THE mother of Dominic Rodgers, who died in a tragic accident, said the one-year anniversary of her son's death was "Dominic's Day".

On Saturday, brave mother Stacey, 27, went to the dedication of a garden in memory of her 10-year-old son at Christ Church Woodhouse Junior School, Sheepridge.

She then attended a memorial football match between teams from Deighton Dynamos and the Space club, where Dominic was a member .

She said: "It was hard on Friday night going to bed and on Saturday morning getting up, but I called Saturday Dominic's Day."

Stacey, who now lives in Deighton, discovered Dominic lifeless in his bed on February 12, 2004.

He had been poisoned by carbon monoxide gas which had silently seeped into his bedroom at the family's former home on Spaines Road, Fartown.

It is believed it came from a flue in a covered passageway between Stacey's home and the house next door.

The memorial garden was dedicated with the help of the Rev Mel Garside, watched by dozens of Dominic's friends and former Space soccer team-mates.

The match, played at the Deighton Centre, was attended by more than 100 people and team-mates. Stacey joined a minute's silence in the middle of the field.

She said: "Rather than being upsetting it was actually nice to be there and nice to know that people would do something like this for my son."

Players also released balloons in Dominic's memory.

Space open-age club captain Paul Cook said he was proud to be there. He added: "It was emotional and there were a few parents and friends who were upset.

"It was a nice way to remember Dominic."

Since Dominic's death gas pipeline company Transco, Kirklees Council and the Health and Safety Executive have launched an inspection of 17,000 Huddersfield homes with passageways similar to those on Spaines Road.