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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


WWII Wren attends Liberation Day services in the Netherlands
A WWII veteran was a guest of honour at services in the Netherlands, marking the country’s freedom from Nazi rule. Connie visited the...
May 13, 2022


WWII veteran, Major Edwin ‘Ted’ Hunt MVO, honoured in the Netherlands
Major Ted Hunt’s contribution to the building of the longest floating Bailey bridge of WWII was celebrated in Gennep on 11 May Major Ted...
May 13, 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


103-year-old WWII veteran takes to the skies in the Netherlands
Veteran Ray Whitwell enjoyed a flight in a glider on 3 May over the skies of Arnhem where he fought during World War II. Ray...
May 3, 2022


WWII veteran Connie Bateman finds a new home, TAXI
Connie, who was a Combined Ops WREN, moves to Royal Star & Garter. The Taxi Charity has been supporting veterans and their loved ones...
May 2, 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


Marie Scott: Celebration of a WWII member, The Wren
We were delighted to read this wonderful article in The Wren magazine about WWII veteran and member of the Taxi Charity family, Marie...
Apr 29, 2022


WWII veteran may miss liberation event over passport delays, Evening Standard
A 97-year-old Second World War hero caught up in the passport crisis fears he will be forced to miss an “important” trip to Holland to...
Apr 27, 2022


WWII veteran paints famous care home cat, TAXI
WWII veteran, Bill Gladden, who is 98-years-old, lives in Suffolk and recently joined the Taxi Charity on a visit to the Netherlands. On...
Apr 19, 2022


Veterans attend the 77th anniversary of Operation Varsity
The Taxi Charity was delighted to attend the event to commemorate the 77th anniversary of Operation Varsity at Markshall Estate, in...
Mar 25, 2022


WWII veteran celebrates his 102nd birthday
Major Edwin ‘Ted’ Hunt MVO from Worthing will be celebrating his 102nd birthday on 23 March 2022. Edwin 'Ted' Hunt MVO is a British...
Mar 22, 2022


WWII veteran Ernie Davis enjoys a birthday lunch with the Taxi Charity
Three Taxi Charity volunteers took WWII Royal Navy veteran Ernie Davis from Hornchurch out for lunch to celebrate his 97th birthday on 18...
Mar 21, 2022


The Taxi Charity pays tribute to Roy Doug Miller, 98, who died on 12 March
Roy 'Doug' Miller from Wallington, who recently moved in with his daughter in Kenley, Croydon had two daughters and was a very popular...
Mar 16, 2022


The Taxi Charity pays tribute to WWII veteran, Jeff Haward
WWII veteran, Jeff Haward MM, who fought from Dunkirk to D-Day, died on 3 March aged 102 Jeff Haward was born in Finchley in 1919; he had...
Mar 11, 2022


WWII veteran, Ray Whitwell, celebrates his 103rd birthday
On 17 March, WWII veteran, Ray Whitwell, from Malton, North Yorkshire will be 103. He will celebrate his birthday with his daughter,...
Mar 10, 2022


Veterans on the move, TAXI
At last, after a two-year break, the Taxi Charity can take veterans to the continent once again... TAXI spoke to Dick Goodwin, Vice...
Mar 8, 2022


Veterans impressed by the 'new' Airborne Museum, renkum.nieuws.nl
The veterans escorted to Arnhem for a planning trip with the Taxi Charity appeared in the Dutch press... Translation Text from Dutch...
Mar 1, 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


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
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