£85,000 Allocated for Awards in 2024!
/At our meeting on Saturday the Trustees of the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) allocated £85,000 for awards in 2024.
Read MoreNews stories from the JTYAF about award winners, fundraising activities, sponsorship, events and general good news about what the JTYAF has been doing.
At our meeting on Saturday the Trustees of the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF) allocated £85,000 for awards in 2024.
Read MoreA member of Parkstone Rangers has been selected to represent Girlguiding South West Region on an Inter-Railing trip to Europe in 2024.
Read MoreA 13 year old middle school student who is a young carer will have the chance to join her class mates on a residential trip in 2024 thanks to the JTYAF.
Read MoreOne of our most recent awards has supported an exciting project at Ferndown Upper School. We were invited to a presentation by a team of 4 students, ‘FernDrive,’ who are taking part in the South-West of England ‘F1 in Schools’ competition.
Read MoreThe JTYAF was delighted to support a group project with an award of £1700 to help to set up a Duke of Edinburgh Award Centre at Atlantic Academy on the Isle of Portland.
Read MoreHuge thanks to our lovely Emily for organising the 4th JTYAF Christmas Bingo night at the Cumberland Hotel. She has built this event into an extremely successful and popular evening which was sold-out weeks before the night.
Read MoreThe JTYAF was delighted to receive such fantastic support from a mum and son duo who took part in the Bournemouth Half Marathon on behalf of John’s Foundation.
Read MoreA JTYAF Scholarship was awarded to a talented Ferndown Upper School student to help with the cost of representing his country at an International Gymnastics Tournament, The Loule Cup, in Portugal.
Read MoreA student from Ferndown Upper School has recently completed his taekwondo grading with the TAGB and we were delighed to hear that he passed and is now a 2nd Dan black belt!
Read MoreThe JTYAF is calling for nominations to win a £1,000 Movement for Good Award from Benefact Group.
Read MoreA great big JTYAF THANK YOU to Wimborne District Guides who raised a fantastic £300 during their World Thinking Day celebrations.
Read MoreThe JTYAF has supported seven young people in Dorset so far this year with enrolment fees and expedition fees, enabling them to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.
Read MoreA bursary has been awarded to a 16 year old student at Ferndown Upper School to fund a National Pool Lifeguard Qualification.
Read MoreA student at Ferndown Upper School has received an award to contribute towards the cost of an ‘A’ Level Physics Trip to Geneva.
Read MoreCongratulations to all members of the Ferndown Upper School Plane Pull Team who spent their August Bank Holiday Monday pulling a Boeing 737, weighing in at 35,000 Kg, a distance of 50 metres for the JTYAF.
Read MoreThe JTYAF recently visited the new Beaucroft College Cafe in Wimborne and what a treat it was. A fabulous menu which included paninis, toasted sandwiches and jacket potatoes and arguably the best coffee in town. Beaucroft also makes exceedingly good cakes! JTYAF funding had provided the students with an all singing, all dancing, new till.
Read MoreThe JTYAF was delighted to support the development of Ferndown Wayfarers Youth Cricket Teams by funding the purchase of mats for their indoor training.
Read MoreThe JTYAF was delighted to fund Expedition Maroon Eagle 2023, which saw 10 exceptional Air Cadet Junior Leaders embark on an extraordinary adventure.
Read MoreA Guiding weekend of ‘Wellies and Wristbands’ camping was aimed at increasing our award winners confidence and developing her independence. We were delighted to support her.
Read MoreThe JTYAF is delighted to support a talented young swimmer with a contribution towards club membership fees and competition entry fees, removing any financial barriers to his training.
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.
Our £1million milestone video by Andy and Corin from the Bournemouth Echo 🎥
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.