AN exhibition will be held in Shipston to help residents decide which equipment would be most useful in defending their homes from flooding.

The Emergency Flood Defence Equipment Exhibition will be held at Shipston High School, Darlingscote Road from 10am until 4pm on Saturday, February 6.

Shipston Town Management Partnership is organising the exhibition on behalf of Shipston Town Council, which has a fund to help subsidise the costs residents incur when buying and installing flood defence equipment.

Residents placing orders for equipment displayed at the exhibition will receive a form with which they can apply to the fund for grants to recoup some of their costs.