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Apr 27, 2022

WWII veteran may miss liberation event over passport delays, Evening Standard

A 97-year-old Second World War hero caught up in the passport crisis fears he will be forced to miss an “important” trip to Holland to...

Apr 19, 2022

WWII veteran paints famous care home cat, TAXI

WWII veteran, Bill Gladden, who is 98-years-old, lives in Suffolk and recently joined the Taxi Charity on a visit to the Netherlands. On...

Apr 4, 2022

Walking better and standing taller, TAXI

"These men are heroes, and I love that the Dutch teach their children from a young age that what happened must never be forgotten." TAXI...

Mar 8, 2022

Veterans on the move, TAXI

At last, after a two-year break, the Taxi Charity can take veterans to the continent once again... TAXI spoke to Dick Goodwin, Vice...

Mar 1, 2022

Veterans impressed by the 'new' Airborne Museum, renkum.nieuws.nl

The veterans escorted to Arnhem for a planning trip with the Taxi Charity appeared in the Dutch press... Translation Text from Dutch...

Feb 22, 2022

Cab driver trains as Army Reservist

TAXI talks to London cab driver and Taxi Charity volunteer, Seb Philp. Last time we spoke, you told us about completing the Three Peaks...

Feb 8, 2022

WWII veteran Roy Maxwell celebrates his 100th birthday, TAXI

In June 1944, as part of the 1st Special Service Brigade, No. 4 Commando landed on Sword Beach thirty minutes before the rest of the...

Jan 28, 2022

New year, new home for WWII veteran

TAXI caught up with 96-year-old veteran, Harry Rawlins, and volunteer, Anne Parsons, who have become great friends. Anne was instrumental...

Dec 14, 2021

Millwall FC host Taxi Charity Christmas celebration, TAXI

On Thursday 2 December, veterans, cab drivers, volunteers, supporters and invited guests joined together at Millwall FC for the Taxi...

Nov 30, 2021

London’s Finest, TAXI

TAXI talks with Poppy Cabs coordinator and London cab driver, Mike Hughes It’s the day after Remembrance Sunday and Mike is deservedly...

Nov 16, 2021

Reaching out to veterans young and old, TAXI

TAXI talks to Frances Wyhowska, Vice President, Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, about her role, cabbies, and the current focus of the...

Nov 9, 2021

Poppy Cabs taxi drivers to fall silent as nation pauses to remember on 14 November

On 14 November, when the capital falls silent at 11:00am, hundreds of London’s black cab drivers who volunteer their time to drive...

Nov 2, 2021

Veterans attend Not Forgotten centenary event, TAXI

TAXI talks to cabbie and Taxi Charity volunteer Danny Shelton about taking a group of veterans to the Not Forgotten centenary event....

Oct 27, 2021

Behind Enemy Lines: Interview with 1 SAS veteran, Alec Borrie

SAS veteran, Alec Borrie, was recently interviewed by History of War magazine about his involvement in the invasion of occupied France in...

Oct 19, 2021

Operation Market-Garden, TAXI

TAXI talks to Frans Ammerlaan, founder of The Market Garden Foundation which aims to keep alive the memory of what Great Britain did for...

Oct 10, 2021

World War Two prison camp escapee celebrates 100th birthday, BBC

A pilot who escaped a prisoner of war camp after being captured in Allied attempts to end World War Two early has celebrated his 100th...

Oct 1, 2021

Taxi Charity gets well-deserved award, OnRoute

The Taxi Charity was delighted to feature in the October issue of OnRoute magazine, the magazine for London’s taxi and private hire trades.

Sep 21, 2021

Renkum has an answer to the veterans, renkum.nieuws.nl

Renkum, The Netherlands – The video with the message from the veterans in which they stated that they much prefer to be in the...

Sep 6, 2021

500 Not Out, TAXI!

For the five hundredth edition, TAXI spoke to five veterans whose combined age is 500 about what London cabbies mean to them. Volunteer...

Aug 15, 2021

Cabbie Claire Zazzara talks to TAXI!

Claire Zazzara is London’s shortest cabbie and volunteers for both the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children and The Taxi Charity for...

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