A vital floods charity set up during Storm Desmond is changing its name to reflect its expanding aid work.

Eden Flood Volunteers will now be known as Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) UK.

The organisation was set up during December's disaster to help victims whose homes and businesses were flooded.

Although based in Eden, volunteers set out to help people in all parts of the county. Now they continue to help both in Cumbria and further afield, recently stepping in when parts of the south were hit by flash flooding. And it is not just floods but also other disasters, prompting them to come up with a new name.

Founder Kerryanne Wilde said that although they have been working all over Cumbria, the original name had become confusing.

"People think that we only cover Eden. That's not the case. Our aim is to go wherever we are needed," she explained.

"We have always supported the whole county and surrounding counties. We are based in Cumbria but working UK-wide. It just makes sense going forward to reflect that in our name.

"Cumbria is where we were born and we are here to stay forever. We are here to help during flooding but also any other disaster."

Eden Flood Volunteers was launched on December 5 - the day Storm Desmond hit. Initially they were a group of volunteers wanting to help people affected by the floods in Appleby, Glenridding, Pooley Bridge then quickly the wider Cumbrian community.

Their Facebook page became a go-to place for those needing practical help, and donations of food, clothes and furniture came in thick and fast.

Kerryanne said: "I'm overwhelmed by how we've grown. I never imagined that in one month we'd have to go limited and in three months we'd become a registered charity."

She stressed that the group relies on donations.

Upcoming fundraisers include a gala dinner and volunteer awards night and Michael Jackson theme night.

The group is set to launch a new website - certuk.org - and has already changed its name on social media.