A KINDHEARTED seven-year-old has been busy making pom poms to help blind children.

Jacob Blasdale, from Millfields First School, is making the woollen balls to raise cash for a charity which creates Braille books for youngsters.

The enterprising child enlisted a group of friends to put posters around the school and then took orders for the pom poms, which he has made by himself.

Headteacher Sarah Power said: "This is fantastic idea.

"Jacob decided he wanted to raise cash completely off his own back after seeing a leaflet for the charity.

"He wanted to help blind children read as much as he did.

"He made me a pom pom for Christmas and decided he could make some more and sell them."