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Endorsements


"I can honestly say that the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans has totally changed my life" - Marie Scott
I can honestly say that the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans has totally changed my life. Over the last seven years they have given me...
Apr 7, 2024


"I am so grateful to the Taxi Charity for making this happen for me" - Roy Smith
What a marvelous experience organised by the Taxi Charity. The team could not have done more to organise such a wonderful time for me. At...
May 18, 2023


"A very big thank you to the Taxi Charity" - Tom & Sonja Marr
My husband Tom and myself want to say a very big thank you to the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, who helped us to travel to...
May 16, 2023


A wonderful Christmas message from WWII veteran, Reg Pye
We have received this Christmas message from WWII veteran Reg Pye, who joined us in Normandy in June and has recently been in the news...
Dec 12, 2022


"Your charity is quite remarkable in the way that it supports the veterans" - Marie Scott
Dear Ian, Would you, as Chairman of the TCMV, please convey to your committee my most grateful thanks for arranging, yet again, a truly...
Jul 10, 2022


"May God bestow many blessings upon each and every one of you in the charity" - Ken Hay MBE
If I earned the MBE, you and your colleagues merit the CBE - CROSS OF BENEVOLENCE EXEMPLIFIED. There are no worthier recipients than...
Jun 9, 2021
"It was a fantastic weekend throughout" - John McClements
On behalf of the McClements family, I would like to say how much we appreciate the hard work and generosity that make it possible for...
Jun 9, 2021
"The veterans are treated like the VIPs that they are" - Raymond Faulkner
"In his later years, dad enjoyed the camaraderie of the wonderful Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. They organise trips abroad and at...
Feb 1, 2021
"Top charity for vets!" - Martin Donald Jones
Top charity for vets! They conveyed me from Union Jack Club Waterloo to the battlefield of Waterloo in Belgium. To take part with another...
Jan 22, 2021


A message of thanks from veteran collector, Tom Weatherall
I missed the camaraderie of forces life before I joined the Taxi Charity’s team of veteran collectors. Now we’re all waiting for this...
Jan 19, 2021
"I cannot thank you enough for what the Taxi Charity has done for me this year" - Len Hobbs
Hi Dick, I cannot thank you enough for what you and the Taxi Charity have done for me over this year. I and many more ex service...
Dec 21, 2020


Kind words from veterans thanking the Taxi Charity for Christmas stockings and greeting cards
Thank you all so much for the Christmas stocking and greeting cards, and for the hard work you put in, not only at Christmas, but all...
Dec 16, 2020


Thank you from the Glider Pilot Regiment Society for escorting Frank Ashleigh to Royal Albert Hall
The Glider Pilot Regiment Society were very grateful to the Taxi Charity for helping us out and getting Frank Ashleigh to the Festival of...
Nov 29, 2020


Thank you to the Taxi Charity for sending newsletter to veterans
I think the Taxi Charity has been marvellous with all the communications they send us veterans. The recent copy of Veteranews was very...
Nov 26, 2020


Wonderful endorsements from the 'Friends of the Taxi Charity' Facebook Group
A huge thank you to those people that have taken the time to write kind words on the Friends of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans...
Nov 11, 2020


"The Taxi Charity is truly a lifeline" - Harry Rawlins, aged 94
The Taxi Charity is truly a lifeline. It would have been difficult getting through the last few months of lockdown without the support I...
Jul 23, 2020


"The last 5 years have been unbelievably exciting courtesy of the Taxi Charity" - Marie Scott
I count myself as one very lucky old lady, for whom the last five years have been unbelievably exciting courtesy of the Taxi Charity. The...
Jul 2, 2020


"The Taxi Charity has changed our lives" - Major Edwin (Ted) Hunt
"Well, I can tell you as a veteran, and I know quite a number still alive, I’m a hundred. You have changed our lives. The Taxi Charity...
May 7, 2020


"The Parachute Regimental Association is pleased to be allied with the Taxi Charity" - Paul Raison
The Parachute Regimental Association is pleased to be allied with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, an outstanding ‘Band of...
May 4, 2020


"The HCF is delighted to be linked to the Taxi Charity" - Lt Col Giles Stibbe
The Household Cavalry Foundation is delighted to be linked to the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. We have enjoyed hosting them in...
Apr 27, 2020


"Asked to be an ambassador for this charity, I could not refuse" - Major General Alastair Bruce
When the Army sent me to represent 3rd UK Division on the Normandy beaches one 6th June, it was the fraternal joy in the faces of D-Day...
Apr 27, 2020


"The charity is a lifeline to many of our deserving veterans" - Group Captain Mark Heffron
Having worked with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans over a number of years, both in roles within the Ministry of Defence and now as...
Apr 24, 2020


"Being socially isolated is difficult but the regular contact I receive is very reassuring" - Harry
For many years I have joined the charity on trips to the continent to pay my respects to the comrades who didn’t come home, on day trips...
Apr 22, 2020


"I am hugely proud to be a patron of the Taxi Charity" - Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns KCB CBE DL
In spite of the constraints imposed by Covid-19, the Taxi Charity remains closely engaged with our veterans, especially those who may be...
Apr 22, 2020


"The Taxi Charity treats us so well and the care we receive is first class" - John Jeffries
"I think the Taxi Charity is wonderful. They treat us so well and the care we receive is first class. The trips they organise are very...
Dec 13, 2019


