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July 20, 2018

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Winchester Donate £1000!

July 20, 2018/ Guest User
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/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
December 14, 2017

Thank You to Francesco Ferndown

December 14, 2017/ Guest User
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/ Guest User/
Thank you, Fundraising
November 30, 2017

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

November 30, 2017/ Guest User
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/ Guest User/
Thank you, Fundraising
November 18, 2017

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

November 18, 2017/ Guest User
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/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
September 27, 2017

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

September 27, 2017/ Guest User
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/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
July 26, 2017

John Thornton Pram Race

July 26, 2017/ Guest User
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/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
June 18, 2017

Go Ape Moors Valley Chooses the JTYAF

June 18, 2017/ Guest User
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/ Guest User/
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/ Guest User
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/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
April 26, 2017

Dorset County Indoor Bowling Association

April 26, 2017/ Guest User
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/ Guest User/
Thank you, Fundraising
April 23, 2017

Junior Leaders Raise over £20,000!

April 23, 2017/ Guest User
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/ Guest User/
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
April 10, 2017

Charity Gala Night with Bob Wilson

April 10, 2017/ Guest User
Charity Gala Night with Bob Wilson

The JTYAF was honoured to have been chosen by Wimborne Rotary Club as one of the charities to benefit from a Gala Charity Night with guest speaker, Sportsman and TV Presenter, Bob Wilson.

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April 10, 2017/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
March 30, 2017

Junior Leaders take on Challenges

March 30, 2017/ Admin
Junior Leaders take on Challenges

The Junior Leaders Course XVIII (18) are raising money for the JTYAF.

Activities include completing the grueling Fan Dance SAS selection trek across the Brecon Beacons, cycling, a sky dive and having a full body wax!

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March 30, 2017/ Admin/
Fundraising, Thank you
March 15, 2017

Paul's Cinnamon Curry Night Raises Over £500!

March 15, 2017/ Guest User
Paul's Cinnamon Curry Night Raises Over £500!

Massive thanks to Paul Hooker and all at the Cinnamon Lounge for a fantastic curry evening last night. The food was plentiful and delicious and an amazing £512 was raised.

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March 15, 2017/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
February 17, 2017

Thank You to St James's Place Foundation!

February 17, 2017/ Guest User
Thank You to St James's Place Foundation!

A huge thank you to Colin Fionda and all at St James's Place Foundation for an amazing £1000 donation awarded by the local committee.

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February 17, 2017/ Guest User/
Thank you, Fundraising
January 15, 2017

Bournemouth School Combined Cadet Force Band raises £900!

January 15, 2017/ Guest User
Bournemouth School Combined Cadet Force Band raises £900!

Bournemouth School Combined Cadet Force Band raised an incredible £900 for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation with just two performances.

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January 15, 2017/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
January 15, 2017

Festive Fun at Sainsbury's raises £2600!

January 15, 2017/ Guest User
Festive Fun at Sainsbury's raises £2600!

The JTYAF was privileged to be invited into Sainsbury's Ferndown as their Charity Partner on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. It was a fantastic three days which really brought the local community together for one great cause - to help local young people.

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January 15, 2017/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
December 16, 2016

Children release Christmas song

December 16, 2016/ Guest User
Children release Christmas song

'Is it true what they say about Christmas' is a beautiful song released by the children's choir at Wimborne St Giles First School and is available to buy on CD.

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December 16, 2016/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
December 01, 2016

Best of British Party Raises £1000!

December 01, 2016/ Guest User
Best of British Party Raises £1000!

The Best of British Party organised by JTYAF Trustee, Joe Barnett, together with his wife Mel and Lucy and Gary Wooding is now an annual event and a great favourite at Parkstone Yacht Club.

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December 01, 2016/ Guest User/
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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Registered Charity Number: 1125277  .  Postal Address:  PO Box 7124  .  Ferndown  .  Dorset  .  BH22 2DB

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