News & Updates

National Lottery Press Release: Taxi Charity named as finalist in 2016 National Lottery Awards

YOUR VETERANS NEED YOU! The Taxi Charity is appealing for your votes as it strives to get national recognition for our veterans disabled...

Fast Eddie's Blog: Liberators Diary - 4 May 2015 (Day 3)

We were up early for breakfast at 7:00am. After breakfast we had to go through the loading up procedure once again - 95 taxis and 300...

Fast Eddie's Blog: Liberators Diary - 3 May 2015 (Day 2)

Refreshed and rested, we disembarked at 8:30am and formed a convoy on the quay. The Dutch national police then took charge of us, guiding...

Fast Eddie's Blog: Liberators Diary - 2 May 2015 (Day 1)

Hello again all of you wonderful people out there who helped our Taxi Charity to achieve our financial target and enabled us to take our...

Taxi Charity in the press: de Gelderlander - 29 April to 4 May 2015

Our veterans' trip to Arnhem might not have featured in the British press (aside from a piece in the Evening Standard), but it certainly...

Return of the Liberators: First set of photos from Netherlands trip

On 2 May 2015, 80 London taxis took 160 veterans to Arnhem to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dutch liberation. We have our first...

Taxi Charity in the press: Evening Standard - 6 May 2015

The Evening Standard ran a story about our veterans' trip to Arnhem (2-6 May 2015). London taxi drivers honour WW2 heroes with trip to...

Return of the Liberators: Trip Itinerary

On 2 May 2015, 80 volunteer London taxi drivers will drive 160+ WWII veterans and their carers to Arnhem to join the Dutch people in...

Taxi Charity News: Check out our five-page article in Legion magazine

This month, the Taxi Charity features in a five-page article in Legion magazine, the official magazine of The Royal British Legion. Click...

Taxi Charity News: Holland Update

Our committee members have been busy dotting the i's and crossing the t's for our veterans trip to the Netherlands on 2 May 2015. Our...

Fast Eddie's Blog: Collections Update

Hello my taxi troopers. First many thanks, yet again, to our team of collectors. We had two great days at London Bridge on 9 April and at...

Taxi Charity News: New Facebook page for Return of the Liberators trip

We've set up a dedicated Facebook page for the Return Of The Liberators 1945-2015 campaign that we're currently collecting for. In May...

Fast Eddie's Blog: Collections Update

Hello again, Fast Eddie reporting in with a news update. Well, my dear readers, don’t think for one moment because I have not posted on...

Netherlands 2015: We plan to take 160 WWII veterans to The Netherlands in May 2015

In May 2015, the London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled will be taking 160 WWII veterans to The Netherlands in 80 taxis. If...

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