SO PROUD OF OUR TRADE!!
ALL THE TWOS, WESTON DELIVER FOOD TO ISOLATED CUSTOMERS
All The Twos, based at The Centre, West- on-Super-Mare want to give something back to customers who have supported them over the years, by helping them to access food and supplies. Shift operator Sam Hale said: “It’s our lovely customers that have helped us get to where we are now. We felt it was time to give back. “We are checking on customers that we know have no family in the area to see if they need anything. We’re doing on
ABC TAXIS, NORWICH GET DONATIONS FOR TAXI RIDES FOR NHS STAFF
average about five shops a day, ranging from a few essen- tials through to big weekly shops. “The £10 delivery charge for the ser- vice is given straight
to our drivers which is helping lots with the severe drop in their earnings too. Kirsty is even shar- ing eggs that her chickens have laid when needed.”
WIRRAL TAXI FIRMS DELIVER TO THE VULNERABLE DURING CRISIS
A big-hearted army of taxi firms is play- ing their part in supporting vulnera- ble residents with food and other pro- visions during the pandemic.
Firms and drivers who would usually be transporting chil- dren to school or residents to day centres, have been enlisted to transport emergency food parcels across the borough. Some have also been delivering meals and food to families on behalf of local schools. The companies that have been involved so far are: A1A Trav- el, A2B Travel, Airport Direct Taxis, Argyle Satellite, Ark Community Trans- port, A Team, Eye Cabs, GK Travel, GM
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Travel, Handy Cars, Home and Away Travel, JK Travel, Merseycare
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port, MW Transport, RB Travel, R&J Travel. A Wirral Council spokesperson said: “These firms are undertaking this in- valuable humanitari- an work to
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deliveries from the emergency food hub to our most vul- nerable residents. “Everyone involved is putting in a tremendous effort and demonstrating an unwavering com- mitment to helping
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others; they deserve a lot of credit for the role that they are playing in these diffi- cult times.”
A Norwich taxi firm has received more than £1,000 in dona- tions to put towards free rides for NHS staff. ABC Taxis launched a Go Fund Me page covering the fares of staff needing to get to work during the pandemic. The pay it forward scheme has surpassed its ini- tial £1,000 target in 24 hours, which is the equivalent of 137 free taxi rides. The scheme, which was shared on the firm’s Facebook page, is for NHS staff living or work- ing in Norwich and surrounding areas.
Chris Harvey, from ABC Taxis, said: “We had noticed an increase in people taking taxis due to reduced public transport. We are already running a 20 per cent discount for all key workers but we thought of doing something
extra for NHS staff. It was the idea of one of our cus- tomers who asked if it was possible to donate some money towards a taxi fare and that’s how it started. “It would be great if we could give away 500 free rides.”
ROYAL CARS, OXFORD STARTS FUNDRAISER FOR NHS
Royal Cars in Oxford has launched an online fundraising campaign to fund free journeys to NHS workers. Tariq Kiani, a con- troller for the firm said: “We have raised over £2,439 so far and have been providing free jour- neys since the start of last week.
“The management has today added another £1,000 to the fund but we require more dona- tions so that we can continue providing this service to those who are carrying out such an impor- tant role for us all.” The fundraising page has a £5,000 limit and can be
found at: gofundme. com/f/royal-cars- taxi-fund-for-nhs-ox fordshire. It says: “All money raised will be con- verted to taxi jour- neys to travel to any surgery or hospital based in Oxon. 100% will go to the fund, Royal Cars will NOT profit from your donations.”
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