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Herpetologist, Taxi Driver and Volunteer for the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children
Bradley Winfield, 51, has been a London cabbie for fifteen years and has been involved with the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children for fourteen years and for the past 35 years has been a keen herpetologist. Always fascinated by animals, Bradley’s love of reptiles and amphibians started at the age of 16 when he […]
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London Taxi Drivers Charity for Children Supports Food Bank
As the surge in demand for food banks increases during the COVID-19 lockdown, the London Taxi Drivers Charity for Children has stepped in to help a food bank in North London With families being made, or facing redundancy or furlough during the pandemic the demand for help from food banks is increasing dramatically and the […]
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From Cabbies do Kilimanjaro to Cabbies do Deliveries
Two of the fundraising group Cabbies do Kilimanjaro join a team of supermarket drivers to deliver food during the pandemic Two of London’s licensed black cabbies who saw their work driving cabs in London dry up almost overnight have joined a leading supermarket to make food deliveries during the pandemic. Daren Parr from Blackheath and […]
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Wishing HRH The Prince of Wales a speedy recovery
The Honorary Chairman and the committee of the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children are wishing HRH The Prince of Wales a speedy recovery from the Covid19 Coronavirus. We also send our best wishes to HRH The Duchess of Cornwall as they self-isolate at their home in Scotland.
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Norwood Kennedy Leigh Centre Hoist
Once again we were thrilled to be able to help out our friends at Norwood by partly financing along with two other charities, a ceiling hoist for their Kennedy Leigh Centre. This hoist will enable the staff to more easily transfer the immobile children to and from various areas around the play room. Our Honorary […]
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On Valentine’s Day Married London Cabbies Announce their Commitment to Get Fit and Climb Mount Kilimanjaro to Raise Funds for Children’s Charites in the UK and Tanzania
London Cabbies Stuart Lockhart 47 and Lynsey Lockhart 45 married in July 2019 in Scotland. Stuart has been a cabby for 16 years and Lynsey for 8 years and they met in their roles as cab drivers. Recently they climbed in the Atlas Mountains as part of a holiday to Morocco and they were hooked […]
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Chairman’s Report 2019
Dear Colleagues, Supporters and Friends, Helping those less fortunate children and their parents or guardians, has been the focus of the charity since 1928. The taxi outings and children’s parties have always been key to the benefit given to so many special needs and disadvantaged children, for which the LTCFC is legendary. However, in recent […]
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Treasurer’s Report 2019
In this my 18th Annual Treasurers report I would like to start by thanking all the members of the Fund for their continued support at a most challenging time for fund raising. I know how difficult it must be for the trade, but as usual they have come up trumps when it concerns our charity […]
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Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro 2
New Year New Challenge for London Cab Drivers After three London cabbies lost twelve stones and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2019 for charity, the new year is heralding a much bigger challenge for a group of thirty London Cab Drivers Two of the original Cabbies Do Kilimanjaro, Daren Parr and John Dillane, have embarked on […]
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London to Brighton Cycle Ride – Sunday 15th September 2019
On the bright and sunny morning of Sunday 15th September, 14 members of the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children (LTCFC) Cycle Team assembled on Clapham Common to take part in the 2019 Skyline London to Brighton Cycle Ride. The team comprising:- LTCFC Committee Members Colin Greaves, Steve Bell and Paul Barber, taxi driver Keith […]