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June 06, 2013

Come Dine with Derith

June 06, 2013/ Guest User
Come Dine with Derith

Derith Rolfe is an absolutely brilliant cook and an invite to dinner seemed the perfect way to entertain her friends.  

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June 01, 2013

Nicole Travels Overseas with the ATC

June 01, 2013/ Guest User
Nicole Travels Overseas with the ATC

Nicole Tait is a member of 149 (Poole)  Air Training Corps and has been lucky enough to be selected to attend a ten day camp at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. 

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June 01, 2013/ Guest User/
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May 31, 2013

All Aboard for the Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award

May 31, 2013/ Guest User
All Aboard for the Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award

Fenella Houlton and Beth Dooley are taking to the seas as part of the assessment for their Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award.

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May 30, 2013

Dorset Fire and Rescue Service Cadets are off to Germany

May 30, 2013/ Guest User
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service Cadets are off to Germany

Four lucky Fire Cadets who recently passed out from the Christchurch Dorset Fire and Rescue Service Cadet Scheme, have been selected to travel to Germany this summer as part of the European Cadet Exchange. 

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May 30, 2013/ Guest User/
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May 29, 2013

Dorset & Wilts Wing Nijmegen Marchers Ready to Go!

May 29, 2013/ Guest User
Dorset & Wilts Wing Nijmegen Marchers Ready to Go!

The 97th Four Days Marches, from 16th to 19th July, covers a total of 100 miles and for the third year running the JTYAF will be providing funding for the Dorset and Wilts Wing Team of 12 cadets to take part in this event.

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May 15, 2013

Adam's Hair Raising Beard

May 15, 2013/ Guest User
Adam's Hair Raising Beard

Adam Plant is supporting the JTYAF in a pretty hair raising way.  He started growing his spectacular beard when he began training for the Hell Runner last year.  

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May 15, 2013/ Guest User/
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May 14, 2013

Adams Easter Egg Fundraising

May 14, 2013/ Guest User
Adams Easter Egg Fundraising

Adam a pupil at Ferndown Middle School was awarded a JTYAF Bursary in 2012 to take part in a Windsurfing Course. 

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May 14, 2013/ Guest User/
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May 07, 2013

Jersey Camp for Aaron, Luke and Muhammad-Rusydi

May 07, 2013/ Guest User
Jersey Camp for Aaron, Luke and Muhammad-Rusydi

Cadets Aaron Clarke and Luke Baines from 149 (Poole) Squadron ATC together with Muhammad-Rusydi Azmi  from 2491 (Lyneham) Squadron are fortunate to have been selected to attend Jersey Camp this Summer and the JTYAF is pleased to be supporting them. 

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May 07, 2013/ Guest User/
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May 07, 2013

Adventures for Three in the Quantock Hills

May 07, 2013/ Guest User
Adventures for Three in the Quantock Hills

The JTYAF is delighted to support Leah Lambourne, Alice Driver and Georgia Flood who will be taking part in a Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award Expedition in the Quantock Hills this Summer.

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May 07, 2013/ Guest User/
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May 03, 2013

GG Girls Love Manchester

May 03, 2013/ Guest User
GG Girls Love Manchester

The nation’s favourite 10k running event, the Bupa Great Manchester Run, has seen over a quarter of a million enthusiastic runners pound the streets of Manchester since its first staging in 2003 and the GG Girls, Gemma Slater and Katherine Farnworth will be joining this year's runners.  

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May 03, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
April 29, 2013

Canoeing Adventure for Two Guides on the River Wye

April 29, 2013/ Guest User
Canoeing Adventure for Two Guides on the River Wye

Chloe Davis and Celia Jones are excited about their forthcoming adventure.  They will be taking part in a canoeing trip with the Girl Guides from their Boathouse in Poole, which will take them along the beautiful River Wye.  The JTYAF is delighted to support them.

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April 29, 2013/ Guest User/
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April 18, 2013

Three Peaks for the JTYAF

April 18, 2013/ Guest User
Three Peaks for the JTYAF

Staff from 130 (Bournemouth) Squadron Air Cadets will be attempting to complete the 3 peaks challenge in under 24 hours in aid of the the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation.

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April 18, 2013/ Guest User/
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April 09, 2013

Rise and Shine at Ferndown First School

April 09, 2013/ Guest User
Rise and Shine at Ferndown First School

The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was delighted to be invited to present awards to ten pupils at Ferndown First School.

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April 09, 2013/ Guest User/
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April 07, 2013

Junior Leaders Course XIV Award Winners 2013

April 07, 2013/ Guest User
Junior Leaders Course XIV Award Winners 2013

The JTYAF funding awarded to the Air Cadets Junior Leaders Course in 2013 will support two projects and benefit ten Qualified Junior Leaders (QJLs) from Course XIV.  The selection of the successful applicants was based on the quality of their application combined with their performance on the course.

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April 07, 2013/ Guest User/
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April 07, 2013

Air Cadets Junior Leaders Course XIV Raises £17,000 for the JTYAF!!

April 07, 2013/ Guest User
Air Cadets Junior Leaders Course XIV Raises £17,000 for the JTYAF!!

Air Cadet Junior Leaders Course XIV has raised a staggering £17,000 for the JTYAF.

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April 07, 2013/ Guest User/
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April 07, 2013

Helmand : Diaries of Front-Line Soldiers

April 07, 2013/ Guest User
Helmand : Diaries of Front-Line Soldiers

The JTYAF is delighted that the publication of  John's Afghanistan diaries in a new book entitled ‘Helmand: Diaries of Front-Line Soldiers’ has been such a great success. 

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April 07, 2013/ Guest User/
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March 25, 2013

Five years of JTYAF

March 25, 2013/ Guest User
Five years of JTYAF

As the Foundation approaches five years since its formation in March, it is expected that awards of over £230,000 will have supported more than 500 young people by the end of 2013. 

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March 25, 2013/ Guest User/
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March 20, 2013

The Angel of the South

March 20, 2013/ Guest User
The Angel of the South

The Angel Inn, Ferndown, has collected a fantastic £228.27 through kind donations from their customers. 

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March 20, 2013/ Guest User/
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March 15, 2013

Cadets take on Ten Tors

March 15, 2013/ Guest User
Cadets take on Ten Tors

The JTYAF is supporting two teams of Cadets from the Air Training Corps to undertake the 2013 Ten Tors Expedition on Dartmoor. Each team will have six Cadets.  

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March 15, 2013

Nine Guides Carry on Camping

March 15, 2013/ Guest User
Nine Guides Carry on Camping

Nine local Guides will attend Castervaria County Camp supported by bursaries from the JTYAF.

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March 15, 2013/ Guest User/
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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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