PEOPLE hit by the recent floods in South Craven flocked to a free flooding advice roadshow set up outside Victoria Hall, Keighley.

The Flood Advisory Service (FAS) facility was accommodated in a mobile, 40-foot trailer and showcased a wide variety of accredited and tested flood protection products, including water resistant doors, door barriers, waterproof airbricks, backflow valves and sump pumps.

Bradford Council officers were also on hand to field questions.

FAS managing director Sarah Marriott said the roadshow had been extremely busy.

"It's been fantastic to see such a great turnout," she said. "The council has done a great job of spreading the word.

"A lot of the people we're seeing here live in terraced houses, so we're telling them that if they want to protect their properties they need to make sure their neighbours are taking action as well."

FAS operations co-ordinator Kelly Merriman added: "When it comes to flooding there's no second chance. You have to get it right first time or the effects can be catastrophic."