TAXI CHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS

When the pandemic hit in March 2020, we were with veterans in The Netherlands and had to return early Dick: We are heading to The Netherlands for a short trip to meet with associations, museums, local government Schaffer, Dickie Forrester, Bill Gladden and Geoff Roberts will be joining us on the planning trip to The Netherlands The charity arranges free trips to the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, for acts of commemoration and

February 2022, at the grand old age of 102, Ray Whitwell joined the Taxi Charity on our trip to the Netherlands Ray landed in the Netherlands in September 1944 for Operation Market Garden where more than 600 gliders We will be returning to the Netherlands in May with Ray for the Dutch Liberation commemorations and will

been part of the Taxi Charity on trips to Normandy, will be joining the charity on our trip to the Netherlands The walk will take place in Oosterbeek in the Netherlands where in September 1944, the British 1st Airborne

Seb: In September, the Taxi Charity takes veterans to The Netherlands for the Operation Market Garden Chris: Our plan is to cycle 115k across The Netherlands then walk 40k to replicate the route taken by Chris: Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during WWII, fought in The Netherlands The Charity supports veterans who were in The Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden and, in challenge we will be carrying the ashes of much missed WWII veteran John Jeffries who often visited The Netherlands

In September 1944, his unit was sent to the Netherlands as part of 1st Airborne Division where they took In May 2022, Alec returned to the Netherlands with the Taxi Charity to participate in the Liberation I love hearing his war time stories from Africa, Italy and the Netherlands. And don’t worry - your place is booked for our next trip to the Netherlands in September.”

The Market Garden Foundation which aims to keep alive the memory of what Great Britain did for the Netherlands Frans: My name is Frans Ammerlaan, I’m 68 and I live in The Netherlands, five miles south of the Arnhem I work with the Taxi Charity to facilitate trips for WWII veterans to The Netherlands. What do the people of The Netherlands think of the Taxi Charity? Tell me about the special relationship between the Netherlands and the veterans?

of Operation Market Garden, an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the Netherlands

When they were in the Netherlands a day before the official reopening, in March 2020, to be the first They hadn't been to the Netherlands since then, but thanks to the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans

Tom was a regular on Taxi Charity trips across the UK, and to the Netherlands and Normandy, for over Next May, I will be travelling to the Netherlands with the Taxi Charity to celebrate the 75th anniversary

But only a small force reached the bridge at Arnhem, in the Netherlands, before they were overwhelmed

committee members, drivers and other volunteers, who each year help us bring our WWII veterans to the Netherlands ceases to amaze me and it has been so sad that it has not been possible to bring the veterans to the Netherlands We look forward to the return of better days and hope to return to the Netherlands in 2022 - proudly

Hannah then spoke with guests from the Netherlands: Hiljte Van Eck who was awarded a BEM for her work

Last year, Dad and I were delighted to travel to the Netherlands with the Taxi Charity and he so enjoyed Noel has asked if he can join us, in this our 75th anniversary year, when we take veterans back to the Netherlands

She used to regularly visit the Netherlands and stay with a Dutch family with her husband Bill who was After Bill’s death, some of her many friends in the Netherlands told us about Connie, who was a Combined ensure we can put everything in place so that Connie will be able to join us on our May trip to the Netherlands Goolistan: Connie really appreciates The Taxi Charity enabling her to visit the Netherlands. We are delighted that Connie wants to join us on our visit to the Netherlands for Dutch liberation in

delighted that Lieutenant Colonel Richard Piso, Military Attaché, from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Peter’s participation in Operation Market Garden, the Allied military operation fought in the Netherlands

Guests from the Netherlands included Martine Verhulst the Dutch Air Attaché, Els Schiltmans from the We were also delighted that so many of our special friends from the Netherlands joined us for this special

After a pause of two years, the Taxi Charity was finally able to revisit the Netherlands this March and Ray was more than happy to take up Arjan’s kind offer on his return to the Netherlands in May for the

Renkum, The Netherlands – The video with the message from the veterans in which they stated that they much prefer to be in the Netherlands with their friends, made a great impression.

the Second World War, tasked with stealthily landing troops and supplies in northern France and the Netherlands Market Garden Medal by Lt Col Richard Piso, who is Military Attaché at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Ron Johnson, took time out from his 100th birthday celebrations to say thank you to the people of the Netherlands