Left to right: Pete Thornton; Babs Copeland, Ladies Vice Captain; Shani Bancroft, Ladies Captain; Paul Rowbottom, Men’s Seniors Captain; John Astley, Men’s Captain, at Crane Valley Golf Club.
Published: November 15, 2020 | Updated: 15th November 2020
More than £1,000 raised for the JTYAF at Crane Valley Captains Day
A Captains Charity Fun Day at Crane Valley Golf Club raised more than £1,000 for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation (JTYAF).
Held before the current lockdown, 26 teams braved the elements at the Verwood course.
Pete Thornton, a JTYAF Trustee, also joined Shani Bancroft, Ladies Captain; Paul Rowbottom, Men’s Seniors Captain, and John Astley, Men’s Captain, for his first round of golf for many years.
A total of £1,045 was raised for the JTYAF which has been chosen as the Charity of the Year by the three captains.
Pete said: “This fantastic total would not have been possible without the support of all those who took part.
“Special thanks must go to the volunteers whose time and effort made this event possible.”
Pete and Linda Thornton also met up with James, one of the Crane Valley juniors, who received a JTYAF award last year.
He was proud to be supporting the charity day as his bursary has enabled him to develop as a golfer and work towards his ambition to play at professional/semi-professional standard.
Since his JTYAF award, James has reduced his handicap to an impressive 13 at just 15 years old.
Pete said: “The three Crane Valley captains have shown tremendous commitment and support for the JTYAF.
“Despite these challenging times with lockdowns and restrictions they have organised two charity events and raised in excess of £2,000.
“They are a fabulous bunch of people and we can’t thank them enough.”
Based in Ferndown, the JTYAF was founded in memory of Lieutenant John Thornton, a young Royal Marines officer, who was tragically killed in Afghanistan at the age of 22.
His foundation encourages and supports local young people to ‘climb as high as they can dream’, by providing scholarships and bursaries for their training and personal development in the pursuit of their ambitions.
The charity has no paid staff, no premises and is run on a purely voluntary basis.
Since 2008 more than £750,000 has been awarded to nearly 2,000 young people.
Find out more about the work of the JTYAF at www.jtyaf.org
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Free events to explore the impact of Covid-19 on women and refugee entrepreneurs
Speakers from across the world will be taking part in two free online events marking Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020 and hosted by Bournemouth University’s Social Entrepreneurs Forum.
The events are held on November 17 and 18 and will feature international panels of speakers discussing the pandemic’s impact on business and entrepreneurship.
Both are co-hosted by Dr Sukanya Ayatakshi-Endow, pictured left, a Senior Academic in Entrepreneurship at BU, and Jiselle Steele.
‘Women Entrepreneurs in the times of Covid-19’ runs from 2pm-4pm on Tuesday November 17.
Alun Williams
It will feature women entrepreneurs from across Brazil, UK, Oman and Iraq discussing the various challenges and best practices from their experiences and national contexts.
The UK entrepreneurs include Dorset’s Erin Thomas Wong, Founder of The Mumpreneur Collective, and Sarah Ali Choudhury, Dorset’s ‘Curry Queen’.
The ‘Refugee Entrepreneurship and Covid-19’ event is held the following day, Wednesday November 18, from 2pm until 4pm.
Refugee support organisations from Brazil, Uganda, the UK and Spain and refugee entrepreneurs will discuss the impacts of the pandemic on this group.
Sukanya said: “2019 marked the first year, at Bournemouth University, that BU Social Entrepreneurs Forum celebrated Global Entrepreneurship Week.
“The world has changed rather abruptly this year and with that there is a pressing need to address critical issues around women’s entrepreneurship and displaced groups of people who seek legitimacy in host country via entrepreneurship.
Gwyn Jones
“We are proud to present two international events.
“The first is around the challenges and experiences of women entrepreneurs in this pandemic across Brazil, Oman, Iraq and the UK, and the second, focusing on refugee entrepreneurs and support organisations from Uganda, Brazil, Spain and the UK.
“The aim of these events is to showcase the collective experiences of people around the world, seek out best practice solutions and increase awareness of the issues with an objective of seeking solutions.”
The events take place over Zoom and places can be booked via Eventbrite.
Women Entrepreneurs in the times of Covid-19 can be booked here.
Refugee entrepreneurship and Covid-19 here.
BU Social Entrepreneurs Forum was co-founded by Dr Sukanya Ayatakshi-Endow, Gwyn Jones and Alun Williams.
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Goadsby let industrial unit to funeral service for expansion of storage space
Goadsby, acting on behalf of Columbia Threadneedle, has let Unit 18, West Howe Industrial Estate, Elliott Road, Bournemouth, to Chester Pearce Associates UK Ltd.
The refurbished industrial/warehouse premises are approximately 1,115 sq ft and have an internal eaves height of approximately 4m.
The quoting rent was £11,500 per annum exclusive.
Bryony Solan, Business Space Manager, Goadsby Commercial, pictured right, said: “We were pleased to assist Chester Pearce Funeral Service with their expansion of storage space.
“The premises are strategically located for them as they have offices located in Westbourne and Canford Heath.”
The latest letting follows continued success for Goadsby at West Howe Industrial Estate.
Goadsby let Unit 17 in July and Units 13 and 16 are both under offer.
Unit 23 will be available in early 2021 following refurbishment work. The agent says it has already had strong interest in the unit.
The two storey business premises extends to approximately 3,997 sq ft arranged over ground floor factory/warehouse space and first floor office accommodation.
The quoting rent was £26,000 per annum exclusive.
