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Press photo call at Wellington Barracks on 12 February 2017
The Taxi Charity will be holding a photo call for photographers, film crews and reporters at Wellington Barracks on Sunday 12 February...
Feb 8, 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...
Jan 25, 2017


Photos of our Back To The Beaches taxi wrap
A few photos of our wrapped taxi, helping to raise awareness about our Back To The Beaches veterans' trip to Normandy in June 2017....
Jan 20, 2017


Keston pub to host 1940s event to help WWII veterans return to site of D-Day landings, Bromley Times
Members of the public are being invited to a 1940s-themed party to help World War II veterans return to Normandy on D-Day. Taxi Charity...
Jan 11, 2017


Taxi Charity invited to attend Charity Reception at 10 Downing Street
Dick Goodwin, vice president of the Taxi Charity, attended a reception at 10 Downing Street today with Rob Wilson MP and Karen Bradley MP...
Dec 14, 2016


Taxi Charity invited to Castle Rock Brewery in Nottingham
Taxi Charity volunteers and veterans were invited to Castle Rock Brewery in Nottingham on 22 November for a tour of the brewery. Castle...
Nov 22, 2016


WWII veterans gather for emotional film screening, Hastings Oberver
World War Two veterans enjoyed a screening of ‘Return of the Liberators’ and a singsong around the piano. The cinema was full, the...
Nov 18, 2016


Frank and Ian interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live as part of the Remembrance Day commemorations
Thank you to war veteran, Frank Ashleigh (91), and Taxi Charity committee member, Ian Parsons, for appearing on BBC Radio 5 Live on 11...
Nov 15, 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...
Nov 6, 2016


National Lottery Press Release: 75 Years of London Love: A wonderful World War II Story
The London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled, also known as the Taxi Charity, was presented with the news that they had won a...
Sep 27, 2016


Fast Eddie's Blog: September 2016 Update
Hello again all you taxi troopers! Fast Eddie, your vice president, reporting in with a round-up of events over the last six months. At...
Sep 15, 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 13, 2016


Taxi Charity attends 70th anniversary of the Airborne March
On Thursday 1 September 2016, the Taxi Charity took five Arnhem veterans to the 70th anniversary of the Airborne March, known locally as...
Sep 7, 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 26, 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 17, 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...
Aug 1, 2016


Taxi Charity receives support from fellow service charities for National Lottery Award
A huge thank you to The Confederation of Service Charities (Cobseo), which includes Help for Heroes, Blind Veterans UK, ABF The Soldiers'...
Jul 15, 2016


Taxi Charity attends 'premiere' of Return Of The Liberators documentary
A screening of our documentary, Return of the Liberators, was held in the amphitheatre at the incredible riverside offices of Ogilvy UK...
Jul 15, 2016


Taxi Charity takes seven veterans to Normandy to recce June 2017 trip
The Taxi Charity has organised a four day planning trip to Normandy ahead of its veterans' trip next year. From Monday 4 July 2016 to...
Jul 4, 2016


Guest Video: The Cabbie Song (Take Me Home)
Check out this fabulous video from Melinda Hughes and Jeremy Limb of Kiss and Tell Cabaret. All 'click' proceeds from this YouTube video...
Jun 30, 2016
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