TAXI CHARITY FOR MILITARY VETERANS

Volunteer cabbies from the Taxi Charity took a group of veterans to Normandy for the 79th anniversary For many years, they have been taking veterans to Normandy to the D-Day commemorations so that they can WWII veteran Marie Scott, from Surrey, said: "Our trip to Normandy was, once again, not only highly enjoyable

from the UK, France, Canada and the USA and probably from across the world too, will be heading to Normandy Sadly, many WWII veterans are no longer with us and the number who will be able to make the trip to Normandy The most difficult part of the planning process has been that the price of hotel rooms in Normandy for If you would like to help us take our veterans back to Normandy for D-Day, there are lots of other ways

The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans was delighted to take a group of veterans to Normandy for the On 4 June 2024, London taxi cabs drove 12 WWII veterans (including ten Normandy veterans), five post-WWII Joining the Normandy veterans were those who had served after WWII in Korea and Kenya, as well as younger I am fortunate to have travelled to Normandy on several occasions and always thoroughly enjoy my time Some of the money paid for the veterans and the support team to travel to Normandy for the 80th anniversary

Veteran Bill Gladden's arrival in Normandy on D-Day took an unexpected turn as he found himself spread-eagled The BBC is currently working on the project with a number of partners including the Normandy Memorial

cab drivers who volunteer for the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans took a group of 24 veterans to Normandy Normandy veteran, Bill Gladden, who served with the 6th Airborne, Recce Regiment, said: "I flew into Normandy in a glider on D-Day and I have been fortunate to have been coming on trips for years with the I’m 98, so a trip to Normandy would be unthinkable without the charity. Dick Goodwin, vice president of the Taxi Charity, said: "After not being able to visit Normandy since

Charity for Military Veterans was delighted to take the biggest group yet of veterans to the British Normandy Memorial This June, in a weeklong trip to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations, the Taxi Charity was finally able to bring a large group of veterans to pay their respects at the beautiful British Normandy veterans, to the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer on 4 June. About the British Normandy Memorial The British Normandy Memorial records the names of the 22,442 servicemen

TAXI chats with Charity Vice President, Dick Goodwin, about the trip to Normandy in early June... We are indeed – on the 3rd of June we are taking a group of veterans to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations Dick: As we have not been able to travel to Normandy since 2019, the whole trip will be very special On our first day, we will be visiting the impressive British Normandy Memorial at Ver sur Mer. He flew into Normandy on a wooden glider which was so big that it carried a tank and eight motorbikes

On 6 June 1944, aged 20, Bill flew into Normandy on a glider carrying a tank and six motorbikes, as part Bill retuned to Normandy this year with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans where a very special return Bill said: “I have been travelling back to Normandy with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans for many Bill taking him back to the barn near Ranville was one of the most special moments I've ever had in Normandy

The Taxi Charity has just returned from a trip to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations with a group He landed on Sword Beach and one night as he moved through Normandy, his convoy was held up in a town I went back to Normandy about 50 years afterwards to try and trace her but unfortunately I wasn’t successful driver and Taxi Charity volunteer, said: "I feel privileged to have spent a week with the veterans in Normandy

WWII veterans to the National Memorial Arboretum to participate in the official opening of the British Normandy The Taxi Charity originally planned to take a group of WWII veterans to Normandy to participate in the Under normal circumstances, the Taxi Charity take veterans back to Normandy each year to mark D-Day. He went over to Normandy just after D-Day, was captured at Estre and taken POW until the war ended. About the British Normandy Memorial The British Normandy Memorial was officially opened on 6 June 2021

, Ken Benbow (97) and Stuart Taylor (100), to attend the International D-Day Service at the British Normandy Forces Veterans Association and the Taxi Charity enabled two WWII veterans to fly from Lancashire to Normandy Stuart Taylor, who served with the RAF as a Dakota pilot, were flown from Warton Aerodrome to Caen in Normandy Brian Heffernan and Simon Hawes from the Taxi Charity, who then drove the passengers to the British Normandy The Taxi Charity has been supporting veterans for 75 years, more usually taking veterans to Normandy

from Romford and Brentwood took part in a ceremony opening a memorial honouring soldiers who died in Normandy at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Sunday (June 6) - the 77th anniversary of the Normandy The British Normandy Memorial, located in the French coastal town of Ver-sur-Mer, records the names of

On 3 June, volunteer London cab drivers will take 25 WWII veterans to Normandy for the D-Day commemorations June 1944, Peter Smoothy was one of the 156,000 allied servicemen that took part in the Invasion of Normandy On 3 June, Peter will be joining 24 other Normandy veterans on a free six-day trip to Normandy with the Bay on Friday 3 June and we will join the other volunteer cabbies at Portsmouth for our ferry over to Normandy

Just thirteen days after taking up my new position, I, together with our group arrived in Normandy to For the record, we accompanied 35 WWII veterans, most of whom fought in Normandy. To have had the opportunity to mark D-Day 75 in Normandy, alongside some of those who fought there, was Throughout the week, as we travelled through the pretty, well-kept villages and towns of Normandy, the #Normandy #DDay

We have so many memories of our visits to Normandy. What we have taken most from our Normandy trips is the camaraderie of all the forces, both serving and Bert was a much-loved member of the Taxi Charity family and he had been with the charity to Normandy He was a wealth of information on our trips back to Normandy, talking about the early days after D-Day #Normandy #REME

Légion d’Honneur when he was invited to the official online ceremony for the opening of the British Normandy He went over to Normandy just after D-Day, but was captured at Estre and taken as a PoW until the conflict The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans originally planned to take a group of WWII veterans to Normandy I served with the 6th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers, and we went into Normandy after D-Day Under normal circumstances the Taxi Charity take veterans back to Normandy each year to mark D-Day.

#Normandy #Caen #BernardBirien

They span from day trips around Britain to historical spots throughout Europe such as: Normandy, Dunkirk Soldiers’ Charity provided a grant of £12,000 towards the Taxi Charity’s ‘Back to the Beaches’ trip in Normandy This enabled 98 World War Two veterans, the oldest being 99 years old, to go on a four-day trip to Normandy www.soldierscharity.org/soldiers-charity-supports-back-beaches-taxi-charity #ABFTheSoldiersCharity #Normandy

Thirty of the Taxi Charity's volunteer London cabbies will be escorting 40 veterans and their carers to Normandy #DDay75 #Normandy

Dear Ian & Anne Thank you both so much for your support and care during our amazing trip to Normandy. Love Marie #Normandy