Local Squadrons raise £1,550 for Hospice and Training Centres.

Cadets and staff from 2048 (Dagenham) Squadron, 1838 (Elm Park) Squadron and 6F (Romford) Squadron raised money for the Princess Marina House Appeal , and the Air Cadet Training Centres.

Over the next three years the Commandant Air Cadets, Air Commodore Gordon Moulds intends to raise £500,000 for the Air Cadets from bag packing and a further £100,000 for the Princess Marina Hospice, a respite care home for serving, injured or retired servicemen and servicewomen. Air Commodore Gordon Moulds said: "This fantastic initiative will provide significant funding for the Air Training Corps and Princess Marina House, as well as boosting adult recruiting."

32 cadets and 6 staff packed bags for customers of Tesco in Roneo Corner, Romford. The event took place on Saturday 24th November, a busy shopping day leading up to the Christmas period, however the amount of people and shopping didn't worry the cadets who each managed to raise nearly £40 towards the final figure.