“It’s about marking the path of liberation, remembering those who never made it home, and showing what ultimately costly Operation Market Garden, echoes the immense sacrifices made by Allied forces, including many

On 17 May 2023, London cab driver and Taxi Charity volunteer Colin Mills from the village of Nazeing Colin said: "It’s my 60th birthday this year and I wanted to do something to mark the occasion while and his brothers are setting off on the 84-mile walk from Bowness-on-Solway on the west coast on 17 May We have set ourselves a fundraising target of £2,500 for the Taxi Charity, which may be a bit ambitious These men and women are incredibly generous and so many, like Colin, go the extra mile to try and raise

These often-unsung heroes continue to support many charities even when they have seen their livelihood No hesitation “I have met so many London cabbies though the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans and it So many people don’t know how much cabbies do to help veterans and children through the different trade Roy lives in Chingford and loves being part of the Taxi Charity family and many of the cabbies who volunteer

Ambassador Joanna Roper for inviting us to this reception at her residence and taking the time to talk to so many

Jim Knox, from Upminster, was a much-loved member of the Taxi Charity family who attended many of our On 2 December, Jim was one of the many veterans who enjoyed the Taxi Charity’s Christmas party at Millwall

“It’s not often that you’re gonna get 30 veterans of this age hanging around, how many more years have

When the first lockdown was announced, the charity knew that with so many restrictions on travel and Many of our veterans do not have access to computers or mobile phones and many are hard of hearing, so To allow the charity to keep in regular contact, I designed a card or gift for each month which marked but where possible volunteer cabbies hand deliver the gifts and we have been delighted to receive so many Susy: In January, the veterans will be receiving a card to mark the anniversary of Rorke’s Drift.

it came home to me just how proud I was of my dad and what a very special person he was along with many Like many young lads at that time, he told a white lie about his age (he was 15) and applied to join Leslie did have one regret, or at least he thought he did, as Caroline explains: Along with many young He married Winifred in 1950. He always took a pride in his appearance and he instilled that in me also, among many other qualities

Anthony Lang from Guildford said: "I have met Roy Maxwell many times during my Normandy trips for D-Day He married Tegwedd and they had a daughter Jane.

Last year was by far the busiest and most varied in our history. May Golf Day Fundraiser On 3 May, our annual fundraising golf day was held at Cuddington Golf Club, Surrey during early May (2 - 6 May) to mark the anniversary of Dutch Liberation is the highlight of their year Many events had been organised to mark this historic occasion. many to list here.

To mark the occasion, The Royal Mint welcomed two special guests from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans VE Day holds such meaning for me and many others and to be able to strike this design representing peace The powerful design is inspired by the unity and relief that swept the nation on 8 May 1945, featuring The design originally appeared on the 1995 £2 marking 50 years since the end of the Second World War. of the coin featuring an ‘80’ privy mark.

“Ernie is an important member of the Taxi Charity family and has been on many of our trips across the

schoolchildren was picked up by Associated Press and appeared in a large number of news outlets and also the 8 May Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, many of the veterans who travel with us each year to Normandy The Taxi Charity hopes it will have sufficient funds to return as many of our remaining World War II

George was married to Sylvia for 76 years, and after her passing he spent his final years at the Royal years but had plenty of time for other hobbies, including volunteering at the Wimbledon Theatre for many group of veterans and he told me how delighted he was to have shared this significant event with so many

Having spent many hours hearing stories from his friend, London cab driver, Paul Cook, about the Taxi

Brian: We invited our drivers, Chelsea Pensioners, veterans and many of our volunteers, supporters and To put this into context, we were formed in the same year as the NHS, which is also marking their 75th

For many years I have joined the charity on trips to the continent to pay my respects to the comrades

German bombers flying up the Thames estuary towards London; how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on many

Taxi Charity for also keeping in contact with us throughout the pandemic and for all the cards and many

coordinates Taxi Charity visits to the Netherlands, said: "I have been working with the Taxi Charity for many