by LCDC | Jun 17, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans escorted a group of veterans to Normandy for the D Day commemorations London Cab Drivers who volunteer for the Taxi Charity took a group of 24 veterans to Normandy for six days for the D Day Commemorations. The trip included...
by LCDC | Jun 9, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
Hi Grant Thank you for your time listening to me speak about the 100 mile Ride London on Sunday. There were three of us riding for the Albany Taxi Charity and one independent. It was an enjoyable day and we managed to raise around £1800 for the charity. Thank you...
by LCDC | Jun 7, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
In the summer of 2017 I found myself backstage waiting to interview Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. Yes, you read that right. Even as I write those words it seemed faintly ridiculous, but it is all true. I was producing a documentary on the legendary Pop Art...
by LCDC | Jun 7, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
Two veterans have been sharing their memories of the Queen’s Coronation in 1953 Vic Needham Crofton Tom Weatherall Veterans Vic Needham Crofton and Tom Weatherall have become great friends as part of the Taxi Charity Fundraising Bucket Collection Team. Little did they...
by LCDC | Jun 1, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
On 3 June volunteer London Cab drivers will take 25 WWII veterans to Normandy for the D Day commemorations, amongst them will be D Day veteran Peter Smoothy On 6 June 1944 Peter Smoothy was one of the 156,000 allied servicemen that took part in the...
by LCDC | May 26, 2022 | Badge 2022
When I started in the newspaper industry in 1982, my first real ‘guvnor’ was a fella called Bill Bateman. Bill was in his late 50s, and someone we all had respect for. He was a real sweetheart who somehow kept control of a room full of a load us ‘nuisances,’ London...