"I am so grateful to the Taxi Charity for the support they give to me" - Tom Schaffer
"I am so grateful to the Taxi Charity for the support they give to me and the other veterans who have all become my close friends. I try...
Dec 1, 2019


"I am so blessed that the Taxi Charity arranges for me to be picked up from home" - Frank Pendergast
"I am so blessed that the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans arranges for me to be picked up from home and takes me in a taxi to London...
Oct 25, 2019
"The Taxi Charity really looks after us" - Jeffrey Haward MM
The Taxi Charity is the best there is. The way they look after the veterans. They take us on all sorts of trips, including France and the...
Aug 22, 2019


"Thank you both so much for your support and care during our amazing trip to Normandy" - Marie Scott
Dear Ian & Anne Thank you both so much for your support and care during our amazing trip to Normandy. It is an experience I shall never...
Jun 10, 2019
"Fantastic charity who treat the veterans as kings" - Dean Euesden
Fantastic charity who treat the veterans as kings, and all the people associated to the charity do an amazing job. Dean David Euesden...
Jun 9, 2019
"This charity does so so much for veterans in the UK" - Brian Heffernan
This charity... Does so so much for veterans in the UK... I’ve driven many times and it's some of the best experiences I’ve...
Jun 5, 2019


"On reaching Berlin, four London taxis met us and took us to the British Embassy for tea" - Linda
Since going to watch veterans skydive for the Taxi Charity, I have become a supporter of the charity. I am also a Rotarian and, by...
Jun 2, 2019
"Fantastic organisation and so kind and caring to our veterans" - Elizabeth McKenna
Fantastic organisation and so kind and caring to our veterans. Well done to you all and many thanks for a great service. Elizabeth...
May 16, 2019


"Thank you for your kindness in driving us to Blenheim Palace" - Joan McLoughlin
Dear Mr Goodwin, I am writing on behalf of myself and my fellow Chelsea Pensioners to thank you and all the other London taxi drivers for...
Jul 25, 2018
"I have just had a fantastic long weekend in Waterloo, Belgium" - Martin Jones
I have just had a fantastic long weekend in Waterloo, Belgium. The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans took veterans and serving soldiers...
Jul 16, 2018


Christmas message to Taxi Charity from Royal Scots Southern Branch
Dear Dick, wee photo of kind taxi driver taking few of us over to Horse Guards Parade. On behalf of Royal Scots Southern Branch, wishing...
Dec 10, 2017
"Thank you for giving my dad a wonderful trip to Normandy" - Ann Baird
Thank you for giving my dad a wonderful trip to Normandy which would not have been possible any other way. He enjoyed it so much - a trip...
Nov 21, 2017


The Soldiers’ Charity supports ‘Back To The Beaches’ with the Taxi Charity
The Taxi Charity For Military Veterans, formally known as The London Taxi Benevolent Association For War Disabled (LTBAFWD), was founded...
Sep 25, 2017
"Your taxi drivers were very efficient and always friendly with a real sense of humour" -
Liz and I are now back home in King’s Lynn, resting after our very busy but very memorable visit to Normandy for which we must thank the...
Jun 14, 2017
"The taxi drivers were magnificent in looking after us old boys" - Harry F Rawlins
Thank you and all concerned for getting me out of my armchair and giving me a great time. Accommodation, food and transport were...
Jun 14, 2017
"He had a fabulous time" - Ellen Strong
I just wanted to say many many thanks for the hospitality shown to my father, Edward Redmond (No 5 Commando) during the recent Taxi...
Jun 14, 2017
"I would like to thank everyone who was involved in organising this amazing trip" - Mary &
Thank you so much for your kind invitation for the trip to Normandy. Jan and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who...
Jun 14, 2017
"I am just writing to say a big thank you for helping and looking after all our WWII veterans&
Dear all, I am just writing to say a big thank you for helping and looking after all our WWII veterans, especially the lads who went to...
Jun 12, 2017


"Please accept our sincere thanks for including us at the Cheam Luncheon" - James Ellard M
Gents, Please accept our sincere thanks for including us at the Cheam Luncheon. It was a memorable day which we thoroughly enjoyed....
Mar 14, 2017
"It really warms the heart to see you taxi drivers and how you are so caring and understanding
Dear Dick, I just wanted to write and ask you to pass on my thanks to all those involved in yesterday's veteran's lunch in Cheam. It...
Mar 3, 2017


"My heartfelt thanks for inviting me to the Christmas function" - Fred Harris, Royal Engin
My heartfelt thanks for inviting me to the Christmas function. It was another outstanding success, enjoyed, I'm sure by all. The...
Dec 3, 2016
Endorsement: Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie GCB, LVO, OBE, DL
The London Taxi Benevolent Association makes all the difference to those you help and you are one of the charities who go on helping and...
Mar 16, 2015
Endorsement: General the Lord Dannatt GCB, CBE, MC, DL
It is quite amazing that the London Taxi Benevolent Association is running another trip to The Netherlands for World War Two veterans....
Mar 16, 2015
Endorsement: Colonel Bob Stewart DSO
I think the London Taxi Benevolent Association For War Disabled is simply wonderful - a charitable jewel. Thank you so much for all you...
Mar 2, 2015
Endorsement: Frederick Forsyth CBE
There was a time when the Dutch were invaded and occupied. But in their spirit they never gave up. Later the British came to set them...
Mar 2, 2015
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