All Posts Outings Woburn Taxi Safari 2010 26th May 2010 / 4th June 2018 by Nick Dove On Tuesday 25th May 2010 the LTFUC took 280 ‘special needs’ and disadvantaged children on an outing to Woburn Safari Park and I must start by extending the Committee’s grateful thanks to all the wonderful drivers, and their helpers, who enabled the children to experience a brilliant day they will cherish forever. Thankfully the mini […] Read more » Woburn Taxi Safari
All Posts Donations Fundraising Fun Day at Covent Garden 2010 5th February 2010 / 4th June 2018 by Nick Dove 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 […] Read more » donations Fundraising
All Posts Events Mad Hatter’s Tea Party 2010 2nd February 2010 / 4th June 2018 by Nick Dove ‘Diversity’, ITV’s 2009 ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ winners, had 750 children screaming with delight at our annual Mad Hatter’s Tea Party and current world heavy-weight boxing champion David Haye was there to ensure it was a ‘knock out’. ‘Diversity’ were greeted with squeals of delight from 750 ‘special needs’ and underprivileged children when they made a surprise […] Read more » Mad Hatters Tea Party
All Posts Reports Chairman’s Report 2009 26th December 2009 / 2nd March 2018 by Nick Dove Hon. Chairman, David Lessman It is with much sadness that I have to report the passing away of former trustees Tommy Smith and Ivor Smer – the latter serving as Chairman over thirty years ago – and Douglas Sherry MBE, one of the taxi trade’s true benefactors and good friend to the Fund. Sincere thoughts […] Read more » Mad Hatters Tea Party Southend-on-Sea Woburn Taxi Safari
All Posts Reports Treasurer’s Report 2009 20th December 2009 / 2nd March 2018 by Nick Dove I would like to present my second Treasurer’s Report by thanking my fellow committee members for their support and hard work in raising funds for the charity in a very difficult year. We also thank the many drivers and helpers without whom the outings would not be possible and also our many sponsors We started the […] Read more » Fundraising Mad Hatters Tea Party Southend-on-Sea Woburn Taxi Safari
All Posts The Committee Feedback Received 2009 25th October 2009 / 4th June 2018 by Nick Dove Received 9th October, 2009 from ‘Giving a Child a Break’(Police Summer Camp Project) following our outing to see ‘Hairspray’ To all our brilliant cabbies and helpers – On Saturday 26th September we were lucky enough to be taken on a very special trip by the LTFUC. They kindly took us to see the amazing show […] Read more » Fundraising Mad Hatters Tea Party Southend-on-Sea Woburn Taxi Safari
All Posts Outings Trip to see hit musical ‘Hairspray’ 28th September 2009 / 4th June 2018 by Nick Dove 50 disadvantaged children had a great ‘hair-raising’ experience, when the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children took them to see the matinee performance of smash hit musical ‘Hairspray’ at the Shaftesbury Theatre, Shafesbury Avenue on Saturday 26th September 2009. The children were driven to the theatre in a convoy of 18 taxis decorated with blue ‘Hairspray’ balloons and in […] Read more » Musical
All Posts Events Fundraising Covent Garden Fun Day 2009 27th August 2009 / 4th June 2018 by Nick Dove For the second year running, the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children held another ‘fun day’ at the Covent Garden Piazza on Sunday 23rd August 2009 and what a great and enjoyable day it was. The committee arrived at the Piazza at 8am and immediately set about erecting two gazebos alongside their taxis, together with photo […] Read more » donations Fun Day Fundraising
All Posts Donations Presentations Douglas Sherry, MBE 9th August 2009 / 4th June 2018 by Nick Dove 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 […] Read more » donations
All Posts Outings Southend-on-Sea Outing 2009 15th July 2009 / 4th June 2018 by Nick Dove On Tuesday 14th July 2009 the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children took 300 ‘special needs’ and disadvantaged children in a convoy of 100 balloon decorated taxis on yet another of their legendary outings (81 to be precise) to Southend on Sea. The taxis started to arrive at east London’s Victoria Park from 7am and what […] Read more » Southend-on-Sea
