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/We are very grateful to JK House Training Centre for all their recent support.
Read MoreNews stories from the JTYAF about award winners, fundraising activities, sponsorship, events and general good news about what the JTYAF has been doing.
We are very grateful to JK House Training Centre for all their recent support.
Read MoreBournemouth Rotary Club are kindly fundraising for the JTYAF and other local charities as they approach the end of their centenary celebrations.
Read MoreOur supporters take on all manner of crazy challenges to raise funds for John’s Foundation and Paul Hartley is no exception
Read MoreRecently we helped a young girl to travel to Uganda to explore the country, work on a vital conservation project and also help to make a difference within a school.
Read MoreA young Violinist has recently travelled on tour to Amsterdam with the Wessex Youth Orchestra where she was able to play infront of an international audience.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is delighted to support 3 cadets from Bournemouth Sea and Royal Marine Cadets to take part in an Off-shore Boating Course early next year
Read MoreA young student with an ambition to become a fashion designer has been supported to take those first important steps towards a career.
Read MoreThe Air Cadet Junior Leaders Team made up of 10 Qualified Junior Leaders from Course 20 embarked on a 3 week JTYAF funded expedition to Ghana, to continue the work of the Cadets in 2017 & 2018 in the small rural community of Obom
Read MoreOur biggest event of the year is our VIP Hospitality Day at the Bournemouth Air Festival and this year’s event was a huge success raising more than £3000 for the JTYAF.
Read MoreWe had two teams for this year’s Dorset Plane Pull and they pulled a Boeing 737 weighing in at 35,500Kg 50 metres against the clock and battling it out against 35 other teams too.
Read MoreA local young lady has now completed her Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award Expedition in Sierra Nevada, thanks to a little help from the JTYAF.
Read MoreIn June, the St Michael’s ‘Crew’ - 10 intrepid Year 8 pupils - embarked on a five day voyage abpard a Challenger Yacht with the Tall Ships Youth Trust. The JTYAF was delighted to support this fabulous experience.
Read MoreOur friends at Ferndown Rotary Club have recently donated another £1000 to the JTYAF which was the proceeds of their recent Ascot Ladies Day Event.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is delighted to contribute towards the cost of a trip to the USA and NASA for another group of 5 students from Victoria Education Centre.
Read MoreWe were delighted to be the recipient charity for a Ferndown Rotary Ascot Ladies Day Event which was a huge success.
Read MoreOur most recent award has gone out to a young lady who at just 12 years old has already proved her ability as a footballer and an inspirational figure for other young girls.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Pram Race was a fantastic event and the teams this year showed a great sense of fun and imagination with their prams and fancy dress.
Read MorePoole Goes Vintage was a fabulous celebration of Vintage-ness which transported hundreds of visitors back to the 1940’s-1960’s with live music, dancing, fashion shows, memorabilia and iconic motors.
Read MoreA young man with ambitions of a career in computer graphics and digital art, has been awarded a bursary to fund an 8-week animation course.
Read MoreThe JTYAF has funded a cookery course, ‘Make it With Me’ at the Chewton Glen, where she will be able develop her skills and take another step along the path to achieving her ambitions.
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
The JTYAF is supported by the following businesses, we are very grateful for their generosity.