500 Not Out, TAXI!
For the five hundredth edition, TAXI spoke to five veterans whose combined age is 500 about what London cabbies mean to them. Volunteer...
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News & Updates
- Sep 2, 2021
Video: The heroes of Operation Market Garden - A message to the Netherlands
As the Taxi Charity was unable to take veterans to the Netherlands to attend this year's Battle of Arnhem commemorations, Roger Beets,...
- Aug 30, 2021
D-Day veteran from Islington dies, aged 96
The Taxi Charity was saddened to receive the news that one of our longest serving veterans, Ken Watts, had passed away on 22 August Ken...
- Aug 12, 2021
The 76th anniversary of VJ Day: Two veterans share their stories
August 15 is the anniversary of the surrender of Japan, known as VJ Day. WWII veterans Roy ‘Doug’ Miller and Alfie ‘Fred’ Lee were both...
- Aug 3, 2021
WWII veteran receives Dutch Liberation Medal
On 4 August 2021, WWII veteran, Walter Gordon Knight, was presented with the 'Thank You Liberators' medal by Military and Air Attaché,...
- Aug 2, 2021
WWII veteran John Clarke on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, John Clarke, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. John talks...
- Aug 1, 2021
WWII veteran Ron Johnson on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, Ron Johnson, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Ron talks...
- Aug 1, 2021
WWII veteran sets new go karting record at Capital Karts in Barking
WWII veteran, Jim Knox (97), attended a Taxi Charity event and surprised everyone when he decided that instead of supporting the younger...
- Jul 17, 2021
WWII veteran Fred Lee on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, Fred Lee, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Fred, aged 95,...
- Jun 29, 2021
Veteran celebrates his 100th birthday by climbing over the O2
On 30 June, veteran Harry White celebrated his 100th birthday by climbing over the dome of famed London landmark, the O2. Veteran Harry...
- Jun 26, 2021
WWII veteran Major Ted Hunt on Connect Forces with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman
Listen to WWII veteran, Major Ted Hunt, on Connect Forces on Great British Radio with Andy Reid, Linda Lusardi and Mike Osman. Major Ted...
- Jun 25, 2021
A tribute to WWII veteran, Harry Bailey
This wonderful video, filmed and edited by Joe Cartwright and Jon Cox, is a tribute to Harry Bailey, master of the collection bucket, who...
- Jun 20, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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...
- Jun 2, 2021
With the D-Day veterans, Echo Magazine
Nathalie Varnière, our French Co-ordinator, has taken the time to translate this impressive seven-page article by Guilherme Ringuenet in...
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