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Jul 5, 2023

Volunteer cabbies take over 100 veterans to Worthing

On 4 July, over 50 volunteer black cab drivers took veterans to Worthing for the Taxi Charity’s 75th anniversary visit. In a tradition...

Jun 29, 2023

Obituary: Roy Smith 28 November 1925 - 23 June 2023

WWII Normandy veteran, Roy ‘Smudger’ Smith, from Sittingbourne in Kent died in hospital on Friday 23 June - he was 97. Roy Smith is...

Jun 12, 2023

Taxi Charity takes veterans to Normandy

Volunteer cabbies from the Taxi Charity took a group of veterans to Normandy for the 79th anniversary of D-Day. For 75 years, the...

Jun 10, 2023

WWII veterans take special flight on 79th anniversary of D-Day

A flight from Warton Aerodrome enabled WWII veterans, Ken Benbow (97) and Stuart Taylor (100), to attend the International D-Day Service...

May 11, 2023

Veterans visit the Netherlands for Dutch Liberation

Fifteen cabs driven by Taxi Charity volunteers took a group of veterans to the Netherlands for Dutch Liberation The London-based Taxi...

May 9, 2023

Taxi Charity volunteer collects veteran's passport just hours before ferry crossing

WWII veteran Roy Smith’s renewed passport was collected just in time for him to travel to the Netherlands for Dutch Liberation It was...

May 9, 2023

Surrey veteran first woman to light Liberation Flame in the Netherlands

WWII veteran, Marie Scott (96), became the first female veteran to light the Flame of Liberation at midnight on 4 May in the Netherlands...

Apr 23, 2023

London cab driver to walk Hadrian’s Wall for Taxi Charity

On 17 May 2023, London cab driver and Taxi Charity volunteer Colin Mills from the village of Nazeing in Essex, will be setting off from...

Apr 6, 2023

London cab driver launches free cab hailing app

London cab driver, Micky Harris, launches cab hailing app ‘Unify London’, to give cabbies a better deal while helping charities London...

Mar 29, 2023

Martin Hills is doing a fundraising beard shave for the Taxi Charity

On 23 April, fire protection engineer, Martin Hills, will be getting a close shave for the Taxi Charity in his local public house, the...

Mar 23, 2023

Obituary: WWII veteran Robert ‘Robbie’ Larnach L’dH

Born on 21 June 1924, WWII veteran Robert ‘Robbie’ Larnach from Lybster near Caithness in Scotland died on 26 February 2023 aged 98. One...

Mar 14, 2023

Three London cabbies have successfully rowed the Atlantic to raise funds for the Taxi Charity

London cab drivers Daren Parr 56, Bob Barber 56 and Stuart Lockhart 50 swapped their iconic black taxis for a Scud ocean rowing boat and...

Mar 7, 2023

The Taxi Charity hosts a special event to mark International Women's Day

On Monday 6 March 2023, the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans hosted an event at The RAF Club in London to celebrate International...

Mar 3, 2023

Taxi Charity receives £18,000 funding from ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans was delighted to receive an £18,000 grant from ABF The Soldiers’ Charity to fund its programme of...

Feb 16, 2023

RAF veteran and retired cab driver talks about his long association with the Taxi Charity

2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. One man who has been associated with the charity for almost...

Dec 21, 2022

WWII veteran Harry Rawlins receives the Thank You Liberators medal at Dutch Embassy

On 13 December 2022, WWII veteran Henry ‘Harry’ Rawlins was presented with the 'Thank You Liberators' medal at a ceremony at the...

Nov 21, 2022

WWII veteran Peter Colthup celebrates his 100th birthday

WWII Arnhem veteran Peter Colthup had a very special 100th birthday celebration when he was presented with two medals for his part in...

Nov 17, 2022

Veteran Reg Pye finds the French girl he has been looking for since WWII

Thanks to a campaign launched by the Taxi Charity in June to find the young girl Reg had shared his food with in Normandy in 1944, they...

Nov 4, 2022

Free Poppy Cabs service for veterans

On Remembrance Sunday, kind-hearted London cab drivers will give up their time to drive veterans around London. On 13 November, hundreds...

Oct 26, 2022

Taxi Charity attends unveiling of Desert Rats memorial

On 23 October, Taxi Charity volunteers were delighted to attend the dedication and unveiling of a Desert Rats monument at the National...

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