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Forces TV video report of our Back To The Beaches trip shown on Remembrance Sunday
In case you missed it, here's the wonderful video report by Forces News, filmed when they covered our Back To The Beaches trip to France...
Nov 13, 2017


Charity boxing night was a knockout, Taxi magazine
Our London black cab drivers boxing night was featured in the 31 October issue of Taxi, the official membership magazine for the Licensed...
Nov 1, 2017


Taxi Charity featured in October issue of Sector Magazine
Sector Magazine recently featured an article by Taxi Charity vice president, Frances Wyhowska, about the work the charity does for...
Oct 31, 2017


Taxi Charity hosts London black cab drivers boxing night: Boxing For The Pride Of London
On the evening of Tuesday 17 October, Carney’s Community in Battersea was packed out with cab drivers, their friends and families, all...
Oct 30, 2017


Wartime poetry by John Crosson, 7th KOSB, 1st Airlanding Brigade, 1st AB Div
Taxi Charity committee members, Dick Goodwin and Ian Parsons, recently accompanied seven Arnhem veterans on a memorable four-day visit to...
Oct 1, 2017


Taxi Charity attends 71st anniversary of the Airborne March
On Friday 1 September 2017, the Taxi Charity took seven Arnhem veterans to the Netherlands to attend the 71st Airborne March, also known...
Sep 30, 2017


Taxi Charity organises veterans flying day at Damyns Hall Aerodrome
On 21 September 2017, volunteer drivers from the Taxi Charity escorted a number of military veterans, including its own veteran...
Sep 22, 2017


Veterans attend Festival of Flight at Biggin Hill Airshow
On Saturday 19 August 2017, a delegation of veterans and Chelsea pensioners were invited to the Festival of Flight at Biggin Hill Airshow...
Aug 24, 2017


Photo Gallery: Veterans jump for Taxi Charity
On Thursday 10 August 2017, war veterans Ted Pieri, Fred Glover and Dick Carpenter (all 91), undertook tandem skydives with the Red...
Aug 14, 2017


100th skydive for Chelsea Pensioner along with WWII veterans, Fred and Ted
Chelsea Pensioner Mike Smith (68) will be swapping his scarlet uniform for a red jumpsuit when he joins two WWII heroes on a charity...
Aug 8, 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...
Jun 28, 2017


Official photos from our Back To The Beaches veterans' trip to Normandy
We were very fortunate to have Jo Ward taking photos of our Back To The Beaches veterans' trip to Normandy, 4 - 8 June 2017. During the...
Jun 14, 2017


West Way Nissan donates support vehicles for our Back To The Beaches trip to Normandy
A huge thank you to West Way Nissan Mill Hill, who have kindly donated these vehicles for our medical team and convoy escorts to use...
Jun 3, 2017


Back To The Beaches Itinerary
Here is the draft itinerary for the Taxi Charity's Back To The Beaches veterans' trip to Normandy, 4 - 8 June 2017. Please note that this...
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...
May 30, 2017


Photos from our recent visit to the The Merville Battery Memorial at Inkpen Common
On Friday 24 March 2017, the Taxi Charity accompanied a delegation from Merville on a visit to Hungerford to pay their respects at the...
Apr 9, 2017


The Taxi Charity would like to say a big thank you to our printer, Face Communications
We wanted to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to our printer, Face Communications, in Stevenage. As well as providing...
Mar 23, 2017


Happy 100th birthday to our patron, Dame Vera Lynn
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans would like to wish its patron, Dame Vera Lynn, a very happy 100th birthday. Dame Vera has been a...
Mar 20, 2017


WWII veterans sing to celebrate Forces’ Sweetheart’s 100th birthday
Second World War heroes will serenade theatre-goers with iconic wartime songs such as We’ll Meet Again, The White Cliffs of Dover and...
Mar 18, 2017


Taxi Charity veterans feature in work of art at The National Memorial Arboretum
Approximately 20 of the Taxi Charity veterans, most of them collectors for the charity, have their photos included in an important work...
Mar 3, 2017
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