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A great grandfather who was left distraught after his Superman outfit was stolen will be back raising money for charity soon after being inundated with offers to buy a new one.

Wally Harmer, 93, from Cardiff, raised thousands of pounds dressed up as his favourite superhero in a number of adrenalin-fuelled charity challenges and could be frequently seen on the streets of the capital collecting money.

The Cardiff City fan had taken part in a number of challenges to raise money, including a mile-long zip-line challenge at Zip World, in Penrhyn Quarry, Snowdonia, in 2014, reaching speed of up to 95mph.

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But recently Mr Harmer’s charity activities came to an end after the Superman suit was taken from his car boot, leaving him without an integral part of his fundraising .

'I was quite upset'

The Grangetown resident said: “When the bag containing the suit had gone, I was quite upset over it.

“I lost something which was a tool I used to get things for other people and charities.

“When you have got something and been using it for a long time, you get attached to it and people recognise you through it.”

But since Mr Harmer’s Superman suit has gone missing, he has been inundated with offers from individuals and companies to buy him new one and carry on his good work for charities in Cardiff and beyond.

Despite receiving many offers, Mr Harmer has decided to accept the offer of a new suit from the Toyota garage, in Hadfield Road, who has previously sponsored Mr Harmer and the Marriott Hotel, in Mill Lane, so he has a spare suit.

Appreciated

The former President of the South Wales and Monmouth National Union of Railwaymen has also been invited back to Zip World to have another go of the zip wire challenge if he fancies it.

Mr Harmer said: “Everybody appreciates things like that because people have taken time out to think about me. Anyone who does anything for me, I do my best to repay it.”

The grandfather-of-10 and the great-grandfather-of-three raised more than £1,000 for Cancer Research with the zip-line challenge in North Wales.

He has also raised money for other charities including Tenovus Cancer Care, Velindre and the Princes Gate Trust by doing zip line challenges at the St David’s Hotel, in Cardiff Bay.

Speaking about his outlook on life, Mr Harmer said: “All you can do is keep a good mental attitude and good determination.

“I’ll take them up on that at Zip World and go to North Wales again and I’ll take one of the suits with me.”