This is an typical example of making use of solar lighting.
Villagers of Quorn are hoping the strange situation of a footpath left half lit by street lamps and half in darkness is set to be resolved.
Quorn was one of the first villages to volunteer to be part of a County Hall trial scheme earlier this year and had some of its street lights turned off between midnight and 5.30am to save money on electricity bills.
But the move has left a 200-yard footpath from the village churchyard to Mansfield Street, known as Love Lane, in the position of being illuminated for part of its length before being plunged into.
The parish council asked County Hall if the set of street lights could be turned back on and now the authority has agreed to turn on one more light along the path.
Quorn Parish Council chairman Phil Child said: “While we are delighted to be part of the scheme and we think it is an excellent idea, we have been left in a peculiar situation with Love Lane.
“Part of it is under street lights owned by the parish council and part of it is under light owned by the county council which is now going off at midnight.
They switch the lights off just to save money on electricity bills. And this project has created a strange situation for the villagers in Quorn. How to resolve it? Let’s pay attention to the solar lighting.
We can solve this problem with solar lighting systems. We save energy in daytime, and generate electricity in the nights, and that won’t cost more than any other forms of lighting.
With they, we can make full use of the solar lighting, thus reduce save money on electricity bills.
Villagers of Quorn are hoping the strange situation of a footpath left half lit by street lamps and half in darkness is set to be resolved.
Quorn was one of the first villages to volunteer to be part of a County Hall trial scheme earlier this year and had some of its street lights turned off between midnight and 5.30am to save money on electricity bills.
But the move has left a 200-yard footpath from the village churchyard to Mansfield Street, known as Love Lane, in the position of being illuminated for part of its length before being plunged into.
The parish council asked County Hall if the set of street lights could be turned back on and now the authority has agreed to turn on one more light along the path.
Quorn Parish Council chairman Phil Child said: “While we are delighted to be part of the scheme and we think it is an excellent idea, we have been left in a peculiar situation with Love Lane.
“Part of it is under street lights owned by the parish council and part of it is under light owned by the county council which is now going off at midnight.
They switch the lights off just to save money on electricity bills. And this project has created a strange situation for the villagers in Quorn. How to resolve it? Let’s pay attention to the solar lighting.
We can solve this problem with solar lighting systems. We save energy in daytime, and generate electricity in the nights, and that won’t cost more than any other forms of lighting.
With they, we can make full use of the solar lighting, thus reduce save money on electricity bills.
