Tendring District Council's (TDC) Cabinet is taking to the road again.

Later this month a meeting of the Cabinet will be staged in Walton and the move follows similar successful initiatives in both Harwich and Brightlingsea last year.

Council Leader David Lines said he felt it was vital for the Cabinet to get out to the people - rather than expect them to always travel in to Clacton Town Hall where most of the meetings are normally held.

"It would be very easy for us to just get round the table in Clacton every week but we need to visit other parts of the district," he said.

"It may take a bit more organisation but we all feel that it is important that we take our meetings out to our residents."

The Cabinet Meeting in Walton will be staged at the Columbine Centre on January 30 starting at 12 noon.

Once the meeting is over there will be a chance for residents to meet and chat with Members and Officers for an hour or so - and refreshments will be laid on.

Cllr Lines said the initiative had been well-received and proved very worthwhile in both Harwich and Brightlingsea.

"I hope that people in Frinton and Walton - and the surrounding villages - will come along to the Columbine Centre at the end of the month and then we will be looking to go Manningtree, possibly in April," he added.

"It is not good enough just to say that all areas of the district are important to the Cabinet - we need to show that is the case by getting out into the community as much as possible."

Cllr Lines has also been regularly attending town and parish council meetings across the district over the past six months.

"It gives me a chance to find out what are the important issues for them - and also the opportunity for town and parish councillors to quiz me about TDC," he said.

"I find the meetings both enjoyable and informative and see them as a way of extending the links that already exist between us."