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...

Taxi Charity celebrates 70th anniversary with a Thank You party

On Sunday 7 October, the Taxi Charity thanked London cab drivers with a party at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The party - arranged for cab...

"Thank you for your kindness in driving us to Blenheim Palace" - Joan McLoughlin

Dear Mr Goodwin, I am writing on behalf of myself and my fellow Chelsea Pensioners to thank you and all the other London taxi drivers for...

A first-aider from Essex is training London’s iconic black cab drivers to help save lives

The recent London terror attacks have inspired Danny Hyde, from Loughton, to provide free first aid training for taxi drivers across the...

Photo Gallery: Veterans jump for Taxi Charity

On Thursday 10 August 2017, war veterans Ted Pieri, Fred Glover and Dick Carpenter (all 91), undertook tandem skydives with the Red...

100th skydive for Chelsea Pensioner along with WWII veterans, Fred and Ted

Chelsea Pensioner Mike Smith (68) will be swapping his scarlet uniform for a red jumpsuit when he joins two WWII heroes on a charity...

Fast Eddie's Blog: September 2016 Update

Hello again all you taxi troopers! Fast Eddie, your vice president, reporting in with a round-up of events over the last six months. At...

Meet the London cabbies taking war veterans on tailormade trips, The Telegraph

It is time for celebration at the Royal Chelsea Hospital. Wartime classics float around a handsome, wood-panelled room, as three smiling...

Volunteer drivers from the Taxi Charity will be escorting veterans around London for the 75th Annive

On Thursday 24 September 2015, volunteer black cab drivers from the Taxi Charity will be escorting war veterans around London for the...

Taxi Charity attends Greater London District Royal British Legion Annual Parade

The Greater London District Royal British Legion (RBL) held its annual parade in Richmond Town on the Sunday 13 September 2015. There...

Fast Eddie's Blog: News Round-Up

Hello again my taxi troopers, Just a quick update on events. We have taken a little break from our public collections - the last one took...

Taxi Charity Press Release: Black cab convoy honours veterans with seaside trip

Over one hundred kind-hearted London cabbies are switching off the meter to transport war veterans on a seaside trip to Worthing (on...

Derek's Blog: Founder's Day at Royal Hospital Chelsea

The Taxi Charity's Assistant Secretary and Press Officer, Derek Leone, shares his thoughts about this year's Founder's Day at Royal...

Taxi Charity to attend Founder's Day at Royal Hospital Chelsea

A number of Taxi Charity veterans and committee members have been invited to this year's Founder's Day at the Royal Hospital Chelsea on 4...

Roy Cadman receives the Légion d'honneur

Trooper Roy Cadman (3 Commando, Royal East Kent Regiment) received the 'Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur' from the French military...

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