We have recently awarded funding to help with expedition costs and equipment for 2 young people completing their Bronze Awards and one young lady taking part in a Gold Award Expedition.

The Coda Fiddle Orchestra Christmas Concert at St Peter’s Church in Bournemouth was a great opportunity for these talented young musicians to shine.

The JTYAF is delighted to support a local 19 year old amateur who has been competing since the age of 7. He has reached the final of the England 16 Championship, captained the England Under 16 team at the Home Internationals and is currently Dorset Open Champion.

A young man from Mudeford Sea Scouts is being supported to attend a Scout Camp in Kandersteg Switzerland in 2022.

Maiden Newton Youth Football Club has now attracted enough girls to set up an all girls Under 9’s team. The JTYAF is delighted to provide funding towards the training tops for this new girls team which will carry the JTYAF logo as they represent their club at both home and away matches.

The JTYAF has recently supported a dedicated 14 year old who is a national level swimmer and training with the Performance Squad.

The JTYAF has supported Beaucroft Foundation School with funding for the last 10 years and we are delighted that the charity has been able to provide so many exciting experiences for the students.

We were delighted to hear that JTYAF funding has made such a difference to this wonderful young man.

The JTYAF is proud to support young people to achieve their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and we were delighted to award a bursary to cover the fees for a local young lady who has already completed her Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and is now going for Gold!

The JTYAF received a request to help fund essential equipment at Fontmell Down Forest School and is delighted to support this application to enable the school to provide the best experience possible for their young learners.

John’s Foundation has awarded a bursary for shoes, gloves and a headguard for a young man with ambitions as an amateur boxer.

The JTYAF has funded a Level 2 Swim England Swimming Teacher Qualification, to help a young triathlete to fund the considerable expenses of his sport and give him the opportunity to inspire the next generation of swimmers and triathletes.

A local young lady who has shown great commitment to her DofE Award and has already completed Bronze and Silver, will now be able to complete her Gold Expedition thanks to the JTYAF.

The JTYAF has contributed towards a Tall Ships Adventure for 10 students from St Michael’s Middle School. They will set sail aboard a Challenger Yacht on 12th July for 4 nights and we look forward to hearing all about their experiences.

The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation has recently supported pupils from Ferndown Upper School, awarding a total of £10,000 to 24 students, providing 3 Scholarships and 24 Bursaries

The JTYAF funded an exciting outdoor education experience during the Covid closure, for 120 pupils at St Michael’s Middle School.

The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was delighted to make its first award for 2021 to West Moors Middle School, a new organisation of support this year.