Scarlets have named a strong side, including no less than 10 internationals in the starting XV, for Saturday’s Judgement Day clash against the Dragons at the Principality Stadium.

The last round of the regular season will see Scarlets take on Dragons, at 15:05, before the Cardiff Blues welcome the Ospreys to the national stadium for Judgement Day VI.

Head coach Wayne Pivac has named a strong side for the final round of the regular season with the Scarlets requiring a bonus point victory to secure a home draw in the Final Series Quarter Final next weekend.

Scarlets are currently in second place in Conference B with Edinburgh only a point behind in third place. Edinburgh will take on Glasgow on Saturday hoping to secure a victory over their fellow Scots to pip Scarlets to the home draw post.

One personnel change in the backline sees Ioan Nicholas come on to the wing. Leigh Halfpenny returns to the fullback berth and Rhys Patchell returning to the outside half position sees Dan Jones move to the bench. Centre Scott Williams will lead the side in his final Judgement Day clash as a Scarlet.

In the pack Ryan Elias comes in to the front row, alongside Rob Evans and Samson Lee, with club captain Ken Owens moving to the bench. Lewis Rawlins and Steve Cummins pair up in the second row with Tadhg Beirne moving to the blindside flank alongside James Davies and Will Boyde in the backrow.

Head Coach Pivac said; “Our players want to get back out there (after last week’s semi final). We’re putting out what we believe is the strongest side possible, bearing in mind the workload of some players who won’t be up to playing.

“After last weekend we’re really determined to get a good performance on the board, no matter what they bring to the table. You have to respect every opponent because the minute you don’t you take your eye off the ball, you can have a poor performance. We’ve had a couple this season we’d love to get back.

“There’s enough history there to suggest that we need to be on our game. I suspect they may get quite physical and come quite direct at us. They’re a dangerous opponent in that it’s the last game of the season.”

Scarlets team to take on Dragons at the Principality Stadium, Saturday 28^thApril, kick-off 15:05 –

15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Ioan Nicholas, 13 Scott Williams ©, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Steff Evans, 10 Rhys Patchell, 9 Gareth Davies, 1 Rob Evans, 2 Ryan Elias, 3 Samson Lee, 4 Lewis Rawlins, 5 Steve Cummins, 6 Tadhg Beirne, 7 James Davies, 8 Will Boyde

Replacements; 16 Ken Owens, 17 Phil Price, 18 Werner Kruger, 19 David Bulbring, 20 John Barclay, 21 Jonathan Evans, 22 Dan Jones, 23 Steff Hughes

This weekend sees the much-anticipated ‘Music for the Parc’ event at Llanelli’s Stradey Park Hotel.

The concert is on Friday, April 27 (7pm).

It follows a successful ‘Music in the Park’ event organised by the Parc Howard Association.

The evening will be hosted by BBC newsreader and broadcaster Huw Edwards, a native of Llangennech.

The concert will feature The Phil Harmonics, alongside the award-winning Parti Llwchwr, Côr Meibion Llanelli Male Voice Choir, Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera, Otherside, Osian Clarke and Adele O’Neill.

Tickets are £12 and available from Mossies at Llanelli Market Precinct or via members of The Phil Harmonics.

Côr Meibion Llanelli musical director D Eifion Thomas said: “It promises to be a splendid evening. We’ve worked with many of the guests before and the boys of the choir are looking forward to a grand occasion.

“Everyone in Llanelli cares very passionately about Parc Howard and it is splendid that the Parc Howard Association are working so hard to maintain the high profile of the park as one of the jewels in Llanelli’s crown.

“We are all looking forward to hearing Huw Edwards, who is always a great favourite with Llanelli audiences.

Soloist Adele O’Neill is also well known for her work with Côr Meibion Llanelli.

Adele is a native of Pontarddulais and an experienced Coloratura Soprano who graduated from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama (2003-07) under the tutelage of Professor Laura Sarti, the celebrated Italian Mezzo Soprano.

Adele has been successful in voice competitions which include the National Eisteddfod of Wales, winning several prizes in the soprano class. She was the winner of the International gold medal singing competition at Llangollen International Eisteddfod in 2008, and a semi-finalist in the International Montserrat Caballe singing competition in Zaragoza Spain in 2008.

Following her competition successes, Adele has performed in many operas with acclaim from both audience and critics.

Her operatic roles include principal roles as Adina (L’elisir d’amore) Donizetti; Leonora (Il Trovatore),  Violetta (La Traviata) Verdi; Micaela (Carmen), Bizet; Adele (Die Fledermaus) Strauss; Norma (Norma) Bellini; Elizabeth (Mary Stuarda) Donezetti.

Adele has performed as a soloist for many ensembles throughout the UK.

International engagements have included concerts in Spain, Italy, Czech Republic and Canada.

She has performed with Longborough Festival Opera, Grange Park opera, and most recently Welsh National Opera.

In addition to her operatic work she has recorded with the Pontarddulais Male Voice choir and Morriston RFC male voice choir.

Next weekend promises to be a memorable one for Llandovery Male Voice Choir.

They are staging their annual concert on Saturday, May 5, at Pantycelyn School (7pm start).

The guest soloists will be tenor Aled Wyn Davies and soprano Llio Evans.

Mrs Lynne Jones MBE will be the musical director and the accompanist will be Mrs Elaine Robins.

Mrs Shirley Ann James will be president for the evening and the proceeds from the event (tickets £10) will go towards Friendship Club 2018.

Llio Evans, hails from the famous village on the island of Anglesey, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

With her sparkling vocal tone and charming stage presence, Llio particularly revels in coquettish and comic roles.

Recent highlights include Iris (Semele) for Garsington Opera, The Little One in the revival of Music Theatre Wales’ critically-acclaimed production of The Golden Dragon (Eötvös) and her English National Opera debut as Celia in Iolanthe.

Aled Wyn Davies has become a very familiar name to Welsh concertgoers over the years.

He is one of the famous Three Welsh Tenors, along with Aled Hall and Rhys Meirion.

He started his career as a folk-singer, but, after winning all the important prizes in folk-singing at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in 1999 and the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2001, he started to broaden his horizons as a tenor soloist.

One of Aled’s greatest achievements is that he has won the national tenor solo competition three times in succession in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

He won the ultimate accolade at the Swansea National Eisteddfod of Wales in 2006 – the famous Blue Riband vocal prize (Y Rhuban Glas).

Aled has had considerable success at all of our major eisteddfodau including “International Singer of the Year” at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod.

Aled has been very honoured over the last few years to sing with many outstanding performers including Gwyn Hughes Jones, Jonathan Lemalu, David Kempster and Shan Cothi and, of course, Rhys Meirion and Aled Hall.

One of the highlights must be performing the Pearl Fishers duet with Bryn Terfel at a special concert in Machynlleth in 2015.

Meanwhile, tickets are now available for a major concert to be staged at Ffwrnes Theatre, Llanelli on Saturday, May 19, 2018 (7pm).

An array of stars will perform a very special evening of song in celebration of Llanelli Rotary Club marking its landmark Centenary Year.

Shan Cothi, one of the country’s most popular sopranos, will be sharing the stage with two great Welsh international choral ambassadors – Côr Meibion Llanelli, under the baton of conductor D Eifion Thomas, and the Hywel Girls’ Choir and Hywel Boy Singers, under the baton of conductor John Hywel Williams.

Joining them will be the delightful sounds of Cor Ysgol Goffa, an ensemble from Ysgol Y Strade under the baton of Catrin Hughes and the Lewis-Meredith sisters – Calley, Sarah and Steffi.

The event has two aims –

To help commemorate the centenary of Llanelli Rotary Club

To raise funds for the Green Light Postrate Cancer Machine at Prince Philip Hospital.

The concert is another event co-produced by Carmarthenshire Theatres and Loud Applause.

Looking further ahead, Côr Meibion Caerfyrddin Carmarthen Male Choir’s 60th anniversary concert will be held at the Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen, on Saturday, October 13.

The choir will be joined on stage by four other choirs – Mynydd Mawr, Burry Port, Dyffryn Tywi and Dyffryn Aman.

This will create a combined choir of around 150 voices under the baton of Wyn Maskell, musical director of Côr Meibion Caerfyrddin.

Also taking part will be well known soloists: Jessica Robinson, soprano, and Trystan Llŷr Griffiths, tenor.

The MC for the evening will be television and radio personality Garry Owen.

