PEOPLE who struggle to stroll along the hills could soon be helped as Malvern Hills Conservators look into providing a mobility vehicle.

The conservators voted in favour of investigating ways in which trips up up to Worcestershire Beacon, and surrounding hills, could be carried out with the use of a mobility vehicle, and could call upon charity partners in the area to help run and fund the programme in partnership.

Speaking at the meeting of the board, on Thursday, March 12, conservator David Hawkins said: "We need to try and provide something for the average rambler.

"Taking someone up the Beacon in a wheelchair is almost an impossible job. We need to help disabled ramblers who do not have the use of wheels.

"We should have a golf-cabbie like vehicle to take people up the hills, who do not have mobility vehicles.

"I would like us to investigate how we would go about getting that sorted. It would not just help disabled people, but elderly people too and anyone who struggles walking up and down the hills but don't want to miss out on it."

Chairman Helen Stace said: "There are a lot of things to think about here before it goes ahead. It's in the very early stages as of yet and is just an idea at the moment."

Earlier this month, many ramblers scaled the the Malvern Hills in disability vehicles, in response to suggestions the controversial cable car project should go ahead to give disabled access to the hills.

National charity, Disabled Ramblers, says the hills are largely accessible using mobility vehicles, after the conservators voted unanimously against a cable car being built on the hills.

Carl Attwood said at the meeting: "We have some valid points here, and we need to take them to the organisations who represent the people in question."