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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 […]
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Chairman’s Report 2023
Dear Committee Members, Friends, and Supporters. I would like to start by thanking everyone who has supported the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children in 2023, namely our benefactors and sponsors, members of the public, our volunteer taxi drivers and our hard- working Committee Members. A special thanks goes out to our volunteer drivers who have come together over the years since the charity’s inception in […]
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Treasurer’s Report 2023
I would like to start my first and this 2023 Treasurer’s Report by thanking the Chairman and my fellow Committee Members for their support during my first year as LTCFC Treasurer. I would also like to express my thanks to Gerry Dunn MBE, the charity’s previous Treasurer of 21 years for his ongoing assistance and […]
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LTCFC GET SUPER SID ON THE MOVE
We received an appeal for a 3 year old boy called Sidney who suffers from Type 1 SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) a genetic neuromuscular condition that causes muscle weakness and wasting due to the loss of motor neurons, which has confined him to a wheelchair. This illness obviously comes with a multitude of other complications, […]
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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 […]