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.  

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.

Bank Holiday Monday was a fantastic day for the 5th Dorset Plane Pull.  With blue skies and wall to wall sunshine the crowds just kept coming and it was the most successful Plane Pull to date.

The Bank Holiday weekend saw Royal Marine Richie Puttock smash his one man, non stop rowing challenge completing 150,000 metres in 11 3/4 hours. 

The JTYAF Hospitality Day at the Bournemouth Air Festival was a resounding success raising over £8000 for the foundation.  This was the result of a great deal of hard work and also the fantastic support received from so many local businesses and friends of the JTYAF.

As part of a Battlefield tour to Normandy thirty five Royal Marine and Army officers took part in a sponsored cycle tour from Shrivenham Defence Academy to Bayeux in France and back.

The Conditioning Centre has been set up to provide targeted Strength & Conditioning for people who take their performance seriously. 

The Parkstone Roughnecks, a team from 2391 (Parkstone) Squadron Air Cadets took on a Spartan Challenge in order to raise funds for the JTYAF.  

A massive congratulations and well done to 'The Drinking Team with a Cycling Problem' who took part in the first ever Ride London 100 on August 4th completing the 100 mile route in 5 1/2 hours!  

Matt Harrin is an adult Flight sergeant with 1244 (Swindon) Squadron Air Training Corps and has been a member of the ATC for 16 years.

On Sunday August the 4th Nick and Steve Rogers and Simon Lock will be participating in the first ever RideLondon 100.  

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.’ 

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.  

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.  

The Bournemouth Shakespeare Players (BSP) are currently rehearsing for their next open-air production of 'Measure for Measure,' by William Shakespeare. 

Courtenay Smith, a  Cadet Warrant Officer at 1606 (Weymouth) Squadron Air Cadets, is fundraising for the JTYAF and taking on one huge challenge.  

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. 

Derith Rolfe is an absolutely brilliant cook and an invite to dinner seemed the perfect way to entertain her friends.  

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.