TAXI CHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS

I've been going for so many years now that some of the toddlers I've met are now grown up with families

I've been going for so many years now that some of the toddlers I've met are now grown up with families

carpet by celebrities such as John Barrowman, Rav Wilding, Ralf Little, Kimberly Wyatt, Katie Derham and many

I’ve also introduced the charity to many new people and contacts, including global ad agency Ogilvy,

this year’s National Lottery Awards and is appealing to other service charities to help them get as many

The veterans, including many who took part in the liberation of The Netherlands, attended the National

Graham started out by driving the veterans, some in wheelchairs, to the many functions the charity organises

Almost 400 former servicemen and Chelsea Pensioners – many displaying their medals – stopped off in the

On the agenda was securing funding towards our Return of the Liberators trip to the Netherlands in May May 2015 May was a busy month for us. of the Liberators trip to the Netherlands to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their liberation in May Many of our veterans were marching on the parade past the Cenotaph in Central London, with their own Various services and parades were held in many locations, and I feel sure all of our vets one way or

The highlight of the trip was a service at the Menin Gate memorial (Wednesday 11 May) where the last Honorary Chairman, Gary Belsey added: "We've had an amazing and emotional pilgrimage to honour those

Many were wounded in action during the Second World War, but need little persuasion to join the knees-up Fred gave him some morphine, a small act of kindness he believes may have saved his life. But a word in someone’s ear from the wounded German meant that, instead, he was taken to hospital in Paris

act of kindness, offering morphine to one of the injured soldiers who had been shot in the stomach, may I’ve been going for so many years now that some of the toddlers I’ve met are now grown up with families

act of kindness, offering morphine to one of the injured soldiers who had been shot in the stomach, may I’ve been going for so many years now that some of the toddlers I’ve met are now grown up with families

Members of the Taxi Charity committee and many of our veterans attended the unveiling of a memorial to

British Legion, I would like to thank you and all your colleagues for providing the transportation of many

The Taxi Charity relies on black cab drivers to provide their taxis and time for free, as many recently

Many Canadian students also attended from the Canadian sites on the Somme where they have a student program and many students from Canada work at the sites as tour guides.

During January, the committee was busy giving serious consideration to where and what we may be doing It has been suggested that we make a pilgrimage trip to the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium in mid May. set sail at 12:15 pm from Cleopatra’s Needle and headed east downstream towards Canary Wharf, passing many

members have been busy dotting the i's and crossing the t's for our veterans trip to the Netherlands on 2 May Our Chairman, Gary Belsey, Appeals Officer, Dick Goodwin, Honorary Secretary, Paul Davis and Press Officer , Derek Leone, recently travelled to Holland to finalise many aspects of our forthcoming trip.

The shield was presented to Taxi Charity Chairman, Gary Belsey, by former glider pilot, Frank Ashleigh In the photo: Laurie Weeden (GP), Bernard Osborne (GP), Gary Belsey (TC), Graham Pike (TC), Eddie Hillery