An outdoor air walker, which is designed to keep adults active and healthy, has been installed at a recreation ground in Bakewell by Derbyshire Dales District Council (DDDC).

The council has provided the equipment less than a year after it received £200,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to create new play areas in Bakewell and Ashbourne. DDDC also invested £170,000 into the scheme itself. Janet Goodison, chair of DDDC's community and environment committee, said: "We listened to what residents and especially young people said was needed in our towns and this new equipment enhances an already exciting and challenging play area."

Carol Walker, district councillor for Bakewell, added: "There's no excuse now for adults not to indulge in a little exercise along with their children and grandchildren when visiting the play area."