A DROP-in session is being staged in Keighley for the public to learn more about action taken to combat flooding problems.

The event – at Keighley Library on May 9, 2pm to 6.45pm – is one of several taking place across the district.

The partnership efforts of Bradford Council, which is hosting the sessions, the Environment Agency (EA) and Yorkshire Water will be outlined.

Visitors can discover more about the EA's flood warning service and devising their own action plan.

And opportunities to get involved in voluntary work to improve the riverside environment and reduce flooding risks will be explained.

Council chiefs say that in the aftermath of the Boxing Day floods of 2015 – which caused extensive damage to homes and businesses in areas including Stockbridge, Haworth and Crossflatts – they and the EA have also been working with town and parish councils to help ensure communities are better prepared for flooding and other emergencies.

So-called initial assessments – which provide an overview of an area, its flooding history, number of properties at risk and options for reducing those risks – have been carried out in 14 parts of the Bradford district, including Keighley, Stockbridge and Silsden.

The assessments form an element of the Bradford flood programme, which also includes initiatives such as the clearance of in-water debris – in partnership with the Aire Rivers Trust stewardship project – and the production of flood resilience and community engagement information packs.

Bradford Council was heavily criticised by flood-hit householders and business owners, who accused the authority of providing no help following the 2015 deluge.

A council scrutiny report released last year admitted its own response to severe floods needed to "greatly improve".

But Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, executive member for planning, transport and regeneration, says considerable work has been carried out.

He added: "Flooding can have a devastating affect on households, properties and communities.

"Since the Boxing Day floods in 2015 we have been working with the Environment Agency, Yorkshire Water and local communities to try to do what we can to mitigate the impacts.

"These drop-in sessions are for anyone who has been affected by flooding to find out what work we have been doing and what they can do to help themselves and their communities to better prepare."

Sessions are also being held at the Kirkgate Centre in Shipley on Tuesday, April 25, from 3pm to 7pm, and at Cardigan House, Bingley, on May 2, 3pm to 7pm.

Visit bradford.gov.uk/flooding for more details.