The LTFUC and
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Call Sign December 2011
DaC driver and LTFUC President, Bill Tyzack BEM, looks back at...
I think it was in the late sixties that another
Sir Jimmy Savile
London Taxidrivers' Fund for Underprivileged
Children committee member and I were invit-
ed to meet the Manchester taxi drivers and go
on their outing to Blackpool for an exchange
of ideas. We travelled to Blackpool and were
pleased to meet a man called Jimmy Savile
who was really great on the day, with big
crowds cheering him on. The Blackpool taxis
were decorated in a way we could only dream
of and we copied lots of their ideas. We also
cheque for his
invited Jim to come along on our annual out-
hospital sponsor-
ing to Southend.
ing.
The first time he came, he was driving his
I went to see
white Rolls Royce and joined the Southend
him in his BBC
convoy, waving to everyone and was a huge
long
running
attraction. Everyone just loved him.
Jim'll Fix It show
The night before, I had arranged for him to
and he was most
stop in a retirement home, which was on one
generous.
He
side of the square our trip was starting from.
also went to the
He was great fun and mixed in with us all. We
retirement home
even got The People newspaper to put up on
he had stopped
every other lamp post a notice saying that
at and gave them
Jimmy Savile and the taxis were at Southend
money for a big
and to come and meet him!
party just before
The second time he went on the Southend
Xmas. This went
trip, I asked our Hon Secretary to make
on for a number
arrangements for Jimmy to again sleep
of years.
overnight at the retirement home and when I
How Sir Jimmy
asked Jim if he had been in to confirm the
went off at 3am and firemen knocked on
Savile became the first real DJ and all from
arrangements, he told me he'd seen the
every door to make sure everything was ok.
being a Bevin Boy is another story. But there
Matron and they were putting him up the
When Jim came to the door with his shorts on
are not too many celebrities who will help you
night before the outing. In passing, I men-
and a large cigar in his mouth, the fireman
for days on end like this man did. Thank you
tioned that she was a nice lady with blonde
called his mate over saying: "Have a look at
for your time Sir Jimmy; there will only ever
hair but he quickly said that she had black hair
this one, he looks like that Jim on the TV!"
be one Jim'll Fix It
and was looking forward to his visit! Bells
One elderly lady smiled about Jimmy Savile
The LTFUC send their sincere condolences
landing up in an old person's home like this
began ringing and we soon realised that he
to his family...
one was!
was booked into the nurse's home on the
Jimmy also went on the London Taxi
wrong side of the square!
Bill Tyzack BEM (C06)
Benevolent Association's outing to Worthing
We rebooked him into the retirement home,
LTFUC Hon President
and the taxi trade presented him with a
but during the night of his stay the fire alarm
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