This week I was delighted to speak with WWII veteran Frank Ashleigh who was invited to the recording of the Festival of Remembrance at the Albert Hall. The @TaxiCharity took him in a black cab and he tells me he had a brilliant time.
On #ArmisticeDay read about Mildred Schutz from the @TaxiCharity family who was part of the SOE during WWII
Article from @InYourArea_UK https://t.co/EHIVIwOtrs
Read an article about veteran Vic Crofton Needham one of the @taxicharity family on #ArmisticeDay in this article from @InYourArea_UK
https://t.co/qbFF3UjpOa
Poppies in Normandy taken during my visit to mark 75th anniversary of D Day with the @TaxiCharity At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. #RemembranceSunday#RemembranceDay2020
The @DiagramaUK Edensor care home in Clacton is looking for financial support to help make a train station and railway carriage for socially distanced and safe visits - read more https://t.co/ik6u9BhmU3
The Poppy Cabs service for veterans will not be needed in London for Remembrance Sunday but the @PoppyCabs enamel badge is available for a minimum donation of £5 by emailing - [email protected] The badges’ raise funds for @TaxiCharity and @PoppyLegion
On #LondonPoppyDay@itvlondon interviewed two @TaxiCharity WWII veterans about what Remembrance Sunday means to them and how, due to the pandemic, they will not be able to mark the day in the way they normally would.
This year pandemic restrictions mean that Remembrance Sunday events are dramatically scaled back. Read how WWII @taxicharity veteran Alec Borrie will miss the @PoppyLegion Field of Remembrance for the first time in decades - story from @Charity_Today
https://t.co/CjHI6KCkCL
For decades @TaxiCharity veteran Alec Borrie has been part of the @PoppyLegion Field of Remembrance - this year will be very different as events are dramatically scaled back. Read more in this @taxi_leaks blog
https://t.co/Iuiux8X1J9