227 items found for "normandy"
- "Your taxi drivers were very efficient and always friendly with a real sense of humour" -
Liz and I are now back home in King’s Lynn, resting after our very busy but very memorable visit to Normandy I must mention our first day in Normandy - the morning at Pegasus Centre - when the sun shone the whole
- Veteran glider pilot Frank Ashleigh and Taxi Charity vice president Ian Parsons interviewed by Chris
interviewed by Radio 5 Live's Chris Warburton about the Taxi Charity's Back To The Beaches veterans' trip to Normandy
- LCDC proudly supported Taxi Charity Back To The Beaches, The Badge
Veterans embarked on one of its most ambitious projects: to take up to 150 World War 2 veterans over to Normandy On arrival in Normandy our impressive convoy of nearly one hundred vehicles was escorted by motorbike The nuns at the Convent of la Joie Saint Benoit (where the injured during the Normandy landings were The Museum has the most beautiful gardens of remembrance for each of the Normandy landings nations that The esteem in which our veterans are held by Normandy’s residents was breathtaking.
- Taxi Charity escorts veterans to Hall Place & Gardens for Remembrance Day commemorations
As part of the Royal Armoured Corp, Bill flew a reconnaissance glider into Normandy.
- Photos from our recent visit to the The Merville Battery Memorial at Inkpen Common
Its destruction was key to the success of the invasion of Normandy. 9 Para trained for the mission in In June, the Taxi Charity is planning to take a party of 120 British war veterans to Normandy for its
- Photos from our Back To The Beaches launch event at The King's Arms, Keston
2017, the Taxi Charity held an informal launch event for its Back To The Beaches veterans' trip to Normandy We are aiming to raise enough money to take 250 veterans back to the Normandy beaches in 90 taxis in
- "I would like to thank everyone who was involved in organising this amazing trip" - Mary &
Thank you so much for your kind invitation for the trip to Normandy.
- Photos of our Back To The Beaches taxi wrap
photos of our wrapped taxi, helping to raise awareness about our Back To The Beaches veterans' trip to Normandy
- Fantastic press coverage for the launch of our Back To The Beaches veterans' trip
February 2017, the Taxi Charity held the official London launch of its #backtothebeaches veterans' trip to Normandy
- Charity Golf Day to be held at Cuddington Golf Club in aid of Taxi Charity
and auction, with all proceeds going towards the Taxi Charity's Back To The Beaches veterans' trip to Normandy
- Back To The Beaches Itinerary
Here is the draft itinerary for the Taxi Charity's Back To The Beaches veterans' trip to Normandy, 4
- WW2 veterans prove you're never too old to skydive, Forces TV
The Second World War veterans were in the Paras, with Ted fighting in Arnhem and Fred in Normandy. European battlefields – with a fleet of cabs transporting them to sites including Merville Battery in Normandy They already have plans for a skydive in Normandy on next year’s D-Day anniversary.
- Press Release: Veterans and committee members to skydive for the Taxi Charity
Both tandem jumps are to raise funds for next year’s Taxi Charity D-Day trip to Normandy. This will be Fred’s first parachute jump since his time in Normandy. Graham have decided to join the veterans to raise money for next year’s Taxi Charity D-Day trip to Normandy We are aiming to take up to 150 veterans and 80+ black cabs to Normandy for four nights. veteransskydivefortaxicharity #RedDevils #TedPieri #FredGlover #FrancesWyhowska #GrahamPike #MervilleGunBattery #Normandy2017
- On the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, veterans share their stories of serving in the Far East
hadn’t seen him or heard from him for a long time and had no idea that they had both been at D-Day in Normandy
- London cab drivers treat 200 WWII veterans to seaside outing
Recently returned from the trip of a lifetime to the beaches of Normandy, 90 London cab drivers are on
- Pair of 90-year-old D-Day veterans make tandem parachute jump for charity - five days after jumping
Merville Battery in north-west France, a fortified German bunker which saw fierce fighting during the 1944 Normandy returning to visit the area since the 50th anniversary of D-Day in 1994 and I have lots of friends in Normandy The jumps helped raise money for next year's charity D-Day trip to Normandy, which is aiming to take around 150 veterans and 80 black cabs to Normandy for four nights, according to a committee member.
- D-Day veterans, 90, parachute from plane into field where one was shot down 72 years ago, Evening St
The fortified German bunker was the site of fierce fighting during the 1944 Normandy landings – and Mr returning to visit the area since the 50th anniversary of D-Day in 1994 and I have lots of friends in Normandy The jumps helped raise money for next year's charity D-Day trip to Normandy, which is aiming to take around 150 veterans and 80 black cabs to Normandy for four nights, according to a committee member.
- Two 90-year-old World War II veterans parachute into field where one was shot down 72 years ago, Peo
British Airborne Division in World War II when his glider was hit by anti-aircraft fire during the 1944 Normandy While Glover has visited Normandy and the Merville Battery a number of times since first visiting there Both Glover and Pieri say they plan on skydiving again in Normandy on next year's D-Day anniversary. "I have lots of friends in Normandy, they’re a good crowd who will turn up to give their support.
- Second World War veterans, 90, complete tandem parachute jumps for Taxi Charity, BT
Merville Battery in north-west France, a fortified German bunker which saw fierce fighting during the 1944 Normandy returning to visit the area since the 50th anniversary of D-Day in 1994 and I have lots of friends in Normandy The jumps helped raise money for next year's charity D-Day trip to Normandy, which is aiming to take around 150 veterans and 80 black cabs to Normandy for four nights, according to a committee member.
- Second World War veterans, 90, complete tandem parachute jumps for Taxi Charity, Belfast Telegraph
Merville Battery in north-west France, a fortified German bunker which saw fierce fighting during the 1944 Normandy returning to visit the area since the 50th anniversary of D-Day in 1994 and I have lots of friends in Normandy The jumps helped raise money for next year's charity D-Day trip to Normandy, which is aiming to take around 150 veterans and 80 black cabs to Normandy for four nights, according to a committee member.
