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WWII veterans sing to celebrate Forces’ Sweetheart’s 100th birthday
Second World War heroes will serenade theatre-goers with iconic wartime songs such as We’ll Meet Again, The White Cliffs of Dover and...
Mar 18, 2017


Collectors' lunch at RAF Club
Today we organised a lunch at The Royal Air Force Club for our veteran collectors to say a huge thank you for the wonderful fundraising...
Feb 9, 2017


Photos from our Back To The Beaches launch event at The King's Arms, Keston
On Sunday 22 January 2017, the Taxi Charity held an informal launch event for its Back To The Beaches veterans' trip to Normandy. We are...
Jan 23, 2017


In Memoriam: Bert Smith (8 June 1920 - 21 November 2016)
We sadly lost another of our veteran collectors on 21 November 2016. Bert's funeral was held at All Saints Church in Sanderstead on 5...
Jan 17, 2017


In Memoriam: Lt General Ted Meines
Lt General Royal Artillery (ret) Ted Meines, who passed away on Christmas Eve, never stopped thanking the Allies for his, and the people...
Jan 2, 2017


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


Photos from 'Acts of Remembrance' evening at Kino Teatr, St Leonards
A huge thank you to photographer Russell Jacobs for snapping our veterans at the 'Acts of Remembrance' evening on Sunday 6 November. They...
Nov 10, 2016


Acts of Remembrance - a screening and singsong, Kino Teatr, St Leonards on Sea - 6 November
On Sunday 6 November 2016, 'Return Of The Liberators', the documentary made by Janet Hodgson, our filmmaker-in-residence, will receive...
Oct 11, 2016


Taxi Charity to attend 'A Night To Remember' on 10 November
Taxi Charity committee members and veterans will be attending 'A Night To Remember - Words and Music for Remembrance'. The evening,...
Oct 11, 2016


A song from late war veteran Jim, Blackpool Gazette
Footage of a Blackpool war veteran will form part of a drivethrough art exhibition in central London this weekend. Film-maker Janet...
Oct 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


Meet the London cabbies taking war veterans on tailormade trips, The Telegraph
It is time for celebration at the Royal Chelsea Hospital. Wartime classics float around a handsome, wood-panelled room, as three smiling...
Sep 1, 2016


London taxi organisation for war disabled crowned UK's best charity, Evening Standard
The London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled charity has been crowned the UK's best voluntary organisation, following a public...
Aug 28, 2016


Two 90-year-old World War II veterans parachute into field where one was shot down 72 years ago, Peo
More than 70 years ago, Fred Glover was a member of the British Airborne Division in World War II when his glider was hit by...
Aug 26, 2016


Pair of 90-year-old D-Day veterans make tandem parachute jump for charity - five days after jumping
Two 90-year-old D-Day veterans made their second tandem parachute jump in just five days - with one landing on the battlefield he was...
Aug 26, 2016
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