News stories from the JTYAF about award winners, fundraising activities, sponsorship, events and general good news about what the JTYAF has been doing.
Bournemouth and Poole College National Citizenship Students having selected the JTYAF as their recipient charity for their fundraising project and will be walking the walk for the JTYAF.
Read MoreThe JTYAF was delighted to be invited to join almost 30 students from Bournemouth and Poole College who are taking part in a residential National Citizenship Service (NCS) programme at Norden.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is supporting a trip to Ypres for eight Guides and six Young Leaders from Ferndown, by funding the coach hire for the day.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is delighted that the publication of ‘Helmand: Diaries of Front-Line Soldiers’ has been such a great success. Over 11,000 copies have been sold world wide within seven months of it's release.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is delighted to have expanded to include East Dorset District Scouts as one of their supported organisations in 2014.
Read MoreBarnaby Dean, a Flight Sergeant at 2238 (Warminster) Squadron Air Cadets, will be travelling to Tanzania to take part in a community aid expedition and has already raised over £4000 to fund his trip.
Read MoreThe weather couldn't have been better for the second Ferndown Pram Race and the JTYAF were delighted to have a team on the start line.
Read MoreKevin Lindsay will be taking on a huge challenge this summer to raise funds for the JTYAF. He will be undertaking a 1000 mile unsupported cycle from Poole to Nice and as if that is not enough, he will then travel to Grenoble and ride over the Alps!
Read MoreBarclays House Strong Man Competition certainly did put the 'fun' back into fundraising. It was a fantastic event, a great atmosphere and the eight competitors who battled for the title did so in true sporting style.
Read MoreFerndown Upper School (FUS) has been allocated an amount of £500 from the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) to provide a new Music Scholarhsip.
Read MoreThe 2014 Dorset Fire and Rescue Service Cadets Exchange will this year be hosted by Cherbourg Fire Cadets and will be the third and final visit of this Fire Cadet Exchange programme.
Read MoreJohnathan Brown is a student at Kingston Maurward College and is aiming to complete his Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award by taking part in an expedition to India with the Dorset Expeditionary Society.
Read MoreCharlie Dalkins is determined to achieve his Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award and will be enrolling on a cycling expedition now that he has been awarded funding from the JTYAF.
Read MoreCongratulations to Daryl Price and his Marathon Charity Truck Pull Team, who pulled a 2.5 tonne truck a distance of 27 miles around Poole.
Read MoreLibys McGuinness is a member of the Weymouth and Dorset Taekwondo Association and she will be travelling to Dublin to compete in the Northern Ireland International Open Poomsae Championships.
Read MoreStuart Strachen and George Navrady-Pitcher will be representing Dorset and Wilts Wing of the Air Training Corps on International Exchanges to Canada and Hong Kong.
Read MoreTom Edgeley, Daniel Wallis and Elliott Record will be travelling to Sweden to take on the Kungsleden Trail as part of their Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award.
Read MoreTeam Astral Unicorn will be entering the Spartan Race London 2014 to raise funds for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation.
Read MoreA team of ten Air Cadets from 633 (West Swindon) Squadron will be undertaking an expedition to the Pyrenees with the aim to summit the third highest mountain in the region, Mount Perdu.
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A pupil at Ferndown Middle School has recently qualified to compete at National level in Trampolining. A remarkable achievement but particularly for this young person. Following a serious injury three years ago they have returned to the sport at National level and aim to achieve International Competition standard by 2015. This inspirational young athlete has shown incredible courage, determination and total committment to their sport. We are extremely pleased to be able to support them with funding for a specialised personal trainer to help rebuild strength, flexibility and stamina.
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.
Registered Charity Number: 1125277 . Postal Address: PO Box 7124 . Ferndown . Dorset . BH22 2DB
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