Ron Johnson from Shrivenham, Swindon, will be celebrating his 100th birthday on 9 October with a party. Ron was born on 9 October 1921 when King George V was on the throne and David Lloyd George was Prime Minister. A glider pilot during WWII, Ron was held in reserve on D Day, and his first…
The Taxi Charity was saddened to receive the news that one of their longest serving veterans, Ken Watts, had passed away on 22 August Ken Watts, 96, from Islington, served in 18 Platoon, D Company, 2nd Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment for four years during the Second World War. On 6 June 1944 he was…
On Saturday 14th August, former Police Officer Steve Murphy, 64, set off to cycle from St. James’s Square, London, where WPC Yvonne Fletcher was killed, to her place of rest and home village of Semley in Wiltshire, to raise awareness of the ‘Campaign for Justice for Yvonne’ led by ex-Policeman and campaigner John Murray. Steve will…
The 15 of August is the anniversary of the surrender of Japan, known as VJ Day. WWII Veterans Roy ‘Doug’ Miller and Alfie ‘Fred’ Lee were both serving in the Far East when Japan surrendered 76 years ago, they shared their stories with the Taxi Charity. Doug, 97, joined the Navy in 1940 as a…
On 4 August WWII Veteran Walter Gordon Knight was presented with the Thank You Liberators Medal by Military and Air Attaché, Lieutenant Colonel Rob Arts Walter Knight, 96, from Coventry, served in The Netherlands with the 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders 51st (Highland) Division during WWII. His grandson, Colin…
97-Year-Old WWII Veteran Jim Knox attended a Taxi Charity Event and surprised everyone when he decided that instead of supporting the younger veterans, he would compete alongside them The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans organised an afternoon of Go Karting for younger veterans and invited some…
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of Kent Community Foundation financially supporting charities and community groups across Kent and Medway One community group which has been supported by Kent Community Foundation for the last twenty years is the Pegasus Playscheme in Dover which offers children, including those who have rare and complex disabilities a fun-packed…
Lawyer Lena Ramesh, 41, returned to the UK after working abroad for many years, to be near her family in Surrey and to begin the process of adopting a child. She became a mother in September 2020, after the adoption charity Diagrama helped her to become a parent and paired her with the child she…
On 30 June, veteran Harry White celebrated his 100 birthday by climbing over the dome of famed London Landmark the O2 Veteran Harry White, from Romford, defended his own title as the oldest person to take part in The O2’s roof walk. He set the record at the age of 97 and returned on…
On 17 July, campaigner, and former Metropolitan Police Officer John Murray, 65, is holding a memorial service for WPC Yvonne Fletcher who was murdered outside the Libyan Embassy, in St James’s Square, London, in 1984. Yvonne Fletcher’s murderer has never been brought to justice and John Murray has been campaigning tirelessly for over 35 years…