The Glider Pilot Regiment Society were very grateful to the Taxi Charity for helping us out and getting Frank Ashleigh to the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on 28 October, so he could take part. Jane Barkway-Harney Chair Glider Pilot Regiment Society #FestivalofRemembrance #GliderPilotRegimentSociety

On Tuesday 26 February, Ian Parsons of the Taxi Charity escorted WWII veteran Frank Ashleigh (Glider Pilot Regiment) to Cranmore School in West Horsley, Surrey, to meet and speak with the children about his wartime experiences and his participation in the Battle of Arnhem. The visit was the idea of teacher-assistant Jane Barkway Harney, who is also chairperson of the Glider Pilot Regiment Society. Frank gave two thirty-minute talks after which the pupils (aged between 10 and