From Downton Abbey to Helmand
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Ian Thornton was extremely honoured to be invited to give a talk at this year’s Winchester Writers’ Conference about the recently published book, ‘Helmand: Diaries of Front-Line Soldiers.’
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Verwood Rotary Club supporting the JTYAF
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The President of Verwood Rotary Club, Stephen Maycock chose the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation as his recipient 'Charity of the Year' and presented the JTYAF with a cheque for a fantastic £2200.
Read MoreThe GG Girls smashed the 10K for the JTYAF
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The GG Girls, Gemma Salter and Katherine Farnworth work together at Georgia Group and recently made a formidable team in the Bupa Great Manchester 10K Run.
Read MoreMeasure for Measure
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The Bournemouth Shakespeare Players (BSP) are currently rehearsing for their next open-air production of 'Measure for Measure,' by William Shakespeare.
Read MoreCourtenay takes on John O'Groats to Land's End
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Courtenay Smith, a Cadet Warrant Officer at 1606 (Weymouth) Squadron Air Cadets, is fundraising for the JTYAF and taking on one huge challenge.
Read MoreSound and Music Summer School for Gold
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Annabel Macklin is working towards her Duke of Edinburgh's Gold award and has been selected to attend the Sound and Music Summer School at the Purcell School of Music.
Read More50th Carbon Stoppers Donation of £500 for the JTYAF
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The JTYAF was delighted to be selected as the 50th charity and good cause in Dorset to receive a Carbon Stoppers' donation from Yellow Buses.
Read MoreThe Air Training Corps are Training Leaders
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The Dorset and Wilts Wing Air Training Corps Training and Development Squadron (TDS) provides a range of courses aimed at developing leadership and other personal skills for cadets across the Wing.
Read MoreLondon and Luau for 3rd Ferndown Brownies
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3rd Ferndown Brownies will be visiting our capital city in July thanks to the JTYAF who will be funding the mini bus to take them on this great adventure.
Read MoreCome Dine with Derith
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Derith Rolfe is an absolutely brilliant cook and an invite to dinner seemed the perfect way to entertain her friends.
Read MoreNicole Travels Overseas with the ATC
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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.
Read MoreAll Aboard for the Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award
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Fenella Houlton and Beth Dooley are taking to the seas as part of the assessment for their Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award.
Read MoreDorset Fire and Rescue Service Cadets are off to Germany
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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.
Read MoreDorset & Wilts Wing Nijmegen Marchers Ready to Go!
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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.
Read MoreAdam's Hair Raising Beard
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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.
Read MoreAdams Easter Egg Fundraising
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Adam a pupil at Ferndown Middle School was awarded a JTYAF Bursary in 2012 to take part in a Windsurfing Course.
Read MoreJersey Camp for Aaron, Luke and Muhammad-Rusydi
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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.
Read MoreAdventures for Three in the Quantock Hills
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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.
Read MoreGG Girls Love Manchester
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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.
Read MoreCanoeing Adventure for Two Guides on the River Wye
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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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