TAXI CHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS

The story of the friendship between the veterans and these Normandy schoolchildren was picked up by Associated Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, many of the veterans who travel with us each year to Normandy

raise a total of £45k to help the Taxi Charity fund future commemoration trips to the Netherlands and Normandy supported veterans from all conflicts and has helped WWII veterans to return to the former battlefields of Normandy

Mollie Evershed and Dorothy Field, who were killed trying to save dying soldiers on the beaches of Normandy who served with the 4th Battalion Dorset Regiment and was taken POW during the fighting at Falaise in Normandy

we hope to celebrate this amazing milestone not only with our traditional trips to the Netherlands, Normandy

I had a WWII veteran in my cab called Bill Gladden, who flew into Normandy on D-Day. Paul: I was part of the charity trip to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations in June.

2021, the French were to honour Fred by naming a street after him in Merville-Franceville-Plage in Normandy Pierre-André Durand, Préfet of the region of Normandy, said: "It is with great sadness that I heard about This valiant paratrooper is one of those unsung heroes of the D-Day landings in Normandy. automatic weapons, grenades and the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, Fred flew from RAF Brize Norton into Normandy

Tom was a regular on Taxi Charity trips across the UK, and to the Netherlands and Normandy, for over

Midlands, going on a steam train on the Saturday and then watching the live opening of the new British Normandy I’ve been with the charity to Arnhem and Normandy on their organised trips many times. My first trip was to Normandy and my driver was Karl James.

events and trips followed, both big and small, including numerous and equally unforgettable visits to Normandy Walking back to the station with us was Normandy veteran and ex-cabbie Dickie Forrester.

His late wife Barbara was an important part of our trips with veterans to the Netherlands and Normandy

He joined us on many trips of commemoration to the Netherlands and Normandy and he was known for his

Taxi Charity and how they are totally reliant on donations to enable them to take veterans back to Normandy

In Normandy together, on a Taxi Charity trip, he explained about letting Canadian troops who he had got

Ted's usual annual trip to Normandy had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Geoff talks about VE Day, his military career, how he met his wife, and trips to Normandy with his family

Dave: In Normandy, all the cabbies are assigned a veteran for the duration of the trip and I am always The last time the charity was able to go to Normandy to mark D-Day was in 2019 on the 75th anniversary Roy was in No.3 Commando and was part of the advance group that pushed through Normandy after the D-Day

He loved being part of the charity trips throughout the UK and especially to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations

We had also planned two visits to Normandy; one in June for D-Day 76, and then again in September – in all likelihood for the final time – to attend the inauguration of the Normandy Memorial in Ver sur Mer We also enclosed a Victory & Peace 75 lapel pin badge, kindly supplied by the Spirit of Normandy Trust NORMANDY SCHOOLCHILDREN Meanwhile, the pupils at College St. The story of the friendship between the veterans and Normandy schoolchildren was covered by Associated

D-Day, when the commemorations for the 50th anniversary were announced in 1994, I wanted to go over to Normandy During a trip to Normandy for the 60th anniversary in 2004, a chance meeting with a friend led me to

I have been with them on commemorative trips to Arnhem, Ypres and Normandy, and in December last year