"Probably ten out of ten" was the verdict from 11-year-old Tom Howsley on a new floor snooker game, which has been built especially for him.

Dallam School pupil Tom, who uses a wheelchair, was speaking after being presented with the game by students from Kendal College.

The game is made from a wooden frame placed on the floor, which can also be adapted for pool and shuffleball.

Tom also has a pair of sticks he can use to strike the balls.

Richard Sutton, who is one of Tom's support assistants at the school, together with staff from the special needs and sports departments, wanted to ensure the youngster had suitable activities.

Mr Sutton decided he would try to acquire some sports equipment and approached staff at Kendal College.

Students from the small workshop machine woodworking course rose to the challenge to build the game, which Tom has now had the chance to try out.

Tutor Nigel Ingram said: "We used it as a large project and as part of their course work.

"It can be played by able-bodied people as well.

It is all part of their course but it's nice to do something for a real project, as opposed to something they would not see or use again.

"This has given our students a great opportunity to incorporate a live project into their studies, and the opportunity to help both Dallam School and Tom has been very rewarding for them."

The students also presented Tom with a table top skittles game, which can be adapted to a croquet-like game in which balls are aimed through hoops.

Peppers Snooker and Social Club kindly donated a set of snooker balls for Tom to use with his new table games.

The games will be kept at Dallam School and hopefully used by other pupils in the future.