A Shooters Hill World War Two veteran is fundraising for a taxi charity that arranges free outings for ex-soldiers. Geoffrey Pattinson, 92, who served in the 9th Parachute Battalion, regularly collects for the London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled, a charity run by London cab drivers who take injured ex-soldiers on trips. Mr Pattinson was awarded the Legion d’Honneur, the highest decoration in France, for his part in the liberation of the country. He said:

A charity led by cab drivers who support London’s war veterans is appealing for public votes in the finals of this year’s National Lottery Awards. The London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled – known as the Taxi Charity – has beaten off stiff competition from over 600 organisations to reach the public voting stage in the annual awards to find the UK’s favourite lottery-funded projects. The Taxi Charity, which is run almost entirely by current or retired London cabb

YOUR VETERANS NEED YOU! The Taxi Charity is appealing for your votes as it strives to get national recognition for our veterans disabled in war, on BBC One in this year’s National Lottery Awards. The project beat off stiff competition from over 600 organisations to reach the public voting stage in this year’s National Lottery Awards – the annual search for the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects. The London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled (aka Taxi Charity) is