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Press Release: Veterans and committee members to skydive for the Taxi Charity
Two WWII veterans, Ted Pieri and Fred Glover (both aged 90), are undertaking a pair of tandem skydives to raise funds for the Taxi...
Aug 1, 2016
Taxi Charity in the press: News Shopper, 14 December 2015
Where do they get the energy?': Daredevil war veterans, all over 90, take flight thanks to Erith man's donation An 89-year-old daredevil...
Dec 14, 2015
Press Release: Parachuting octogenarian helps veterans to find their wings
An 89 year-old World War II veteran who undertook a charity parachute jump has raised money to help other veterans take flight. Edward...
Dec 13, 2015
Taxi Charity in the press: Bexley Times, 11 December 2015
89-year-old Erith war veteran raises £1700 for Taxi Charity after parachute jump Edward ‘Ted’ Pieri, who turns 90 next May, jumped from a...
Dec 11, 2015
Taxi Charity in the press: Kent Online, 29 September 2015
Click here for the full story: www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/ted-89-leaps-from-plane-43924/ #TedPieri #RedDevils
Sep 29, 2015
Press Release: WW2 veteran completes parachute jump at the age of 89
An 89 year-old World War 2 veteran has undertaken a parachute jump for charity, 70 years after first gaining his wings. Edward ‘Ted'...
Sep 25, 2015
Octogenarian Ted plans parachute jump to raise funds for Taxi Charity
An 89 year-old war veteran is raising money for the London Taxi Benevolent Association For War Disabled - also known as the Taxi Charity...
Sep 16, 2015
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