Kili 2019
Worthing
Every year, since 1948, the Taxi Charity has been taking veterans to Worthing for the day, to spend time with their friends and enjoy seaside favourites, fish and chips and ice cream. This year’s outing was only a week after many of the veterans spent a week in Normandy with The Taxi Charity for D-Day …
Our Final Duty as CDK 2019
After a yearlong fundraising challenge to lose weight and get fit before attempting the gruelling ascent of Kilimanjaro, three London cabbies, Daren Parr, John Dillane and Brian Heffernan, were proud and honoured to have been invited to Millwall Football Club for a Christmas meal and for our last duty as CDK 2019 where we presented …
Our Final Duty as CDK 2019
After a yearlong fundraising challenge to lose weight and get fit before attempting the gruelling ascent of Kilimanjaro, three London cabbies, Daren Parr, John Dillane and Brian Heffernan, were proud and honoured to have been invited to Millwall Football Club for a Christmas meal and for our last duty as CDK 2019 where we presented …
The journey and arrival in Tanzania
I woke up early as usual. The house was in darkness so I crept downstairs. After a year of preparation the big day had arrived, the 26th of September 2019. Today was the day we were leaving for Tanzania to begin the biggest challenge of our lives. As usual, I was a little unorganised. I …
Tanzania Unforgettable by Daren Parr
Just over 14yrs ago I studied the knowledge of London to become a Licensed London Taxi driver. I never dreamt that my proud trade would bring me to such a faraway place as Tanzania. And why Tanzania? Well, one of my fellow Taxi drivers was sitting in the London traffic one day feeling a …
Tanzania Unforgettable by Jackie Parr
I would like to reiterate my husband’s words by thanking all those who have been involved in bringing CabbiesDoKilimanjaro to your beautiful country, especially Steven Vallan and his team who we have been lucky enough to travel with & been looked after by very well. Tracy, Natalia & I were invited some months back to …
Ypres 2019
The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans organised another trip for the and hand-picked some elite drivers to take them. Our very own Brian (aka Bruce) Heffernan was chosen and gave up some more of his own time to drive the vets about. Waterloo Uncovered was the venue this time, the Veterans and the drivers had a …
5 to 3 Fat til Now
It was time to meet up now that we had become three and see the progress we have made with our weight loss. Special thanks to Jon Cox Photography.