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The force is not strong for the UK’s only full time Jedi after he lost his lightsaber.

Now Kevin Cottam has set up a crowd funding account asking for people to help him buy a new one for the good of Rhyl.

The 45-year-old, who is often seen walking around the town carrying the £750 film prop and wearing homemade Jedi robes, said it went missing while he was doing charity work.

He claims he is “lost” without it and is currently using a £10 “children’s one,” which he says doesn’t hold his faith and scores “1 out of 100 in entertainment value” by comparison.

Speaking to the Daily Post, he said: “I was donating some of the robes I’d made to the North Wales Pride and Wipe out Transphobia event a few months back.

“I stayed the weekend so I had so much stuff with me and as I got up to get off the bus, the saber must’ve come off my belt.

“Because I was carrying a holdall and a giant suitcase, I didn’t feel it fall off.”

He added: “The sad part is, my life seems to have fallen since.

“I have a £10 kid’s one but it does not hold my faith in it and has about 1 out of 100 in entertainment value.”

On his GoFundMe page, Kevin explains how he lives his life on ESA (Employment Support Allowance) and had saved for two years to buy his last saber.

He says as a result, the help he tries to offer the local area is “very limited.”

“With all your help and support, I will be able to get a replacement and as a local around Rhyl, a friend to the community and a guy known throughout the UK as the Rhyl Jedi, this can only help our area,” he says.

“My lightsaber was as much of a part of me as the clothes I wear and without it I feel so lost.

“I would rather help others than ask for help, but I am on my knees and anyone supporting me in this is also giving back to Rhyl...may the force forever guide your chosen path.”

Kevin discovered the force when as a Zen Buddhist, he decided to research other religions online and discovered the Djedi of ancient Egypt which inspired the Jedi in Star Wars.

He now lives by three basic laws: the cycle of knowledge, wisdom and compassion.

He said: “I don’t follow the full Jedi path because I’m a Grey, not a standard Jedi which means I don’t believe in the light and dark side of the force - there is no light and dark side, there is only the force.

“The best example I can think of is a knife is a knife. I can cut a meal with it or I can stab someone with it. The knife is still just the knife.

“It’s how you use the knife and that’s what I realised with the force, it’s the same thing.

“I use it in the best way possible.”

Watch Kevin speak about the new Star Wars film last year

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The former chef who spent a brief spell living on the streets in his robes after the break up of his relationship said he has been supported by the local authorities who allowed him to carry his lightsaber around with him at all times as it is classed as a religious item.

He added: “Just because I’m a Jedi doesn’t actually mean I’m a massive Star Wars fan, it’s a way of life.

“I don’t seek rewards, I just like to put a smile on people’s faces.”

To make a donation visit the fundraising page .

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