A mobility business has stepped in to help a disabled poppy appeal campaigner attend this year's remembrance weekend.

Gerald Sullivan, 82, from Connah's Quay, has been campaigning for the Royal British Legion for 56 years, but has been housebound for a year after suffering from severe leg problems.

Maxine Graham, who recently began volunteering for armed forces charity SSAFA, campaigned to local businesses to loan him a wheelchair so he can again take part in this year's remembrance commemorations.

To her and Mr Sullivan's delight, Ableworld Mobility and Stairlifts donated a wheelchair for him free of charge and to keep.

Mr Sullivan served with the Welsh Guards, and was deployed overseas to Egypt during the Suez Crisis of 1956. Ever since he left the forces, he has been a dedicated campaigner for the Royal British Legion, being an avid poppy seller and talker at Flintshire schools.

Mr Sullivan visited Hawarden High School for their remembrance service, and then attend Connah's Quay's remembrance parade at the town's cenotaph.

Maxine Graham said: ''I served in the RAF, so I have first-hand experience of what ex-servicemen and women go through once they leave the forces and some of the problems they face, such as difficulties finding work or battles with PTSD.

''So I joined SSAFA to help other ex-service personnel. Gerald is absolutely made-up with the wheelchair he's been donated, he would have been delighted just to have been donated one for this weekend, but with being given one to keep he is just over the moon.''

Helen Conduct, who works at Ableworld, added: ''We were approached by Maxine from SSAFA who wanted to find Gerald a wheelchair so he could attend this year's remembrance weekend commemorations.

''We just felt so compassionate to help, someone who's been helping raise money and awareness for such a worthy cause for so long deserves all the help we can give.''