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…
This summer a giant pride of lions will be transformed by some of the world’s leading contemporary artists and designers to create a magnificent public art sculpture trail across Windsor to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria The life-size fibreglass lions will be transformed by leading artists and designers from…
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…
Interested in Numerology? My client Numerologist Emily R Hughes has written a fantastic six page feature for the April issue of Spirit and Destiny Magazine The article is all about Magic Numbers and why 2019 is life changing Emily writes about how to – “Make this year Count” Why working with the…
Did you see the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans Danny McCrudden singing with The D Day Darlings on ITV London News tonight What a hero he is. And don’t forget there are still a few tickets left for The D Day Darlings concert on 1 March where more veterans from the Taxi Charity will be making…
#thewinelady Rowena Hawtin, has an incredible love for wine Her wine tastings are lively and vibrant and she guarantees that you will leave with more wine knowledge than when you arrived and perhaps a little more passion for this subject. Here she shares four wines to try over Christmas and New Year; Cremant de…
London’s Aiden Kent, The Singing Cabbie has been included in the Visit Britain Top Ten Cool and Unique ways to see Britain’s Cities. https://media.visitbritain.com/gb/en/ten-cool-and-unique-ways-see-britains-cities Singing in the back of a taxi – London Black cab taxi driver – and professional singer – Aiden Kent had been driving customers around London for 20 years when he…
This year, thanks to a generous donation from The Taxi Charity, Russell Square Shelter Keeper Katie Simmonds will be serving free Christmas lunches to homeless or lonely veterans. On 18 December the Russell Square Cab Shelter will be serving a roast Christmas dinner with all the trimmings between 10.00am and 10pm to the…