News & Updates

Taxi Charity gathers to say farewell to 100-year-old veteran, George Parsons

Representatives from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans joined family and friends on Friday 17 July 2020 to pay their respects at the...

Veterans mark the 80th anniversary of the evacuation of Dunkirk

WWII veterans Jeff Haward, Ray Whitwell and Eric Taylor were in France in late May and early June 1940 with the British Expeditionary...

Cabbie volunteers for over sixty years, TAXI

London Cabbie, Joseph Theodore, 82, from Muswell Hill, began volunteering for the Taxi Charity in 1958 when he took two veterans in his...

The Berlin Airlift, RAF Association Air Mail Magazine

In May 2019, the Taxi Charity escorted a group of nonagenarian RAF veterans to Berlin for the 70th anniversary celebrations of the Berlin...

Prince Charles praises cab trade, TAXI magazine

Prince Charles praised the charitable work of the cab drivers when he met a much-loved taxi charity’s volunteers at the Ambassador of...

Taxi Charity meet HRH Prince Charles at ambassador's reception at Hartenstein Museum

On 21 September, we had the privilege of being invited to the Ambassador of Netherlands' reception at Hartenstein Museum. Our Chairman...

Charity news, OnRoute Magazine

TFL's OnRoute magazine recently featured an article about the Taxi Charity and our 70th anniversary party at The Royal Hospital... On...

Taxi Charity organises day trip to Harwich to celebrate retirement of loyal supporter of the charity

On Thursday 22 November, the Taxi Charity organised a day trip to Harwich to celebrate the retirement of Paul Newbiggin, after 41 years...

Do you know a WWII veteran?

We are looking for WWII veterans to join us for trips and outings in the UK and to France and Holland. Veterans and a carer will be...

Taxi Charity escorts veterans to Field of Remembrance memorial garden at Westminster Abbey

Every November, a Field of Remembrance memorial garden is opened close to Westminster Abbey. The Taxi Charity takes veterans to this...

Press Release: Seventieth annual day trip to Worthing for WWII veterans

Every year since 1948, the Taxi Charity has been bringing veterans to Worthing for the day to spend time with their friends and comrades...

Taxi Charity invited to attend Charity Reception at 10 Downing Street

Dick Goodwin, vice president of the Taxi Charity, attended a reception at 10 Downing Street today with Rob Wilson MP and Karen Bradley MP...

National Lottery Press Release: Taxi Charity shines on TV as they receive National Lottery Award

The London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled Charity, aka the Taxi Charity, will celebrate their recognition as the nation’s...

London's war heroes and taxi drivers named UK's best voluntary/charity project, Lottery Good

Strictly star Katie Derham was taken for a spin as she presented them with their National Lottery Awards trophy The London Taxi...

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