Tap Dance World Championships
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The JTYAF recently received an application for a brother (17 years) and sister (14 years) who will be competing in the Tap Dance World Championships in Prague later this year.
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Top Fundraising Performance by Centre Stage
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Centre Stage School Principal, Zoë Mather, recently presented the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation with a fantastic £1500, which was raised by all the students and their friends and families.
Read MoreLean Mean Pulling Machine Smashes it for the JTYAF
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Congratulations to all members of the Lean Mean Pulling Machine, who spent their August Bank Holiday Monday pulling a Boeing 737, weighing in at 35,000 Kg, a distance of 50 metres for charity at the Dorset Plane Pull.
Read MoreAmphitheatre for West Moors Middle School with Help from the JTYAF
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The John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was delighted to support an exciting project at West Moors Middle School, providing funding towards the building of a multipurpose Amphitheatre in the school’s grounds.
Read MoreDonation of a Fabulous New Gazebo!
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The fabulous brand new gazebo pictured above, was recently presented to Linda and Pete Thornton by Cllr Coombs and had it’s first outing at the Dorset Plane Pull on Bank Holiday Monday.
Read MoreAir Cadet Junior Leaders Raise £29,000 for John’s Foundation!!!
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It is hard to believe that 60 young people could raise almost £29,000 for charity in just a few months, but the Air Cadet Junior Leaders on Course 24 have done just that!
Read MoreScholarship for Talented Swimmer
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A talented 14 year old swimmer has recently received a scholarship to support his continued training at Swim Bournemouth.
Read MoreOffroad Buggy Makes a Difference
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An offroad buggy will make a huge difference to this little boy and the JTYAF was delighted to make a contribution towards it.
Read MoreJTYAF - Finalist in Soldiering on Awards
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The Soldiering On Awards 2024 finalists have been revealed and the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation has been selected as one of the three finalists for the Family Values Award!
Read MoreTeam Bath takes Bronze!!
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Congratulations to JTYAF Award Winner and Team Bath after taking to the podium in the U17 Netball Performance League (NPL) Tournament in Nottingham.
Read MoreVerwood Rotary Club Donates £2000 to the JTYAF!
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The President of Verwood Rotary Club selected the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation as his charity of the year for 2023/24 and Linda and Pete were delighted to recieve a cheque for £2000 at the recent ‘Handover Dinner.’
Read MoreGorsemoor Scouts - ASTO Small Ships Passage Race
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The JTYAF is delighted to support Gorsemoor Scouts to take part in the Asto Small Ships Passage Race in August. The group will be will be racing from Guernsey to Poole in a 60ft yacht against other sailing vessels crewed by young people.
Read MoreEuropean Championships in Madeira for Talented Duo
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A talented duo will be travelling to Madeira to represent Team GB in the Laser Run and Triathle at the European Championships as part of the Modern Pentathlon. Thanks to the JTYAF.
Read MoreBursary for Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
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A 15 year old from Weymouth received a bursary to support her enrolment onto the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and we recently received a lovely letter from her.
Read MoreEmpowerment Voyage for Air Cadet
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A 17 year old Air Cadet is one of only ten selected to embark on a five-night Voyage of Empowerment with the Tall Ships Youth Trust. She will set sail in August, thanks to the JTYAF.
Read MorePresident of Ferndown & Parley Rotary Club Donates £3000
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The JTYAF was chosen as the charity of support for 2023/24 by the President of Ferndown and Parley Rotary Club . The JTYAF had a fantastic year with Bill at the helm and his generous donation of £3000 will make a huge contribution to the opportunities that John’s Foundation can provide for local young people in the year ahead
Read MoreBeaucroft Students Say Thank You
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The JTYAF was delighted to receive a whole pack of lovely thank you letters from students at Beaucroft Foundation School.
Read MoreCongratulations to Aces Cheer Leading Team!
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The picture above shows our Award Winner and Cheer Leading Captain, collecting the 5th Place banner from the judges at the Cheer City Nationals, on behalf of the Aces Youth Cheerleading Team.
Read MoreBursary for Talented Netball Player
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A talented athlete who is 15 years old has received an award from the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation.
Read MoreChild in the Wild Forest School
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The JTYAF is delighted to support young families to access the fabulous outdoor opportunities that Child in the Wild Forest School provides.
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