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Honouring the fallen, OnRoute Magazine
TFL's OnRoute magazine recently featured an article about the Taxi Charity and two of our recent events... It’s been a busy old time...
Aug 1, 2018


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Taxi Charity escorts French students to Imperial War Museum to meet with WWII veterans
On Tuesday 10 April, volunteer cab drivers from the Taxi Charity ferried French students from Park Lane to the Imperial War Museum. On...
Apr 11, 2018


Taxi Charity sponsors a brick at Fulham Palace
On Thursday 5 April, the Taxi Charity was invited to Brick Fest at Fulham Palace. Lee Copeland, who is a volunteer at Fulham Palace,...
Apr 8, 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


WWII veterans and London cabbies to celebrate the Taxi Charity's 70th birthday at the Fulham pub
On Sunday 25 February 2018, WWII veterans and London cab drivers will return to The Bedford Arms in Fulham where the Taxi Charity was...
Feb 24, 2018


Team Be Lucky to jump for Taxi Charity
On 26 July 2018, Team Be Lucky, made up of four London cabbies, two veterans and a Taxi Charity committee member, will be undertaking...
Jan 9, 2018


Taxi Charity 2018 calendars now available to buy
It's that time of year again... We have Taxi Charity 2018 calendars available to buy for £5 each (plus £1.50 Postage & Packaging). All...
Dec 11, 2017


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


Christmas message to Taxi Charity from Royal Scots Southern Branch
Dear Dick, wee photo of kind taxi driver taking few of us over to Horse Guards Parade. On behalf of Royal Scots Southern Branch, wishing...
Dec 10, 2017


Boxing for the pride of London, The Badge
Our London black cab drivers boxing night was featured in the November issue of The Badge, the official magazine of the London Cab...
Nov 17, 2017
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