Sensory Snooker - Club of the Month Award October 2025

“Giving everybody an opportunity to play” 🎱 

Cue the celebrations for ‘Sensory Snooker’, pocketing October’s #EveryBodyMoves powered by Toyota's Club of the Month Award from ParalympicsGB.

Creating meaningful snooker activities for disabled people.

Sensory snooker offers the opportunity for people with complex disabilities and sensory impairments to play snooker in a more sensory and engaging way, adapted for their specific needs Each sensory snooker activity is designed and delivered to reach individual desired goals and celebrate every achievement.

Designed in partnership between Sense and World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), the sessions have grown from the original pilot at Elite Snooker Club in Preston, to encompass locations all across the UK. 

A 2.5-hour virtual or in-person training workshop is also available, suitable for sports coaches, teachers or support workers who want to start offering the sessions themselves.

Andy Martin, a community support worker who brings a group to the session told us: 

"I did have reservations and I was thinking, how would it work out? But it's actually a brilliant session... we're looking to bring more people from the centre as well."

"There's a massive push to give everyone the opportunity to play"

Chris Lovell, WPBSA Head of Coaching told us. He went on to say:

"The sport has moved on from it's old image of smokey, dimly lit halls. Clubs are allowing people to grow up in a safe environment, develop life skills, some good snooker skills too. The inclusivity is making a difference to people who sometimes wouldn't get a chance to play this, or any other sport."

Jake Williams, Active Lifestyle Lead (North West) with Sense said:

"They all kind of play the same game, but with adaptations to suit their individual needs."

This person-centric approach is what helps pave the way for a new era of snooker and wider participation. Adapting formats and rules to make games more inclusive, and embracing new equipment to further open up the sport and it's amazingly supportive community to more people than ever before.

Congratulations again to Sensory Snooker, along with WPBSA and Sense, for their thoroughly deserved win and we look forward to seeing the game progress even further from here.