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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

LTCFC Annual General Meeting

The London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 8th April 2026 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

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. […]

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