SPIDER-MAN made a dream come true for a hospital’s very own little superhero.

Noah Carrick is undergoing radiotherapy after surgery for a metastatic brain tumour at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

The three year-old couldn’t believe his eyes when Spider-Man – from Widnes - walked in.

Noah said: “Spider-Man just knocked on the door!”

Mum Claire dressed her son in his own costume after his treatment but kept the visit a surprise.

She said: “I told him he was getting a surprise because he had been so good. His face when Spider-Man walked in was a picture.

“He loves Spider-Man and met him at Disney. He couldn’t believe he had come all this way to see him again.”

The visit was organised by The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity and the Mark Gorry Foundation which was founded by Mark, 23, from Wavertree Avenue, before he lost his fight against testicular cancer.

The man behind the mask is dad of three Ian Prescott from Widnes, who has done extensive charity work for the foundation.

Ian said: “It is so important that children like Noah who are going through treatment like this have something to cheer them up.

“I realise how lucky I am to have three healthy kids and I just want to do something to help children who aren’t as fortunate.”

The two superheroes went for a walk before playing with Mr Potato Head.

Noah, from Congleton, was first diagnosed with the rare cancer alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma in 2014, aged 16 months, after a lump developed on his back.

He was treated with chemotherapy and had surgery to remove the tumour.

Noah and his family travelled to America in March 2015, where he received proton beam therapy, funded by the NHS, in Oklahoma for 10 weeks and he reacted well to the treatment.

However in August Noah complained of headaches.

Following tests, doctors broke the news to Claire and her husband Keith that their son had a secondary brain tumour.

He had surgery and is currently undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Mum Claire said: “I can’t put into words how much it meant for him to meet Spiderman. There was pure joy on his face.”

Sarah Stead, paediatric specialist radiographer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, said: “I’d like to say a big thank you to the Mark Gorry Foundation for bringing Spider-Man to meet our very own little superhero.

“Meeting Spider-Man has given Noah the boost he needs to finish his radiotherapy, it touched everyone’s hearts.”