Four-year-old Riley Tregale finds it hard to walk long distances due to dyspraxia and hypermobility and can often have a sensory overload due to his autism.

His parents Nancy and Thomas found it hard to take him on trips out from his Diss home as he had outgrown a standard buggy and needed a specialist one which they could not afford.

Funds for the buggy, which can cost between £500 and £600, are no longer available through the NHS so Mrs Tregale applied to the charity Newlife - which funds children's specialist disability equipment.

The Central England Co-operative also support the charity and donations through their fundraising helped to buy the buggy for Riley - much to the delight of his parents.

Mrs Tregale, 35, said: 'He is four-years-old but is in age seven clothes as he is quite a big child.

'The new buggy takes a child up to 10-years-old and enables us to get out and about with him.

'Children with autism have melt downs and I cannot carry him anymore. He cannot walk far so he needs that buggy. Going into Norwich was impossible.

'Going to town and even going shopping, the buggy makes it easier.'

Rosie Cole, manager at Central England Co-operative's shop in Rickinghall, near Diss, said: 'Central England Co-operative takes fundraising to help local communities very seriously and we are committed to making a positive impact in the local areas in which we trade.

'Working with Newlife has provided a great opportunity for us to help make life easier for youngsters like Riley.'

Mrs Tregale added: 'It has made a massive difference to us. We have an older child who is 13 and we wanted to do things more as a family.'