Families forced to abandon their homes and sleep at the Croston Sports Club for the past two nights

A handful of families and young couples have been forced to abandon their homes and sleep at the Croston Sports Club for the past two nights.

Club secretary Nick Beswick, 41, said the facility was acting as a "headquarters" for villagers who had been caught up in the floods and sought refuge at the club.

Since the flooding, Mr Beswick said they had received donations in the form of food, mattresses, toys and cleaning products, and he and manager Lisa Watkison had been "overwhelmed" at people's generosity. He said:

In the village square, volunteers from Khalsa Aid were also handing out food and drinks to people after learning of the flooded village.

Gopal Singh, 34, who travelled from Huddersfield with his wife Rani, 32, and friend Jarnail Singh, 30, said they just wanted to help out.

He added: