News & Updates

Dec 23, 2020

WWII veteran Bill Lawson celebrates his 100th birthday

Veteran Bill Lawson from Ilminster in Somerset is celebrating his 100th birthday On 31 December 2020, Bill Lawson will be celebrating his...

Jul 8, 2019

Taxi Charity to take veterans to Belgium for archaeological dig at Waterloo

The Taxi Charity will be taking six veterans to Belgium, in six London licensed taxis, on 11 July, to join a team of military veterans...

Oct 22, 2018

Cabbies prepare for Kilimanjaro, The Badge

The inventiveness of London’s black cab drivers knows no bounds, especially when they decide to do something in aid of charity. Earlier...

Oct 15, 2018

Taxi Charity attends DMRC Benevolent Fund Gala Dinner

On Friday 12 October, Taxi Charity vice president, Frances Wyhowska, and a number of veterans and cab drivers were invited to the DMRC...

Sep 13, 2018

London's finest jump with The Red Devils, The Badge

Last year in Normandy, four intrepid cab drivers and I agreed to do a tandem parachute jump with the Red Devils in aid of the Taxi...

Sep 13, 2018

Taxi drivers take WWII heroes back to Arnhem, The Badge

On 31st August 7 volunteer cab drivers from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans boarded the Harwich ferry bound for the Hook of...

Jul 28, 2018

Photo Gallery: 'Team Be Lucky' skydive for Taxi Charity

On Thursday 26 July 2018, Team Be Lucky, made up of four London cabbies, two veterans and a Taxi Charity committee member, undertook...

Jul 20, 2018

Press Release: Korean veteran 85 and Chelsea Pensioner 70 to skydive for Taxi Charity

Korean veteran Bill Parr (85) and Chelsea Pensioner Mike Smith (70) will be joining the Red Devils at Langar Airfield near Nottingham on...

Jan 9, 2018

Team Be Lucky to jump for Taxi Charity

On 26 July 2018, Team Be Lucky, made up of four London cabbies, two veterans and a Taxi Charity committee member, will be undertaking...

Oct 31, 2017

Taxi Charity featured in October issue of Sector Magazine

Sector Magazine recently featured an article by Taxi Charity vice president, Frances Wyhowska, about the work the charity does for...

Jun 16, 2017

LCDC proudly supported Taxi Charity Back To The Beaches, The Badge

This year the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans embarked on one of its most ambitious projects: to take up to 150 World War 2 veterans...

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...

Jun 22, 2016

Taxi Charity committee members interviewed on London Live

Watch Taxi Charity committee members, Frances Wyhowska and Ian Parsons, being interviewed about the Worthing outing on London Live this...

Jan 1, 2016

Committee changes at the Taxi Charity

2016 ushers in a few changes on the Taxi Charity committee. At our AGM in December, three new officers were installed onto the committee:...

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