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/A member of Dorset and Wiltshire Wing Air Cadets is travelling to Mozambique and Swaziland in summer 2018 as part of a World Challenge trip.
Read MoreNews stories from the JTYAF about award winners, fundraising activities, sponsorship, events and general good news about what the JTYAF has been doing.
A member of Dorset and Wiltshire Wing Air Cadets is travelling to Mozambique and Swaziland in summer 2018 as part of a World Challenge trip.
Read MoreA young member of the Dorset Expeditionary Society is venturing to the High Andes of Ecuador this summer to increase his leadership skills ready for Naval Officer selection this September.
Read MoreThe 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!
Read MoreTwins studying at Ringwood Sixth Form College have been selected to attend the Global Young Leaders Conference in Washington DC and New York this summer.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreA group of ten Qualified Junior Leaders has been selected to travel to Ghana on a 3 week JTYAF funded volunteering expedition working with the locally based charity Village by Village.
Read MoreJunior 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!
Read MoreJunior Leader Sgt Potter and his cadet friends at 2427 Biggin Hill Squadron (ATC) have raised just over £700 with their car wash.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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!
Read MoreLewis had an award from the JTYAF almost 5 years ago and he got in touch with us recently to tell us all about his achievements.
Read MoreMassive 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.
Read Moret's the first year that the JTYAF has supported Bournemouth Sea Cadets and Royal Marine Cadets and we have recently received four applications for funding from them.
Read MoreThe JTYAF has recently funded a CPR Manikin Instructor Package as a central resource for Christchurch District Scouts.
Read MoreThe Kent International Jamboree takes place every four years and welcomes Scouts and Guides from across the globe to take part in seven days of fun, friends and adventure. The JTYAF will be helping with the cost for two boys from Christchurch District Scouts so that they can join in the fun.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is pleased to sponsor his hiking equipment to help him pass the expedition stage of the award.
Read MoreA young member of The Dorset Expeditionary Society is embarking on an adventure along with four other members in Ecuador this July.
Read MoreA huge thank you to Colin Fionda and all at St James's Place Foundation for an amazing £1000 donation awarded by the local committee.
Read MoreThe JTYAF was delighted to pay a visit to Ferndown First School recently to hear all about the planned use of the charity funding for 2017.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was delighted to present scholarships and bursaries to forty-six outstanding young people from Ferndown Upper School.
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.
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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