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Hatton Special School Sensory Room
In August 2024, the charity was contacted by Hatton Special School in Woodford Green Essex asking if we could help them with a new sensory room for the children. We knew the benefit of such a room from dealings with previous schools and so decided to take a look and see if we could help.
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LTCFC purchases Communication Boards for Mount Stewart School
In early June this year, the charity received an appeal from Mount Stewart School in Kenton for help with playground equipment for the children in the special needs unit. They desperately needed some pictorial communication boards to be installed around the playground. When we went to visit the school, the Head Teacher explained that these
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LTCFC take Cubitt Town Primary out on the water
Another brilliant day at the Sailing Centre! 23 Year 6 children from Cubitt Town Primary had an absolute blast paddleboarding and kayaking on Monday 14th July. Watching these young adventurers take to the water with such enthusiasm and courage was truly inspiring. From baby steps of first paddles to confident strokes, they embraced every moment!
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LTCFC outing to Hertfordshire Zoo
The professionalism and community spirit that defines London’s black cab trade was on full display on Wednesday 9th July as 65 licensed taxi drivers coordinated seamlessly to transport over 200 special needs children and their families to Hertfordshire Zoo for the LTCFC’s annual outing. The drivers, who had all given up their earning time to
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LTCFC furnishes Sensory Room for Leverton School
On Monday 30th June the charity placed a plaque in memory of our late colleague Bob Bush on the new sensory room at Leverton School in Waltham Abbey. The school had appealed to us for help in fitting out a new sensory room for the children as their old room had fallen into disrepair and
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LTCFC purchases Summer Playhouse for Crofton School
On Wednesday 14th May, the LTCFC placed a plaque on the brand new summer playhouse at Crofton Special Needs Primary School in Bromley. We first had an appeal from them earlier in the year asking if we would consider taking their children on one of our taxi outings. We visited the school to discuss the idea
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Chairman’s Report 2024
Dear Committee Members, Friends and Supporters, I would like to start by thanking everyone who has supported the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children over the past 12 months, namely our benefactors and sponsors, members of the public, our volunteer taxi drivers, committee members who give up their time so generously, and I would also
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Treasurer’s Report 2024
I would like to start the 2024 Treasurer’s Report by thanking the Chairman, Secretary, and my fellow Committee Members for their support during another successful year for the LTCFC. I would also like to thank all our volunteer taxi drivers and supporters for their continued efforts and support during 2024. This year has been an
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Farewell Bob Bush
The Chairman and Committee of the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children were so sorry to hear about Bob Bush’s passing last year. Those who knew Bob knew him as a kind and gentle individual who loved helping organise the children’s outings to the seaside. Bob served on the LTCFC from 1988 until 1994, when
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LTCFC Brings Joy to Broadfield Primary School’s SEN Department
Following our successful Mad Hatters Tea Party, the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children (LTCFC) had the pleasure of extending our community impact by donating sensory toys to the Special Educational Needs (SEN) department at Broadfield Primary School in North London. These toys have found their perfect home in the hands of eager young learners.
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LTCFC donates Toys and Storage to St Andrew’s Pre-school Edgware
Our Honorary Secretary Malcolm Shaffron and Projects Organiser Alan Cohen MBE recently went along to the St Andrews Pre-school in Edgware to present the storage bins and toys that the fund had donated, they also affixed plaques to the bins. Pre-school Leader Nalini Thakur said “It was our pleasure and honour to receive you and
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LTCFC host another Kayaking day
On Tuesday 24th September, the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children took 25 wonderful, well-deserving children from Cubitt Town School kayaking at the Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre. This was a unique opportunity for them as none of the children had ever been on the water before, so this will have given them all great
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Happy 77th Birthday HM Queen Camilla
The LTCFC wishes our patron HM Queen Camilla a wonderful 77th birthday and send our very best wishes for a speedy recovery from her sprained ankle.
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LTCFC Outing to Hertfordshire Zoo
The London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children recently organised a heart-warming day out at Hertfordshire Zoo for over 120 children, continuing their annual tradition of spreading joy and creating unforgettable memories. Children from East London with special educational needs were delighted to be accompanied by their parents and assigned their very own personal taxi driver
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LTCFC back on the water at Docklands
What a fantastic day we had at the Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre! On Wednesday 12th June, the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children organized a wonderful sailing event for 30 children with special educational needs from St Edmunds school, East London. A big thank you to our committee members Stewart and Claire for trying