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Southend-on-Sea Outing 2012
On Tuesday 26th June 2012 the London Taxidrivers’ Fund for Underprivileged children, in their 84th anniversary year, treated 250 deserving children to a fun filled day on another of their legendary outings to Southend-on-Sea and what a great time the children had. Over the years thousands of needy children have been taken on this trip […]
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Mad Hatter’s Tea Party 2012
Sunday 15th January 2012 saw the Great Room of the Grosvenor House rocking when Diversity, Stavros Flatley, the Cheeky Girls, Bournemouth Carnival Band, The Songtimers, Scoil Rince Ryan Lavelle Irish Dance group, acrobatic duo Crazeehorse, Star Dance Club and new Concept boy band all came together to entertain the 650 ‘special needs’ and disadvantaged children invited to the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children’s 40th Mad Hatter’s Tea Party […]
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Hon. Chair Report 2011
I am pleased to say that in 2012 the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children will be celebrating 84 years of helping disabled and disadvantaged children. The fund is made up of a group of trustees, eleven men and two women, and it gives me pride and pleasure to say that following the footsteps of many […]
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Gala Festival of Music 2011
The second Concert in aid of the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children took place on Tuesday 13th December 2011 at St. John’s, Smith Square and was attended by 400 people and what a great success it was. Hon. Chair of the LTFUC, Susan Angel, welcomed the audience and gave a short introduction about the activities […]
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Treasurer’s Report 2011
As predicted, the past twelve months have proved to be no easy time for all Charities, but the LTFUC has survived and will continue to survive, thanks to the generosity of its many benefactors. Generated income was less than 50% of the previous year and, although the total expenditure was also considerably less, reserves have […]
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Nando’s Collection
During December 2011, ten of Nando’s West End restaurants held collections for the LTFUC and a cheque was presented to Hon. Chair Susan Angel at the 2012 Xmas party.
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Tea at Clarence House
On Tuesday 6th December 2011 the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children were invited for the second 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 took […]
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Fun Day at Covent Garden 2011
On Sunday 30th October 2011 the LTFUC held their fourth annual ‘Fun Day’ at the Covent Garden Piazza and what a brilliant day it turned out to be. It was mild, dry and overcast, but made brighter by all the tourists and people visiting our stands, especially the children whose faces were covered with great […]
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Pearly Festival Parade 2011
The London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children were very kindly invited to attend the traditional annual London Pearly Kings and Queens Costermongers’ Harvest Festival Parade (13th Anniversary Celebrations) held at the Guildhall on Sunday 25th September 2011 and I went along, together with the fund’s Hon. Chair, Susan Angel and committee member Lilian Julier, to witness this time-honoured, […]
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Southend-on-Sea Outing 2011
If you were passing London’s Victoria Park on the warm and sunny morning of Tuesday 5th July 2011 and saw six large Furry Tail Dogs, Peppa Pig, three Clowns and Miss Ballooniverse running round the park, you were not hallucinating! They were all there to entertain 300 ‘special needs’ and disadvantaged children being taken on […]