Residents are being asked to draw up a shopping list with a difference when they pop into Morrisons' supermarket on Outland Road.

As well as thinking about their weekly shop, people who live in Peverell, Pennycross, Beacon Park, Higher Compton, Hartley and Mannamead are being asked to think about the ingredients that make up a thriving neighbourhood.

Plymouth City Council is hosting a display at the supermarket which highlights the strengths as well as the weaknesses for each area, looks at issues such as transport, the amount of leisure and sports facilities nearby, the number of businesses and shops in the area and how well they are supported.

The display, which runs from June 2 to June 8, is part of the council’s Your Place Your Future which is a consultation designed to get ideas to improve areas across the city from the people who actually live in them. Planning officers will be on hand to help anyone interested in putting forward ideas.

As well as the exhibitions, there are studies, which look at each neighbourhood in detail.

The council has also created an online bulletin board so that people can jot down ideas about their neighbourhoods if they are using their home computers.

The displays will include some key features identified by researchers as well as suggestions about how they could be improved. Some of the points highlighted are:

Peverell
- next to Central Park
- no major employers in the area
- most of the housing is terraced and owner-occupied
- busy, thriving neighbourhood shopping area at Peverell Corner

Higher Compton
- only 52 people in the area unemployed - below the national average
- few local jobs
- few nursery or crèche facilities
- lack of play facilities and open space
- lack of youth facilities

Beacon Park and Pennycross
- no major employer but a range of employment opportunities at the colleges and the superstores
- lack of places where people of all ages can meet
- poor access to nature
- relatively good public transport

Hartley and Mannamead
- variety of facilities
- few opportunities for socialising
- good employment rates
- large Victorian houses and tree lined streets
- good range of green spaces including allotments, parks and playgrounds

Councillor Ted Fry, cabinet member for Planning Regeneration and Economic Growth, said: "There have been some good discussions and ideas coming out of other neighbourhoods and we expect people will have some strong views about what it takes to create a good neighbourhood.

"People are often busy with their daily lives and can not normally spare the time to think ahead, so we thought we would make it easy for them putting these displays in Morrisons."

All the information gathered at all the Your Place Your Future exhibitions over the last year will be featured in an exhibition at the Guildhall in July.