A WELLINGTON town councillor who walked the length of Hadrian’s Wall, in northern England, has almost doubled his fund-raising target.

Cllr Sean Pringle-Kosikowsky aimed to raise £750 from his lone 84-mile trek to support the South West Heritage Trust and MIND in Somerset.

But the money has kept rolling in since he returned last month and the total now stands at £1,300.

It was the longest walk ever attempted by Cllr Pringle-Kosikowsky, who is manager of the Museum of Somerset, in Taunton, and also chairman of Wellington Film Festival.

The four-day adventure proved tougher than he had anticipated, and the weather turned nasty on him with gale force winds and torrential rain.

Cllr Pringle-Kosikowsky said it ‘was far bigger than I ever dreamed of’ but he felt it was ‘important to challenge oneself’.

He said the hardest part of the walk was the mental battle, but the drive to keep walking helped him make it through that barrier.

Cllr Pringle-Kosikowsky said he felt the support of everybody who was behind him, the well wishers, and the people who were donating, which drove him forward.

It was the first time Cllr Pringle-Kosikowsky had walked for more than one day, but he said the two charitable causes held ‘a special place in my heart’.

Although a local history organisation and a mental health charity were completely different, they both represented the stories of individuals and communities.

Cllr Pringle-Kosikowsky said he had always wanted to visit Hadrian’s Wall, especially since watching the film ‘Robin Hood Prince of Thieves’, although sadly there was no longer a ‘Sycamore tree’.

He said: “In the South West we have unearthed amazing objects that tell the story of Roman Britain, but none as iconic as Hadrian’s Wall.

“I knew one day I wished to make it to the wall.”