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         Community Centre Survey

Does Pucklechurch Need A New Village Community Centre?

Survey Results

Thank you to everyone who took part in our survey - there were 133 responses in total comprising 46 submissions on paper and 87 online.

Summary
Detailed Results

Summary

Q1: 91.6% of respondents agreed with the following statement:
“Pucklechurch deserves a facility that can really become the focus of community life, that caters to the needs and interests of everyone in the parish and which is able to offer sporting, leisure and social activities in a flexible way.”

Q2: 77.5% of respondents agreed that in its current form Pucklechurch Village Community Centre is unable to meet the needs of the wider local community.

Q3: 88.6% of respondents agreed that a new or improved facility could have the potential to improve the experience of living in and around Pucklechurch.

Q4: 61.2% of respondents said they are current users or members of a group that regularly uses Pucklechurch Village Community Centre.

Q5: 81.7% of respondents who said they were not a regular user would like to be if suitable facilities were provided. (Some suggestions were offered)

Q6: A variety of free text answers were given explaining what stopped non-regular users using the Community Centre. In summary these included lack of time or interest, lack of suitable facilities/size of rooms/appropriate groups, as well as the overall look and feel of the building. Some respondents articulated why they felt redevelopment was unnecessary but these were in a minority.

Q7: 87.7% of respondents agreed that Pucklechurch Parish Council should facilitate the planning and redevelopment of the Community Centre.

Q8: 88% of respondents live in Pucklechurch village. The average length of time respondents had lived in the area was over twenty-four years.

Q9: More women than men answered the questionnaire and most people who replied fell in to the age bracket between 25 and 59 although responses were received across a range from 11 – 85+ years.

What happens next? The Pucklechurch Parish Council are intending to discuss these results at the next available full council meeting on 16th May 2012. Any decisions taken as a result of this discussion will be published in due course.

Detailed Results

Q1: Do you agree with the following statement? “Pucklechurch deserves a facility that can really become the focus of community life, that caters to the needs and interests of everyone in the parish and which is able to offer sporting, leisure and social activities in a flexible way.” 

Answer Options

Answer Options

Response Percent

Response Count

Yes

Yes

91.6%

120

No

No

8.4%

11

answered question

131

skipped question

2

q1

 

Q2: Do you agree that in its current form Pucklechurch Village Community Centre is unable to meet the needs of the wider local community?

Answer Options

Answer Options

Response Percent

Response Count

Yes

Yes

77.5%

100

No

No

22.5%

29

answered question

129

skipped question

4

q2

 

Q3: Do you agree that a new or improved facility could have the potential to improve the experience of living in and around Pucklechurch?

Answer Options

Answer Options

Response Percent

Response Count

Yes

Yes

88.6%

117

No

No

11.4%

15

answered question

132

skipped question

1

q3

 

Q4: Are you a current user or member of a group that regularly uses Pucklechurch Village Community Centre?

Answer Options

Answer Options

Response Percent

Response Count

Yes

Yes

61.2%

79

No

No

38.8%

50

answered question

129

skipped question

4

q4

 

Q5: If you are not a regular user would you like to be if suitable facilities were provided?

Answer Options

Answer Options

Response Percent

Response Count

Yes

Yes

81.7%

49

No

No

18.3%

11

answered question

60

skipped question

73

q5

 

Q6: If you do not use Pucklechurch Village Community Centre at all what stops you from using the centre now?

Answer Options

Response Count

 

56

answered question

56

skipped question

77

No activities of interest/not inviting!

Cafe and cinema

No activities for teenagers (cinema/gym)

No facilities

I need day time activities suitable for someone with a disability who is under 50 years old

I think a building with a couple more rooms of varying sizes would be great

Attend activities elsewhere

Redevelopment important but no need for another building - The current building is ugly, cold, drab and does not take advantage of the perfect view across the rec.

It is already suitable - no time sto spare, Current building modern and sufficient - no need for updating it. Seems very extravagant - what's wrong with it.

No lift for disabled people

No appropriate groups

very poor range of quality spaces

The centre only caters for organised clubs/events - it needs to be more flexible

I do not want to shell out more of my hard earned money on higher council tax for this nonsense.

The club I joined a year ago has only had one meeting

Nothing of interest would like afternoon or early evenings re dark and getting home.

children use scout hut and we use for discos. The current set up is good so a waste of money to change

I do use it but facilities are not really suitable more smaller rooms with winodws would be much more user - friendly

More sports facilities please!! The hall has quite limited uses. No stage for drama group. Quite windowless and depressing look of building to be honest. Not very inviting. Floodlit 5 a side course. If the PPC is up for a challenge along with the community and can get the funding then I agree redevelop or pull it down and start again - it is a godawful looking building to be brutally honest.

