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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
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
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