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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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!

There were many exhibits and various attractions for the visitors.

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

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

Many walked around the parade area with much to see. On behalf of the Taxi Charity and the veterans, many thanks to the legion. presented with an engraved hip flask as a token of the charity's appreciation of all their hard work over many Afterwards, many of the veterans gathered in the bar and a real sing song session got underway. Many of the lads gave us a song and yours truly sung myself to a standstill.

Looking around at our veterans gathered together amid the rows of neatly tended graves, I saw many wistful Following lunch, our veterans took the opportunity of looking around the museum exhibits and met many together with two of our Parachute Regiment veterans, moved forward to lay our tributes alongside those of many

Assistant Secretary and Press Officer, Derek Leone, shares his diary from the recent trip to Arnhem (2 - 6 May Saturday 2 May 2015 At approx. 5pm, a number of taxis with their veterans began leaving The Union Jack Monday 4 May 2015 The hotel began serving breakfast at 7am. Taxi Charity Chairman, Gary Belsey, then laid a wreath on behalf of the charity. We'd also like to thank paramedics John and Elizabeth Stubbs and Gary and Penny Extence.

The Evening Standard ran a story about our veterans' trip to Arnhem (2-6 May 2015). trip to Arnhem Taxi Charity organises emotional trip for WW2 war heroes RAMZY ALWAKEEL Published: 06 May In all, about 120 veterans were taken to the Netherlands to mark the 70th anniversary of the battle. September saw the 70th anniversary of the first Battle of Arnhem, which saw heavy Allied losses, including many Mr Goodwin said many of the veterans on their books had become firm friends with the cab drivers who

members have been busy dotting the i's and crossing the t's for our veterans trip to the Netherlands on 2 May Our Chairman, Gary Belsey, Appeals Officer, Dick Goodwin, Honorary Secretary, Paul Davis and Press Officer , Derek Leone, recently travelled to Holland to finalise many aspects of our forthcoming trip.

First many thanks, yet again, to our team of collectors.

You are doing something which really will make a difference to many people in need.