CHARITY CORNER
GLASGOW TAXI TRIP TO TROON SEES HUNDREDS OF KIDS ENJOY DAY AT BEACH FOR 77TH OUTING
Children with additional needs have been treated to a special day out as part of the 77th Glasgow Taxi Trade Children’s Outing. Hundreds of people lined the streets on Wednesday 19 June, to catch sight of the decorated taxis, as well as over a hundred drivers dressed up as famous cartoon
characters, volunteer to take children to Troon for a day to remember at the seaside. The tradition, which began in 1945, is free of charge for the families involved and has become a famous event in the city thanks to the generosity of the drivers and many volunteers. In keeping with tradition, the cabs are decorated with balloons and colourful figures, with a judge picking the top three to lead the procession.
The stars of the show were the Willy Wonka cab, Euros 2024 and an army themed taxi. The journey began at Kelvin Way
and the atmosphere was buzzing as the Police Scotland & Federation Pipe Band marched through the street ahead of taking a tour of the city before the children were driven to the beach. The sun even made an appearance in Glasgow with skies also clearing in Troon.
ICONIC EDINBURGH TAXI OUTING BRINGS SPLASH OF COLOUR TO CITY STREETS
The annual Edinburgh Taxi Outing was in full swing on Tuesday morn- ing, 11 June, with generous cabbies filling the streets with colour as they drove through the city. Cabs decorated with colourful balloons carried smiling young- sters through town. Some designs included Disney’s Frozen, a dragon and a few Euro 24 football-related designs.
The outing celebrated its 76th year which sees children with additional needs, life-limiting conditions and terminal illnesses go on a day out, funded and organised by taxi drivers. The procession assembled at Edinburgh Zoo’s car park where the Lord Provost of Edinburgh judging and presented prizes for best float taxi, best balloon taxi,
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best fancy-dressed driver and best fancy-dressed child. The taxis were joined by police escorts as they drove along, all honking their horns. As is tradition, passengers and drivers were also armed with water pistols or water balloons, soaking spectators along the way.
At Coates Place, thrilled locals had their own buckets of water balloons to throw at the taxis. Once the convoy
of from Edinburgh Zoo,
taxis had passed, the bystanders then had a water fight among themselves. The taxis travel along
Roseburn and Haymarket to Princes Street. The convoy was then due to travel along the Royal Mile before heading for the coast and Mussel- burgh for ice cream at Luca’s. The convoy ends at Archerfield Walled Garden for a fun-filled afternoon before heading home.
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