Wedding Gift to the JTYAF from Mr and Mrs Symonds
/A big thank you to Chris and Sam who donated a fantastic £270 to the JTYAF.
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 big thank you to Chris and Sam who donated a fantastic £270 to the JTYAF.
Read MoreThe JTYAF was delighted to present awards to Dean Wilcox, Liam O'Leary and Adam West who took part in the Dorset Fire And Rescue Service Cadets Course at Christchurch Fire Station.
Read MoreFerndown Jitsu Club are sending eight adults and five juniors to the Edinburgh Jitsu Championships and the JTYAF is delighted to support Ferndown Upper School students Jordan Lea, Connor Riley, Liam Read and Joseph and Matthew Trussell with their expenses for this competition.
Read MoreA young Brownie from Three Legged Cross Brownies made an application for funding to buy some gym mats so that she and her Brownie friends could enjoy developing their gymnastic skills and achieve their Agility Badge.
Read MoreThroughout March 2013 DC Leisure is looking for energetic exercisersto take part in their national challenge to reach 1 Million Miles and raise money for charity.
Read MoreOn behalf of the Trustees of The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) we would like to thank St. James’s Place Foundation for their extremely generous donation of £2500.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation has received a cheque for £2424.43 presented by General Manager Simon Morris on behalf of staff and customers at the Ferndown Haskins Garden Centre.
Read MoreFlt Lt Helene Woodham (pictured far left) and the Cadets at 633 (West Swindon) Squadron raised an incredible £1142 for the JTYAF and recently invited Pete and Linda along to the Squadron for a cheque presentation.
Read MoreJTYAF Scholarships and Bursaries were presented to 36 outstanding students from Ferndown Upper School who will be taking part in a whole range of activities from volunteering in Cambodia and Ghana, to Zoo Keeping Courses and attendance at International Basketball Competitions.
Read MoreFerndown Phoenix raised a fantastic £500 for the JTYAF and presented a cheque to Pete and Linda at their recent performance of 'Sounds of Musicals.'
Read MoreDave Johnson celebrated his 60th Birthday in style with a great 60's Night for all his friends at Canford Magna Golf Club.
Read MoreThe JTYAF are flying high with a fanastic £500 donation from Aviation Design Engineering Consultants, ATL.
Read MoreAlex Morton and Tom Palmer, completed a gruelling 50 miles along some of the South West's most challenging coastal path, smashing their 24 hour target and finishing in just 22 hours.
Read MoreBilling Manager, Annie Dougall has been praised for her “awesome achievement” after tackling one of the world’s toughest physical challenges.
Read MoreAt Scissors in Ferndown Carolyn Thorpe, pictured above (front left) and her superb team devoted the entire month of November to fundraising for the JTYAF with the aim of raising £1000!
Read MoreHeather Cox is entering the Mizuno Reading Half Marathon on Sunday 17th March in aid of the JTYAF.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is an affiliated charity of the Bournemouth Marathon Festival 2013 and we aim to have as many runners as possible taking part in this event and raising money for the JTYAF.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) is delighted to announce that they have been selected as ‘Charity of the Year’ by Ferndown Squash Club.
Read MoreVisitors at Haskins, the Ferndown based garden centre, raised £351.00 for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation by donations in the stores ‘Wishing Well.’
Read MoreThe Southampton Master Mariners’ Club or Cachalots, was established in 1928 by twenty-one Master Mariners and has a long and extremely interesting tradition.
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.