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February 04, 2019

Snowdon Summit

February 04, 2019/ Admin
Snowdon Summit

Junior Leader Robert has raised £500 for the JTYAF by climbing Snowdon on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

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February 04, 2019/ Admin/
Fundraising, Thank you
December 10, 2018

Russell & Charlie's 3 Sleeps Challenge Raises £1300!

December 10, 2018/ Guest User
Russell & Charlie's 3 Sleeps Challenge Raises £1300!

Russell and Charlie from Go Ape Moors Valley summited and slept on three of the UK’s highest mountains to raise over £1,300 for the John Thornton Young Achiever’s Foundation.

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December 10, 2018/ Guest User/
Thank you, Fundraising
November 09, 2018

Russell & Charlie's Alternative 3 Sleeps

November 09, 2018/ Guest User
Russell & Charlie's Alternative 3 Sleeps

Russell and Charlie have taken on the challenge of spending three consecutive nights sleeping on the summits of some of the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales.

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November 09, 2018/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
October 17, 2018

Beaucroft Swimathon Raises over £1000!

October 17, 2018/ Guest User
Beaucroft Swimathon Raises over £1000!

Beaucroft Foundation School raised an amazing £1021 for the JTYAF with their Swimathon.

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October 17, 2018/ Guest User/
Thank you, Fundraising
September 05, 2018

Sun, Sea and Sand at Bournemouth Air Festival

September 05, 2018/ Guest User
Sun, Sea and Sand at Bournemouth Air Festival

This year's JTYAF VIP Hospitality Day at the Bournemouth Air Festival was a great success. 

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September 05, 2018/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
September 05, 2018

10th Anniversary Plane Pull

September 05, 2018/ Guest User
10th Anniversary Plane Pull

The Plane Pull was celebrating it's 10th year this year and it is amazing to see how the event has grown since 2008.

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September 05, 2018/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
August 22, 2018

The Blandford Fire Cadets Car Wash

August 22, 2018/ Guest User
The Blandford Fire Cadets Car Wash

We are sending a huge JTYAF THANK YOU to the Blandford Fire Cadets who raised valuable funds with a car wash on Saturday 18th August at Blandford Fire Station.  They raised an incredible £510!

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August 22, 2018/ Guest User/
Fundraising, Thank you
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
July 20, 2018

10 Miles for JT

July 20, 2018/ Guest User
10 Miles for JT

It's the 10th Anniversary of the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation and it was lovely to have so many of our supporters taking part in 10 Miles for JT, to commemorate all that has been achieved in John's memory over the last 10 years.

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July 20, 2018/ Guest User/
Fundraising
March 19, 2018

Emma is Running 100 Miles for JT!

March 19, 2018/ Guest User
Emma is Running 100 Miles for JT!

Emma is running 100 Miles to raise funds for John's Foundation

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March 19, 2018/ Guest User/
Fundraising
March 18, 2018

Vintage Afternoon Tea Raises £700!

March 18, 2018/ Guest User
Vintage Afternoon Tea Raises £700!

The JTYAF Vintage Afternoon Tea was a resounding success raising almost £700! Thank you to all our guests for helping to raise such a fantastic amount for John's Foundation.

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March 18, 2018/ Guest User/
Fundraising
January 17, 2018

Matt's 1146 Push Ups in Memory of the Fallen.

January 17, 2018/ Guest User
Matt's 1146 Push Ups in Memory of the Fallen.

Matt is attempting a total of 1,146 push ups on 27th January to recognise the sacrifice of the 1,146 members of the British Armed Forces killed in action since the year 2000.

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January 17, 2018/ Guest User/
Fundraising
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 20, 2017

Biotrack Chooses the JTYAF as Charity of the Year

November 20, 2017/ Guest User
Biotrack Chooses the JTYAF as Charity of the Year

The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation has been chosen as 'Charity of the Year' by Biotrack.

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November 20, 2017/ Guest User/
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
August 07, 2017

Pete and Kirsty Smashed the 3 Peaks!

August 07, 2017/ Guest User
Pete and Kirsty Smashed the 3 Peaks!

Pete Hunt and Kirsty Taylor took on their toughest challenge yet to raise funds for the JTYAF and Cancer Research.  They did amazingly well, achieving their goal of completing the three peaks within their target of 24 hours.  They raised an incredible £671 for each of their good causes in the process and we can't thank them enough for their support.  

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August 07, 2017/ Guest User/
Fundraising
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
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
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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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