London cabbies to drive nearly 200 WWII veterans to Worthing for annual day trip
Every year since 1948, the Taxi Charity has been taking veterans to Worthing for the day to spend time with their friends and enjoy...
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News & Updates
Jun 21, 2018
Photos from our 2018 veterans trip to Worthing
On 12 June 2018, 100 volunteer cabbies from the Taxi Charity escorted veterans on a trip to Worthing. Following a tradition that began...
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...
May 30, 2018
Press Coverage: Veterans to visit town for 70th year, Worthing Herald
London black cabs will transport veterans to visit Worthing as part of a tradition that will take place for the 70th time next month. The...
Apr 8, 2018
Taxi Charity sponsors a brick at Fulham Palace
On Thursday 5 April, the Taxi Charity was invited to Brick Fest at Fulham Palace. Lee Copeland, who is a volunteer at Fulham Palace,...
Aug 14, 2017
Photo Gallery: Veterans jump for Taxi Charity
On Thursday 10 August 2017, war veterans Ted Pieri, Fred Glover and Dick Carpenter (all 91), undertook tandem skydives with the Red...
Aug 17, 2016
Press Release: Fred and Ted parachute into the Merville Battery 72 years after D-Day
It was a strategic operation that didn’t go to plan and has taken has taken on a legendary quality in the retelling of the history of...
Aug 1, 2016
Press Release: Veterans and committee members to skydive for the Taxi Charity
Two WWII veterans, Ted Pieri and Fred Glover (both aged 90), are undertaking a pair of tandem skydives to raise funds for the Taxi...
Apr 19, 2016
Taxi Charity's Graham Pike appears in OnRoute magazine
Taxi Charity committee member, Graham Pike, is featured in the April edition of Transport For London's OnRoute magazine. Graham, who has...
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