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4 days ago

WWII veteran Marie Scott on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman

Listen to WWII veteran, Marie Scott, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Marie was 17...

Jun 14

Dunstable D-Day hero receives Légion d’Honneur on anniversary of Normandy invasion, Luton Today

WWII veteran Doug Baldwin, of the 6th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers, was presented with the Légion d’Honneur, the highest...

Jun 8

WWII veterans delighted as British Normandy Memorial opens

On the 77th anniversary of D-Day, volunteer London cab drivers took a large group of WWII veterans to the National Memorial Arboretum to...

Jun 5

D-Day 77 National Memorial Arboretum Itinerary

4 - 7 June 2021 The weekend of the 5 and 6 of June is the 77th anniversary of the WWII D-Day landings. We would normally take a group of...

Jun 5

Veterans to attend D-Day landings memorial service at the National Memorial Arboretum, TAXI

When the outbreak of the pandemic required the Taxi Charity to return early from an event with WWII veterans in The Netherlands in March...

Jun 4

WWII veterans visit the Battlefield Line

On Saturday 5 June, a group of WWII veterans were invited to enjoy an afternoon on the Normandy Flyer steam train on the Battlefield...

Jun 3

Major Ted Hunt and Ian Parsons interviewed on BBC Radio Leicester

Ahead of the Taxi Charity trip to the Battlefield Line on Saturday 5 June and to the National Memorial Arboretum for the 77th anniversary...

Apr 29

WWII veteran Harry Bailey, master of the collection bucket, dies aged 99

The Taxi Charity lost another of its family yesterday when WWII veteran Harry Bailey, who was to many the face of the charity, died in...

Apr 25

The Taxi Charity supports veterans from all conflicts

Many people think that the Taxi Charity only supports veterans from WWII, but the charity promotes the wellbeing of veterans from all...

Apr 10

101-year-old former Queen’s Bargemaster recalls joking with duke

A 101-year-old veteran and former Queen’s Bargemaster has shared his memories of the late Duke of Edinburgh, recalling their jokes and...

Apr 8

Deep sadness as the Duke of Edinburgh dies

The Taxi Charity has very special memories of the kindness and warmth Prince Philip showed veterans at their event in Worthing in 1979....

Mar 22

The Taxi Charity reflects on the past 12 months

When the UK went into the first Coronavirus lockdown on 20 March 2020, no one could have predicted that a year later the country would...

Mar 9

WWII veteran Geoff Pulzer has passed away, aged 97

The Taxi Charity was sad to hear that WWII veteran, Geoff Pulzer, a much-loved member of the Taxi Charity family, died on 2 March 2021 in...

Mar 1

100-year-old WWII veteran, Eric Taylor BEM, has passed away

The Taxi Charity was saddened to hear that WWII veteran Eric Alexander Taylor BEM from Helston in Cornwall passed away on 21 February...

Feb 26

Veteran Roy Nash talks to TAXI

RAF veteran, Roy Nash, 89, wanted a platform to say a few things to London cabbies and the Mayor of London... Salt of the earth heroes "I...

Feb 22

100-year-old WWII veteran John Sleep has passed away

The Taxi Charity was saddened to hear that WWII veteran, Ernest John Sleep, died at his home on 18 February 2021 Born in 1921, Ernest...

Feb 22

WWII veteran and London cabbie form great friendship

WWII veteran, Ron Johnson, and London cabbie, Peter Carey, met through the Taxi Charity and have become great friends Peter Carey has...

Feb 14

WWII veteran, John Clarke, interviewed on talkRADIO on Valentine's Day

On Sunday 14 February, WWII veteran John Clarke MBE was interviewed by John Nicolson on talkRADIO about his wartime brief encounter at St...

Feb 11

Taxi Charity spreads a little love this Valentine's

Love is in the air for veterans - the Taxi Charity has been spreading a little love this February with a specially designed Valentine's...

Jan 27

WWII veteran receives Coronavirus injection

On 24 January 2021, WWII Royal Navy veteran, Ernie Davis, aged 95, received his Coronavirus vaccination in Romford, Essex Taxi Charity...

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