renkum.nieuws.nl
Renkum, The Netherlands – The video with the message from the veterans in which they stated that they much prefer to be in the...
Sep 21, 2021


500 Not Out, TAXI!
For the five hundredth edition, TAXI spoke to five veterans whose combined age is 500 about what London cabbies mean to them. Volunteer...
Sep 6, 2021


Cabbie Claire Zazzara talks to TAXI!
Claire Zazzara is London’s shortest cabbie and volunteers for both the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children and The Taxi Charity for...
Aug 15, 2021


WWII veteran John Clarke on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, John Clarke, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. John talks...
Aug 2, 2021


WWII veteran Ron Johnson on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, Ron Johnson, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Ron talks...
Aug 1, 2021


WWII veteran Fred Lee on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, Fred Lee, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Fred, aged 95,...
Jul 17, 2021


Three peaks, two victorious challengers and one heroic cabbie…
The Three Peaks Challenge is not for the faint hearted. Cabbies Scott and Seb had meticulously trained, planned and prepared... Scott...
Jul 12, 2021


Veteran celebrates his 100th birthday by climbing over the O2
On 30 June, veteran Harry White celebrated his 100th birthday by climbing over the dome of famed London landmark, the O2. Veteran Harry...
Jun 29, 2021


TAXI talks with London cabbie Ron Geraghty
London cabbie Ron, loves a uniform – and may well be responsible for England’s poor performances in recent major football competitions......
Jun 28, 2021


WWII veteran Major Ted Hunt on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, Major Ted Hunt, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Major Ted...
Jun 26, 2021


WWII veteran Marie Scott on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, Marie Scott, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Marie was 17...
Jun 20, 2021


Taxi Charity wins Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, TAXI
What does it mean to win the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service? TAXI finds out from a handful of those volunteers who helped make it...
Jun 15, 2021


Ian Parsons on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to Ian Parsons on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid MBE, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman, talking about the Taxi...
Jun 15, 2021


Dunstable D-Day hero receives Légion d’Honneur on anniversary of Normandy invasion, Luton Today
WWII veteran Doug Baldwin, of the 6th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers, was presented with the Légion d’Honneur, the highest...
Jun 14, 2021


Veterans virtually attend unveiling of Normandy memorial, Romford Recorder
Veterans from Romford and Brentwood took part in a ceremony opening a memorial honouring soldiers who died in Normandy during World War...
Jun 9, 2021


Veterans to attend D-Day landings memorial service at the National Memorial Arboretum, TAXI
When the outbreak of the pandemic required the Taxi Charity to return early from an event with WWII veterans in The Netherlands in March...
Jun 5, 2021


Major Ted Hunt and Ian Parsons interviewed on BBC Radio Leicester
Ahead of the Taxi Charity trip to the Battlefield Line on Saturday 5 June and to the National Memorial Arboretum for the 77th anniversary...
Jun 3, 2021


With the D-Day veterans, Echo Magazine
Nathalie Varnière, our French Co-ordinator, has taken the time to translate this impressive seven-page article by Guilherme Ringuenet in...
Jun 2, 2021


Taxi Charity chairman interviewed on talkRADIO about QAVS and D-Day 77
Taxi Charity chairman, Ian Parsons, was interviewed by Julia Hartley-Brewer on her breakfast show on talkRADIO this morning. Following...
Jun 2, 2021
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