TAXI CHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS

Fifteen cabs driven by Taxi Charity volunteers took a group of veterans to the Netherlands for Dutch Liberation The London-based Taxi Charity has been taking veterans to the Netherlands for Dutch Liberation Brian Heffernan, London taxi driver and chairman of the Taxi Charity, said: "Our trips to the Netherlands

The Taxi Charity took a small group of veterans to the Netherlands over the weekend of 24 - 27 February museum visit was originally planned for 2020 when the charity volunteers and veterans arrived in the Netherlands Dick Goodwin, vice president of the Taxi Charity, said: "It has been two years since we were in the Netherlands The people of the Netherlands always give us the warmest welcome and everywhere we go people from each Commemorations Foundation, The Airborne Museum, Airborne Wandeltocht, The 4-5 May Committee and the Royal Netherlands

(96), became the first female veteran to light the Flame of Liberation at midnight on 4 May in the Netherlands In the Netherlands, 4 May is the Dutch day of remembrance, followed by a public holiday on the 5 May invited to sit with dignitaries, including Joanna Roper, His Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands Heffernan, London taxi driver and chairman of the Taxi Charity, said: "We have had a superb trip to the Netherlands

August, volunteer cabbies from the Taxi Charity escorted a number of veterans and their carers to the Netherlands

A WWII veteran was a guest of honour at services in the Netherlands, marking the country’s freedom from She made the visit to the Netherlands ahead of Dementia Action Week, which runs from 16-22 May. supports residents to live life to the full, and staff were delighted to help Connie return to the Netherlands The Taxi Charity took veterans to the Liberation Day services in the Netherlands During the four-day Surbiton Home Manager Helena Maher said: “Visits to the Netherlands to commemorate WWII have been such

Also to other places in the Netherlands where they fought, Belgium and/ or France. to the 80th anniversary of Market Garden in 2024 and the third, from 80 years of liberation in the Netherlands They are completely dependent on donations to pay for veterans’ international travels to the Netherlands

Four London cab drivers, who volunteer for the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, travelled to the Netherlands Charity took veterans Don Turrell, Mervyn Kersh, Les Hammond, Tom Schaffer and John Pinkerton to the Netherlands On the Saturday, they attended a reception hosted by the British Ambassador to the Netherlands Joanna Euesden, London cab driver and volunteer for the Taxi Charity, said: "We had an excellent weekend in the Netherlands years, the Market Garden Foundation has been organising the Dutch side of Taxi Charity trips to the Netherlands

Arjan Vrieze offered to take him up in a glider at the Gelderse Gliding Club during his visit to the Netherlands Glider pilot Arjan said: "When Ray visited the Netherlands with the Taxi Charity in March, I was honoured Ray Whitwell who served with the Royal Army Service Corps landed in the Netherlands in September 1944 As part of the Taxi Charity visit to the Netherlands, Ray and other WWII veterans will be taking part vice president of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, said: "After not being able to travel to the Netherlands

As the Taxi Charity was unable to take veterans to the Netherlands to attend this year's Battle of Arnhem

The Taxi Charity is delighted to be able to escort 25 veterans and their carers to the Netherlands for

Dick and Sam talk about the charity's recent veterans' trip to the Netherlands, and the wonderfully warm

of WWII was celebrated in Gennep on 11 May Major Ted Hunt MVO (102), from Worthing, was taken to the Netherlands The Taxi Charity has brought Ted back to the Netherlands on many occasions, and it was an absolute pleasure obstacles", so that the longest floating Bailey bridge of WWII could be constructed at Gennep in the Netherlands

Charity for Military Veterans was delighted to take 103-year-old Arnhem veteran Ray Whitwell to the Netherlands Ray flew over to the Netherlands in a Glider carrying a jeep and a trailer packed with ammunition and to 19 September 2022, he joined a group of volunteer cab drivers and veterans who travelled to the Netherlands View more photos from the trip Ray says of his time in the Netherlands in 1944: "We went nine days without Frans Ammerlaan from The Market Garden Foundation, who coordinates Taxi Charity visits to the Netherlands

Joanna Roper CMG, His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, has met with the Taxi Charity on several Ambassador, Deputy Ambassador Keith Allan and Lt Col Piers Strudwick, British Defence Attaché to the Netherlands It was a fabulous way to kick off our long weekend in the Netherlands for the annual Airborne March and black cab drivers from the Taxi Charity at the residence in The Hague, as part of their trip to the Netherlands Their experiences are an important part of the rich and historic relationship between the UK and the Netherlands

At 97 years old, it is some undertaking to get me to the Netherlands, and the charity got me there However, attending this event, celebrating liberation with the people of the Netherlands, I met many Roy Smith I would like to thank everyone involved in the Taxi Charity for making our trip to the Netherlands

The Taxi Charity recently escorted a number of veterans to the Netherlands for the 2023 Dutch Liberation As usual when we travel to the Netherlands for the Liberation commemorations, these journeys, with our

The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans would usually be in the Netherlands each September with a group Frank was a 6th Airborne veteran, not an Arnhem veteran, but he loved the Taxi Charity visits to the Netherlands Ammerlaan from the Dutch Market Garden Foundation, who helps the Taxi Charity to organise its visits to the Netherlands #Netherlands #Wandeltocht

On 4 May 2023, during their trip to the Netherlands for Dutch Liberation, Taxi Charity volunteers and

WWII veteran Roy Smith’s renewed passport was collected just in time for him to travel to the Netherlands was touch and go whether WWII veteran, Roy Smith, from Sittingbourne would be able to travel to the Netherlands During the war, Roy served with the 4th Dorset’s and was in the Netherlands working with Canadian engineers

of Taxi Charity volunteers who had brought seven WWII veterans and their carers and families to the Netherlands of the Taxi Charity, said: “The Taxi Charity was delighted to bring a group of WWII veterans to the Netherlands With us was Arnhem veteran Bill Larder who had not journeyed back to the Netherlands since WWII.