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Visit to Children’s Hospice
On Tuesday 14th August, 2012 some of the LTFUC committee, accompanied by their wives, were honoured and privileged to be invited to spend an afternoon at the Helen & Douglas House in Oxford. Helen House opened in 1982 and is the world’s first children’s hospice celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and Douglas House opened […]
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Nando’s Collection
During December 2011, ten of Nando’s West End restaurants held collections for the LTFUC and a cheque was presented to Hon. Chair Susan Angel at the 2012 Xmas party.
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Fun Day at Covent Garden 2011
On Sunday 30th October 2011 the LTFUC held their fourth annual ‘Fun Day’ at the Covent Garden Piazza and what a brilliant day it turned out to be. It was mild, dry and overcast, but made brighter by all the tourists and people visiting our stands, especially the children whose faces were covered with great […]
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The Ahoy Boat Centre Reception
On Monday 27th June, 2011 the LTFUC’s Hon. President Bill Tyzack, BEM, Hon. Chair Susan Angel, Press Officer Raymond Levy and Assistant Treasurer Lilian Julier all attended a reception to celebrate the progress in establishing the AHOY’s new community building. Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal had also been invited to see the new building […]
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Giving a Child a Break
The kind invitation to attend the Police Summer Camp Barbecue, Disco and Prize Giving on the last night of camp on Thursday 29th July 2010 was well attended by the Committee. We had received an appeal to fund six new much needed Tents, value £720 and we were very pleased to officially present these to the Police […]
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Fun Day at Covent Garden 2010
On Sunday 3rd October 2010 the LTFUC held their third annual ‘Fun Day’ at the Covent Garden Piazza. The committee arrived at the Piazza at 8am and immediately set about the mammoth task of erecting the gazebos and here I must thank Sgt. Jack Warner of the City of London Police for his kindness and assistance […]
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Douglas Sherry, MBE
The late Douglas Sherry, MBE, known in the taxi trade as ‘The Godfather’, was a great friend to the taxi trade and was very highly thought of by us all, so it was very fitting that on Saturday 8th August, 2009 the committees of three of London’s Taxi trade charities, The London Taxi Benevolent Association […]
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Underhill Junior School Donation
On Tuesday 7th July 2009, the committee of the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children were invited to attend the morning assembly at Underhill Junior School, Mays Lane, Barnet, where a cheque in the amount of £555.60 was presented to the fund’s Hon. Secretary, Malcolm Shaffron. Also in attendance from the committee were Susan Angel, Paul Barber and Raymond […]
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Woodfield Special School
On Tuesday 23rd June 2009 the LTFUC were invited to attend Woodfield Special School in Kingsbury, north west London, to attend the official opening of the school’s new medical room, which had been completely furnished by the fund at a cost of £3,000. In attendance on the day were the Chairman David Lessman and other members […]
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The Royal Oak Taxi Centre
The London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children were delighted to hear from John Anderson of the Royal Oak Taxi Centre that they would be the beneficiaries of an Easter Raffle that he was organising. On the day of the raffle all the drivers there were pleasantly surprised to see a gorgeous ‘Bunny’ selling tickets for the raffle […]