SEAN Gaffney from Bishop's Castle set out last week on the first leg of an 870 mile walk around the coast of Wales.

The trek from Chester to Chepstow is a fundraiser for the mental health charity Mind and Sean has set up a Just Giving page which sponsors can use to donate money.

Sean had reached his original target before he even started the walk and is now aiming to raise £870, one pound for each mile of the route.

Sean said “I welcome people to join me; if anybody wants to to meet up along the way I will keep you posted on where I'm going to be walking that week. It would be most epic to see any familiar faces along the way.

"I will have my travel guitar with me, in case I need to let off some creative steam and I'll be writing a bit of a blog every week or so, summarising my experiences and sharing the adventure."

If you have time to walk a few miles with Sean, or if you want to give some sponsor money, call him on 07919 667546.