Matt's 1146 Push Ups in Memory of the Fallen.
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Matt is attempting a total of 1,146 push ups on 27th January to recognise the sacrifice of the 1,146 members of the British Armed Forces killed in action since the year 2000.
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£93,500 for Awards in 2018!
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At their meeting on Saturday the Trustees of the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation allocated a staggering £93,500 for awards in 2018!
Read MoreSailing Adventures with the Tall Ships Youth Trust
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The JTYAF is supporting 10 young people from St Michael's Middle School to take part in a sailing adventure with the Tall Ships Youth Trust.
Read MoreZooLab on tour at Beaucroft Foundation School
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The students at Beaucroft Foundation School were recently visited by all manner of creepy crawlies!
Read MoreThey Did It !!!! Venture Antarctica
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On 9th December, Pete, Liz and Joel successfully reached the summit of Vinson Massif, the highest mountain in Antarctica and have now arrived home safely. An adventure of a lifetime for them all but for Pete, this brings to a close his Seven Summits journey. He has now reached the summit of the highest mountain on every continent, in memory of his dear friend Lt John Thornton RM.
Read MoreJTYAF and Christmas Carols at Sainsbury's
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As Sainsbury's Ferndown Charity Partner, we were invited in-store for one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year.
Read MoreJTYAF Sponsors Football Shirts for Ferndown Middle School
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Ferndown Middle School was delighted to receive JTYAF sponsorship for two new sets of football shirts for their pupils.
Read MoreThank You to Francesco Ferndown
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Our lovely friends at Francesco Group Ferndown spent November raising funds for the JTYAF with coffee and cake Saturdays, raffles, lucky dips and much more. They raised over £400!!
Read MoreGiant Poppy of Remembrance at Ferndown Middle School
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he pupils and staff at Ferndown Middle School were thinking about remembrance. In fact, they were rethinking remembrance, the title of the 2017 Royal British Legion poppy appeal. A special assembly helped them to remember some of the wars and battles that have changed Britain forever but they also remembered the men and women of our Armed Forces who are currently in the service of our country
Read MoreA Future in Football
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A talented young footballer has gained his FA Level 1 and 2 football coaching badges.
Read MoreTalented Band Laika Record First Single
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The JTYAF were pleased to help local band Laika to record their very first single at Basement Studios in Wimborne.
Read MoreYoung People Benefit from £40,000 in Barclays Matched Funding!
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The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation has been supported by a lovely team of Barclays Volunteers since 2009 and the total Matched Funding donated by Barclays has reached an incredible £40,000!
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M & S Ferndown Chooses the JTYAF as Charity of the Year
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The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) is delighted to have been selected as M & S Ferndown, Food Hall’s, Charity of the Year for 2017/18. M & S employees were invited to nominate a charity and after the votes were in, the JTYAF was thrilled to have been chosen as their charity partner.
Read MoreFind the Reindeer - Win an Advent Calendar
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The JTYAF are hosting an online competition to win one of 5 chocolate advent calendars!
To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is:
Find Santa's nine reindeer hidden on our webpages & complete the form below
Then like and share the social media competition post
Restart a Heart Day
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The John Thornton Young Achievers’ Foundation recently funded the purchase of 2 sets of resuscitation dummies for the training of the young people of Ferndown
Read MoreJunior Leaders Changing Lives in Ghana
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The CEO of the Ghana based charity Village by Village commented that, "No single group has ever had as much impact on the staff and local community as the 2017 Air Cadet expedition."
Read MoreWorld Challenge Team Prepare for Swaziland and Mozambique
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The Ferndown Upper School World Challenge Team on their training expedition in Dartmoor. This is in preparation for their trek in Swaziland and Mozambique in July 2018. The JTYAF was delighted to contribute towards their expedition costs.
Read MoreSainsbury's Charity Partnership Raises £11,500 for the JTYAF
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Sainsbury’s Ferndown has been a great friends of the charity for many years, but no-one was expecting the incredible amount of £11,455.42 which was raised in store during their year in partnership.
Read MoreMarathon Effort Complete and over £3000 Raised!
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An amazing team of 22 supporters completed an epic ‘Marathon Effort’ and raised over £3000 for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF).
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