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Hon. Chair Report 2013
The London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children celebrated 85 glorious years of helping disadvantaged children in 2013. This fund was started by a handful of drivers in the Leicester Square Shelter, now in Russell Square, who decided to give something back and take a few underprivileged children from the Norwood Orphanage to London Zoo. From this […]
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Treasurer’s Report 2013
Even though the economy seems to be picking up, many charities are suffering, with The London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children being no exception. However, as a result of the prudent safeguards of the last few years, the Fund has maintained strong reserves to enable continued support for the many disadvantaged children of Greater London. General […]
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Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda’ The Musical
To commemorate our 85th anniversary, the Royal Shakespeare Company very kindly invited the Fund to take 50 underprivileged and ‘special needs’ children to see a matinee performance of Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical. The big day finally arrived and on the morning of Wednesday 7th August 2013, fifty very excited children were collected from London’s East End and taken to the Cambridge […]
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Southend-on-Sea Outing 2013
Fun, laughter and jollity were the order of the day on Thursday 27th June 2013, when a convoy of 100 decorated taxis took 300 very deserving children on the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children’s legendary outing to Southend-on-Sea. This year the Fund is proudly celebrating its 85th anniversary and this was the charity’s 47th outing to […]
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Mad Hatter’s Tea Party 2013
On Sunday 20th January 2013, with all the odds stacked against us in such adverse weather conditions, the LTFUC managed to pull off another brilliant and successful ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’ in the Great Room of the Grosvenor House (a JW Marriott Hotel), giving hundreds of children a fantastic and unforgettable time, whilst also celebrating our 85th anniversary. I must […]
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Treasurer’s Report 2012
The past twelve months have continued to be a difficult time not only for the general economy, but for the taxi trade in particular. However, The London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children, with grateful thanks to the generosity of its many benefactors, has been able to replenish a depleted reserve, and maintain a high profile. The […]
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Hon. Chair Report 2012
In a year when the double dip recession hit the taxi trade hard, the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children has, with our supporters help, gone from strength to strength. The trustees of this Fund work hard and diligently for no financial remuneration, enabling us not only to keep our reputation as being the best, but […]
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Lunch at Clarence House
On Wednesday 12th December 2012 (12.12.12) the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children were invited for the third year running to take eight very deserving children to Clarence House to help the Fund’s Patron, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, decorate the Christmas tree. Also invited were the Helen and Douglas House Hospice in Oxford, who also […]
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Pearly Festival 2012
The London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children had the pleasure of being invited to attend the traditional annual London Pearly Kings and Queens Costermongers’ Harvest Festival Parade (14th Anniversary) held on Sunday 30th September 2012 at the Guildhall and I went along, together with the fund’s Hon. Chair, Susan Angel and committee member Steven Bell, and […]
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Visit to Children’s Hospice
On Tuesday 14th August, 2012 some of the LTFUC committee, accompanied by their wives, were honoured and privileged to be invited to spend an afternoon at the Helen & Douglas House in Oxford. Helen House opened in 1982 and is the world’s first children’s hospice celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and Douglas House opened […]