The 40 for JT Challenge has inspired some incredible activities, and Paul, a former British and European Powerlifting Champion, certainly rose to the occasion. As the head of the Purbeck Powerlifting Club, Paul and his team of dedicated powerlifters took on the ambitious challenge of bench pressing 40 tonnes in just 30 minutes.

The JTYAF Vintage Afternoon Tea was a truly fantastic community effort and a hugely successful event raising almost £2,500 for John’s Foundation

Councillor Terry Cordery, the Mayor of Ferndown, cycled 40 kilometers for John’s Foundation on his 87th birthday!

We are thrilled to share the incredible success of the Quiz Night organised by Terry Cordery, the Mayor of Ferndown, in support of John’s Foundation. Terry, a great friend of the JTYAF, chose our foundation for his mayoral year, and we couldn't be more grateful.

Our 40 for JT Challenge has kicked off with remarkable enthusiasm.

We are immensely grateful to Councillor Toni Coombs, a great friend of the JTYAF, for selecting John's Foundation as the beneficiary charity for the fabulous Twelfth Night Celebration at Crane Valley Golf Club.

We had an absolutely wonderful evening, and we couldn't have done it without the help and support of so many incredible people and businesses!

Terry is a great friend of the JTYAF, and we were honoured to be chosen as his Mayoral Charity for 2024/25.  He is always ready to help at our events and is planning a fundraising event of his own too. Working together we can make a real difference to young people’s lives.    

Our Abba/70’s tribute show with the Land Girls at the Barrington Centre was a really successful event, raising over £1000 for John’s Foundation.

Centre Stage School Principal, Zoë Mather, recently presented the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation with a fantastic £1500, which was raised by all the students and their friends and families.

Congratulations to all members of the Lean Mean Pulling Machine, who spent their August Bank Holiday Monday pulling a Boeing 737, weighing in at 35,000 Kg, a distance of 50 metres for charity at the Dorset Plane Pull. 

Paul recently organised his 7th JTYAF Curry Night at the Cinnamon Indian Restaurant in Ferndown and what a great night it was.

The JTYAF Vintage Afternoon Tea with the fabulous Land Girls, raised an amazing £2104! 

The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation was founded almost 16 years ago and has recently reached an incredible milestone.

These outstanding young people have now raised more than £20,0000 for John’s Foundation, a fantastic fundraising achievement which will support a great many young people to follow their dreams.

A huge thank you to Julie and all the members at Ferndown Golf Club, who supported the JTYAF so generously. To raise £11,436 is testament to the kindness and generosity of all those who contributed and an achievement to be truly proud of.

Huge thanks to our lovely Emily for organising the 4th JTYAF Christmas Bingo night at the Cumberland Hotel.  She has built this event into an extremely successful and popular evening which was sold-out weeks before the night.