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In celebration of Burns Night, here is a recording of 92 year old veteran Joe Hoadley performing the Scottish folk song, ‘The Scottish Soldier’ on his harmonica, at a music night organised on behalf of the Taxi https://soundcloud.com/user-273524845-102637931/the-scottish-soldier Source: Veterans Road Trip #JoeHoadley

To our many sponsors, who give constant support, and to those who advertise in our diaries. Our collectors do a magnificent job for us, spending many, many hours rattling the buckets, and charming part doing what they can for the collective good: Paul Davis as secretary, Mike Husk as treasurer, Gary It was very rewarding this year to see many of our veterans awarded the French Legion d’Honneur medal

On the agenda was securing funding towards our Return of the Liberators trip to the Netherlands in May May 2015 May was a busy month for us. of the Liberators trip to the Netherlands to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their liberation in May Many of our veterans were marching on the parade past the Cenotaph in Central London, with their own Various services and parades were held in many locations, and I feel sure all of our vets one way or

At our AGM in December, three new officers were installed onto the committee: Frances Wyhowska Many of David Clegg David is a working taxi driver and has been for many years. He has been connected to the Taxi Charity as a taxi driver on many Worthing trips, and more recently Gary Manklelow Gary has been a taxi driver for many years and is a long time supporter of the charity

The Taxi Charity relies on black cab drivers to provide their taxis and time for free, as many recently

Members of the Taxi Charity committee and many of our veterans attended the unveiling of a memorial to

the committee for our collectors, who work so hard on behalf of the charity, gathering funds for our many And many thanks to our gallant band of taxi drivers - without them we could not function as a charity Dave Hempstead and I represented the charity, together with half a dozen Chelsea pensioners and many We assembled at Old Deer Park and marched through Richmond Town to St Mary Magdalene Church. Evidently some travel companies have mass booked many of the hotels.

British Legion, I would like to thank you and all your colleagues for providing the transportation of many

Many Canadian students also attended from the Canadian sites on the Somme where they have a student program and many students from Canada work at the sites as tour guides.

He accompanied Far East veteran George Palmer, Shipmate of the 'Sea Scout' submarine. The Royal Navy and Royal Marines provided vital assistance in the provision of landing craft, minesweeping Numerous British Submarines were patrolling the majority of the pacific and were prevalent in many actions One such Submarine was “Sea Scout”, on board was our own torpedo man, S/M George “Pedlar” Palmer. The Parade…..Forming up on Horse Guards was a feat in itself with so many wheelchairs and veterans who

direct war heroes to the taxi ranks where they would be given a free ride to the VJ Day celebrations - marking Eighty London taxi drivers gave up a weekend in May to take heroes on the "emotional" pilgrimage. Royal Marine buglers and percussionists from Portsmouth piled up their drums to form a ceremonial altar He read: "To the soldiers of many races who, in the comradeship of the 14th Army, did go on, and to the Actor Charles Dance read Rudyard Kipling's 'Mandalay' - a favourite marching tune for many in the 14th

I'm told there may be some of my ship’s company attending the day, it would be great if I could meet committee member Dennis Hayes said: “The veterans who fought in the Far East and Pacific campaigns, in many

charity's patrons, Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns and Lady Suzie Johns, and the charity's chairman, Gary Today, Beating Retreat is an evening military marching display which marks the lowering of the flag at there was a flypast by a Chinook helicopter and music was provided by the band of her Majesty’s Royal Marines

There were many exhibits and various attractions for the visitors.

So… many months of planning later, there we all were. It may be going too far to say that it is largely down to the effort, energy and commitment of the charity Many of the veterans have told me that it is precisely these kinds of experiences that keep them young Long may it all continue!

The shield was presented to Taxi Charity Chairman, Gary Belsey, by former glider pilot, Frank Ashleigh In the photo: Laurie Weeden (GP), Bernard Osborne (GP), Gary Belsey (TC), Graham Pike (TC), Eddie Hillery

Any veteran can assist us by becoming one of our collectors and we try to hold as many public events

at Blosseville Farm and at the military cemetary in Manneville-es-Plains Church 18:30 Service at the Scottish

Sir Christopher Wren designed the buildings on Louis XIV Hotel des Invalides, in Paris. It was finally completed in the reign of William and Mary. Mayor of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea was received by a fanfare of The Trumpeters of The Scots Last year marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy and the French Government decided to award

Taxi Benevolent Association for War Veterans took 80 war veterans to the Netherlands from the 2nd of May This was a site of war graves and many of them were Canadian soldiers. Several Scots soldiers in kilts were present playing the bagpipes and we had a trumpeter who sounded They played many wartime songs to an enthusiastic response. He wore the veterans’ uniform of the Scots Highlanders and had a nifty beret with a red cockade.