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Veterans visit North Cheam Sports and Social Club
On 5 March, the Taxi Charity escorted over 100 veterans to the North Cheam Sports and Social Club for lunch. The veterans were invited by...
Mar 11, 2020


Veterans enjoy lunch at The RAF Club
On 23 January, a group of veterans were invited to a special lunch at The RAF Club in Mayfair to thank them for all they do to help raise...
Jan 28, 2020


WWII veteran supports Taxi Charity with art
D-Day veteran, Bill Gladden, supports the Taxi Charity through his lifelong love of painting Bill Gladden, 96, from Welling in Kent,...
Jan 14, 2020


'Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro' presents £18,000 to the Taxi Charity
After a yearlong epic fundraising challenge to lose weight and get fit, before attempting the gruelling ascent of Kilimanjaro, three...
Dec 12, 2019


Tom Schaffer receives Dutch Liberation Medal
On 5 December, WWII veteran Tom Schaffer was presented with the Dutch Liberation Medal at the Taxi Charity's annual Christmas lunch. The...
Dec 10, 2019


Remembrance Sunday: We will remember them
Ahead of Sunday 10 November, we asked four veterans what Remembrance Sunday means to them. Frank Pendergast - Parachute Regiment "I think...
Nov 1, 2019


WWII veterans' portraits to appear in exhibition at Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum
Beautifully photographed portraits of WWII veteran will be on display at The 3945 Portraits Project exhibition at the Soldiers of...
Oct 7, 2019


Taxi Charity to escort WWII veterans to Holland for 75th anniversary of Battle of Arnhem
This month, a group of proud London licensed taxi drivers will volunteer their time to take a group of WWII veterans to Holland for the...
Sep 15, 2019


Taxi Charity hosts lunch for three veterans celebrating their 100th birthdays
Three veterans will be guests of the Taxi Charity at a lunch on 15 August to celebrate their 100th birthdays On 15 August, the 74th...
Aug 14, 2019


Taxi Charity to escort veterans to the Netherlands for Airborne Wandeltocht 2019
This September, a fleet of London licenced black cabs will travel to Arnhem with eight Operation Market Garden veterans for Airborne...
Aug 12, 2019


Press Release: Skydiving wives raise £7,000 for Taxi Charity
On Tuesday 9 July at Old Sarum Aerodrome, Taxi Charity committee wives, Anne Parsons and Susy Goodwin, completed their long-awaited...
Jul 14, 2019


Taxi Charity to take veterans to Belgium for archaeological dig at Waterloo
The Taxi Charity will be taking six veterans to Belgium, in six London licensed taxis, on 11 July, to join a team of military veterans...
Jul 8, 2019


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...
Jun 18, 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...
Apr 8, 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...
Jan 9, 2019


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...
Oct 30, 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...
Sep 25, 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...
Jul 20, 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...
Jun 11, 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...
May 31, 2018
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