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Feb 9, 2017

Remembrance - the story of a rediscovered song

Below is a letter to the Taxi Charity from Roger Beets of the Airborne Commemoration Foundation in the Netherlands. It tells the remarkable story of a song entitled Remembrance, written in 1994 and then rediscovered recently... September 2016 Dear Dick, Last weekend we had two Jubilee concerts as closure of the 70th Jubilee Edition Year of the Airborne March. I am sure Frans has told you about it. During the concert a song was played called Remembrance. There is a great

Nov 18, 2016

WWII veterans gather for emotional film screening, Hastings Oberver

World War Two veterans enjoyed a screening of ‘Return of the Liberators’ and a singsong around the piano. The cinema was full, the audience diverse - people from nearby as well as many who had travelled from afar - and included local representatives from the Royal British Legion Hastings branch, the mayor of Hastings Councillor Judy Rogers, 80-year-old Andrea Goldsmith who had travelled from London especially wearing her father’s medals, and representatives of four generati

Nov 6, 2016

Press Release: Acts of Remembrance – Veterans who liberated France and Holland celebrate with an eve

WWII veterans who star in a heart-warming documentary about an extraordinary veterans’ charity road trip to The Netherlands, are reuniting for an evening of song and celebration in Sussex this weekend. The event, ‘Acts of Remembrance’ at the Kino-Teatr, St Leonards-on-sea includes a screening of Janet Hodgson’s film, Return of the Liberators, which documents a trip to Holland by over 100 war veterans in 2015 and is being shown as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science.

Oct 11, 2016

Acts of Remembrance - a screening and singsong, Kino Teatr, St Leonards on Sea - 6 November

On Sunday 6 November 2016, 'Return Of The Liberators', the documentary made by Janet Hodgson, our filmmaker-in-residence, will receive its official premiere. The screening will be followed by a sing-song around the piano with World War II veterans at the Kino Teatr, 43-53 Norman Road, St. Leonards-on-sea, TN38 0EQ . The event, which starts at 5pm, is part of the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Festival of Social Science. 'Return Of The Liberators' is a heart-war

Jul 16, 2016

Why the Taxi Charity has been nominated for a National Lottery Award: Fred Glover, WWII veteran (Vid

We are so proud to have been nominated for a National Lottery Award. We were nominated because of our 'Return Of The Liberators' trip to Arnhem in 2015, when 92 volunteer taxi drivers transported 120 WWII veterans plus their spouses or carers on a memorable five-day trip to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of The Netherlands. We want to give an idea of what we're about as a charity. Over the next ten days, we'll post a short video each day about the trip,

Jul 15, 2016

Why the Taxi Charity has been nominated for a National Lottery Award: James and Tom (Video 9/10)

Jul 14, 2016

Why the Taxi Charity has been nominated for a National Lottery Award: Dave and Stan (Video 8/10)

Jul 13, 2016

Why the Taxi Charity has been nominated for a National Lottery Award: Our war veterans love a singso

Jul 12, 2016

Why the Taxi Charity has been nominated for a National Lottery Award: Ozzie, London cabbie (Video 6/

Jul 11, 2016

Why the Taxi Charity has been nominated for a National Lottery Award: The Dutch love our veterans (V

Jul 10, 2016

Why the Taxi Charity has been nominated for a National Lottery Award: Des Paige, WWII veteran (Video

Jul 9, 2016

Why the Taxi Charity has been nominated for a National Lottery Award: Jim Moore, London cabbie (Vide

Jul 8, 2016

Why the Taxi Charity has been nominated for a National Lottery Award: Fast Eddie (Video 2/10)

Jul 7, 2016

Why the Taxi Charity has been nominated for a National Lottery Award: Our Collectors (Video 1/10)

Jun 14, 2016

In Memoriam: Roland John Dane

Roland Dane died on the 2nd February 2016 in his 91st year. He was a member of the 7th Battalion, Black Watch during WW2 and took part in all of the major action in north-west Europe from the D-day landings to the Rhine Crossing in March 1945. After completing his basic training at Queen’s Barracks in Perth he was posted to the 4th Battalion, Black Watch but was subsequently transferred to the 7th Battalion as a company carrier driver. His main role during the war was to ca

Jan 7, 2016

Fast Eddie's Blog: 2015 News Round-Up

Hello once again all you taxi troopers. Fast Eddie reporting in. Well, here we are. The new year is upon us, so I thought it would be a good time for a round-up of the charity's 2015. It has been a good year and the Taxi Charity has worked very hard to make it a successful year. Early in the year, members of the committee sat down with the officials of the Royal British Legion at their HQ in Southwark to discuss where and how our two charities could work together to support o

Jun 22, 2015

Taxi Charity presented with shield by The Glider Pilot Regiment Association

On Friday 19 June 2015, members of the Taxi Charity committee were invited to a special lunch at the Union Jack Club in London, where they were presented with a shield by The Glider Pilot Regiment Association. The shield was presented to Taxi Charity Chairman, Gary Belsey, by former glider pilot, Frank Ashleigh, as a thank you for taking a number of their veterans on the charity's recent Return of the Liberators trip to The Netherlands, as well as other veterans' outings. In

May 29, 2015

Spectacular photos from our recent Arnhem trip

Oranje Comité Heteren have just posted some stunning high resolution photos of our veterans, taken during the recent trip to Arnhem (2 - 6 May 2015). Click here to view the full gallery (approx. 300 photos). #Arnhem #ReturnoftheLiberators

May 29, 2015

Ted Rogers: Liberators Diary - 2 to 6 May 2015

War veteran, Ted Rogers (Merchant Navy), writes about the recent trip to the Netherlands from his perspective... The London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Veterans took 80 war veterans to the Netherlands from the 2nd of May to the 6th. This was the Return of the Liberators of 1945 - the forces which had taken part in the war and as a result the Netherlands was liberated from the scourge of the Nazis. In addition to the veterans, there were about 80 relatives and voluntee

May 27, 2015

Derek's Blog: Liberators Diary - 2 to 6 May 2015

The Taxi Charity's Assistant Secretary and Press Officer, Derek Leone, shares his diary from the recent trip to Arnhem (2 - 6 May 2015). Saturday 2 May 2015 At approx. 5pm, a number of taxis with their veterans began leaving The Union Jack Club in Waterloo for the journey to The Parkeston Railway Club in Harwich, and also to meet up with the rest of the taxis that had picked up their passengers from their homes. During the time at the club, the veterans made use of the bar an

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