Chelsea Pensioner Mike Smith makes his 100th parachute jump
On 9 July, Chelsea Pensioner Mike Smith did a tandem skydive with the Red Devils, marking his 100th parachute jump! He was escorted to...
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Jul 24, 2019
Skydiving wives raise £7,000, The Cab Driver
Thank you to The Cab Driver newspaper for featuring our recent article by Taxi Charity chairman, Ian Parsons, about the skydiving wives -...
Jul 20, 2019
Watch Susy's tandem skydive
On 9 July, Susy Goodwin did a tandem skydive with the Red Devils to raise much needed funds for the Taxi Charity. Check out her wonderful...
Jul 14, 2019
Press Release: Skydiving wives raise £7,000 for Taxi Charity
On Tuesday 9 July at Old Sarum Aerodrome, Taxi Charity committee wives, Anne Parsons and Susy Goodwin, completed their long-awaited...
Jul 13, 2019
Guest Blog: Susy Goodwin jumps for the Taxi Charity
On October 7 last year, at the Royal Hospital party, we rashly thought it would be a good idea to jump out of a perfectly serviceable...
Jun 18, 2019
Ubiquitous Taxis to undertake fundraising skydive for Taxi Charity
Ubiquitous Taxis, the UK’s largest taxi advertising company and an existing sponsor of the Taxi Charity, has organised a skydive to raise...
Apr 17, 2019
Committee wives to skydive for Taxi Charity
On 1 May 2019, two Taxi Charity committee members' wives, Anne Parsons and Susy Goodwin, will be skydiving to raise funds for the Taxi...
Apr 7, 2019
Chelsea Pensioner to complete his 100th parachute jump
On 1 May 2019, Chelsea Pensioner Mike Smith will be attempting his 100th parachute jump at an event to raise funds for the Taxi Charity. ...
Sep 14, 2018
Flying high, OnRoute Magazine
TFL's OnRoute magazine recently featured an article about the Taxi Charity and our fundraising skydive with the Red Devils... Two...
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...
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...
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 11, 2017
Fantastic press coverage for our veterans' fundraising skydive with the Red Devils on 10 August
A huge thank you to all the journalists and photographers that came along to report on Chelsea Pensioner, Mike Smith (68), and WWII...
Aug 8, 2017
100th skydive for Chelsea Pensioner along with WWII veterans, Fred and Ted
Chelsea Pensioner Mike Smith (68) will be swapping his scarlet uniform for a red jumpsuit when he joins two WWII heroes on a charity...
Aug 26, 2016
Two 90-year-old World War II veterans parachute into field where one was shot down 72 years ago, Peo
More than 70 years ago, Fred Glover was a member of the British Airborne Division in World War II when his glider was hit by...
Aug 26, 2016
Pair of 90-year-old D-Day veterans make tandem parachute jump for charity - five days after jumping
Two 90-year-old D-Day veterans made their second tandem parachute jump in just five days - with one landing on the battlefield he was...
Aug 26, 2016
WW2 veterans prove you're never too old to skydive, Forces TV
Skydiving for charity is nothing unusual - but skydiving at the age of 90 is. Two second world war veterans did just that for the Taxi...
Aug 25, 2016
Second World War veterans, 90, complete tandem parachute jumps for Taxi Charity, BT
Two 90-year-old Second World War veterans made their second tandem parachute jump in just five days on Thursday, with one even landing in...
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