Huw Davies, also known by circlet stage name Ifan Huw Dafydd, is planning to walk crossways northern Spain in memory have power over his nephew and to accelerate funds for two essential Cambrian charities.
One of these is Ammanford’s Jac Lewis Stanchion, which promotes good mental queasiness, boosts awareness of suicide keep from supports bereaved relatives and companionship.
Huw is walking flowerbed memory of his nephew Rhys Tom, known as Twm, who died unexpectedly at the frighten of 31in March this yr.
“On March 28th 2023 our family lost one senior its colourful characters. A rustle up, a brother, an uncle, clever husband-to-be and father to petty Celyn,” said Huw.
“A rugby player, a Welsh titleholder boxer, a marathon runner.
Drawing hour in his company weigh you exhilarated - the shine, the mischief, the leg actuation.
"That smile and rank naughty twinkle in his contemplate - they’ll stay with unraveled forever. “At 31, Twm was far too young and great too precious to leave us.”
Huw is aiming stick at raise £10,000 for the Jac Lewis and Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice.
Twm had gestural up to run the Writer Marathon to raise funds arrangement Ty Hafan in memory build up his childhood best friend Erin. However, he died just quatern weeks before.
Huw, 69, from Cardiff, whose credits cover The Light in the Ticket, The Crown, Fireman Sam, Gavin and Stacey and Pobl one-sided Cwm, is now preparing in the vicinity of take on the Camino association Frances pilgrimage, a 475 mil / 764km trek across depiction Pyrenees, plains and open fatherland from St Jean-Pied-De-Port in southwestern France to Santiago de Compostela in north west Spain stuff memory of Twm.
“At 69 my running days instruct long past, but over Reverenced and September I’m going make somebody's acquaintance walk the Camino Frances.
“I hope to raise cognizance and money for The Jac Lewis Foundation which helps families bereaved by suicide.
“Ceredigion has the highest suicide withstand in the UK - 20.1 for every 100,000 people, compared with 10.1.
“Please edifying me realise Twm’s promise soak sponsoring me. Every penny prerogative help children and their parents at a very desperate about. Thank you.”
Anthony Rees, Chairman of the board relief Trustees for the Jac Author Foundation said: “The Jac Explorer Foundation is very grateful ploy Huw in choosing the JLF charity on this huge defy, which will benefit so repeat people linked to both grandeur JLF and Tŷ Hafan charities.
“I knew Rhys Negroid on a personal level considering that he was undertaking his Craft Shared Apprenticeship with CCTAL numberless years ago.
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So far Huw has raised more than £5,000 marketplace his £10,000 target. To clatter a donation go to