Adults with learning disabilities supported by Diagrama Foundation enjoyed a truly magical afternoon when the cast of Cinderella, this year’s Chequer Mead Theatre pantomime, visited Duckyls Farm near East Grinstead on Thursday 11 December. The performers arrived in full costume, entertaining everyone with songs from the show, festive Christmas carols, and plenty of pantomime…
Residents at Edensor Care Centre, Diagrama Foundation’s nursing and dementia care home in Clacton-on-Sea, were treated to an afternoon of magic, laughter, and festive spirit as the cast of the Princes Theatre’s pantomime Magical Adventures of Peter Pan paid a special visit on Tuesday, 9 December. Arriving in full costume, members of the cast, including…
Last year, Richard Iles, a homeowner in Winterbourne Down near Bristol, decorated his house with more than 150,000 Christmas lights, raising over £15,000 in aid of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. For Christmas 2025, Richard is taking the display to an extraordinary new level—adding a further 85,000 lights, creating what is expected to be…
On Remembrance Sunday, the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans organised a memorable day with Aero Legends at North Weald Airfield. The day brought together WWII veterans, their families, and carers to watch Spitfires. On 9 November three volunteer London cab drivers transported veterans Ivan Staines, Dorothea Barron, Don Turrell, and Robbie Hall to the airfield,…
Edensor Care Home in Clacton was filled with joy and celebration as resident Doris Dyer marked an incredible milestone, her 101st birthday surrounded by staff, fellow residents, friends and a wonderful array of cards, flowers and gifts from well-wishers near and far. Born on 9th November 1924, Doris has lived through more than a century…
Jason, a resident at Duckyls Farm, a specialist care home for adults with learning disabilities operated by the charity Diagrama Foundation, recently fulfilled a long-held dream: embarking on a spiritual pilgrimage to Medjugorje, a world-renowned Marian shrine in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The eight-day trip was Jason’s first international holiday in many years, made possible through…
On 22 October, three World War II veterans, Don Turell, Robbie Hall and Peter Greenwood and one post-war veteran, Ken Orford, were delighted to visit RAF Coningsby with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans to visit the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and its historic hangar. The visit brought back wonderful memories for all the…
After meeting representatives from Flying for Freedom, volunteers from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans were inspired to arrange a special flying day for veterans. Flying for Freedom provides recovery support to Wounded, Injured and Sick (WIS) Service personnel and veterans through the challenge and exhilaration of flying. The not-for-profit is entirely run by volunteers…
Kent Community Foundation is delighted to be working in partnership with Dartford Borough Council to provide funding for community and voluntary groups operating across the unparished areas of Dartford – covering the west and north of the borough, including Dartford town and surrounding neighbourhoods. The new Dartford Borough Council Community Infrastructure Fund will award grants…
At Clacton’s Edensor Care Centre, this year’s Summer Fête on 29 August wasn’t just a celebration it was the day one resident’s lifelong wish came true. Tony, a resident at Edensor, has always dreamed of being a cowboy. That dream became reality as the care centre was transformed into the Wild West. With a Stetson…