Students raise more than £1,300 in memory of Rhodri

Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor sport students raised more than £1,300 for Cancer Research Wales with a sponsored walk in memory of lecturer Rhodri Scott.

First-year learners on the Level 3 sport course at Pwllheli walked more than 16 miles along the coastal path from Pwllheli to Porth Neigwl, near Abersoch.

Their JustGiving page has so far raised £1,369 in honour of Rhodri, who passed away in March this year. You can donate here.

In a statement on the page, the students said: “We as a sports crew at college are doing a sponsored walk in memory of our very kind, caring, and special teacher, Rhodri Scott.

“Rhodri lost the battle after a few months of fighting cancer. We as a college were heartbroken to hear the awful news.

“He was an amazing teacher and he never failed to put a smile on anyone's face, even on the bad days. We are raising money in his name for the Cancer Research Charity, therefore, all donations count.”

Sport lecturer and friend Gwyn Parry Jones said: “Rhodri was a very kind and caring person and was loved by staff and students alike. He was a family man as well as a keen sports person, recently enjoying his golf and fishing.

“We have done the walk for a couple of years, but I think the fact that we were doing it in memory of Rhodri made the students more motivated, and everyone played their part in organising it.”