Edinburgh Taxi Parade Outing to Yellowcraigs - Edinburgh Taxi Trade Children’s Outing

Short video looking at the Edinburgh Taxi Parade, an annual event taking under priviledged kids with special needs and life limiting conditions on a day outing to the seaside which takes place on the second Tuesday of June. Filmed in the centre of Edinburgh in the Old Town on The Mound and the Royal Mile.

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The annual trip takes youngsters out to the coast in East Lothian where the parade usually starts from Edinburgh Zoo through Murrayfield then through the City Centre passing through Haymarket Train Station then onto Princes Street up the Mound then takes a sharp left down the Royal Mile then moves onto towards Meadowbank towards Portobello Road passing through the town there then onto Musselburgh.

Taxis are decorated in balloons and make their way to Archerfield.

The taxi parade has been taking place since 1947 and has been running every year for more than 70 years. Many of Edinburgh's cabbies take the day off to transport children to the seaside. The Taxi vehicles are decorated prior to the parade with streamers, balloons and pretty much everything. They also usually hold a competition to name the best decorated Taxi.

The 2019 event was a year full of controversy as during the parade an incident took place while the parade made it's way down the Royal Mile. A traditional part of the parade which has always been a feature for decades known also to locals is the spraying of water onto unsuspecting members of the public as children use all manner of water pistols and water balloons to soak people not paying attention.It's all lots of fun and I've also been on the receiving end of a few soakings once or twice and think it's a fantastic part of the event and it helps children with special needs have a day to remember.

Sadly in 2019 a driver decided to lay down in front of the taxi procession blocking the vehicles from progressing their journey. According to local newspaper sources and video footage taking of the incident which you can find online he got a soaking and didn't see the funny side of the Edinburgh Taxi kids outing. Footage online shows him lying on the road forcing a Police motorcycle rider to ask he move out of the way. The reaction to this from the public was one of mockery and disbelief.

The kids taxi outing is a chairty event where sick and vulnerable children are treated to a free day out organised by many of Edinburgh's cab drivers. Water bombs often feature at the parade and this has attracted much media attention to recent times. The parade began during the second world war in 1947 and has been an annual tradition ever since.

Due to the ongoing pandemic crisis during 2020 througout 2021 the Edinburgh Taxi Parade event has been postponed while the world tackles the ongoing pandemic. Hopefully the outing will take place in the near future for under priviledged kids to experience an amazing day out at the seaside.

My best memories of the annual kids outing are from when I was a pupil at the Royal High Primary School where the entire class would walk down with our Teachers to the wall opposite the traffic lights outside Iceland at the end of Northfield Broadband and watch and cheer as they passed. I remember having to dodge out of the way of oncoming water sprays.

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