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Artist Tim Godden meets WWII veteran Bill Gladden and exchanges pictures
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Artist and WWII Veteran Exchange Pictures

July 13, 2023 | in Artist, Artists, Cab drivers, Cabbies, Charity, D Day, Devon, Elderly, Fundraising, Funds, Normandy, Suffolk, Taxi, The Taxi Charity For Military Veterans, veteran, Veterans, Visit, WWII

On Sunday 9 July, artist Tim Godden made the 300 mile journey from his home in North Devon to meet 99 year old WWII veteran Bill Gladden in Suffolk. At the meeting Tim presented Bill with an illustration depicting Bill on D Day and Bill presented Tim with a painting of Tim’s pet cat Percy.…

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Terrier Cody who the RSPCA is trying to find a home for
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WWII Veteran to Help Find Home for Dog

August 4, 2022 | in Adoption, Artist, Cab drivers, Cabbies, champion, Charity, East Sussex, Fundraising, Taxi, The Taxi Charity For Military Veterans, veteran, Veterans, volunteers, WWII

When WWII Veteran Bill Gladden heard that one year old terrier Cody was having a difficult time finding a new home, he offered to help the RSPCA by painting a portrait of the little dog. WWII Veteran Bill Gladden from Haverhill in Suffolk has always loved painting animals and when he heard about Cody, a…

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