Some of our veterans and committee members made a rather long journey down to the Chalke Valley History Festival in Wiltshire on Saturday 27 June 2015 to support our veteran singing star Danny McCrudden, who was singing with The London Swing Orchestra at the Victory Ball in the evening. The veterans were picked up by our taxi drivers - who as usual volunteered their services - thanks again lads! We left London at 10:00am, headed for the Victoria & Albert pub in Netherhampton,

Blog by Janet Hodgson: Here are a few clips filmed during the Victory Party at the Chalke Valley History Festival, attended by the Taxi Charity, who transported several WW2 veterans to the event in Wiltshire on 27 June 2015. Music was provided by the Bombshell Belles and the wonderful London Swing Orchestra, with whom veteran Danny McCrudden sang a few numbers to the great delight of the crowd. The video features dancing by, amongst others, veterans Bill Parr and Peter Kent,

Blog by Janet Hodgson: Last Saturday, the London Taxi Benevolent Association for the War Disabled escorted a group of WW2 veterans, plus entourage, to the small but perfectly formed Chalke Valley History Festival in Wiltshire, where all things historical are celebrated and explored. It all came about following a chance meeting last year between myself and all-round WW2 expert and historian James Holland, who I told about the charity and how I’d been arranging events where the

On Saturday 27 June 2015, the Taxi Charity took a number of veterans to the Chalke Valley History Festival, ostensibly to see Danny McCrudden sing with the London Swing Orchestra, but also to hang out in the beer tent with TV celebrities and policitians! Committee member Dick Goodwin, and his wife, Susy, captured the event beautifully and we've uploaded the full set of photos to the Taxi Charity Flickr account. Here are a few of our favourite snaps! #ChalkeValleyHistoryFestiv

Watch 91 year old veteran, Danny McCrudden, sing at the Chalke Valley History Festival Victory Ball, accompanied by The London Swing Orchestra. #DannyMcCrudden #ChalkeValleyHistoryFestival #TheLondonSwingOrchestra

On Saturday 27 June 2015, a number of our veterans and committee members will be attending the Chalke Valley History Festival in Wiltshire to see our veteran singer Danny McCrudden sing with The London Swing Orchestra at the Victory Ball. Danny, a veteran of the Royal Navy's Pacific Fleet in World War Two, who will be 91 the next day, will be transported to the festival, along with some of his WWII comrades, in true British style in a small fleet of London Black Cabs, courtes