seen him or heard from him for a long time and had no idea that we had both been involved in D-Day in Normandy being an important part of the Taxi Charity family, he was a popular member of the Surrey branch of the Normandy

We should have been at the opening in Normandy, but Coronavirus prevented that! atmosphere one bit as the assembled veterans watched the live link, from a very sunny Ver-sur-Mer in Normandy The Memorial in Normandy is situated high above Gold Beach, and it was a privilege to be with so many Doug served with the 6th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers and went into Normandy after D-Day when the real heroes who deserve this medal are those that didn’t come back and are buried in graves in Normandy

organised by the charity and have been taken to commemoration services, both here as well as Belgium, Normandy Tom Weatherall, BEM (ex-RAF) Standard Bearer (London and Middlesex) for Normandy Veterans Association

The Taxi Charity has organised a four day planning trip to Normandy ahead of its veterans' trip next #Normandy2017 #GeoffPattinson #FredGlover #BillGladden #FrankPendergast #RoyMaxwell #HarryBailey #PeterKent

Veterans, said: “The veterans who participated in The National Lottery’s Big Bash had been with us in Normandy

Bill was also on our first visit to Normandy in June 1994 – as was Paul Davis. "We escorted over 150 Normandy veterans on that trip, each driver was responsible for two veterans, and events became more frequent and when the charity started planning ambitious trips to the Netherlands and Normandy

Peter Smoothy, who served in the Royal Navy and landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, said his passport could be processed in time but was worried it will not even arrive before a similar journey to Normandy

Major Ted was a Captain with the Royal Engineers on D-Day, commanding 15 landing craft on Gold Beach in Normandy

standing by the Bill Millin statue, taken in 2016 above Sword Beach, during a Taxi Charity trip to Normandy Roy is such a popular member of the Taxi Charity family and he has been with us on trips to Normandy

The article laments the fact that the pandemic has once again prevented our veterans from visiting Normandy

I flew into Normandy in a glider as part of the D-Day operations on June 6th. What was the scene like when you landed in Normandy? Bill: In June, I will be travelling back to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations.

say how much we appreciate the hard work and generosity that make it possible for occasions like the Normandy

Seventy-five years later, he was back in Normandy with the Taxi Charity to mark D-Day and celebrated After the trip to Normandy in 2019, Geoff sent the charity a lovely thank you email from which this extract like to take this opportunity to tell you how much Julienne and I enjoyed the very nostalgic trip to Normandy

Secretary of The Spirit of Normandy Trust 6 Nov 2020 Well done you chaps, “Keep on Keeping on”... Secretary of The Spirit of Normandy Trust 1 Nov 2020

They were both from our 2019 trip to Normandy. major role at several landmark military anniversaries across the UK, as well as in The Netherlands and Normandy posted out thousands of cards – those we created and those we received from a multitude of supporters in Normandy

Veterans supports have had a very disappointing few months; unable to go on the charity’s annual visits to Normandy

Mr Smoothy, of Herne Bay, Kent, served in the Royal Navy and landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day

the Taxi Charity’s 75th anniversary events, including social occasions in the UK as well as trips to Normandy

He was presented with the Légion d’Honneur in 2016, while in Normandy with the Taxi Charity.

Arctic convoys, members of the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) and veterans who landed at Normandy