On 4 July over fifty volunteer black cab drivers took veterans to Worthing for the Taxi Charity’s 75th Anniversary Visit. In a tradition stretching back to 1948, veterans who are supported by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, have been treated to a day at the coast for a fish and chip lunch. Now in…
2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans 2023 will mark the 75th anniversary of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, a remarkable milestone for a small charity which supports veterans throughout the UK. Founded in 1948 by three London Cab drivers who wanted to arrange for friends who had been…
On 5 July, after a break for the past two summers, 60 black cabs once again made the journey from London to Worthing with a group of veterans. Every year since 1948, (apart from during the pandemic) The Taxi Charity has been taking veterans to Worthing for the day, to spend time with their friends…
Major Ted Hunt’s contribution to the building of the longest floating Bailey Bridge of WWII was celebrated in Gennep on 11 May Major Ted Hunt MVO, from Worthing, was taken to The Netherlands by The Taxi Charity to celebrate Dutch Liberation on 5 May and when the rest of the group returned to the UK,…
Chelsea Pensioner Roy Knight, died on 16 January 2022 aged 92 Roy Knight, served with the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and was a popular member of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. Originally from Croydon, Roy was a London Cab Driver and Blue Badge guide for many years. For the last few years Roy had…
Across England there is a huge shortfall of parent and child foster carers with Kent based charity Diagrama currently receiving twice as many referrals as two years ago. The charity Diagrama is concerned that with the number of referrals for parent and child foster placements at an unprecedented level, they urgently need to fill this…
The Taxi Charity has very special memories of the kindness and warmth Prince Philip, showed veterans at their event in Worthing in 1979 In the summer of 1979, the Taxi Charity was delighted that The Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh agreed to be guest of honour at the charity’s annual visit to the seaside…
When the UK went into the first Coronavirus lockdown on 20 March 2020 no one could have predicted that a year later the country would still be facing so many restrictions. The Taxi Charity has been looking back on the past year. The Taxi Charity was with a group of veterans in Oosterbeek in…
Renowned artist Rosa Branson MBE, has spent a lifetime creating breathtakingly beautiful pictures including a picture for the Taxi Charity Rosa Branson MBE was born in 1933, and for over 60 years has been painting and designing fabrics. She specialises in the Old Masters oil painting technique of layering subtle glazes of translucent paint…
On 20 January 2021, 100-year-old, Major Ted Hunt, received his Coronavirus vaccination On 20 January Lancing resident, Major Ted Hunt was taken to Lancing Parish Hall by The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans for his Coronavirus injection. London Black Cabbie and volunteer for the Taxi Charity Mike Hughes, took Major Ted, accompanied by…