CHARITY CORNER
BISHOP AUCKLAND TAXI DRIVER COMPLETES CARE HOMES SINGING TOUR
A taxi driver from Bishop Auckland has finished his tour of County Durham care homes. The Northern Echo reports that Paul Brown who runs Auckland Travel started out his jour- ney performing in his street to raise money for Bishop Auckland charity - the Angel Trust. He then got re- quests to entertain residents at a local care home, perform- ing songs from a distance to the resi-
dents in the win- dows. He set a goal of entertaining as many people as possible during lockdown. He called his tour the ‘Stand By Me' tour as that is some- thing many people, especially elderly, cannot do physical- ly. It was also to show that people were standing by the elderly, the car- ers and the key workers in spirit. Mr Brown has man- aged to tour 51 care homes since he
started back in April, Mandale House in Thornaby-on-Tees being his last. At the
100 YEAR OLD WWII VETERAN TO MARK D DAY IN WORTHING
Major Edwin ‘Ted’ Hunt MVO usually marks D Day on 6 June in Normandy with The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. This year plans were in place for Ted to join the charity’s annual trip to France, but due to the Covid-19, the plans were cancelled. But Ted was deter- mined not to miss out, so arrange- ments were made to take him in a disin- fected London taxi from his home in Sompting to Wor- thing War memorial on Saturday 6 June so that he could mark the occasion by laying a wreath. Major Ted Hunt, said, “I missed cele- brating my 100th birthday on 23 March and the 75th
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peak of the tour the singer was doing up to three care homes a day.
Mr Brown said: “People loved it, it went down a treat. I’ve inspired myself and words can’t describe how I feel. We raised £5,000 and made 5,000 smiles. “I am absolutely knackered like, but without the smiles, the support it would not have been pos- sible. I think people love the change, its something for them to look forward to and it’s not every day that you get your neighbour
singing in the street or outside a care home. “Its mission accom- plished for the Stand By Me tour.” The money Mr Brown raised helped the Angel Trust buy PPE equipment for the local care home staff. With lockdown measures easing slowly Mr Brown is seeing his work at Auckland Travel pick back up but has had many requests for care home gigs at Christmas.
GLASGOWTAXI OUTING TO TROON MOVES ONLINE
anniversary of VE Day on 8 May but D Day is something that I must mark if I possibly can. I am so disappointed that the usual group of WWII veterans have been unable to trav- el with the Taxi Charity to Nor- mandy this year and I am determined to place a wreath and pay my respects to those who didn’t make it home” Ted is being driven from his home in West Sussex, by
London taxi driver and charity volun- teer Mike Hughes who is Ted’s regular driver and compan- ion on the outings organised by the Taxi Charity for Mili- tary Veterans. Mr Hughes said: “After taking Ted to various events I’ve grown very close to him. We spoke recently and decid- ed to mark D Day at the Worthing War Memorial instead of in Normandy”.
www.taxicharity.org
The Glasgow Taxi Outing Fund charity is determined not to let lockdown spoil the fun - by hosting their 75th annual Glasgow Taxi online. The much-loved event will go ahead (with a slight twist) and more than 300 children are set to take part. The outing to Troon was due to take place on Wednes- day 17 June however bosses were forced to cancel plans back in March following the Covid-19 out- break. Determined the chil- dren wouldn’t miss out, organisers have announced a special “Lockdown To Troon” event which will see all the colour, fun and excitement shared
on social media for one year only. They are asking taxi drivers, families, school staff, volun- teers and members of the public to send their pictures, vid- eos and memories of past outings, or mes- sages of support, in advance to be shared on the day. Drivers can also dress up themselves or their taxis for the day if they wish, to
help put smiles on the faces of hun- dreds of young people with addi- tional support needs who would normally make the trip. Anyone wishing to join in the fun should use:
WeTransfer.com to email their pictures or videos to:
admin@gtof.org.uk. For more informa- tion visit:
https://gtof.org.uk/
JUNE 2020
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