Spadework works with adults with learning difficulties, (who are called trainees), to develop their independence and personal skills, through social interaction with the community. They were awarded grant’s totalling £6,300 from Kent Community Foundation to support the work they do with over one hundred adults from the local community. Kent Community Foundation supported the pumpkin…
On Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 November 2019 the Lions of Windsor pride will be on display in Windsor Yards at the “Lions Roar Goodbye” allowing lion fans to say their farewells to the beautifully decorated lion and cub sculptures and choose which they may like to bid for at the charity auction. This will…
At 7.07 am on 3 October 2019, “Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro” successfully climbed 19,340 feet to reach the summit of Kilimanjaro, the final part of their epic challenge to lose weight, get fit and raise money for The Taxi Charity for military Veterans The three brave London cabbies, Daren Parr, John Dillane and Brian Heffernan…
After delighting thousands of lion fans from all over the world this summer, it’s time to say farewell to the Lions of Windsor and Maidenhead pride After three months delighting fans of all ages, the Lions of Windsor & Maidenhead sculpture trail will end on 27 October and the life-sized…
On 30 July, the press met some of the amazing lions that will form the Lions of Windsor art trail from 10 August until 27 October 2019. ITV London filmed the event – www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5q4ajspujk and Gary Cooper from Square Freedom Photography www.squarefreedomphotography.com took some amazing pictures. Find out more here www.lionsofwindsor.org
A visit to Retreats For You, a thatched 17th century writing retreat in Devon will give you time to be creative Nestled in the sleepy village of Sheepwash in North Devon, Retreats For You offers you a home from home run by TV Presenter and Author Debbie Flint. Writers need a space to be creative…
The Taxi Charity took six veterans to Belgium, in six London licensed taxis, on 11 July, to join a team of military veterans and serving personnel, to experience excavating at the site of Wellington’s Field Hospital on the world-famous battlefield of Waterloo Led by professional archaeologists, the excavation, organised by the charity Waterloo Uncovered, explored…
On Tuesday 9 July at Old Sarum Aerodrome, two Taxi Charity for Military Veterans committee wives, Anne Parsons from West Ealing and Susy Goodwin from Ware, completed tandem skydives with The Red Devils. The jump was postponed from the original date of 1 May due to low cloud and high winds, resulting in a ten-week…
For Marie Scott, the 75th anniversary of D-Day has become an even more special year as she has been awarded the highest French decoration – The Legion Of Honour – for the part she played working in Fort Southwick, Portsmouth, listening and collating the Operation Overlord messages. In 1944, 17-year-old Marie worked on the switchboard…
Last weekend, five London Cabbies collectively known as “Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro” set off up north to climb Kinder Scout in the Peak District The Cabbies are on a year long mission to lose 25 stones, raise £20,000 for the Taxi Charity and climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. They have already lost 110 pounds and…