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December 10, 2018

Russell & Charlie's 3 Sleeps Challenge Raises £1300!

December 10, 2018/ Linda Thornton
Russell & Charlie's 3 Sleeps Challenge Raises £1300!

Russell and Charlie from Go Ape Moors Valley summited and slept on three of the UK’s highest mountains to raise over £1,300 for the John Thornton Young Achiever’s Foundation.

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December 10, 2018/ Linda Thornton/
Thank you, Fundraising
November 11, 2018

Bags of Help for Woodland Play Equipment at Parley First School

November 11, 2018/ Admin
Bags of Help for Woodland Play Equipment at Parley First School

The JTYAF applied for funding from the scheme where the money raised by the sale of carrier bags is being used to fund thousands of local projects.  Customers ‘vote’ for their chosen charity and the charity with the most votes wins £4,000, second place £2,000 and third place £1,000.

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November 11, 2018/ Admin/
Award winners, Thank you
November 09, 2018

Russell & Charlie's Alternative 3 Sleeps

November 09, 2018/ Linda Thornton
Russell & Charlie's Alternative 3 Sleeps

Russell and Charlie have taken on the challenge of spending three consecutive nights sleeping on the summits of some of the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales.

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November 09, 2018/ Linda Thornton/
Fundraising, Thank you
October 24, 2018

Companion Dog Show 2018

October 24, 2018/ Linda Thornton
Companion Dog Show 2018

The 7th JTYAF Companion Dog Show was kindly organised by Nicky Smith, Pam Rutley and Barbara Astle and took place at West Parley Memorial Hall on Saturday 29th September.

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October 24, 2018/ Linda Thornton/
Thank you
October 17, 2018

Beaucroft Swimathon Raises over £1000!

October 17, 2018/ Linda Thornton
Beaucroft Swimathon Raises over £1000!

Beaucroft Foundation School raised an amazing £1021 for the JTYAF with their Swimathon.

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October 17, 2018/ Linda Thornton/
Thank you, Fundraising
September 05, 2018

Sun, Sea and Sand at Bournemouth Air Festival

September 05, 2018/ Linda Thornton
Sun, Sea and Sand at Bournemouth Air Festival

This year's JTYAF VIP Hospitality Day at the Bournemouth Air Festival was a great success. 

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September 05, 2018/ Linda Thornton/
Fundraising, Thank you
September 05, 2018

10th Anniversary Plane Pull

September 05, 2018/ Linda Thornton
10th Anniversary Plane Pull

The Plane Pull was celebrating it's 10th year this year and it is amazing to see how the event has grown since 2008.

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September 05, 2018/ Linda Thornton/
Fundraising, Thank you
August 22, 2018

The Blandford Fire Cadets Car Wash

August 22, 2018/ Linda Thornton
The Blandford Fire Cadets Car Wash

We are sending a huge JTYAF THANK YOU to the Blandford Fire Cadets who raised valuable funds with a car wash on Saturday 18th August at Blandford Fire Station.  They raised an incredible £510!

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August 22, 2018/ Linda Thornton/
Fundraising, Thank you
July 20, 2018

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Winchester Donate £1000!

July 20, 2018/ Linda Thornton
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Winchester Donate £1000!

Huge thanks to Enterprise-Rent-A-Car in Winchester who have kindly donated a fantastic £1000 to John's Foundation!

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July 20, 2018/ Linda Thornton/
Fundraising, Thank you
December 14, 2017

Thank You to Francesco Ferndown

December 14, 2017/ Linda Thornton
Thank You to Francesco Ferndown

Our lovely friends at Francesco Group Ferndown spent November raising funds for the JTYAF with coffee and cake Saturdays, raffles, lucky dips and much more. They raised over £400!!

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December 14, 2017/ Linda Thornton/
Thank you, Fundraising
November 30, 2017

Young People Benefit from £40,000 in Barclays Matched Funding!

