News & Updates

Jul 22, 2020

Taxi Charity gathers to say farewell to 100-year-old veteran, George Parsons

Representatives from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans joined family and friends on Friday 17 July 2020 to pay their respects at the...

May 26, 2020

Veterans mark the 80th anniversary of the evacuation of Dunkirk

WWII veterans Jeff Haward, Ray Whitwell and Eric Taylor were in France in late May and early June 1940 with the British Expeditionary...

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...

Nov 10, 2019

The Berlin Airlift, RAF Association Air Mail Magazine

In May 2019, the Taxi Charity escorted a group of nonagenarian RAF veterans to Berlin for the 70th anniversary celebrations of the Berlin...

Oct 1, 2019

Prince Charles praises cab trade, TAXI magazine

Prince Charles praised the charitable work of the cab drivers when he met a much-loved taxi charity’s volunteers at the Ambassador of...

Sep 20, 2019

Taxi Charity meet HRH Prince Charles at ambassador's reception at Hartenstein Museum

On 21 September, we had the privilege of being invited to the Ambassador of Netherlands' reception at Hartenstein Museum. Our Chairman...

Dec 1, 2018

Charity news, OnRoute Magazine

TFL's OnRoute magazine recently featured an article about the Taxi Charity and our 70th anniversary party at The Royal Hospital... On...

Nov 26, 2018

Taxi Charity organises day trip to Harwich to celebrate retirement of loyal supporter of the charity

On Thursday 22 November, the Taxi Charity organised a day trip to Harwich to celebrate the retirement of Paul Newbiggin, after 41 years...

Nov 15, 2018

Do you know a WWII veteran?

We are looking for WWII veterans to join us for trips and outings in the UK and to France and Holland. Veterans and a carer will be...

Nov 12, 2018

Taxi Charity escorts veterans to Field of Remembrance memorial garden at Westminster Abbey

Every November, a Field of Remembrance memorial garden is opened close to Westminster Abbey. The Taxi Charity takes veterans to this...

Jun 11, 2018

Press Release: Seventieth annual day trip to Worthing for WWII veterans

Every year since 1948, the Taxi Charity has been bringing veterans to Worthing for the day to spend time with their friends and comrades...

Dec 14, 2016

Taxi Charity invited to attend Charity Reception at 10 Downing Street

Dick Goodwin, vice president of the Taxi Charity, attended a reception at 10 Downing Street today with Rob Wilson MP and Karen Bradley MP...

Sep 12, 2016

National Lottery Press Release: Taxi Charity shines on TV as they receive National Lottery Award

The London Taxi Benevolent Association for War Disabled Charity, aka the Taxi Charity, will celebrate their recognition as the nation’s...

Aug 26, 2016

London's war heroes and taxi drivers named UK's best voluntary/charity project, Lottery Good

Strictly star Katie Derham was taken for a spin as she presented them with their National Lottery Awards trophy The London Taxi...

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