Soprano Jessica Robinson is from Pembrokeshire and graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with a first class Honours Degree.

As a student at the RWCMD, Jessica studied with Beatrice Unsworth and Jeffrey Howard, winning the Aneurin Davies memorial award, The Mansel Thomas prize, The Margaret Tann Award and the Elias Soprano award.

Throughout her studies, Jessica has been fortunate to participate in master classes with artists such as Michael Pollock, Simon Lepper, Adrian Thompson, Simon Keenleyside, Donald Maxwell and John Fisher. Jessica was also chosen to sing as part of an octet for HRH the Prince of Wales.

Her singing life started at a young age as a competitor in local eisteddfodau in her home county of Pembrokeshire.

She went on to gain success nationally in the Urdd and the National Eisteddfodau.

Jessica has represented Pembrokeshire in the Young Farmers Eisteddfod winning the under 26 solo in 2008 and again in 2012. She was awarded Vocalist of the Year in the Pembrokeshire Chevron Music Awards and Musical Student of the Year in her secondary school, Ysgol y Preseli, Crymych.

as an oratorio and concert soloist, Jessica has performed in venues such as the Wales Millennium Stadium, The National Museum of Wales, Dorking Halls and The Dora Stoutzker Hall. She regularly appears in concerts all over the UK as guest artist with many of Wales’ most renowned Male Voice Choirs such as Blaenavon, Bridgend, South Wales and the London Welsh Male Voice choir. A personal highlight for Jessica was being asked to perform to the Welsh rugby team at the Welsh Assembly during the champagne reception celebrating their success in the Six Nations Championship and also alongside Paul Potts in a Charity concert for the Philippines disaster.

Recent oratorio performances include Handel’s Messiah ( Symffonia Tywi and The Mega Messiah), Vivaldi’s Gloria, Rutter’s Mass of the Children, Karl Jenkins’ Peace Makers and Joseph Parry’s Emmanuel (Côr Bro Ogwr). Jessica performed her first operatic role as the Spirit in ‘Dido and Aeneas’ by Purcell with ‘Opera’r Ddraig’, scene credits include Despina (Cosi fan Tutti), Violetta (La Traviata) and the Countess (Le nozze di Figaro).

Jessica is an artist on the prestigious Live Music Now scheme and also performs regularly as an artist with Music in Hospitals.

Jessica performed in China in March as part of a Welsh Government Scheme; she toured around the country introducing Welsh music. Then toured with the Harry Ensemble as their soprano soloist around New York in May.

Welsh tenor Trystan Llŷr Griffiths, who hails from Clunderwen, Pembrokeshire, is a popular concert soloist throughout Wales and further afield.

One of the first recipients of a Study Award from the Bryn Terfel Foundation, he was named the Voice Of Wales by Decca Records in 2012 in an S4C TV series.

Trystan studied initially at University of Wales Trinity Saint David for a Theatre, Music and Media degree. He subsequently completed an MA degree in Vocal Studies at the Royal Academy of Music and a further postgraduate degree in Opera Performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He has recently completed his studies as a Trainee at the National Opera Studio in London.

Prizes and awards include: Ian Stoutzker Prize 2014; Richard Van Allan Award 2014; Bruce Millar Gulliver Singing Prize 2014; RWCMD HRH Prince of Wales Scholarship 2013; Dunraven Welsh Young Singer of the Year 2013; MOCSA Young Welsh Singer of the Year Prize 2012; Sybil Tutton Award 2012; London Welsh Young Singer of the Year Prize 2011; W. Towyn Roberts Scholarship 2011; Osborne Roberts Memorial Prize 2009.

Concert highlights include appearances at the Royal Albert Hall, Hay-on-Wye Festival with Bryn Terfel, the Brynfest at the Southbank Centre, a concert performance of Tristan und Isolde with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and recitals at St Martin-in-the- Fields and the Cardiff Music Festival.

He took the role of Carlos in a recording of Le Duc d’Albe with the Hallé Orchestra for Opera Rara and during summer 2015 received a scholarship to attend the Mozart Residency at Festival d’Aix-en- Provence.

Trystan made his first professional operatic début in the role of Ferrando in Cosi Fan Tutte on tour with Scottish Opera.

