Taxi Charity For Military Veterans

05/10/2026

WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING DAY!

We were incredibly honoured to be invited by Flying for Freedom to Popham Airfield and what a day it turned out to be!
From 9:30am, veterans started arriving, and the Taxi Charity team were ready with a hearty breakfast to get everyone fuelled for an unforgettable day!
We had 14 incredible veterans joining us, including Paras, Royal Marines with our very special guest, Hari Budha Magar MBE.
A double amputee, record breaker and true inspiration, Hari has conquered Everest, Mont Blanc and Kilimanjaro… and certainly won our hearts too!
We were also delighted to welcome Richard Walker, CEO of The Not Forgotten, along with two wonderful Chelsea Pensioners, making an already special day even more memorable.

AND THEN CAME THE MICROLIGHT, FIXED WING FLIGHTS!

From 11am until 5:30pm, an incredible 19 flights took to the skies! The smiles, cheers and excitement said it all our veterans absolutely loved every minute!
To share breakfast, laughter, stories and the skies with these incredible people was a real privilege.
Proud doesn’t even begin to describe it.
A huge thank you to Flying for Freedom, every pilot, volunteer and, most importantly, every veteran who joined us.

What a day. What an experience. Same again next year please !

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01/10/2026

A huge thank you to Veterans Foundation for your amazing ongoing support ,we’re so lucky that The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans gets to support even more veterans, all thanks to you!

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25/09/2026

Another great trip - thank you to all our drivers and volunteers who always go the extra mile.

24/09/2026

Always an absolute honour and a privilege to take a group of WWII veterans including Geoff Roberts MBE to the Netherlands for the anniversary of Operation Market Garden.

🗣️Reading in the Daily Express that hero soldier Geoff Roberts stood before the graves of his fallen pals, Lance Corporal Leonard Plummer and Private Robert Brown, in the Airborne War Cemetery in Oosterbeek and said "see you soon" affected me so much.
More than 8,000 British soldiers were killed or taken prisoner in the battle lasting 10 days, immortalised in the film A Bridge Too Far.
On this year's visit Geoff praised the Dutch: "Even now they teach their children about the war, we don't teach our children enough about the sacrifices made for their freedom."
Thank you, Geoff, for your service.
David Hardman, Morley, Derbys

24/09/2026

Thank you to Treble Twenty mini cabs for stepping in to get veteran John Pinkerton from Brentwood to Harwich in a last minute rush to get him to the ferry for the Operation Market Garden trip.

A disappointed John had been searching all day for his passport and after having dinner with our volunteers they took him home for one final look.

He still couldn’t locate the missing document so they had no choice but to head off to Harwich to join the rest of the party without him.

Thirty minutes later he found it but there was not enough time for the guys to turn back.

A quick phone call to Del at local mini cab firm Treble Twenty and a car was sent to get John to the ferry for the overnight crossing.

Mini cab driver Tony told us that he felt very honoured to have such an important person in his mini cab.

Thank you for coming to the rescue and getting John to Harwich with literally minutes to spare.

Treble Twenty Cars & Couriers Ltd

21/09/2026

It was with great sadness that we learned yesterday of the passing of WWII veteran Ken Hay MBE, who died peacefully at the remarkable age of 101.

Ken was a much-loved and respected member of the Taxi Charity family, and it was a privilege for us to know him and share so many special moments with him over the years.

His generation gave so much, and Ken’s stories, spirit and wonderful personality will be remembered with great affection by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him.

Our heartfelt condolences go to Ken’s family and friends at this very sad time. We hope they will take comfort from knowing just how many people cared for Ken and how fondly he will be remembered.

Rest peacefully, Ken. You will never be forgotten.

20/09/2026

What an honour it was to bring Market Garden veteran Geoff Robert MBE to the Netherlands and to witness thousands of people give him a standing ovation as he laid a wreath at the Oosterbeek Commonwealth War Graves cemetery

19/09/2026

We are with a group of veterans in the Netherlands this weekend for the anniversary of Operation Market Garden.
Last night we attended a service at the Cathedral and at the Bear Pit.
Today we have been to Ginkel Heath to watch the mass parachute jump.

Thank you to Dean, Kieron and Jennifer Boekhorst for these pictures.