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From Cabbies do Kilimanjaro to Cabbies do Deliveries

May 1, 2020 | in Charity, children, Clients, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Fundraising, Hero, Kilimanjaro, London, Taxi

Two of the fundraising group Cabbies do Kilimanjaro join a team of supermarket drivers to deliver food during the pandemic Two of London’s licensed black cabbies who saw their work driving cabs in London dry up almost overnight have joined a leading supermarket to make food deliveries during the pandemic. Daren Parr from Blackheath and…

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On Valentine’s Day Married London Cabbies Announce their Commitment to Get Fit and Climb Mount Kilimanjaro to Raise Funds for Children’s Charites in the UK and Tanzania

February 13, 2020 | in Blog, Charity, children, Countryside, Event, Fundraising, Hero, Kilimanjaro, London, Taxi, volunteers

London Cabbies Stuart Lockhart 47 and Lynsey Lockhart 45 married in July 2019 in Scotland. Stuart has been a cabby for 16 years and Lynsey for 8 years and they met in their roles as cab drivers. Recently they climbed in the Atlas Mountains as part of a holiday to Morocco and they were hooked…

London’s Shortest Cabbie Set to climb Africa’s tallest mountain

January 23, 2020 | in Charity, Clients, Event, Fundraising, Hero, Kilimanjaro, London, Taxi

This year London’s shortest cabbie Claire Zazzara plans to lose four stones, get fit and climb Mount Kilimanjaro, while raising money for the London Taxi Driver’s Charity for Children Claire Zazzara, 46, has been a London Cabbie for eight years. At only 4ft and 10 inches she is proud to be London’s shortest cabbie. Over…

A personal account of reaching the top of Kilimanjaro

October 21, 2019 | in Charity, Clients, Hero, Kilimanjaro, London, Taxi, veteran

In September 2018 a group of London Cabbies, including Daren, John and Brian decide on a mammoth challenge to lose weight, get fit, climb Kilimanjaro and raise money for The Taxi Charity www.taxicharity.org One of the cabbies Daren Parr has written this moving account of the last push to reach the summit of Kilmanjaro The…

Five London Cabbies in the Peak District

March 19, 2019 | in Blog, Charity, Clients, London, Taxi

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…

Five Fundraising London Cabbies to be supported by Bear Grylls and Be Military Fit as they lose 25 stones

February 13, 2019 | in Blog, Charity, Media, Press, Quote

A group of five London cabbies known as Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro are delighted to announce the support they will be receiving from Be Military Fit (BMF) on their year long mission to shed 25 stones and then climb Kilimanjaro while raising £20,000 for The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans Be Military Fit has generously…

FAT to FIT – Five London Cabbies Pledge To Lose Over 25 Stones and Climb Kilimanjaro for Charity

September 20, 2018 | in Blog, Charity, Clients, Hero

Five London cabbies have joined together as a fundraising group called “Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro” on a year long mission to lose over 25 stones before climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. The cabbies volunteer for The Taxi Charity for Military veterans and want to raise £20,000 to support the work the charity does to support veterans. Roshan…