Neil said, "This is a terrific result and we are sincerely grateful to all those who participated in the walk and those who so generously sponsored them."

The money raised will contribute to the Trust’s current appeal project which aims to provide surgeons at the Wessex Neurological Centre with cutting-edge technology - Fluorescence Enhanced Neurosurgery that can benefit hundreds of patients each year. Fluorescence Enhanced Neurosurgery (FEN) offers a completely new way of visualising blood-flow in the brain during neurovascular surgery.

The Wessex Neurological Centres provides a dedicated, integrated, 24 hour acute neurosurgical and neurological assessment, investigation and treatment service. It sits within a large teaching hospital with clear priorities for maintaining high standards of care and developing its specialist services for the community. Serving a population of over 3 million people spread across central southern England and the Channel Islands. Approximately 4,000 inpatients and 13,000 outpatients are treated each year at the centre.