News stories from the JTYAF about award winners, fundraising activities, sponsorship, events and general good news about what the JTYAF has been doing.
Simon is pursing an exciting career working with animals and is currently studying at Sparsholt College in Winchester. As part of his course he is taking part in an educational trip to South Africa in May 2016 where he will be working alongside vets and rangers in Kruger Park and Maholoholo.
Read MoreA young cadet from the Dorset and Wiltshire Air Cadet wing has been selected to attend the International Air Cadet Exchange in Canada.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) has handed over the keys to a 16 seater minibus which will serve Ferndown Upper School, Ferndown Middle School, West Moors Middle School, Beaucroft Foundation School, Ferndown First School, Parley First School, Hampreston First School and 2358 (Ferndown) Squadron Air Cadets.
Read MoreTalented taekwondo champ Thomas has been training since the age of 4 and is ranked number 1 in Great Britain for his age. The JTYAF is proud to be able to sponsor his next adventure at the British Internationals in Germany.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation is delighted to have the support of Paul Hannah The Estate Agents who have donated a fantastic £300 to the charity through their sales referral programme.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is very pleased to help a young Brownie’s dream come true to visit Disneyland Paris with the rest of her division.
3rd Ferndown Brownies are off to meet Mickey and Minnie in October 2017.
Read MoreThe JTYAF was absolutely delighted to receive an amazing £650 raised by Stitched4Charity, which will make a huge difference to the opportunities which we can provide for local young people in the year ahead.
Read MoreJunior Leader Shaun has successfully completed the Stockport Trail Half Marathon in aid of the JTYAF. In total he has raised a whopping £1032.54 for the charity through sponsorship running the marathon and table top sales.
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Megan has been selected to represent Great Britain in Estonia next month for the Junior Women’s team in her first international powerlifting competition known as the EPF Classic.
Read MoreA teenager from Ferndown is set to travel to Peru in July 2017 with a group of students from Ringwood School, organised by Camps International.
Read MoreAlex Macpherson is a great friend of the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) and with his next challenge he aims to inspire people, particularly young people, to really think about the effect their journey is having on the planet and consider alternative ways of getting from A to B. He also aims to highlight the problems of homelessness and the plight of people living on the streets.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) received a donation of £100 from Fitness League teacher Debbie Stanley and her Ferndown class.
The donation was made possible thanks to the ladies donating their pennies and small change over the year which when added together made a fantastic total of £100 for the charity.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was delighted to be chosen as ‘Charity of the Year’ by Midas Construction and is looking forward to an exciting year in partnership.
Read MorePete Thornton was delighted to present the John Thornton Music Awards to eight talented musicians from the Dorset Music Service County Ensembles.
Read MoreA student from QE School in Wimborne is set to travel to Borneo to help with community projects with Camps International.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is pleased to help fund the Jazz Workshops for young musicians at Bournemouth Jazz Festival from 22nd – 24th April 2016.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is pleased to contribute towards the Bournemouth Youth Marching Band to play at the Last Post ceremony, at the Menin Gate in Ypres.
Read MoreJunior Leader Tom has successfully completed his triathlon in aid of the JTYAF.
The triathlon included swimming 5 km, cycling 15 km and then running for 5 km. He has raised over £350 in total.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation was delighted to receive the proceeds of a year of fantastic support from Amberwood House Care Home in Ferndown.
Read MoreSam’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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Registered Charity Number: 1125277 . Postal Address: PO Box 7124 . Ferndown . Dorset . BH22 2DB
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