London cabbies to drive nearly 200 WWII veterans to Worthing for annual day trip
Every year since 1948, the Taxi Charity has been taking veterans to Worthing for the day to spend time with their friends and enjoy...
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News & Updates
- Apr 8, 2019
Fort Southwick switchboard operator Marie Scott awarded the prestigious Legion Of Honour
For Marie Scott, the 75th anniversary of D-Day has become an even more special year as she has been awarded the highest French decoration...
- Jan 9, 2019
Eddie Hillery announced as new president of Taxi Charity
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans is delighted to announce that Eddie Hillery has been appointed president. Eddie has been involved...
- Oct 30, 2018
Harry Joel MBE, Honorary Life President of the Taxi Charity, has passed away
Harry Joel MBE 1924 - 2018 It is with great sadness that the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans announces the passing of its Honorary...
- Sep 25, 2018
Press Release: Five London cabbies pledge to lose over 25 stone and climb Kilimanjaro for Taxi Chari
Five London cabbies have joined together on a year long fundraising mission to lose over 25 stones before climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. The...
- Jul 20, 2018
Press Release: Korean veteran 85 and Chelsea Pensioner 70 to skydive for Taxi Charity
Korean veteran Bill Parr (85) and Chelsea Pensioner Mike Smith (70) will be joining the Red Devils at Langar Airfield near Nottingham on...
- Jun 11, 2018
Press Release: Seventieth annual day trip to Worthing for WWII veterans
Every year since 1948, the Taxi Charity has been bringing veterans to Worthing for the day to spend time with their friends and comrades...
- May 31, 2018
Press Release: Veterans to visit Normandy to remember the most memorable wartime operation ever plan
The 6th June 1944 is fixed in the memory of WWII veterans as the date of one of the most important wartime operations ever planned and...
- Sep 15, 2017
A first-aider from Essex is training London’s iconic black cab drivers to help save lives
The recent London terror attacks have inspired Danny Hyde, from Loughton, to provide free first aid training for taxi drivers across the...
- Jun 28, 2017
London cab drivers treat 200 WWII veterans to seaside outing
Recently returned from the trip of a lifetime to the beaches of Normandy, 90 London cab drivers are on the road again, this time taking...
- May 30, 2017
Press Release: WWII veterans make a final D-Day trip back to the beaches
Big-hearted drivers of London’s iconic black cabs are transporting heroes of World War II on the trip of a lifetime, back to the...
- Jan 25, 2017
WWII veterans invited on final trip back to the beaches
Kind-hearted drivers of London’s iconic black cabs are making plans to transport hundreds of World War II veterans on a final trip back...
- Nov 6, 2016
Press Release: Acts of Remembrance – Veterans who liberated France and Holland celebrate with an eve
WWII veterans who star in a heart-warming documentary about an extraordinary veterans’ charity road trip to The Netherlands, are...
- Sep 13, 2016
Press Release: Taxi Charity stars on BBC One at National Lottery Award ceremony
WWII veterans Fred Glover and Geoff Pattinson and volunteer committee members from the London Taxi Benevolent Association for War...
- Sep 12, 2016
National Lottery Press Release: Taxi Charity shines on TV as they receive National Lottery Award
The London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled Charity, aka the Taxi Charity, will celebrate their recognition as the nation’s...
- Aug 26, 2016
Press Release: Taxi Charity voted UK's best voluntary/ charity project in the National Lottery A
The London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled, also known as the Taxi Charity, was presented with a National Lottery Award...
- Aug 17, 2016
Press Release: Fred and Ted parachute into the Merville Battery 72 years after D-Day
It was a strategic operation that didn’t go to plan and has taken has taken on a legendary quality in the retelling of the history of...
- Aug 1, 2016
Press Release: Veterans and committee members to skydive for the Taxi Charity
Two WWII veterans, Ted Pieri and Fred Glover (both aged 90), are undertaking a pair of tandem skydives to raise funds for the Taxi...
- Jul 15, 2016
Press release: Cabbies and war veterans on full steam for Bluebell Railway trip
Scores of WWII veterans are heading to the Bluebell Railway for a day to remember along with their families and friends on Tuesday 19...
- Jun 30, 2016
Press Release: London’s taxi charity for WWII heroes needs your vote
A charity led by cab drivers who support London’s war veterans is appealing for public votes in the finals of this year’s National...
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