Derbyshire estate walkabouts

Nottingham Road

• Meeting where and when: Flats on Nottingham Road, Belper, DE56 1JL. On 19 February at 10am - 12pm.
• What streets: Nottingham Road flats and around this area.

Acorn Drive

• Meeting where and when: Flats on Acorn Drive, Belper, DE56 1EL. On 20 March at 10am - 12pm.
• What streets: Acorn Drive flats and around this area.

Highfields

• Meeting where and when: Highfields community centre, DE5 9SB. 26 March at 9:30am - 10:30am.
• What streets: Field Street, Highfields, Thomson Walk, Jessop Street.

Duffield

• Meeting where and when: Ecclesbourne Close, DE56 4GJ. On 4 March at 10am. 
• What streets: Ecclesbourne Close.

Kew Crescent

• Meeting where and when: On the corner of Kew Crescent, Heanor, DE75 7HR. Wednesday 22 January at 11am.
• What streets: Kew Crescent.

What happened

Futures colleagues were joined by Amber Valley Borough Council's community safety partnership team and Derbyshire Police. We had good chats with several customers, including concerns about antisocial behaviour and motorbikes on the fields at the bottom of the street. The police will make further regular visits to monitor this.

Customers asked how they can bring the community together to help improve gardens on the street, so we agreed to speak to our partners to see if there's any funding opportunities available. There was some overgrown hedges and a couple of properties that needed attention, so we will contact these customers.

We'll be back again to visit in the summer to see how we can further support the community and update on the proposed improvements. We're looking to find a place on Kew Crescent to keep items for gardening – if anyone has any ideas please contact us to speak to the communities housing officer.

Cotton Lace Close

• Meeting where and when: Cotton Lace Close, DE7 4RU. On Wednesday 9 April 2025 at 11am.
• What streets: Cotton Lace Close.

Openacre

• Meeting where and when: Ironville Community Centre, NG16 5QA. On 11 March at 10am.
• What streets: King William Street, Adelaide Walk, Waterside, Deepdale, Victoria Street, Queen Street.

Andrews Drive

• Meeting where and when: Andrews Drive, NG16 4GG. 4 March at 10am.
• What streets: Andrews Drive.

Weston Spot Close

• Meeting where and when: Weston Spot Close, DE5 8JR. On 5 March at 10:30am.
• What streets: Weston Spot Close, Oak Avenue, Willow Avenue, Ash Crescent, Woodside Avenue, Almond Avenue, PearTree Avenue, Sycamore Avenue, Hawthorne Avenue, Holly Avenue, Kirk Close, Poppy Fields.

Peveril Court

• Meeting where and when: Peveril Court, DE5 3NR. On 5 March at 12pm.
  What streets: Peveril Court, Norman Road, Slack Lane, Rowan Avenue, Chestnut Avenue, Poplar Avenue, Cedar Avenue, Laurel Avenue, Field Terrace.

Steeple Drive

• Meeting where and when: Church Farm Medical Centre Car Park, DE5 3TH. On 19 March at 10:30am. 
• What streets: Bishops Close, Peasehill Road, Lamb Crescent, Greenhill Avenue, Fearn Avenue, Wright Avenue, Park Avenue, Porterhouse Road, Victory Avenue, Broadway Court.
  
  

Thurston Avenue

• Meeting where and when: The corner of Stanley Street, DE55 4JW. 27 February at 2pm.
  What streets: Thurston Avenue, Scott Drive, Everest Drive, Haston Drive, Bonnington Drive, Burke Drive.

Hedley Close

• Meeting where and when: Castle Drive community centre, DE55 4LN. 17 April at 10:30am.
• What streets: Hedley Close, Peterway, Riber Avenue, Douglas Road, Castle Drive, George Street.