A SERIES of public workshops are being held to discuss the future of one of Glasgow's best known streets.

It will look at how Sauchiehall Street is changing and how all those who have a stake in the world famous street want it to change in the future.

The area is made up of shops and flats with a number of a number of educational and cultural institutions and a vibrant arts and creative sector.

Attending the workshop will be city council leader Gordon Matheson, Chris McColl, CEO of NY Slice on Sauchiehall Street, Jeff Sharkey, Principal of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland; Ainslie Roddick, general manager of the Centre for Contemporary Arts; Jane Sutherland, chairwoman of Garnethill Community Council and pupils from Garnetbank Primary School.

The proposals which will be developed for the Sauchiehall district are part of the city council's city centre strategy which is a long-term vision for Glasgow to be delivered through two five-year plans.

The previous city centre plan delivered successes such as the creation of the International Financial Services District, the regeneration of the Merchant City and over £1billion of investment.

The council wants to create special districts in the city centre, with a focus on specific streets and the promotion and development of their unique character or specialism.

City council leader Gordon Matheson said: "The Sauchiehall District is a hugely important part of the city centre, featuring some of Scotland's leading academic and cultural institutions, as well as large business and residential communities.

"As part of our proposals for the city centre for the next decade, we want everyone with a stake in the future of the district to set the agenda by coming along to this and other events over the next few months."

The We Are Sauchiehall seminar will be held at between 3-5pm at the National Piping Centre in McPhater Street on Tuesday March 3.

It will be the first in a number of public workshops looking at the future of the city centre area around Sauchiehall Street.

There are a number of online and social media consultation channels available for those interested in the future of the Sauchiehall District, including www.sauchiehall.net with regular blog updates and signup to an e-bulletin, Twitter.com/#sauchiehall, Facebook.com/sauchiehalldistrict and Instagram.com/sauchiehall/.

The second of these workshops will take place in April.