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Mad Hatter’s Tea Party 2023

Our 95th year anniversary celebrations got off to an amazing start on Sunday 29th January as we held what was our 49th Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House. Firefighters from Soho Station of the London Fire Brigade parked up their appliance on Mayfair’s Park Lane, and along with London’s Pearly Kings, […]

Southend-on-Sea Outing 2008

I must start my report by giving a special HUGE THANK YOU from the Hon. Committee of the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children to all the wonderful drivers and child carers who attended our ‘80th Anniversary’ Southend Outing on Wednesday 9th July 2008. The forecast for the whole day was ‘heavy rain’ and I must […]

Chessington World of Adventures 2008

Earls Court, the home to so many exhibitions, had a very unusual one taking place on the morning of Tuesday 13th May, 2008, when 90 London decorated taxis assembled on their forecourt and what a spectacular sight it was. They were there to collect some special passengers, namely 240 ‘special needs’ and disadvantaged children being taken […]

Grease Outing 2008

The afternoon of Saturday 5th April 2008 turned out to be ‘electrifying’ for ’90’ ‘special needs’ and underprivileged children and their carers, when they were taken by the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children to see the smash hit musical ‘GREASE’ at London’s Piccadilly Theatre. The producers of the show had kindly donated 160 tickets to the LTFUC in celebration […]

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party 2008

Our ’80th Anniversary’ party was held on Sunday 20 January 2008 in the Great Room of the Grosvenor House and we were determined to make it an extra special one, but no-one could have envisaged the tremendous feedback received ever since, with the party being heralded as ‘the best one ever’. Over 650 ‘special needs’ and disadvantaged children […]

Kisharon Plaque Unveiling

Kisharon (Tuffkid Nursery, Western Avenue, NW11, is a British charity founded in 1976 and specialises in caring for and educating children and adults with profound learning disabilities. Typically many students may have one or more of the following : Asperger’s Syndrome, Down’s Syndrome, Autism and Cerebal Palsy. Tuffkid Nursery is part of the Kisharon charity […]

Southend-on-Sea Outing 2007

If you thought you saw Scooby Doo chasing after Powerpuff Girl ‘Blossom’ whilst driving past east London’s Victoria Park on the morning of Wednesday 11th July, 2007 you were not imagining things. These wonderful characters were there to greet over 300 ‘special needs’ and underprivileged children being taken in a convoy of 100 decorated cabs […]

UCH Presentation 2006

Barbara Windsor took time out from Albert Square to attend the opening of a new children’s sensory room donated by the LTFUC to the University College Hospital, Euston Road, London, NW1 (Children’s Galaxy Ward) on Friday 10 November 2006. The London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children recently donated a miniature taxi, murals and sensory equipment totalling […]

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