CHARITY...
ASHFORD FIRM GIVES LIFT TO YOUNGSTERS
Ashford Town football club’s under 16 team will be sponsored by NPHA member Arrow Taxis for the coming season.
The lads wore their new kit when they met the taxi company’s managing director, Jenny Lucking.
The under 16 team is
carrying on playing this season even though the Ashford Town senior team is not, after going into administration.
TRIP OF A LIFETIME TO DISNEY
The Worshipful Com- pany of Hackney Drivers recently left on their Magical Taxi Tour to Disneyland, Paris. Leaving from Canary Wharf, a long convoy of licensed London taxis took children suf- fering from life threatening illnesses on the trip of a lifetime to the magical king- dom. The taxi drivers, together with medical back up, police escorts and break- down services gathered at Canary Wharf for The Big Breakfast Send off. Many of the sponsors who have assisted in raising the funding necessary for the trip lined the pavements to watch The Lord Mayor of the City of London Alderman Nick Anstee cut the ribbon marking
the start of the trip. The excitement levels grew throughout the morn- ing – drivers collected their passen- gers for the trip from London hospitals before daylight. Following the break- fast, the children were given pocket money by Mann and Overton and packed lunches supplied by The Mar- riott. From the port of Dover, a P&O ferry transport- ed the convoy over to France. Having disem- barked the convoy which was around five miles long made its way down the motor- way, much to the surprise of other motorists, down past Paris to the theme park.
The Magical Taxi Tour is a very special event;
all the taxi drivers tak- ing part and driving their passengers on the trip are self employed and so are giving up several days of work freely to make dreams come true for their passengers. Events are held throughout the year to raise funds and spon- sorship is sought. With the present economic climate it is particularly rewarding to see that so many people are still prepared to dig deep to ensure the children enjoy the trip of a lifetime. P&O has once again been gen- erous in their support and the convoy will be a surprise to other passengers waiting to board the ferry.
This year’s trip will mean around 3500 children have travelled in the convoy. Some of the drivers of the cabs have completed every Magical Taxi Tour, no mean feat as their time is given freely. It adds up to around 85 days of unpaid work, but the drivers know the trip is magical and the looks on the children’s faces as they enjoy the theme park, the Gala Dinner with the Disney characters, as well as a trip in a taxi, makes it all worthwhile.
The trip is organised by a small Committee of unpaid members. You can learn more about the Magical Taxi Tour at
www.magical-
taxitour.com where you will find details of previous trips and also how you can help by making a donation to help fund next year’s outing.
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KEIGHLEY TAXI BOSS DELIVERS AID TO THE VICTIMS
A Keighley taxi boss has flown to Pakistan to deliver supplies for victims of the floods. Zahir Ghafoor, 33 - owner of Speedline Taxis - has been rais- ing money to buy tents, blankets and water, which he will deliver personally to people affected by the floods which have devastated Pakistan in recent weeks.
Mr Ghafoor said he had raised between £1,000 and £2,000. He flew to Pakistan last month, on a trip he has financed himself.
Zahir Ghafoor who is helping flood relief efforts in Pakistan. Photo courtesy of Keighley News
His family lives in Islamabad, which is unaffected by the flooding, but on arrival there he will use the funds he has raised to purchase supplies.
He will then load them on to a pick-up truck and drive to the flood- affected Punjab and Sindh provinces to personally give sup- plies to flood victims.
GOAL-DEN CASH JOY FOR GOOD CAUSES IN PAISLEY
ACCORD Hospice and St Vincent’s Hospice in Johnstone, as well as special needs schools Mary Russell School and Kersland School, in Paisley, and Linwood’s Clippens School.
Glasgow Airport taxi drivers team
A football fundraising day netted more than £2,000 for worthy causes.
A total of £2,200 was raised and five organi-
sations received a cheque for £400 with £200 retained towards next year’s event. The money was split beween Paisley’s
Phil McGrath organis- es the event every year; he told the Pais- ley Daily Express: “Glasgow Airport taxi drivers are a big sup- porter of our charity days and they gave us £800 which was fan- tastic.”
LTFUC JOIN ‘PEARLY’ HARVEST FESTIVAL PARADE
The London Taxi driv- ers’ Fund for Under privileged Children were invited to attend on Sunday 26th Sep- tember 2010 the traditional annual Lon- don Pearly Kings and Queens Costermon- gers’ Harvest Festival Parade at the Guildhall. The London tradition of the Pearly Kings and Queens began in 1875 when a young orphan, Henry Croft, admiring the pearl button seams on some of the market
traders, decided to go one better and cover his entire suit in but- tons. With the attention this drew he set about collecting money to help others and the Pearlies are still a very active organisation col-
lecting for many chari- ties in London and the Greater London area. The LTFUC are pleased to support the good work that the Pearlies do to benefit people across London and its surrounding areas.
PHTM OCTOBER 2010
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