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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, […]
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Paddington and the LTCFC
The Paddington Bears left by the thousands who paid tribute to The Queen across the Royal Parks and residences in September have been given new homes at a special picnic attend by the Queen Consort. The bears were given a police escort from Clarence House to the venue by Claire Zazzara, Tony Moore and Michael […]
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Lord Mayor’s Show
Dear Drivers, Friends, Supporters, and Benefactors, I am pleased to inform you that the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children was invited to join this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show on Saturday 12th November. My colleagues and I were thrilled when we were informed that a benefactor, who wished to remain anonymous, paid the fees for […]
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
With past and present committee members, it is with profound sadness that the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children mourns the passing of our beloved Queen Elizabeth II. The charity assists many disadvantaged and special needs children, and their carers accepted various invitations to meet with Her Majesty during those special days, which will live […]
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Taxi Safari
I must start off by thanking on behalf of the committee and children, all the drivers that gave up their time to take part in the outing especially after the hard time we have all just gone through, as without them we would not have an outing, SO THANK YOU. I must now go onto […]
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Fun at the Docklands Sailing Centre
On Friday 10th June 2022, the LTCFC took 30 children from St Luke’s School on the Isle of Dogs for a fun day out at the Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre. The children, along with a team of staff members and helpers headed by Jessica Tough and Billy-Jo Canaway, had a fun-packed sunny morning kayaking […]
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LTCFC Special Garden Project at Norwood
On Sunday 15th May, the LTCFC taxi drivers and volunteers descended on the Norwood Buckets & Spades Centre in Finchley armed with their gardening equipment and a huge assortment of flowers, bulbs, shrubs, evergreens, and trees. From 9am until 2pm our “ground force” team worked extremely hard clearing dead plants and stinging nettles from all […]
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Woburn Safari Park
Woburn Safari Park – Tuesday 28th June 2022 We are so happy to announce that the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children are having our first comeback trip to Woburn Safari Park on Tuesday 28th June 2022 Could all taxi drivers who would like to volunteer to help us on this fun […]
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Farewell Roy Ellis
Roy Ellis It was with incredible sadness I heard of the passing of Roy Ellis, the beloved husband of Geraldine. I had known Roy for many years when he was Head of the Public Carriage Office. When he retired from the PCO, he continued to be extremely interested in the taxi industry and kept a link […]
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Cabbies ‘did’ Meru & Kili too
London Cab Drivers Climb Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro There were two parts to the cabbies ambitious fundraising challenge to raise money for the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children and an Orphanage in Tanzania. Firstly, London Cab drivers Daren Parr and John Dillane flew to Tanzania with videographer Tim King to climb Mount Meru […]