News
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Chairman’s Report 2020
Dear members and supporters, At the 2019 LTCFC AGM, I was delighted to hand the stewardship of the charity to a new Chairman. However, unfortunately, during the year due to unforeseen commitments, our friend and colleague retired from the charity. My fellow trustees asked if I would take on the responsibility of chair again until […]
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Treasurer’s Report 2020
I would like to start off by thanking my fellow committee members for their support in this my 19th annual treasurers report. This year must be one of the most difficult times for the charity to raise funds for our outings and parties, due to the unprecedented times that we are going through. However, this […]
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LTCFC donates “school starter packs”
As with every year, the beginning of September marks the start of a new school term, and 2020 is no exception. This year however has thrown Covid19 into the mix, with social distancing measures to be upheld and issues surrounding the sharing of equipment. Knowing that this would be a more worrying time than usual […]
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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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Southend 2020 Outing is cancelled
It is with much regret that we have to announce that our outing to Southend on 14th July has been cancelled following Government guidelines issued due to the current situation with the Covid19 Coronavirus. The LTCFC committee are really disappointed to take this decision but the health and safety of the children, carers, drivers and […]
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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 […]