Finally, here’s another date for your diary for later in the year. The Annual Royal British Legion Charity Gala Concert will be held at the Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen, on October 27 (7pm).

This year, 2018, marks a significant year for our Armed Forces. It is the centenary of the end of The Great War (First World War) and also commemorates 100 years of the Royal Air Force.

The prestigious annual Royal British Legion Concert has become one of the landmark events in the calendar of South West Wales, providing a platform for the Royal British Legion to pay tribute to the fallen of current and past conflicts.

It also helps the British Legion launch the Poppy Appeal in South West Wales.

The concert features leading soprano and TV and radio personality Shân Cothi, one of Wales’s premier choirs in the form of Dunvant Male Choir, the highly popular Carmarthen-based mixed youth choir Côr Seingar, Swansea-based Dancerama performing arts group youth choir, the stirring sounds of the City of Swansea Pipe Band and the unforgettable Corps of Drums of the 215 City of Swansea Squadron.

The compére will be Brian Sullivan and the guest accompanist Jeffrey Howard.

The evening ends with the poignant Tribute to the Fallen and a Service of Remembrance.

The Royal British Legion is being supported with this event by Loud Applause Productions, the production company run by Llanelli’s Cerith Owens.

Robert Lloyd works as a media consultant – www.rlloydpr.co.uk

If you have any news about the choral scene in Llanelli, the please contact him on 07777 683637 or email rlloydpr@btinternet.com

Comedian Phil Evans is from Ammanford. He is known as the man who puts the ‘cwtsh’ into comedy. Website – www.philevans.co.uk

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‘Alternative’ comedy was created by and for youngsters un-amused by ‘middle-aged’ TV comics delivering a string of one-liners.

That many of these ‘middle-aged’ comics like Brian Conley, Bobby Davro and Shane Richie were barely into their 20s didn’t matter.

They were considered ‘old school’ and soon ‘alternative’ comedy was all over the TV schedules.

Whether this purge was good or bad is hard for a working comedian like me to judge.

Funny is funny in my book*.

(*My book’s called “How To Be A Stand-Up Comic In 3000 Easy Lessons” and I intend writing it as soon as I take delivery of the ten tons of paper I ordered.)

If the 90s was the era of alternative comedy, 2018 has to be the year of alternative health advice.

One week we’re told something we eat or drink is bad for us – the following week we’re advised it’s beneficial to our health!

It confuses everyone, particularly my Uncle Cledwyn, who got the NHS advice about how many pieces of fruit he should eat every day muddled-up with the units of alcohol he’s allowed.

So, every day he drinks five glasses of wine and eats two and half pineapples.

Recently, while I was drinking my second cup of coffee of the day, I read an article in my paper that said three cups of coffee a day are good for us.

So, I increased my daily coffee intake by one more cup.

Last week, as I was drinking my third cup of coffee of the day I read an article in my paper that said that, in California, coffee shops will soon have to warn customers that coffee contains carcinogens.

You’d probably have to drink several hundred cups of coffee a week before it caused you any problems, but I’m going to play it safe.

Barman! Two large Merlots for Uncle Cledwyn and me!

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London Marathon:

Not long back I wrote about two local ladies who were training extremely hard in order to undertake the challenge of the London marathon.

I am now writing this post from the centre of London, marathon complete, people packing the streets and the atmosphere is unbelievable. Everywhere you look there are signs of achievement, proud relatives, friends and exhausted runners.

Emma Melrose and Shareen Geers raised more than £4000 for the charity, Make a Wish. What an accomplishment.

Not only that, they showed true teamwork, amazing determination and by encouraging and supporting each other, crossed that finish line together.

There were tears of joy all round. It just shows how teamwork and setting personal goals can help you to achieve anything you set your mind to.

What an experience this has been, one I will never forget, thousands of people from all over the world getting together with the same aim in mind.

I’ve made new friends and met some inspiring people – and that’s what makes the world go round.

Marathon running is not an activity that I would personally undertake, so don’t think for a moment that I am going to take up distance running any day soon.

But leading the field as a course leader on a motorbike is something that I wouldn’t turn down.

Surround yourself with the right people and watch what can happen.

