We have been talking to our veterans about how they will mark Remembrance Sunday this year, as the usual events in London are dramatically scaled back The government has taken the decision that due to the pandemic and in light of the risks posed, while the annual Service of Remembrance at The Cenotaph will still take place, neither veteran participation through the March Past nor public spectators will be possible this year. Vic Needham-Crofton, 87, from Greenford, would norm

Every November, for over 30 years, Alec Borrie (96) from Slade Green has attended the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey. Sadly this year will be very different... Every November since 1928, the Royal British Legion has established a Field of Remembrance in the grounds of Westminster Abbey. The field is a sea of remembrance crosses with scarlet poppies – a symbol of remembrance and a tribute to the memory of ex-service men and women. For decades, 1st SAS, WWII veteran

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

Some of our volunteer black cab drivers were featured on pages 8 and 9 of the November issue of OnRoute magazine in an article about Poppy Cabs on Remembrance Sunday. Click here to view PDF of November issue of OnRoute. #OnRoutemagazine #RemembranceSunday #PoppyCabs

London’s taxis will once again be providing a FREE taxi shuttle service for veterans going to and from the Cenotaph Service on 12 November 2017. This service, offered by members of the taxi trade, is extremely popular with veterans. Funded entirely by the drivers themselves, this is seen as a highlight of the taxi trade year when taxi drivers make a special effort to pay back part of the debt owed to the veterans old and young. Taxis are provided on a ‘turn up and go’ service