Last year, Richard Iles, a homeowner in Winterbourne Down near Bristol, decorated his house with more than 150,000 Christmas lights, raising over £15,000 in aid of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. For Christmas 2025, Richard is taking the display to an extraordinary new level—adding a further 85,000 lights, creating what is expected to be…
A Bristol home bedecked with Christmas lights will raise vital funds for the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. Richard Iles from Winterbourne Down in Bristol has been covering his family home with Christmas lights for the last six years. This year the lights display will be bigger than ever as in excess of 150,000 lights…
WWII veteran Roy Maxwell died in hospital on 4 April 2023 at the age of 101. Roy Maxwell was born in Rhyl, North Wales on 21.2.1922 and was brought up on his Grandfathers Farm. He married Tegwedd and they had a daughter Jane. In 1976 Jane had Roy’s…
In 2022 WWII Veteran Roy Maxwell was in Normandy for the D Day commemorations with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. On 5 June the charity brought a group of WWII veterans to a service at Pegasus Museum and after the service Roy met Anthony Lang and his son and spent some time chatting together…
Volunteers from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans joined Roy Maxwell and his family and friends on Sunday 20 February to celebrate his 100th Birthday. The surprise party for Roy was held at the Player’s Golf Club in Codrington on Sunday the 20 February, the day before his 100th Birthday. Roy was born in Rhyl,…
Research from Kings College London suggests that one in 20 people with COVID-19 are likely to suffer from Long Covid – Fatigue Coach Pamela Rose is successfully helping those living with this debilitating condition to regain a life worth living Those living with Long Covid often suffer fatigue and anxiety leaving them feeling trapped in…