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You can follow Phil Evans on Twitter @philevanswales and www.philevans.co.uk

The Ospreys team to play Zebre at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi on Saturday 21^st April 2018, 6.45pm KO (local time) is as follows:

15 James Hook (Capt)

14 Dewi Cross

13 Joe Thomas

12 Luke Price

11 Dylan Moss

10 Sam Davies

9 Matthew Aubrey

1 Rhodri Jones

2 Ifan Phillips

3 Ma’afu Fia

4 Lloyd Ashley

5 Adam Beard

6 Giorgi Nemsadze

7 Guy Mercer

8 Sam Cross

REPLACEMENTS

16 Dewi Lake

17 Gareth Thomas

18 Alex Jeffries

19 Matthew Dodd

20 James Ratti

21 Reuben Morgan-Williams

22 Kieran Williams

23 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler

Dylan Moss and Giorgi Nemsadze make their Ospreys and Guinness PRO14 debuts

Matthew Aubrey and Ifan Phillips make their first PRO14 starts

Dewi Lake and Matthew Dodd will make their Ospreys and PRO14 debuts if they come off the bench

James Ratti, Kieran Williams and Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler will make their PRO14 debuts if they come off the bench

Interim Head Coach, Allen Clarke, said:

“We know that we’ve got a Champions Cup play-off to look forward to in May but the focus is first and foremost on this weekend and what will be a difficult challenge against Zebre.

“We’ve taken the opportunity to freshen things up a bit but the 23 that we’ve been selected is, we believe, an exciting line-up that can travel to Parma and deliver a performance of the standard expected of an Ospreys team. We have the utmost respect for our opposition, who have beaten the Dragons and lost by just the three against Cardiff Blues in their most recent home games.

“The selection gives an opportunity to look at certain players and partnerships, and for individuals who have impressed to show that they can perform at this level. There’s still plenty of experience in the group and there’s an understanding of what is required this weekend so we are looking forward to it. We can’t look any further ahead than one game at a time, but we want to build on what we’ve done over the last five or six weeks, to get to the play-off when we were most definitely an outside bet.”

Forthcoming Fixtures

Sat 28 Apr – 5.35pm KO – Cardiff Blues v Ospreys – Principality Stadium

Scarlets will take on Leinster in the European Rugby Champions Cup semi final, at Aviva Stadium Dublin on Saturday, the region’s first semi final in 11 years.

Captain Ken Owens, who was on the replacements bench in that semi final 11 years ago, but didn’t make it on to the field, will lead his side to the field on Saturday as he makes his 50^th European appearance.

Owens, alongside Scarlets’ Attack Coach Stephen Jones, are the only personnel remaining from that side over a decade ago but he will lead a star-studded side against former champions Leinster in Dublin on Saturday.

The Scarlets have experienced success in recent times at the Aviva Stadium, lifting the Guinness PRO12 trophy there at the end of last season, and will be looking to ensure a similar performance on Saturday afternoon.

With injuries to personnel in the backthree, including Johnny Mcnicholl and Tom Prydie, Pivac has named international stand-off Rhys Patchell at fullback with Steff Evans and Leigh Halfpenny on the wings.

The international centre partnership of Hadleigh Parkes and Scott Williams line up behind halfbacks Dan Jones and Gareth Davies.

Up front the international front row of Rob Evans, Owens and Samson Lee will lead from the front with Tadhg Beirne and David Bulbring in the second row. Adding weight to the back of the pack are Aaron Shingler, James Davies and John Barclay.

Looking ahead to the clash head coach Wayne Pivac said; “Leinster have shown right the way through this competition (that they’re the form team). Getting through the pool stage unbeaten shows the strength of their squad.

“It’s going to be one of those games, from first whistle to last, where we have to be at our best. It’s a great challenge and one where we aspire to be. We’re really looking forward to it.

“We can certainly take a lot of confidence out of the fact we went to Ireland twice last year and came away with two wins. Having said that that was twelve months ago. They’re a different side, we’re a different side. There’s some quality that was in the side last year that won’t be there this weekend. It’s going to be, I believe, a quality match. It’s going to be a massive occasion. It’ll be a difficult day, there’s no doubt about that.

“We’re in the same competitions so we face each other often. This is the first clash since that semi final last year with our top sides out. Both sides know there’s a massive prize at the end of the day. Everyone has a lot to play for.”