November 30, 2017/ Linda Thornton
Young People Benefit from £40,000 in Barclays Matched Funding!

The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation  has been supported by a lovely team of Barclays Volunteers since 2009 and the total Matched Funding donated by Barclays has reached an incredible £40,000!

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November 30, 2017/ Linda Thornton/
Thank you, Fundraising
November 18, 2017

M & S Ferndown Chooses the JTYAF as Charity of the Year

November 18, 2017/ Linda Thornton
M & S Ferndown Chooses the JTYAF as Charity of the Year

The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) is delighted to have been selected as M & S Ferndown, Food Hall’s, Charity of the Year for 2017/18.  M & S employees were invited to nominate a charity and after the votes were in, the JTYAF was thrilled to have been chosen as their charity partner.

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November 18, 2017/ Linda Thornton/
Fundraising, Thank you
September 27, 2017

VIP Hospitality Day at the Bournemouth Air Festival Raises £11,400!

September 27, 2017/ Linda Thornton
VIP Hospitality Day at the Bournemouth Air Festival Raises £11,400!

The JTYAF VIP Hospitality Day at the Bournemouth Air Festival raises £11,400.

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September 27, 2017/ Linda Thornton/
Fundraising, Thank you
July 26, 2017

John Thornton Pram Race

July 26, 2017/ Linda Thornton
John Thornton Pram Race

The inaugural John Thornton Pram Race was a great success.  Organised as part of Fete on the Field by Ferndown Rotary Club this event raised an amazing £1258 for the JTYAF!  It was a lot of fun and everyone who took part thoroughly enjoyed it. 

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July 26, 2017/ Linda Thornton/
Fundraising, Thank you
June 18, 2017

Go Ape Moors Valley Chooses the JTYAF

June 18, 2017/ Linda Thornton
Go Ape Moors Valley Chooses the JTYAF

We are absolutely thrilled to have been selected as 'Charity of the Year' by Go Ape at Moors Valley and we're looking forward to an exciting year in partnership.  

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June 18, 2017/ Linda Thornton/
Sponsorship, Thank you
June 12, 2017

Lights, camera, action!

June 12, 2017/ Admin
Lights, camera, action!

Three talented students studying Film Production at the University of Winchester have created a series of beautiful promotional videos for the JTYAF. 

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June 12, 2017/ Admin/
Thank you
May 03, 2017

Co-op Community Fund donates over £10,000 Locally

May 03, 2017/ Linda Thornton
Co-op Community Fund donates over £10,000 Locally

The JTYAF has been awarded over £5000 from the Co-op Local Community Fund! The Ferndown Gateway Club also received a similar amount so the local community will benefit by over £10,000!

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May 03, 2017/ Linda Thornton/
Fundraising, Thank you
April 26, 2017

Dorset County Indoor Bowling Association

April 26, 2017/ Linda Thornton
Dorset County Indoor Bowling Association

We are extremely grateful to all the members of the Dorset County Ladies Indoor Bowling Association who kindly selected John's Foundation as their Charity of the Year for 2016/17.

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April 26, 2017/ Linda Thornton/
Thank you, Fundraising
April 23, 2017

Junior Leaders Raise over £20,000!

April 23, 2017/ Linda Thornton
Junior Leaders Raise over £20,000!

Junior Leaders Course 18 raises £20,000 for the JTYAF! This is an incredible achievement and takes the total amount raised by Junior Leaders since 2010 to an unbelievable £115,000!

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April 23, 2017/ Linda Thornton/
Fundraising, Thank you
April 20, 2017

Adam's car wash raises £700

April 20, 2017/ Admin
Adam's car wash raises £700

Junior Leader Sgt Potter and his cadet friends at 2427 Biggin Hill Squadron (ATC) have raised just over £700 with their car wash.

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April 20, 2017/ Admin/
Fundraising, Thank you
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JTYAF

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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