News stories from the JTYAF about award winners, fundraising activities, sponsorship, events and general good news about what the JTYAF has been doing.
The JTYAF is proud to support young people to achieve their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and we were delighted to award a bursary to cover the fees for a local young lady who has already completed her Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and is now going for Gold!
Read MoreThe JTYAF supported Arena Boxing Club in 2019 after receiving an application from one of their young members. They desperately needed to replace their ring canvas and a JTYAF award made this possible. We were delighted to receive such a lovely thank you gift.
Read MoreThank you to Stewarts Broomhill Garden Centre for their kind donation of a wheelbarrow for our ‘Wheelbarrow of Wine’ raffle.
Read MoreHuge thanks and congratulations to Hollie and Rich!! They have completed a 24hr walking challenge covering no less than 80km along the Solent Way to Gunwharf Quays!
Read MoreWe were delighted to hear that Jack selected the JTYAF as his charity of support for the Lacock Half Marathon and after 6 months of training he has made sure that he will be ready to go the distance on 27th June.
Read MoreThe JTYAF received a request to help fund essential equipment at Fontmell Down Forest School and is delighted to support this application to enable the school to provide the best experience possible for their young learners.
Read MoreJohn’s Foundation has awarded a bursary for shoes, gloves and a headguard for a young man with ambitions as an amateur boxer.
Read MoreThe Coastal Tab organised by Keiron and his team at JK House Training was a great success and raised an incredible £2,200!
Read MoreWe were delighted to support a fabulous experience for the youngsters at Longham Pre School who were so excited to watch their little ducklings hatch.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was delighted to help West Moors Middle School to buy a polytunnel for their exciting Gardening Project.
Read MoreThe JTYAF has funded a Level 2 Swim England Swimming Teacher Qualification, to help a young triathlete to fund the considerable expenses of his sport and give him the opportunity to inspire the next generation of swimmers and triathletes.
Read MoreHuge thanks to all the staff and residents at Amberwood House Care Home in Ferndown who have selected the JTYAF as the recipient charity for their fundraising. We were delighted to receive a very generous donation of more than £280 and during such difficult times we couldn’t be more grateful.
Read MoreA local young lady who has shown great commitment to her DofE Award and has already completed Bronze and Silver, will now be able to complete her Gold Expedition thanks to the JTYAF.
Read MoreThe JTYAF has contributed towards a Tall Ships Adventure for 10 students from St Michael’s Middle School. They will set sail aboard a Challenger Yacht on 12th July for 4 nights and we look forward to hearing all about their experiences.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation has recently supported pupils from Ferndown Upper School, awarding a total of £10,000 to 24 students, providing 3 Scholarships and 24 Bursaries
Read MoreThe JTYAF funded an exciting outdoor education experience during the Covid closure, for 120 pupils at St Michael’s Middle School.
Read MoreAround the World for JTYAF was a month-long virtual challenge, organised by the Air Cadet Junior Leaders in support of the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation which raised an incredible £24,000!
Read MoreHuge thanks to Dorset Biz News for their continued support and the fabulous article promoting the Junior Leaders Around the World for JTYAF Challenge.
Read MoreThe John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) was delighted to make its first award for 2021 to West Moors Middle School, a new organisation of support this year.
Read MoreGeorge has just completed his weighted tab, walking 5 miles everyday for a month- he walked a total of 174.05 miles and started with a 10kg weight which he increased to 17.5kg by the final week, raising a total of £604.05
Read MoreThe 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
The JTYAF is supported by the following businesses, we are very grateful for their generosity.
