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Jun 8, 2021
WWII veterans delighted as British Normandy Memorial opens
On the 77th anniversary of D-Day, volunteer London cab drivers took a large group of WWII veterans to the National Memorial Arboretum to...
Jun 4, 2021
WWII veterans visit the Battlefield Line
On Saturday 5 June, a group of WWII veterans were invited to enjoy an afternoon on the Normandy Flyer steam train on the Battlefield...
Apr 29, 2021
WWII veteran Harry Bailey, master of the collection bucket, dies aged 99
The Taxi Charity lost another of its family yesterday when WWII veteran Harry Bailey, who was to many the face of the charity, died in...
Apr 11, 2021
London’s cab drivers pay their respects to Prince Philip
Pictures of rows of iconic London taxis lining up on The Mall to pay their respects to Prince Philip on Friday 9 April have gone around...
Apr 10, 2021
101-year-old former Queen’s Bargemaster recalls joking with duke
A 101-year-old veteran and former Queen’s Bargemaster has shared his memories of the late Duke of Edinburgh, recalling their jokes and...
Apr 8, 2021
Deep sadness as the Duke of Edinburgh dies
The Taxi Charity has very special memories of the kindness and warmth Prince Philip showed veterans at their event in Worthing in 1979....
Mar 28, 2021
A chocolate treat for veterans this Easter
This Easter, the Taxi Charity is delivering chocolate and a card to veterans across the UK When the Taxi Charity sent its veterans an...
Mar 22, 2021
The Taxi Charity reflects on the past 12 months
When the UK went into the first Coronavirus lockdown on 20 March 2020, no one could have predicted that a year later the country would...
Mar 1, 2021
100-year-old WWII veteran, Eric Taylor BEM, has passed away
The Taxi Charity was saddened to hear that WWII veteran Eric Alexander Taylor BEM from Helston in Cornwall passed away on 21 February...
Feb 22, 2021
100-year-old WWII veteran John Sleep has passed away
The Taxi Charity was saddened to hear that WWII veteran, Ernest John Sleep, died at his home on 18 February 2021 Born in 1921, Ernest...
Feb 22, 2021
WWII veteran and London cabbie form great friendship
WWII veteran, Ron Johnson, and London cabbie, Peter Carey, met through the Taxi Charity and have become great friends Peter Carey has...
Feb 11, 2021
Taxi Charity spreads a little love this Valentine's
Love is in the air for veterans - the Taxi Charity has been spreading a little love this February with a specially designed Valentine's...
Jan 27, 2021
WWII veteran receives Coronavirus injection
On 24 January 2021, WWII Royal Navy veteran, Ernie Davis, aged 95, received his Coronavirus vaccination in Romford, Essex Taxi Charity...
Jan 26, 2021
WWII veteran John Sleep celebrates his 100th birthday
On 26 January 2021, WWII veteran Ernest John Sleep, from Wraysbury in Middlesex, will be celebrating his 100th birthday Born in Wraysbury...
Jan 22, 2021
In conversation with WWII veteran, Harry Rawlins
The Taxi Charity has been talking with WWII veteran Harry Rawlins who took part in patrols during the liberation of France and Belgium,...
Jan 22, 2021
Taxi Charity takes 100-year-old WWII veteran for his Covid vaccination
On 20 January 2021, Major Ted Hunt, who is 100 years old, was taken to Lancing Parish Hall by the Taxi Charity for his Coronavirus...
Jan 19, 2021
WWII veteran Fred Faulkner dies, aged 99
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans was saddened to hear of the death of WWII veteran Fred Faulkner, on Sunday 10 January 2021. Fred...
Jan 15, 2021
WWII veteran Albert Holmshaw dies, aged 96
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans was saddened to hear of the death of WWII veteran Albert (Bert) Holmshaw on Monday 11 January...
Jan 13, 2021
Poppy Cabs raises £6,000 for good causes
Despite the cancellation of the Remembrance Day services in London in November, Poppy Cabs' supporters once again proved just how...
Dec 24, 2020
80th anniversary of the London Blitz
On the evening of 29 December 1940, London suffered its most devastating air raid. We asked some veterans what memories they have of the...
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