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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party 2020

On Sunday 19th January, the London Taxi Drivers Charity for Children’s Chairman Bradley Winfield welcomed around 600 children with special needs and their carers to the 48th Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House, before handing over to DJ Lee Raw to start up his decks. From this moment on everyone knew […]

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 […]

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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