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Lost 'convoy of happiness' gave kids free taxi rides to Blackpool for 50 years
22.08.2023 - 05:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A much loved annual event saw convoys of decorated taxis take hundreds of children to the seaside for free.
For over 50-years, the annual event gave children with disabilities a fully paid day out at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. The tradition started in 1949 after a cabbie was asked to show blind passengers around Manchester.
Since then, taxi drivers had volunteered their time and cabs to take youngsters on a fantastic day out. The trips were organised by the Manchester Taxi Drivers Organisation who fundraised to make sure the event was free to families every year.
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On the day of the event there would always be a carnival atmosphere. Thousands would line the streets to cheer the drivers who would dress up their cabs, as well as themselves, and honk their horns as they went past.
The trips took place every summer and were dubbed the annual 'convoy of happiness'. The Manchester Evening News reported on one particularly memorable event in June 1984.
100 cabs had gathered at Swinton Town Hall to take 200 children on a day trip they wouldn't forget. They had formed a convoy after picking up youngsters from schools all around the region.
Waved off by the Mayor of Salford and the Lord Mayor of Manchester, they set off for Blackpool Pleasure Beach. In the lead cab was 37-year old Ron Mathews of Strain Avenue, Blackley, dressed up as '80s pop icon Boy George.
Elsewhere among the multicoloured cabs was Orville the Duck, Tweety Pie, a Viking, a Roman soldier as well as many other characters making it a memorable day for everyone.
And it wasn't just the trip that was free for families. Each child was given lunch and dinner and allowed
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