On Friday 19 June, the Taxi Charity said goodbye to one of its much-loved WWII veterans, Frank Pendergast Frank Pendergast, 94, 7th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, who lived in Eltham, died on 30 May 2020. His funeral was held on 19 June at Eltham Crematorium. Due to social distancing restrictions, the Taxi Charity veterans, volunteers and committee members were unable to attend the service so they made a guard of honour and arranged for two buglers to line the route to the

Last night, Bill Gladden celebrated his 96th birthday with fellow WWII veterans Harry Rawlins and Frank Pendergast, and a host of friends who all enjoyed a lovely Italian meal at Il Vesuvio in Bexley. A great time was had by all. Many thanks to Taxi Charity treasurer, Seb Philp, for organising the special get-together for Bill. #BillGladden #HarryRawlins #FrankPendergast #SebPhilp

WWII veteran Frank Pendergast thanks the Taxi Charity for picking him up from home and taking him to the Remembrance Sunday commemorations in London. #frankpendergast #bfbsradio #remembrancesunday

Ahead of Sunday 10 November, we asked four veterans what Remembrance Sunday means to them. Frank Pendergast - Parachute Regiment "I think about the friends I lost in WWII throughout the year, but on Remembrance Sunday, I am heartened to know that the whole country is united in remembering those we lost." How do you spend the day? "I am so blessed that the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans arranges for me to be picked up from home to take me in a taxi to London to join fellow

On October 7 last year, at the Royal Hospital party, we rashly thought it would be a good idea to jump out of a perfectly serviceable aeroplane and do a tandem parachute jump to raise funds for the charity. We readily admit our bravado was fuelled by alcohol but were true to our word and despite the jump being cancelled twice due to bad weather we finally made it to July 9, and a date with The Red Devils at Old Sarum Airfield in Wiltshire. We were given clear, simple instruct

On Thursday 7 March, on the last day of the Taxi Charity's planning trip for D-Day 75, veterans Frank Pendergast, Fred Glover and Bill Gladden visited Collège Saint-Louis in Cabourg for a Q&A. Frank, Fred and Bill answered questions from two classes and went down a storm with the teenagers. The previous day, the trio had attended a press conference and did TV interviews at the Pegasus Bridge Museum, enjoying a singsong between interviews. A family visiting the museum were del

The Taxi Charity has organised a four day planning trip to Normandy ahead of its veterans' trip next year. From Monday 4 July 2016 to Thursday 7 July 2016, three members of the Taxi Charity committee, along with seven veterans, will be making a tour of the area to recce next June's trip, which will involve some 80 taxis and 130+ veterans. Dick Goodwin, Ian Parsons and Terry Ward (aka Barking Bill) have the pleasure of escorting veterans Geoff Pattinson, Fred Glover, Bill Glad