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…
Great Britain performed well in the Tokyo Olympics bringing home 65 medals and no doubt inspiring many future athletes. Also inspired were the staff and residents of Cabrini House in Orpington, a home for adults with learning disabilities who held their very own Olympics on 11 August. The residents competed for medals in a variety…
A grant of £4750 from Kent Community Foundation will allow charity Connaught Opera to stage a series of concerts for older people across Kent Charity Connaught Opera will be entertaining hundreds of older people across the county between 20 August and 20 October with a series of ten concerts funded by The Brook Trust Fund…
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…
Kent Community Foundation has awarded £5,000 to Wye Community Farm so that more children and young people can benefit from time at their Farm Club. For the past two years Wye Community Farm has been supporting children and young people experiencing difficulties at school, those who are not in education, employment, or training, those with…
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…
With the latest data revealing that General Practitioners in England delivered an unprecedented 100m appointments between March and May, Consultant Scott McKenzie is warning GPs that it is time to take action. NHS Management Consultant Scott McKenzie is warning that unless GPs act now, they will miss out on a golden opportunity to transform the…
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…