Call Sign January 2005 - Page 16 - DRIVER OPERATIONS / MARSHALLING UPDATE, ALAN COHEN MBE

DRIVER OPERATIONS / MARSHALLING UPDATE

Hello Ladies and Gents,
At the time of writing, we are midway through the Christmas functions and your support and assistance has been first class. Even during this most tricky and hectic of periods, the events have been very successful and I already know that we have opened new accounts largely due to the efforts both you and the DaC Marshal team have put in. There were certainly more events than in previous years and providing a service on nights when we have numerous events running simultaneously is difficult, but again we have come up trumps. It would not work without your assistance - well done!
Silverlink Trains have asked Dial a Cab to operate a mirror service to the WCT operation every weekend, at least up to the end of March, and again every member will be given a fair and equal chance to book in for this lucrative work. We expect it to
get busier the longer it runs, and at the moment the shifts are either Saturday nights or Sunday

mornings, and the terms and
conditions remain unaltered from the Previous (WCT) contract. (Please see page??)
During the busy December the signals have not been as good as they should be, we have encountered problems with some of the busiest base stations especially channel 1 through no fault of our own. (This was magnified at times when large volumes of trips were entered into the system). By now BT should have installed new power supplies in an effort to overcome the problem. During January we will also take delivery of new crystal filters, which will be installed at all base stations, that again should be

another positive step towards the improvement to the radio signals that I know can be very exasperating for you the members. Unfortunately it takes time to diagnose these problems, and then parts have to be ordered before remedial work can be carried out. Rest assured that the Board of Management are treating this as high priority.
I hope that you all found time to relax and unwind over the festive period, the lead up to Christmas is not easy and I am sure that you will of all welcomed a few days to recharge your batteries. It seems only yesterday that I was reviewing last year’s events, time goes so fast, we will all soon be thinking of summer holidays.
Finally can I wish you and your families a very Happy and Prosperous New Year, I firmly believe that our Society is in safe hands, and that we can all look to 2005 with a great deal of optimism.

Allan Evans
Allane@Dialacab.co.uk

ALAN COHEN MBE
"A well-Deserved Honour" – Brian Rice

Thursday December 9 finally came round and a rather nervous Alan Cohen made his way to Buckingham Palace to receive the MBE from H.M.The Queen for his many years of unpaid and time-consuming service to the London Taxidrivers Fund for Underprivileged Children.
Alan’s honour for his charity work came alongside Angela Rippon (services to broadcasting), John Hurt (acting) and many other famous and not-so-famous people.
Alan told Call Sign: "Excited wasn’t the word I would use to describe my feeling at the time, it was more just a lovely feeling. I was quite surprised when The Queen said that she remembered me from the Palace Garden Party the Fund had put on earlier this year and we had quite a chat about it. However, it was an award to two 2 young soldiers in their mid-twenties who had saved their sergeant’s life in Iraq

A delighted Alan Cohen at the palace to collect his MBE. Pic Matyn Cohen.

that made me ask myself what
I was doing there. Their award brought a tear to my eyes and a lump to my throat. What had I done compared to that to deserve a medal?"
   Call Sign can tell Alan exactly what he has done to deserve an MBE. Years of giving of his time for no payment so that young underprivileged children can enjoy a moment of happiness. No one deserves an honour more.
   Brian Rice told Call Sign: "Whilst Alan isn’t on Dial-a-Cab, we recognise the work he has done for underprivileged children for all these years. Our heartiest congratulations go to him for a well-deserved honour."
   Alan in return, thanked Dial-a-Cab for the support and respect it has always showed to him and the LTFUC.
   "My own radio circuit Chairman hasn’t said a word to me even though we have met three times since the awards list was announced."
   He added: "Through Call Sign, I would like to thank everyone who has been so supportive and offered congratulations. This award is really for the Fund, but yes, I do feel very honoured to have been chosen."

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