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London cabbies secure future of Tanzanian orphanage
Four fundraising cab drivers have secured the future of a Tanzanian orphanage with £2,000 to help to buy the land the home is built on...
Aug 16, 2022


Taxi Charity escorts WWII veterans to RNRMC event
On Tuesday 2 August, the Taxi Charity was delighted to join the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) at their 'Summer in the City'...
Aug 7, 2022


Downton resident jumps for veterans
Malcolm Dean, 76, from Downton near Salisbury has raised £3,700 for the Taxi Charity The Taxi Charity was delighted to receive a donation...
Aug 7, 2022


'Market Garden Challenge' aims to raise £10k for veterans
This September, two Taxi Charity volunteers plan to cycle 115km across the Netherlands on WWII gearless bikes and then walk 40km to...
Jul 27, 2022


Surrey village maintains 74 year tradition for Taxi Charity
The small village of South Holmwood, near Dorking, has been welcoming London cab drivers and veterans every summer since 1948. One couple...
Jul 7, 2022


The veterans return to Worthing in our iconic black cabs
On 5 July 2022, after a break for the past two summers, 60 black cabs once again made the journey from London to Worthing with a group of...
Jul 5, 2022


Taxi Charity takes 24 veterans to British Normandy Memorial
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans was delighted to take the biggest group yet of veterans to the British Normandy Memorial This...
Jun 21, 2022


Taxi Charity escorts group of veterans to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations
London cab drivers who volunteer for the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans took a group of 24 veterans to Normandy for six days for the...
Jun 14, 2022


Chairman's Blog: Taxi Charity volunteers enjoy afternoon tea at Buckingham Palace
It’s been a year since the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans won the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. It was a very proud, historic...
May 22, 2022


Taxi Charity attends First In, Last Out: The Last Men of The 6th Airborne Division exhibition
On Friday 20 May, volunteers from the Taxi Charity attended the opening of the First In, Last Out: The Last Men of The 6th Airborne...
May 21, 2022


Dick Goodwin interviewed by Sam Harris from CVFM
Taxi Charity vice president, Dick Goodwin, was recently interviewed by Sam Harris from CVFM Radio. Dick and Sam talk about the charity's...
May 18, 2022


TAXI interviews volunteer cabbies
As the cabbies and veterans assembled at Harwich on 2 May for their ferry crossing to the Hook of Holland, Taxi interviewed some of the...
May 16, 2022


WWII veterans honoured in Dutch Liberation Parade
On 5 May 2022, 25 veterans were applauded as they led the Dutch Liberation Parade through the streets of Wageningen The veterans were...
May 9, 2022


Taxi Charity takes veterans on roadtrip to the Netherlands for Liberation Day celebrations
The Taxi Charity is delighted to be able to escort 25 veterans and their carers to the Netherlands for the Liberation Day celebrations....
Apr 30, 2022


Fundraising cab drivers to row the Atlantic
A group of four fundraising London cab drivers plan to row 3,200 miles across the Atlantic to raise £12,000 for charity In 2023, a group...
Mar 7, 2022


Arnhem veterans return to the Netherlands
The Taxi Charity took a small group of veterans to the Netherlands over the weekend of 24 - 27 February to visit the Airborne Museum....
Feb 28, 2022


Cab driver trains as Army Reservist
TAXI talks to London cab driver and Taxi Charity volunteer, Seb Philp. Last time we spoke, you told us about completing the Three Peaks...
Feb 22, 2022


WWII veteran Roy Maxwell celebrates his 100th birthday
Volunteers from the Taxi Charity joined Roy Maxwell and his family and friends on Sunday 20 February to celebrate his 100th birthday. The...
Feb 21, 2022


A big thank you to Ubiquitous for our new livery
The Taxi Charity has a new stylish livery thanks to the generosity of Ubiquitous, who created the design and wrapped the cabs without...
Feb 7, 2022


Taxi Charity receives Charity Today James E Smith Special Recognition Award
In September 2021, the Taxi Charity was announced as one of 20 finalists in the 2021 Charity Today Awards. The Charity Today Awards is a...
Jan 21, 2022
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