Scarlets team to face Leinster in the European Rugby Champions Cup semi final at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, kick-off 15:30;

15 Rhys Patchell, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 Scott Williams, 12 Hadleigh Parkes, 11 Steff Evans, 10 Dan Jones, 9 Gareth Davies, 1 Rob Evans, 2 Ken Owens ©, 3 Samson Lee, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 5 David Bulbring, 6 Aaron Shingler, 7 James Davies, 8 John Barclay

Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Dylan Evans, 18 Werner Kruger, 19 Lewis Rawlins, 20 Steve Cummins, 21 Aled Davies, 22 Steff Hughes, 23 Will Boyde

Aberystwyth University students will take on the best in the world of cheerleading when they head to the USA next week.

Aberystwyth Tarannau Cheerleaders members Imogen Wild and Chris Welter have been selected to compete at the United States All Star Federation (USASF) Cheerleading and Dance World Championships which take place in Florida from 22 April until 2 May 2018.

Imogen and Chris are proficient gymnasts and members of the elite Telford Cheerforce Odysseyteam, who have qualified for the World Championships for the first time this year.

They will compete with Cheerforce Odysseyin the International Open Small Co-ed Team category against the best cheerleading teams in the world.

Chris is studying Film, Theatre and Television, said: “Both Imogen and I were competing in gymnastics before coming to Aberystwyth University. We already had the tumbling and stunting skills so it was a natural progression to join Tarannau and then compete on a more advanced level with Cheerforce Odyssey.”

Every three weeks the girls travel to Telford for a weekend training session. They also have a daily two hour training regime which has to be filmed as proof that they are keeping up to speed on new skills.

Imogen, who is studying Environmental Earth Sciences, said: “It’s a huge commitment but because I have to structure my day around my studies and training I feel that I get more done. It has all the benefits of any sport and is physically challenging. It’s a total stress reliever from studying and it makes me sleep better.”

Not only is cheerleading one the UK’s fastest growing sports, it is also classified as the most dangerous of contact sports.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has provisionally approved cheerleading as a sport and is providing some funds to aid the sports’ development for the next three years. At the end of that period, the IOC will decide whether to fully accept the sport into the Olympics.

Imogen, who is from the Isle of Man, and Chris from Luxembourg have been coaching Tarannau for the past 2 years.

The club includes a variety of dance teams and stunt groups that have been very successful in competitions at Wales and UK levels.

They hope that their experiences at the elite championships will benefit the team and encourage others to join up.

Imogen said: “We spend a lot of time coaching the Tarannau, it’s a way of life. It’s a good way of introducing people who don’t really like sport to keep fit. Cheerleading is varied and not repetitive like swimming or running, you have to completely trust your team-mates to be there for you. It improves health and happiness because everybody bonds and finishes the sessions with a smile.”

Chris added: “I would like to continue coaching after my competitive days. It’s been brilliant for my Film, Theatre, and Television degree as it makes you very aware of your body and really helps with the warming up exercises for dance and performance.”

Imogen and Chris’ participation in the cheerleading world championships has been made possible thanks for financial support from Aber Fund, the giving programme for alumni and friends of the University that supports projects that directly enrich student experience.

Aber Fund has already helped them reach a high level in their chosen sport through various projects and is funding their travel costs to Florida.

Hayley Goddard, Individual Giving Officer said: “We are very pleased that the Aber Fund can support Chris and Imogen to compete at such a high level. We cannot thank our alumni and supporters enough for making this possible and giving them both an unique opportunity. We wish them the very best of luck and look forward to seeing the impact that their experience and enthusiasm will have on future aspiring Aber cheerleaders.”

Imogen and Chris have also received financial support from Aberystwyth University’s Students Union.

Jessica Williams, NUS Opportunities Officer at Aberystwyth Students’ Union said: “It’s a huge opportunity for our students to compete in such a high calibre competition. Hopefully our donation will help the girls’ fulfil their ambitions.”

Photo: Chris Welter (Left) and Imogen Wild have been selected to compete at the United States All Star Federation (USASF) Cheerleading and Dance World Championships which take place in Florida.

Links:
Tarannau Cheerleaders: www.abersu.co.uk/organisation/6779/

USASF: www.usasf.net/worlds/championship/

Aber Fund: www.aber.ac.uk/development/support/aberfund/