The great pram race through South Craven was a terrific success this year, with pirates, Noah's Ark and men in stockings and suspenders racing around the pubs.

Twenty-seven teams of three took part in a bid to raise funds for the West Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

And with £2,270 pouring in so far, organisers say it has been a real success. An estimated £1,000 is still to come in.

The race started at the Bay Horse pub, in Cowling, at noon on Sunday, and participants went on to have a drink in the 11 pubs en-route, ending up in Sutton.

Treasurer for the race committee Michael Lonsdale said: "It was a really good day. We had a lot of teams taking part and some fantastic efforts.

"Geoff Smith took part again this year with his grandchildren Anne-marie Recce and Luke Daniel. And the Maggie Edwards's team managed to get £858 sponsorship. The team of Chris Brown, Chris Dodd, "Link" and Helen Davidson managed to collect £325.43 in buckets on the day.

"It was a really good event and I think everyone enjoyed themselves."

The prize for the best overall team went to D Royce, E Howcroft and N Howcroft, as Noah's Ark.

The best female fancy dress was the pirate team of M McEwen, K Pearce and H Hargreaves.

The best male fancy dress team was P Sharp, S Cann and P Kerrigan, who donned stockings and suspenders for the event.

The best mixed fancy dress was a team who dressed up in the theme of Wurzel Gummidge -- K Knowles, R Knowles and D Cutler.

The fastest team -- who dressed as characters from Faulty Towers -- was O Lund, C Chilton and A Bower.