COUNCIL leaders in Derby are holding a series of meetings on the city's streets.
Derby city councillors will be patrolling different sections of the city to find out about the problems facing neighbourhoods.
The Cabinet On Patrol initiative will start with a walk around the Blagreaves ward on Wednesday to see members of the local community.
This is the first of a series of monthly walkabouts in which members of the city council's cabinet, which represents key council services, will visit local communities to listen to residents about the major issues affecting their quality of life.
The idea is to make it easier for local people to raise issues face to face with the leadership of the council on the doorstep, or joining them on a walkabout of local streets to draw their attention to issues.
Councillor Ranjit Banwait, deputy leader of the council, said: "Derby's communities are facing some tough issues in the face of Government cuts and so it's extremely important that, as the people's local representatives, the cabinet gets out into the community to talk to people at their homes to find out what they are concerned about and their hopes for the future.
"We'll be asking residents to name their top three issues of most concern to them right now and will be taking action to help."
Local residents are invited to join the cabinet and the new neighbourhood officer for Blagreaves on Wednesday at noon, starting at Warwick House care home in Bonsall Avenue.
The launch of the scheme follows a series of patrols organised for people to walk around neighbourhoods with their local councillors.
Patrols on foot were brought in by the council to help reduce fear of crime and highlight issues that need to be tackled.
Mr Banwait said: "The patrols centre on the idea of bringing back traditional community values and encouraging local people to look out for one another."
