All Posts Reports Chairman’s Report 2017 19th December 2017 / 2nd September 2018 by LTCFC Having been elected as Chairman in November 2016, I appreciate the immense responsibility which has been entrusted upon me for the future of the LTFUC, especially during these uncertain times. I am grateful for their confidence and support and I am so fortunate and privileged to work with such passionate and dedicated committee members who […] Read more » Anniversary Award
All Posts Donations LTFUC and Norwood Charity 24th September 2017 / 11th May 2018 by LTCFC The London Taxi Drivers’ Fund for Underprivileged Children and children’s charity ‘Norwood’ have revived a historic relationship that goes back almost 90 years. Taxi driver Mick Cohen, who was housed at the orphanage in Norwood as a child, first had the idea to raise money for the Norwood orphanage in 1928 and recruited 12 black […] Read more » Anniversary Charity donations
All Posts Reports Chairman’s Report 2016 20th December 2016 / 11th May 2018 by Nick Dove It has been a great pleasure these past three years serving the LTFUC as the Honorary Chairman. Working alongside my fellow trustees in these challenging times, I am pleased to say we have managed with the help and generosity of the cab trade, their families and the public to continue our work providing outings, entertainment […] Read more » Anniversary Mad Hatters Tea Party Woburn Taxi Safari
All Posts Reports Hon. Chair Report 2013 20th December 2013 / 12th March 2018 by Nick Dove The London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children celebrated 85 glorious years of helping disadvantaged children in 2013. This fund was started by a handful of drivers in the Leicester Square Shelter, now in Russell Square, who decided to give something back and take a few underprivileged children from the Norwood Orphanage to London Zoo. From this […] Read more » Anniversary Concert Mad Hatters Tea Party Royalty Southend-on-Sea
All Posts Outings Southend-on-Sea Outing 2013 28th June 2013 / 11th May 2018 by Nick Dove Fun, laughter and jollity were the order of the day on Thursday 27th June 2013, when a convoy of 100 decorated taxis took 300 very deserving children on the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children’s legendary outing to Southend-on-Sea. This year the Fund is proudly celebrating its 85th anniversary and this was the charity’s 47th outing to […] Read more » Anniversary Southend-on-Sea
All Posts Events Mad Hatter’s Tea Party 2013 21st January 2013 / 12th May 2018 by Nick Dove On Sunday 20th January 2013, with all the odds stacked against us in such adverse weather conditions, the LTFUC managed to pull off another brilliant and successful ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’ in the Great Room of the Grosvenor House (a JW Marriott Hotel), giving hundreds of children a fantastic and unforgettable time, whilst also celebrating our 85th anniversary. I must […] Read more » Anniversary Mad Hatters Tea Party
All Posts Events Fundraising Pearly Festival 2012 1st October 2012 / 12th May 2018 by Nick Dove The London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children had the pleasure of being invited to attend the traditional annual London Pearly Kings and Queens Costermongers’ Harvest Festival Parade (14th Anniversary) held on Sunday 30th September 2012 at the Guildhall and I went along, together with the fund’s Hon. Chair, Susan Angel and committee member Steven Bell, and […] Read more » Anniversary Fundraising Pearly Festival
All Posts Donations The Committee Visit to Children’s Hospice 15th August 2012 / 12th May 2018 by Nick Dove 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 […] Read more » Anniversary donations
All Posts Outings Southend-on-Sea Outing 2012 28th June 2012 / 12th May 2018 by Nick Dove On Tuesday 26th June 2012 the London Taxidrivers’ Fund for Underprivileged children, in their 84th anniversary year, treated 250 deserving children to a fun filled day on another of their legendary outings to Southend-on-Sea and what a great time the children had. Over the years thousands of needy children have been taken on this trip […] Read more » Anniversary Southend-on-Sea
All Posts Events Mad Hatter’s Tea Party 2012 16th January 2012 / 12th May 2018 by Nick Dove Sunday 15th January 2012 saw the Great Room of the Grosvenor House rocking when Diversity, Stavros Flatley, the Cheeky Girls, Bournemouth Carnival Band, The Songtimers, Scoil Rince Ryan Lavelle Irish Dance group, acrobatic duo Crazeehorse, Star Dance Club and new Concept boy band all came together to entertain the 650 ‘special needs’ and disadvantaged children invited to the London Taxidrivers’ Charity for Children’s 40th Mad Hatter’s Tea Party […] Read more » Anniversary Fundraising Mad Hatters Tea Party
