TAXI CHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS

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celebrations to say thank you to the people of the Netherlands who he says looked after him so well on his many

Ray fought at the Battle of Arnhem, so the visit brought back many poignant memories. for the Taxi Charity,Seb Philp, said, “I have been Ray’s regular driver for Taxi Charity trips for many We will be returning to the Netherlands in May with Ray for the Dutch Liberation commemorations and will

Mayor of Worthing, Councillor Henna Chowdhury, Bob Smytherman, the Worthing town crier, the press and many The guest speaker, double above knee amputee Darren Swift who was injured by an IRA bomb in May 1991 The volunteer cab drivers look after us all so well and it was great to spend the day with so many friends

The veterans were welcomed onto the Marine Parade by Bob Smytherman, the official Town Crier for the They were delighted that so many had stopped off at the village hall on their journey home from Worthing

After Bill’s death, some of her many friends in the Netherlands told us about Connie, who was a Combined She is a real character and despite her travelling abroad many times, I remember vividly the year I received with the home to ensure we can put everything in place so that Connie will be able to join us on our May Goolistan: Connie has settled in very nicely and has made many friends at the home. Many of the older veterans that we support move into care homes or closer to their family but wherever

When war broke out, as many did, Ted added a year onto his age and enlisted, and was immediately sent During April and May 1940, Ted was involved with taking the port of Narvik from the Nazis. In May 2022, Ted visited the Netherlands with the Taxi Charity for the Dutch Liberation celebrations On 11 May, when Ted was asked about the Gennep celebration, he said: “It was wonderful to be here today I held this position until 1990 and met Her Majesty on many occasions.

I and many more ex service personnel have received many cards and presents throughout the year to make Very best wishes may we all meet up again in the New Year. Len Hobbs

On 5 May 2024, 13 British veterans and one Canadian veteran led the Liberation Day Parade through Wageningen In the Netherlands, 4 May is the national day of remembrance. During lunch on 4 May, Hans Kranenburg, President of the Police Sport Association, who addressed the Without your sacrifices, and those of the many soldiers and freedom fighters, we would not have been

On 4 May 1945, the Indomitable was hit by a kamikaze, but her armoured flight deck saved her from serious The Japanese didn’t want to surrender, and the ship’s crew were warned that many Japanese aircraft hadn Dick Goodwin, vice president of the Taxi Charity, said: "Like many of his generation, Doug joined the

the Netherlands on several occasions with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, most recently in May After many men had been extracted by the Dutch Resistance, Alec who had been asked to stay behind to This picture was taken in May this year when we visited the Hartenstein Museum and he spent some time I met Alec last May and he shared some of his stories. Most of all he told me how lucky he was to survive, as opposed to so many of his young friends.

Many thanks to Adrian Bell, CEO of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, for inviting Ian and John,

Over the years, Malcolm became good friends with Danny and the rest of his family, as well as many of

London cabbie, Stefano Marzocchi, talks about how this wonderful mark of respect from London’s finest "Not many people know that Prince Philip drove his own taxi around London and I had a fleeting thought I may have been the first to put the idea into the public domain but I've no doubt if it hadn't been Jim James Ellard MBE, Royal Marines Association - City of London Branch, commented: "Can you pass to your colleagues that we Royal Marines admire the respect shown by the London taxi drivers by lining The

He is such a great guy and in May I was happy to drive him and his two daughters, Sue Hall and Anne Bennett Pat: There are always so many great memories when you are away with the charity, but if I was to pick On the 5th of May, Alec was one of the veterans in the parade in Wageningen and having been in the Paras The tour prompted lots of memories and he showed us many places and explained their significance. A young girl called Margaret came to the club one day for a trial and they fell in love and were married

Bill said: “I have been travelling back to Normandy with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans for many owners of the barn were so welcoming, and I must admit the visit was very nostalgic and brought so many

Sadly, many WWII veterans are no longer with us and the number who will be able to make the trip to Normandy

Roy met his wife, Sylvia, at a bus stop when she asked him the time, fearing she may have missed the This year, Roy travelled to the Netherlands in May for Dutch Liberation and to Normandy in June for the I have taken him to many events in recent years, but when he came back from your trip to Normandy, I This experience brought back many memories for him. Roy was involved in many, as he called them, ‘skirmishes’ on his way through Normandy to Caen and the

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and hails of gunfire to play his part in the defeat of the scourge that had destroyed the lives of so many In the following years he married, had five children and a variety of jobs, often involving travel and maintaining his health and a level of fitness that even at the age of 98 means he is able to do things that many Many years later, in 2019, shortly after the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, with Dad’s permission