News & Updates

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

The Taxi Charity was delighted to host its annual Christmas party for war veterans on 5 December. Veterans from WWII to Afghanistan...

THE TAXI CHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS It was well worth being shot at to join this happy band, The taxi driver’s charity, the finest in...

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

WWII veteran Frank Pendergast thanks the Taxi Charity for picking him up from home and taking him to the Remembrance Sunday...

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...

Ahead of Sunday 10 November, we asked four veterans what Remembrance Sunday means to them. Frank Pendergast - Parachute Regiment "I think...

The Taxi Charity organised two trips to the Netherlands during September 2019. The first was for the annual Airborne Walking March, known...

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

Beautifully photographed portraits of WWII veteran will be on display at The 3945 Portraits Project exhibition at the Soldiers of...

Frank Ashleigh, aged 94, was recently interviewed by Forces Radio about his involvement in Operation Market Garden, when he was the...

Veteran Ray Whitwell, from Malton, who celebrated his 100th birthday in March, took to the skies in a glider during a visit to Holland....

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...

On 9 July, Chelsea Pensioner Mike Smith did a tandem skydive with the Red Devils, marking his 100th parachute jump! He was escorted to...

The Taxi Charity threw a 100th birthday party for WWII veterans George Parsons and Jeffrey Haward at the Union Jack Club on 15 August...

Great photos from the 100th birthday party at the Union Jack Club we organised for Jeffrey Haward, Ray Whitwell and George Parsons......

Three veterans will be guests of the Taxi Charity at a lunch on 15 August to celebrate their 100th birthdays On 15 August, the 74th...

This September, a fleet of London licenced black cabs will travel to Arnhem with eight Operation Market Garden veterans for Airborne...

On Saturday 22 June, a fleet of London taxis, driven by volunteer cabbies, took veterans from London and the South East to the Home Front...

I have no idea how my predecessors felt when they began their time as chairman of this wonderful charity. However, I doubt the momentous...