Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley
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00:00Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.
00:03To ensure everyone has access to nutritious food this festive season, Rural Action Derbyshire
00:08has launched an innovative new food support map.
00:12As part of the group's flagship food project, Feeding Derbyshire, the new online tool will
00:16help individuals and families across Derbyshire easily locate food banks and community pantries
00:22in their area.
00:23The resource arrives at a critical time as more people face food insecurity during the
00:27festive period and the colder months ahead.
00:30The interactive map, which is now live on the group's website, provides a simple user
00:35friendly way to find up-to-date information on nearby food banks and pantries, including
00:40their opening hours, locations and available services.
00:44To find out more, visit ruralactionderbyshire.org.uk forward slash foodbanks.
00:53A Derbyshire village has found a novel and greener way to light up the streets over Christmas
00:57time.
00:58The village watermill is being used to power the Christmas lights in Bradwell in the Peak
01:02District.
01:03The hydro project, first installed six years ago, was initially powered by a Heath-Robinson
01:08style of parts from villagers' sheds, including a pair of bicycle wheels.
01:12This is the second incarnation of our waterwheel, said Andy Nash, one of three volunteers who
01:17look after the wheel in the Bradwell Brook each December.
01:20It was initially built as an education aid for our local school children.
01:24The first one produced about 30 watts of power and we couldn't run it very long.
01:28The latest wheel, designed by apprentice engineers from Nuclear Energy Components Ltd, a company
01:33based just down the road, now produces between 70 and 80 watts and, with the help of a battery
01:39it charges throughout the day, it now powers the village lights from 3pm until midnight.