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February 06, 2014

East Dorset Branch, Royal Society of St George

February 06, 2014/ Guest User
East Dorset Branch, Royal Society of St George

The JTYAF were honoured to have been chosen by the Royal Society of St George, East Dorset Branch as one of their recipient charities of the year for 2013. 

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February 06, 2014/ Guest User/
Fundraising
January 21, 2014

Beard Today Gone Tomorrow

January 21, 2014/ Guest User
Beard Today Gone Tomorrow

Adam Plant went one step further than growing a mustache for Movember.  Adam cultivated a beard from October 2012 to May 2013 to raise funds for the JTYAF. 

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January 21, 2014/ Guest User/
Fundraising
January 21, 2014

Happy New Year from Greendale Construction

January 21, 2014/ Guest User
Happy New Year from Greendale Construction

The JTYAF were honoured to have been chosen by Greendale Construction Limited as one of the recipient charities to benefit from their Annual Charity Raffle at last year's Christmas Party.  

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January 21, 2014/ Guest User/
Fundraising
January 16, 2014

An Amazing £70,000 for Awards in 2014!

January 16, 2014/ Guest User
An Amazing £70,000 for Awards in 2014!

The trustees of the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) are delighted to announce that £70,000 has been allocated for awards to local young people for 2014. The charity has expanded to include three additional youth organisations making JTYAF funding available to many more young people.

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January 16, 2014/ Guest User/
Fundraising
December 16, 2013

Music Lessons at Ferndown Middle School

December 16, 2013/ Guest User

The JTYAF is delighted to be able to encourage the uptake of music lessons for orchestral instruments by offering bursaries which will cover lessons for three terms and also exam fees. 

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December 16, 2013/ Guest User/
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December 15, 2013

'Climb as High as you can Dream' - Junior Leaders Nepal 2013 Expedition

December 15, 2013/ Guest User
'Climb as High as you can Dream' - Junior Leaders Nepal 2013 Expedition

The four Qualified Junior Leaders (QJL’s) selected for this years JTYAF funded expedition to trek to Everest Base Camp, were Joseph Champion, Christopher Cresswell, Callum Reid and Roderick Mountain.  

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December 15, 2013/ Guest User/
Award winners
December 10, 2013

'Strouden Blues' Release Charity CD

December 10, 2013/ Guest User
'Strouden Blues' Release Charity CD

The “Strouden Blues” - Ward Councillors John Adams, JohnTrickett and Michael Weinhonig have recorded a Christmas CD  for charity with the Townsend Youth Project.

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December 10, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
December 10, 2013

Hollywood Coming to the White Heather

December 10, 2013/ Guest User
Hollywood Coming to the White Heather

The White Heather is bringing the red carpet to Ferndown and invites you to celebrate New Years Eve at their Hollywood themed Party.

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December 10, 2013/ Guest User/
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December 09, 2013

JTYAF Branded Car Number Plates

December 09, 2013/ Guest User
JTYAF Branded Car Number Plates

Graeme Bridger the Manager of Motorbitz in Ferndown is kindly offering cost price car registration plates which are customised with the JTYAF logo and offer a great opportunity to promote the charity.  

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December 09, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
December 05, 2013

Sarah pledges support with Forever

December 05, 2013/ Guest User
Sarah pledges support with Forever

Sarah has teamed up with the JTYAF and has kindly offered to donate any profits on sales made through the charity. 

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December 05, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
November 16, 2013

Banding Together for the JTYAF

November 16, 2013/ Guest User
Banding Together for the JTYAF

We are sooooooo excited because for the first time ever a Christmas single has been released as a download with all net profits kindly being donated to the JTYAF.

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November 16, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
November 14, 2013

Thank you to Wimborne and Ferndown Lions

November 14, 2013/ Guest User
Thank you to Wimborne and Ferndown Lions

Wimborne & Ferndown Lions Club President, Frank Fortey, presented a cheque for £2500 to the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation. 

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November 14, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
November 13, 2013

Paulette's Organic Gifts Raising Funds for the JTYAF

November 13, 2013/ Guest User
Paulette's Organic Gifts Raising Funds for the JTYAF

Paulette Winwood is a consultant for the organic skin care company Neal's Yard Remedies and would like to promote their Christmas gifts to the local community and help raise money for JTYAF.  

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November 13, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
October 15, 2013

The Air Cadet Junior Leaders Kenyan Expedition

October 15, 2013/ Guest User
The Air Cadet Junior Leaders Kenyan Expedition

The JTYAF was privileged to provide the funds for a life changing volunteering project for six Air Cadet Junior Leaders (JL's)  from Course XIV.  

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October 15, 2013/ Guest User/
Award winners
October 14, 2013

BPCSU Volunteering for the JTYAF

October 14, 2013/ Guest User
BPCSU Volunteering for the JTYAF

We were honoured to have been chosen as the focus of a volunteering project,  by students from the National Citizenship Course at Bournemouth and Poole College.   

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October 14, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
October 14, 2013

Wimborne and Ferndown Lions Club 2013 Quiz Night

October 14, 2013/ Guest User
Wimborne and Ferndown Lions Club 2013 Quiz Night

Wimborne and Ferndown Lions Club certainly know how to put on a Quiz Night and on Thursday 3rd October they did just that.   

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October 14, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
October 14, 2013

Team JTYAF & the Bournemouth Marathon Festival

October 14, 2013/ Guest User
Team JTYAF & the Bournemouth Marathon Festival

We were so pleased to have such fantastic support for the JTYAF at this years inaugural Bournemouth Marathon Festival.   We had 10 runners in the Marathon, 3 in the Half Marathon, 3 in the 10K and 8 in the 5K, which was a brilliant achievement for a small local charity.  

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October 14, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
October 14, 2013

2nd JTYAF Companion Dog Show

October 14, 2013/ Guest User
2nd JTYAF Companion Dog Show

The second JTYAF Companion Dog Show was a great success raising almost £400 for the JTYAF!  We had lots of entries for both the Pedigree and Novelty Classes, lots of rosettes and trophies awarded and lots of very proud owners! 

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October 14, 2013/ Guest User/
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September 27, 2013

Matthew & Neil's Stand-Up Challenge Raises £10K

September 27, 2013/ Guest User
Matthew & Neil's Stand-Up Challenge Raises £10K

Matthew Quinn (pictured above)  is a great friend of the JTYAF and has recently displayed great courage by organising a Black Tie Charity Dinner with two top comedians.   

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September 27, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
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September 27, 2013

Lottie's Afternoon Tea with a Porsche!

September 27, 2013/ Guest User
Lottie's Afternoon Tea with a Porsche!

Lottie Gilbert and her family recently organised an Afternoon Tea at their home in Ferndown, raising £720 for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation and Help for Heroes.

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September 27, 2013/ Guest User/
Fundraising
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JTYAF

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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Registered Charity Number: 1125277  .  Postal Address:  PO Box 7124  .  Ferndown  .  Dorset  .  BH22 2DB

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