WWII veteran Reginald Pye, from Burry Port, Carmarthenshire died on 18 February aged 101. Reg or Reggie, as he was fondly known served with the 224 Field Company, Royal Engineers as a driver carrying sappers, mines and ammunitions. Normandy veteran Reg, like all those involved in WWII saw many experiences that would be forever imprinted…
Love and laughter filled the air at Edensor, a nursing and dementia care home in Clacton-on-Sea, as residents came together for a Valentine’s Day celebration. The home was beautifully decorated with hearts and flowers, creating a warm and happy atmosphere. Residents enjoyed a delightful afternoon tea while being serenaded with classic love songs by Tessa,…
Funding from Kent Community Foundation has helped Shapeshifter Productions to provide Smiling Sessions at Care Homes in Dover and Folkestone. Kent Community Foundation was approached by Shapeshifter Productions for funding for their “Smiling Sessions” initiative which combats loneliness bringing senior citizens together through song. Funding for the project meant the charity was able to deliver…
Elderly residents at the Edensor Care Home in Clacton have used their art and craft sessions to make Christmas cards for underprivileged orphans and schoolchildren in Africa. The Edensor nursing and dementia care home in Clacton on Sea is run by care providers Diagrama Foundation who support vulnerable children, young people, and adults to live…
The National Lottery hosted a spectacular music and entertainment show at the OVO Arena, Wembley on 4 December which included eight WWII veterans supported by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. The show celebrated the big moments of 2024 including the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, The National Lottery’s 30th anniversary and included surprise contributions…
WWII Dunkirk and Market Garden veteran Ray Whitwell died on Wednesday 20 November he was 105. During WWII Raymond ‘Ray’ Whitwell’, war took him from Dunkirk to North Africa and Italy before returning to England to prepare for Operation Market Garden in September 1944. In 2021 Ray shared his story with the Taxi Charity…
On 19 November, WWII veteran Peter Smoothy will celebrate his 100th birthday. On 6 June 1944 Peter Smoothy was one of the 156,000 allied servicemen that took part in the Invasion of Normandy as part of Operation Overlord. Peter was one a crew of 99 on a Landing Ship Tank LST 215 which headed across…
WWII veterans were driven to Shropshire to meet the master distiller who created a commemorative 80th anniversary D Day dark rum. The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans took a groups of veterans for a couple of days break in Shropshire which included a visit to meet the Distinct Distillers team who have been selling ‘44’…
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans was amongst the thousands who enjoyed the Battle Proms at Highclere Castle on 3 August. On 3 August, WWII Veterans, Norrie Bartlett, Harry Rice, Mervyn Kersh and Marie Scott, post war veterans Vic Needham Crofton and Peter Gospel and Mike, Ken, David and Trevor from The Royal Hospital Chelsea…