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Navy veterans are guests of honour on HMS Queen Elizabeth, ITV News
A group of veterans have been guests of honour on board HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth. Among the group were five veterans who served...
Feb 28, 2020


The Coco Club raffles John Hammond original painting to raise £800 for the Taxi Charity
A charity raffle has been more successful than organisers ever could have imagined, with an incredible £800 raised for a worthy cause. To...
Feb 19, 2020


Taxi Charity takes veterans to Gennep for commemoration services
The Taxi Charity recently escorted a number of veterans to the Netherlands to take part in the 75th anniversary commemorations of the...
Feb 17, 2020


Chairman's Blog: 2019 Review
Last year was by far the busiest and most varied in our history. A year punctuated by historic and landmark anniversaries, ones which...
Feb 9, 2020


Cabbies for charity, OnRoute Magazine
Thank you to OnRoute magazine for their coverage of our veterans Christmas lunch at Millwall Football Club in their latest issue. Last...
Feb 9, 2020


Russell Square Cab Shelter is fundraising for Taxi Charity and six other London cab trade charities
Ever wondered where cabbies chill out, exchange anecdotes, share stories they’ve overheard in the back of their cab, warm up and have a...
Dec 13, 2019


'Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro' presents £18,000 to the Taxi Charity
After a yearlong epic fundraising challenge to lose weight and get fit, before attempting the gruelling ascent of Kilimanjaro, three...
Dec 12, 2019


Tom Schaffer receives Dutch Liberation Medal
On 5 December, WWII veteran Tom Schaffer was presented with the Dutch Liberation Medal at the Taxi Charity's annual Christmas lunch. The...
Dec 10, 2019


War veterans enjoy Christmas party at Millwall FC
The Taxi Charity was delighted to host its annual Christmas party for war veterans on 5 December. Veterans from WWII to Afghanistan...
Dec 10, 2019


Photos from our recent visit to Hyde Park Barracks
On 20 November 2019, volunteer drivers from the Taxi Charity escorted a number of veterans to Hyde Park Barracks (also known as...
Nov 21, 2019


WWII veterans interviewed at Imperial War Museum by RNRMC for short film about loneliness
On Friday 1 November, the Taxi Charity escorted four veterans to the Imperial War Museum (IWM) in London to be filmed by the Royal Navy...
Nov 3, 2019


Remembrance Sunday: We will remember them
Ahead of Sunday 10 November, we asked four veterans what Remembrance Sunday means to them. Frank Pendergast - Parachute Regiment "I think...
Nov 1, 2019


Chairman's Blog: A September to remember
The Taxi Charity organised two trips to the Netherlands during September 2019. The first was for the annual Airborne Walking March, known...
Oct 19, 2019


Taxi Charity escorts veterans to Airborne Wandeltocht 2019
In September 2019, volunteer cabbies from the Taxi Charity escorted a number of veterans to the Netherlands to take part in the Airborne...
Oct 19, 2019


Three London cabbies reach Kilimanjaro summit to raise thousands for war veterans
At 7.07 am on 3 October 2019, three London cabbies, collectively known as 'Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro' successfully climbed 19,340 feet to...
Oct 4, 2019


Prince Charles praises cab trade, TAXI magazine
Prince Charles praised the charitable work of the cab drivers when he met a much-loved taxi charity’s volunteers at the Ambassador of...
Oct 1, 2019


Taxi Charity chairman sends good luck message to fundraising Kilimanjaro cabbies
Today the Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro boys set off to Tanzania for the finale of their challenge - climbing Kilimanjaro! Here's a message from...
Sep 26, 2019


Taxi Charity meet HRH Prince Charles at ambassador's reception at Hartenstein Museum
On 21 September, we had the privilege of being invited to the Ambassador of Netherlands' reception at Hartenstein Museum. Our Chairman...
Sep 20, 2019


Taxi Charity to escort WWII veterans to Holland for 75th anniversary of Battle of Arnhem
This month, a group of proud London licensed taxi drivers will volunteer their time to take a group of WWII veterans to Holland for the...
Sep 15, 2019


Dave Allen, owner and editor of The Cab Driver Newspaper, has passed away
The Taxi Charity is deeply saddened to learn that Dave Allen, owner and editor of The Cab Driver Newspaper has passed away. Dave was...
Sep 2, 2019
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