Teenager Blaise Clough has been looking after his community for two years as part of a council Neighbourhood Champion scheme.
The 17-year-old was one of the first volunteers to sign up to the project when it was first launched, because he wanted to be active in his community.
The Champion scheme asks volunteers to communicate with the council on issues such as street cleaning, broken street lights, fly-tipping, graffiti, abandoned vehicles, noise nuisance, petty vandalism and general anti-social behaviour.
Blaise, who is at college studying for his AS Levels, said: “I think it was an excellent idea for the scheme to get people who live in the street to take responsibility for looking after it.
“My street is pretty good as we’ve only had a few incidences with things like broken street lights. However, everyone I have spoken to really values the reassurance of knowing that there is someone there that they go to who has a line into the council, and can get something done.
“I enjoy the sense of community that being a Neighbourhood Champion brings. The fact that everyone comes to you with their problems, and then the whole community works together to resolve it, is great too.
“Being a Neighbourhood Champion is really easy to do and it is not time consuming at all, if you care about your community, it is one of the best things you can do.”
The scheme now has more than 1,000 members on board, with more people joining all the time.