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MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY 2025
Last Sunday 19th January, the LTCFC hosted our 51st annual Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel, marking 53 years of tradition. Around 600 children, accompanied by their parents and carers from all corners of London, gathered for a day filled with wonder and joy. The entertainment lineup was nothing short of […]
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LTCFC brings party to Stephen Hawking School
The London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children organised a circus-themed day on 4th December for the students at Stephen Hawking School in East London. This event, sponsored by LTCFC, aimed to bring joy to children with complex needs who could not attend the LTCFC’s annual Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. Circus AllStars provided interactive circus skills, […]
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LTCFC wins Charity Film Awards
Our film ‘Then. Now. Forever’ won the coveted Piccadilly Lights Spotlight Prize (PLSP), at the 2024 Big Syn International Film Festival Awards on Friday 8th November, in a gala awards ceremony at Curzon Soho in London. The Big Syn International Film Festival is the world’s biggest sustainability film festival, reaching over 50 million in 120 […]
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LTCFC donates Toys and Storage to St Andrew’s Pre-school Edgware
Our Honorary Secretary Malcolm Shaffron and Projects Organiser Alan Cohen MBE recently went along to the St Andrews Pre-school in Edgware to present the storage bins and toys that the fund had donated, they also affixed plaques to the bins. Pre-school Leader Nalini Thakur said “It was our pleasure and honour to receive you and […]
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LTCFC host another Kayaking day
On Tuesday 24th September, the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children took 25 wonderful, well-deserving children from Cubitt Town School kayaking at the Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre. This was a unique opportunity for them as none of the children had ever been on the water before, so this will have given them all great […]
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Happy 77th Birthday HM Queen Camilla
The LTCFC wishes our patron HM Queen Camilla a wonderful 77th birthday and send our very best wishes for a speedy recovery from her sprained ankle.
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LTCFC Outing to Hertfordshire Zoo
The London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children recently organised a heart-warming day out at Hertfordshire Zoo for over 120 children, continuing their annual tradition of spreading joy and creating unforgettable memories. Children from East London with special educational needs were delighted to be accompanied by their parents and assigned their very own personal taxi driver […]
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LTCFC back on the water at Docklands
What a fantastic day we had at the Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre! On Wednesday 12th June, the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children organized a wonderful sailing event for 30 children with special educational needs from St Edmunds school, East London. A big thank you to our committee members Stewart and Claire for trying […]
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LTCFC at the Stephen Hawking School
The London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children recently brought their annual party to the Stephen Hawking School in East London. The children at this school, who were too severely disabled to attend the Mad Hatters Party in January, were treated to a special event organized by the committee. The event featured bubbles and slime activities, […]
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Farewell Alan ‘Al’ Fresco
Early last week the news came through that our friend and colleague Alan Fresco had sadly passed away. He had been very ill for quite some time, in and out of hospital with a number of serious conditions until finally he could take no more. I visited him in hospital and at his home, and […]