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LTCFC Annual General Meeting

The London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 5th March 2024 at 7:00pm at the Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre, 235a Westferry Road, London E14 3QS. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting should contact our Honorary Secretary Malcolm Shaffron via email on m.shaffron@ltcfc.org.uk

LTCFC GET SEBASTIAN ROLLING

In late summer 2023, the LTCFC were contacted by the parents of a young lad by the name of Sebastian, who needed our help. Sebastian, who is now 4 years old, had suffered a stroke in utero and had developed hydrocephalus. When he had his first shunt inserted, he unfortunately caught an infection and was […]

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party 2024

On Sunday 21st January we held our 50th Mad Hatter’s Tea Party for over 600 disadvantaged and special needs children, in the Great Room of the JW Marriott Grosvenor House. A firm favourite with the children, Action Amanda got the party started, getting the children up dancing, and singing along to several of […]

LTCFC Quiz Night

On Monday 20th November the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children held their first ever fundraising quiz night at the historic Red Lion Pub in Crown Passage SW1. The event was hosted by the Management and staff of the pub and was a huge success, with 30 guests in attendance. The guests participated in a […]

Happy Retirement Larry!

On behalf of the Chairman and Committee of the children’s charity, I would like to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to our esteemed colleague Larry Abrahams, who along with his lovely wife Susan has decided to retire from our committee to spend more time with his family at his new home by the sea […]

Outing to Paradise Wildlife Park

The success of the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children’s outing on 12th July to Paradise Wildlife Park in Hertfordshire was heart-warming, and made possible through the coordination and planning between the LTCFC Committee and Paradise Wildlife Park Management, with the generous financial support from The Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers alias Wire Workers. […]

More Fun at Docklands Sailing Centre

Over two consecutive Mondays in June, the LTCFC took children from Cubitt Town School and Our Lady & St Joseph Catholic School for fun days out at the Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre. The children, along with a team of staff members and helpers had a fun-packed day kayaking and paddle boarding, assisted by the […]

A Right Royal Week for LTCFC

You will be aware that the then Duchess of Cornwall, now Her Majesty the Queen, has been the Patron of the LTCFC since 2010. Before King Charles III Investiture, I was delighted to have received an invitation to view the Coronation Procession at the grandstand opposite Buckingham Palace on the 6th May 2023, representing the […]

Farewell Fred ‘Den’ Denney

Frederick Denney also known to other drivers as ‘Den’ had been a green badge cabbie since his son Aaron was born in 1986. Aaron contacted us recently to advise that his father had tragically passed away at the end of last year, at just 67 years of age. At Fred’s funeral in December a […]

Chairman’s Report 2022

Dear Members, Friends, and Supporters, When Covid affected all of us, including the LTCFC, abandoning all our events was a tremendous disappointment. However, I am delighted to report that 2022 with the continued support of our benefactors, London taxi drivers, and the public, the dedication of the LTCFC Committee, this year has been extremely successful. […]

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