Video: Shropshire war hero's preferred mode of transport is like a tank

And this all terrain vehicle has given 96-year-old Eddie Shaw a new way of getting out and about.

For despite being less than four years from his century, Mr Shaw likes nothing more than a trip to the seaside.

But when Mr Shaw's 60-year-old son, Peter, found his father's wheelchair increasingly difficult to push across the sand, he decided to come up with a replacement that looks more like a tank.

"My father lost his wife two years ago so we decided the best place for him to live would be close to us in Ellesmere," said Peter, a semi-retired plumbing and heating engineer.

"He now lives at Ellesmere House and the staff could not do any more for him – they are fantastic. But it is still a residential home and I like to provide a balance for him and take him out.

"I like to go and take him out on a day trip once a week. The house has a folding wheelchair which they would give me and off we would go.

"I soon found out that wheelchairs are hard to push on sand and uneven ground so thought of an idea to overcome that. I had seen motorised wheelbarrows before and got the idea to adapt one for dad.

"James Brown from Shrewsbury creates custom vehicles and said he would help me.

"We also had help from Jeffrey Clough, who runs Penley Mill Garage, as he donated the seat – complete with a seatbelt. Shaun at Wem Steels also helped out. People have been so kind. It has been a real community effort."

Peter now takes his father out once a week using the all-terrain vehicle.

"It is amazing," said Peter. "It is very stable and can tackle any ground with ease."