Hackney Carriage Drivers' Magical Taxi Tour
29th October 2023Canary Wharf
In advance every Master hears what a privilege and an honour it is to spend a year representing their Livery Company. We have an opportunity to support our Company and our charities, meet new people and expand our horizons. No one shares that the most heartwarming morning we will ever spend is as a guest of the Hackney Carriage Drivers. Walking into the venue before sunrise and seeing Disney sights and sounds everywhere is mesmerising - that is before the children arrive!! What the Hackney Carriage Drivers, their friends and family do, is nothing short of a miracle. If they doubled or tripled their capacity, sponsors would race to sign up.
When you look at the ecstatic faces - both the parents and the children, you feel the tingling all the way down to your toes. You also feel the gratitude for the healthy families you have left asleep. Jon Fell and I met the Mother and daughter who were making their way to Disney with Princess Pinkie, in a taxi sponsored by our Livery Company. At 7 years old, this beautiful girl looked fit and well. She was engaging and excited! I cannot picture her any other way. Yet as Jon and I waved to the drivers of the last vehicles in the procession, I realised they were the ambulances and medics cars. A stark reminder that anything could go wrong at any time. Fortunately Disneyland is enchanting and full of magic! I am sure that Tinkerbell sprinkled lots of pixie dust and hopefully made all their dreams come true!!