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March 22, 2016

Bournemouth Jazz Festival 🎺

March 22, 2016/ Guest User
Bournemouth Jazz Festival 🎺

The JTYAF is pleased to help fund the Jazz Workshops for young musicians at Bournemouth Jazz Festival from 22nd – 24th April 2016. 

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March 17, 2016

Bournemouth Youth Marching Band to play at Ypres

March 17, 2016/ Guest User
Bournemouth Youth Marching Band to play at Ypres

The JTYAF is pleased to contribute towards the Bournemouth Youth Marching Band to play at the Last Post ceremony, at the Menin Gate in Ypres.

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March 10, 2016

Sam’s time in Nepal

March 10, 2016/ Guest User
Sam’s time in Nepal

Sam’s dream is to join the RAF as a Pilot. Good luck Sam! We loved hearing all about your adventures and wish you the best of luck with your future goals.

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March 04, 2016

Macbook for Media Student 💻

March 04, 2016/ Guest User
Macbook for Media Student 💻

A talented young person from Ferndown Upper School has been awarded a Macbook to help with her studies.

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March 02, 2016

Adventure trip for local Girl Guide

March 02, 2016/ Guest User
Adventure trip for local Girl Guide

A Girl Guide from the 1st Ferndown Guides Unit is set to attend the District Summer Camp 2016.

Whilst at the Summer camp, she will experience team building and extreme activities such as canoeing, climbing and kayaking for personal development.

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March 02, 2016/ Guest User/
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February 24, 2016

Talented young oboist

February 24, 2016/ Guest User
Talented young oboist

A talented musician from 1st Gaunts Guides is pursuing her passion to play the oboe. She has passed Grade 5 theory with distinction and has also her GCSE music qualification.

She is continuing her love of all things music by taking A Level Music, and wishes to reach Grade 8 and beyond.

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February 24, 2016/ Guest User/
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February 17, 2016

African drums for Ferndown Middle School

February 17, 2016/ Guest User
African drums for Ferndown Middle School

The JTYAF is pleased to be able to support Ferndown Middle School towards purchasing a full set of TOCA African drums for the classroom. 

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February 10, 2016

Leadership and Management qualification for 30 Explorer Scouts

February 10, 2016/ admin
Leadership and Management qualification for 30 Explorer Scouts

A group of 30 young people from East Dorset Scouts are set to gain a qualification from the Institute of Leadership and Management with help from the JTYAF. 

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February 09, 2016

JTYAF Awards for FUS Students

February 09, 2016/ Guest User
JTYAF Awards for FUS Students

A panel from the charity together with Headteacher Phil Jones reviewed the applications for activities and equipment which ranged from volunteer work abroad, to scuba diving lessons and laptops to assist with school work.

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February 08, 2016

Badminton champion

February 08, 2016/ admin
Badminton champion

A pupil from Ferndown Middle School is set to pursue her dreams of becoming a future badminton champion. 

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February 02, 2016

A Laptop for Lessons

February 02, 2016/ admin
A Laptop for Lessons

A dyslexic pupil from Ferndown Middle School has been awarded a new laptop by the JTYAF. 

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January 29, 2016

5 new organisations and a mini bus

January 29, 2016/ admin
5 new organisations and a mini bus

As well as allocating £100,000 to award winners in 2016, the JTYAF has also added 5 new youth organisations, including Christchurch District Scouts and St Michael’s Middle School. 

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January 29, 2016/ admin/
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January 18, 2016

DofE Awards for local young people

January 18, 2016/ admin
DofE Awards for local young people

A number of local young people are taking on their Duke of Edinburgh Awards this year. 

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January 18, 2016/ admin/
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January 14, 2016

The Gryphon School do Ten Tors

January 14, 2016/ admin
The Gryphon School do Ten Tors

In the past there have been 400 teams consisting of 2,400 young people at the annual event.

The JTYAF is pleased to be sponsoring the cooking and navigation equipment for the Gryphon School. We wish all six teams the best of luck!

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January 13, 2016

Moonlands 2016 trek for Budmouth College student

January 13, 2016/ admin
Moonlands 2016 trek for Budmouth College student

As part of his Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, a student from Budmouth College has been supported in an expedition to Ladakh and Zanskar on the Tibetan Plateau organised by the Dorset Expeditionary Society in July 2016. 

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January 05, 2016

Fay goes to Ghana

January 05, 2016/ admin
Fay goes to Ghana

Fay, a 6th form pupil at Budmouth College is set to take part in a trip to Ghana organised by charity 'Village by Village.' 

She has previously completed her bronze and silver Duke of Edinburgh awards, and is going to Ghana to form part of the 'residential' aspects towards her Gold award.

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December 29, 2015

Izzy's DofE Challenge

December 29, 2015/ admin
Izzy's DofE Challenge

Izzy is set to complete her silver Duke of Edinburgh award with the help of the JTYAF. 

The expeditions through the New Forest were physically and mentally challenging but have helped Izzy and other young people to develop vital life skills.

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December 29, 2015/ admin/
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December 23, 2015

Hayley's Hedgehog Rescue

December 23, 2015/ admin
Hayley's Hedgehog Rescue

The JTYAF was honoured to help Hayley Dent with funds to set up her hedgehog charity. 

Hayley's Hedgehog Rescue is a home-based charity based in Dorchester and rescues, rehabilitates, & releases sick, injured & orphaned wild hedgehogs.

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December 23, 2015/ admin/
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December 21, 2015

Tall Ships Catamaran Adventure for 8 young people

December 21, 2015/ admin
Tall Ships Catamaran Adventure for 8 young people

Four gifted and talented students from St Michael's School in Colehill along with four special needs students will enjoy a voyage with the Tall Ships Youth Trust in 2016. 

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December 21, 2015/ admin/
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December 17, 2015

Nijmegen Marches for 24 cadets

December 17, 2015/ admin
Nijmegen Marches for 24 cadets

The JTYAF has supported 24 cadets to do the Nijmegen Marches in Holland with 22 of them going on to receive their medals. 

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The JTYAF supports young people from a wide range of youth organisations providing them with scholarships and bursaries to support their personal development and the pursuit of their ambitions.

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The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was set up in memory of John Thornton who was tragically killed in Afghanistan in 2008. 

The JTYAF provides opportunities for young people to help them to develop as individuals and fulfil their ambitions in life as John was able to do.


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