CHARITY...
MALDON TURNS OUT TO SAY HELLO ON CABBIES DAY
Hundreds of people lined the streets of Maldon to welcome London taxi drivers and their passengers for Cabbies Day. The Colchester Daily Gazette reports that about 90 East London cabs carrying 151 spe- cial needs children and their carers made their way along High Street to be greeted by the crowds.
The streets were awash with colour, with balloons and ribbons draped from shops and other buildings. Pupils from the upper and lower schools at the Plume School in Maldon were also involved.
About 1,000 elaborate- ly dressed pupils led the procession, which continued along Mill Road, Cross Road and Fambridge Road, arriv-
TREATS A-PLENTY ON KIDS’ TRIP FROM EAST END
Hundreds of under- privileged children enjoyed a day out at the seaside in Southend thanks to a convoy of caring cab- bies.
Taxi drivers in the procession in Maldon Picture courtesy of The Colchester Daily Gazette
ing at Plume School for lunch and entertain- ment before departing for Promenade Park in the afternoon.
Sophia Christou, a teaching assistant at New City Primary School, in Plaistow, London, which brought four young special needs children in taxis, said: “When
we were driving into the town people were coming out of their houses to wave, and when we got into High Street it was unbeliev- able.”
Members of Newham Council were also there to thank the town for the event, which has been taking place for 59 years.
WESTONE CARS RAISES MONEY FOR THE LAURA CRANE YOUTH CANCER TRUST
WestOne Cars, a lead- ing provider of private hire passenger car services based in Lon- don, took part in the Bupa London 10k race in Central London on 30th May in order to raise funds for The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust - www.
lauracranetrust.org. A team of eleven mem- bers of staff from WestOne Cars took part in the race - some
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experienced runners and fitness gurus and some first timers! After an extensive training programme (for some!) all team mem- bers successfully completed the course with times ranging from 46 minutes to 90 minutes.
The Laura Crane Trust funds research specif- ically into cancers affecting 13-24 year olds and also funds
measures in hospitals to improve the lives of young cancer patients both during and in the aftermath of their treat- ment. This support has included funding staff to provide engag- ing activities and providing recreational equipment such as games consoles, TV/DVD players, MP3 players, musical instruments, art mate- rials etc to help fill some of the patients’ time spent in hospital and to relieve feelings of isolation. To date the team at WestOne have raised over £5,500 for the charity and aims to raise a total of £10,000 through further fund- raising.
If you would like to show your support visit
http://uk.virgin
moneygiving.com/ Westonecars.
PHTM AUGUST 2011
Members of the Lon- don Taxi Drivers’ Fund for Underprivileged Children drove 100 decorated taxis out from East London’s Victoria Park to give about 300 special needs and disadvan- taged youngsters a day to remember. The group enjoyed a
Children from London arrive in Southend.
slap-up lunch at the Cliffs Pavilion before sampling the rides at
The convoy en route
Adventure Island, after which the children enjoyed tea and a disco, plus a guest appearance from Westcliff youngster Maisie Smith, who plays Tiffany in BBC soap EastEnders. The convoy travelled up from London with its very own police escort, and many of the taxis were decorated with balloons and banners.
BRIGHTON CAB FIRM FUNDS STUDENT VOLUNTEERS IN AFRICA
A taxi firm has donat- ed £2,000 to help student volunteers in Africa.
More than 20 City Col- lege Brighton and Hove students are to visit Kenya and The Gambia in two trips to work on school building proj- ects in deprived areas. Brighton and Hove City Cabs has helped fund the trip and will provide transport to
and from Heathrow Airport. Phil Frier, the college principal, said: “The students have been really enthusias- tic about being able to take part in these proj- ects. Their creativity and energy is testa- ment to both themselves and City College. I’d like to thank City Cabs for the generous help in mak- ing sure both projects
get off the ground.” David Quant, of City Cabs, told the Brighton Argus: “We’re delighted to be able to help these young people achieve their goals.”
An 18-strong team has already flown to Naku- ra in Kenya and the second group to Brikama, in The Gam- bia, will leave later in the summer.
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