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…
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…
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…
Every November a Field of Remembrance memorial garden is opened close to Westminster Abbey The Taxi Charity takes veterans to this very important annual event which starts on the Thursday before Remembrance Sunday. It is very moving day for everyone who is lucky enough to attend and I am delighted to be able to…
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…
The latest edition of the Medical Detection Dogs magazine The Sniff is out now and I have loved every minute of editing this issue. Based in Buckinghamshire the charity Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to detect the odour of human disease. The magazine features stories about: Medical Alert Assistance Dogs, that are trained to assist…
When I saw singing group, The D Day Darlings in their audition on Britain’s Got Talent a few weeks ago I immediately contacted them to see if they would like The Taxi Charity to arrange for some WWII veterans to join them on stage if they were successful in reaching the live semi finals. The…
The National Diversity Awards celebrate the excellent achievements of grass- root communities for their dedication and hard work. Charities, role models and community heroes will be honoured for their outstanding devotion to enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion. These awards are for people who inspire other individuals through their work, through their commitment to helping others,…