Thanks to a campaign, launched in June by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans to find the young girl Reg had shared his food with in Normandy in 1944 they have finally been reunited. Reg Pye, 99 from Burry Port, served with the 224 Field Company, Royal Engineers as a driver carrying sappers, mines and…
WWII naval veteran Len Hobbs, 98, died peacefully at home on Monday 31 October with his daughter Elizabeth at his side. Born on 1 August 1924, Len Hobbs from South Woodham Ferrers, near Chelmsford, joined the Royal Navy in 1943 and after completing his basic training at HMS Ganges was sent to the Isle of…
Funding from Kent Community Foundation will enable Food Friends to expand their service. Food Friends is a registered charity working to combat loneliness and isolation through food and friendship. They run a meal sharing initiative which connects people who love to cook and are willing to share an extra portion of their home-cooked food with…
On Friday 4 November representatives from care homes across the east of the country attended ‘The Great British Care Awards’ – East of England care awards 2022, at the MK Dons stadium in Milton Keynes. Much to the delight of everyone at Edensor Care Home, Ewa Ruskowiak who was nominated for a Great British Care…
Charity Hands of Hope has received investment from Kent Community Foundation to increase the capacity of their commercial operations ‘Hope Farm Organics’ helping them move towards long-term sustainability. Earlier this year Hands of Hope applied to Kent Community Foundation for support from the Kent Social Enterprise Loan Fund (KSELF) to extend their successful fresh produce…
On Remembrance Sunday kind hearted London cab drivers will give up their time to drive veterans around London. On 13 November, hundreds of London Cab drivers will volunteer their time to support the free Poppy Cabs Service which transports veterans around the Capital to attend services at The Cenotaph and participate in the Remembrance Sunday…
WWII veteran Danny McCrudden, 98, who served with the Royal Navy’s Pacific Fleet on the Destroyer HMS Queenborough died on 22 October 2022 aged 98. WWII Veteran and entertainer Danny McCrudden from Dagenham was married to his beloved wife Ruby for seventy years. Due to ill health Danny had recently been living in Blenheim Care…
On 23 October Taxi Charity volunteers were delighted to attend the dedication and unveiling of a Desert Rats monument at the National Memorial Arboretum. The Taxi Charity was delighted to accept an invitation from Lt Col S P Copley-Smith, Chair of the Desert Rats Association to attend the dedication and unveiling of a powerful…
This September Diagrama Foundation met with organisations from Italy, Belgium, and Spain at the University of Salerno in Italy to progress their €80,000 E-Profid project funded by the European Union Erasmus Plus Programme. Between 19 and 23 September, representatives from Diagrama Foundation met their Erasmus funded E-Profid project partners in Italy. This was the third…
WWII Veteran John Bosley, from Warminster died on Tuesday 4 October aged 97. Born in 1925, John enlisted in 1943 at the age of 17 and after training, volunteered and was accepted for the Parachute Regiment. His parachute training included two jumps from a balloon, three from Whitley Bombers and two from a Dakota before…