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Proud cadets mark 85th anniversary
Rochdale Observer
|February 18, 2026
CADETS from Whitworth were honoured to be chosen to represent their squadron at Greater Manchester parade to mark the 85th Anniversary of the Air Training Corps.
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Henry Eccles and Phoebe Shaw, 14, at the Greater Manchester celebration of the 85th Anniversary of the Air Training Corps
Fourteen-year-old Senior cadets Phoebe Shaw and Henry Eccles, from Whitworth Community High School, are both planning a career in the RAF.
On February 8, an anniversary service was held at St George's Church, Stockport, and afterwards there was a military march of about a mile through the town.
Both Henry and Phoebe said the march was hard on their feet but they felt very privileged to be a part of the ceremony.
This story is from the February 18, 2026 edition of Rochdale Observer.
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