News & Updates

Jul 14, 2020

WWII veteran Roy Miller talks to Taxi about Victory Over Japan Day

WWII veteran Roy “Doug” Miller, a regular on trips with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, spoke to Taxi about the 75th anniversary...

Jul 5, 2020

Memories of the Taxi Charity patron, Dame Vera Lynn, TAXI

Dame Vera Lynn died on 18 June 2020, aged 103, she was patron of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans for over 50 years. Dame Vera Lynn...

Jul 5, 2020

Two national treasures paying tribute to the nation's sweetheart

Listen to WWII veterans, Danny McCrudden (aged 96) and Tommy Parkinson (97), singing their hearts out for Dame Vera Lynn. #BFBS

Jun 7, 2020

Charity helps 100-year-old D-Day veteran pay tribute to fallen comrades, Forces.net

Each year, Ted Hunt normally visits Normandy to pay his respects to those killed on D-Day in 1944 A charity has helped a 100-year-old...

Jun 5, 2020

D-Day76: Commemorations to remember the fallen, ITV Meridien

A 100 year old veteran from Sompting in West Sussex has been leading one of the region's D-Day commemorations. Major Edwin 'Ted' Hunt was...

Jun 5, 2020

Major Ted Hunt and Ian Parsons interviewed on BBC Radio Sussex for D-Day

On Saturday 6 June, WWII veteran, Major Ted Hunt, and Taxi Charity chairman, Ian Parsons, spoke with Joe Talbot on BBC Radio Sussex about...

Jun 4, 2020

War veteran receives letters of thanks from European children and mayors, Isle of Man Courier

War hero Hector Duff has received a number of letters from writers across Europe thanking him for his efforts during the Second World...

May 29, 2020

Volunteer driver Mike Hughes interviewed on BBC Radio Sussex about Major Ted Hunt

On Saturday 30 May, Taxi Charity volunteer driver, Mike Hughes, spoke with BBC Radio Sussex about making special plans for Major Ted Hunt...

May 27, 2020

My memories of Dunkirk, Yorkshire Post

Eighty years after the ‘miracle of Dunkirk’, 101-year-old Raymond Whitwell recalls what happened and how he made it back to England......

May 18, 2020

Q&A with Taxi Charity Chairman, TAXI

Taxi catches up with LTDA member and chair of Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, Ian Parsons... Q. How long have you been a London Taxi...

May 11, 2020

£6m Emergency funding to support military charities during lockdown, Forces News

The Government has announced £6 million of emergency funding to support military charities which are struggling to raise funds during the...

May 10, 2020

WWII Veteran: 'The Comradery In The SAS Was Like Nothing Else', Forces News

WWII veterans like Alec Borrie received a charity gift to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day A WWII veteran of the SAS has described how...

May 6, 2020

Cabbie volunteers for over sixty years, TAXI

London Cabbie, Joseph Theodore, 82, from Muswell Hill, began volunteering for the Taxi Charity in 1958 when he took two veterans in his...

Apr 22, 2020

War hero who stormed Normandy beaches among latest victims, Evening Standard

A D-Day veteran, a paramedic who worked pitchside at Crystal Palace and a media executive have been named among the latest Londoners to...

Apr 22, 2020

Clayhall D-Day veteran Len Brace dies of coronavirus, Ilford Recorder

One of the last surviving Second World War veterans from east London has died of coronavirus at the age of 95. Len Brace, veteran British...

Apr 22, 2020

Taxi Charity supporting veterans through pandemic, TAXI

The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans has been supporting veterans since 1948 and during the COVID-19 pandemic has called on London’s...

Apr 15, 2020

Taxi Charity chairman interviewed by Bob Mills on TalkRadio

Taxi Charity chairman, Ian Parsons, was interviewed by Bob Mills on Talk Radio on Saturday 11 April. Ian discusses the history of the...

Apr 6, 2020

Kind-hearted London cabbies looking after veterans, TAXI

The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans has asked London Cabbies if they can help veterans by collecting essential shopping or by keeping...

Mar 24, 2020

Veterans visit North Cheam Sports and Social Club, TAXI

On 5 March the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans escorted over 100 veterans to the North Cheam Sports and Social Club for lunch. The...

Mar 12, 2020

Vets visit HMS Queen Elizabeth, The Badge

A huge thank you to The Badge for its wonderful coverage of our veterans trip to HMS Queen Elizabeth in the March issue. #TheBadge

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