The main hall is too large for WI group and too expensive

I am engaged in other activities

A one storey building would be far better and give the residents a better view over the recreation field. Also a one storey building would ensure disabled facilities could be available for the social club.

A single storey would be much better

Too busy doing other things

encourages disruption to peaceful village life

Slightly run down, unappealing

I am conecrned that some proposals would mean we were unable to play Badminton i.e. would make less use of the hall.

I don't belong to any of the groups that use the hall. I only go to the hall for a specific event.

Lack of awarness of programmes and events. Have to drive from Shortwood, Mangotsfield is walkable.

Limited facilities and unsightly

It is a  very unwelcoming building that doesn't have any warmth. The club which I use during cricket needs a complete refurbishment. The activities are not well advertised. This is an area that could be well used to bring the youth and elder residents of the village to do creative things such as dance, art, computing.

We believe in these days of cut backs. That money should be spent wisely.Not just to facilitate change

No current activities interest me

condition of bar

No gym

This survey should allow for comments. The outside of the hall is currently offputting, a few shrubs etc to soften the huge brick wall would create a better effect. The stark metal fenced area is prison-like.  The inside spacious and multi-purpose.  The idea to have the entrance and windows facing the rec is thought-provoking and sensible, apart from rogue footballs and cricket balls, etc.  24-hour visible paid staff will be needed to ward off potential vandalism which in the past has cost so much from a very limited budget. Makeover Committee is still very vague and there is nothing concrete to look at, even after about three years in existence.  It will be impossible to meet everyone's needs.

Needs to be more exercise classes

it is not 'user friendly', as a Cricket Pavilion it has good changing rooms and nothing more, no facilities to sit (sheltered) and watch the cricket, drink and eat the 'tea' etc etc etc.  The lack of windows on the ground floor makes it very unattractive both internally and externally....quite clastrophobic!

No real reason, just to many other social commitments

The village hall is a must in pucklechurch to bring the community together.

nothing very interesting happens there. Social club prob OK but being on my own now I don't go to clubs or pubs

Old fashioned and uninviting.

Lack of knowledge of groups / lack of groups that interest me/ lack of non-group activities at the Pucklechurch Village Community Centre.

Dark surroundings, bar upstairs, unfriendly building.

cost of social activities. my daughter uses the youth club there and it would be nice to have a club or facility for them to use every day of the week not just once a week..

Time

Nothing of interest.

My particular needs not currently catered for

Fairly new to the community, bit 'shy' perhaps.

worse than prison, no modern uses for youth ( gymn, cinema, well designed spaces for parties, cafe as meeting place)

Nothing. I think we are very lucky to have such a good facility. I have attended many events (parties, pantomime etc); I just do not use it regularly. Where would the £3m come from. If there is money available, there are other things to spend it on. Eg buy the derelict church and make a garden, buy the post office and employ someone to continue to run it.

Poor, outdated facilities. little availability for new activities. no atmosphere. spaces not suited to many activities. history of violence. looks like prison. no views onto field. no disabled access to upstairs. hidden from road, no external lighting so petentially dangerous on dark nights.shabby appearance with recycling making a mess.

I am not a member of any groups but I do use the Centre from time to time. I would like to say 'Don't know'  to Q 7 but unfortunately this option is not available!

DO NOT FIND THE CURRENT FACILITIES OF INTEREST

No need. Please let me comment here as there is no where else in this survey: I would love to have a new £3M community centre, however with many village organisations struggling for committed people, it does not seem an appropriate use of resources to spend many years fundraising for such a building.  Also please also consider the opportunities from better community use of the school post-rebuild.  I see that some of the problem is that the community centre is physically separate from school, church, scout hut, doctors' surgery.  Only if some of these could be brought together would we have really community benefit.

It's not a very welcoming building

 

Q7: Do you agree that Pucklechurch Parish Council should facilitate the planning and redevelopment of the Community Centre?

Answer Options

Answer Options

Response Percent

Response Count

Yes

Yes

87.7%

114

No

No

12.3%

16

answered question

130

skipped question

3

q7

 

Q8: We need to know a little bit about you so we can appreciate if particular opinions are held by particular groups of residents - Which area of the parish do you live in?

Answer Options

Answer Options

Response Percent

Response Count

Pucklechurch Village

Pucklechurch Village

88.0%

117

Shortwood

Shortwood

2.3%

3

Parkfield

Parkfield

5.3%

7

Lyde Green

Lyde Green

0.8%

1

Other

Other

3.8%

5

answered question

133

skipped question

0

q8

 

Q9: Please tell us the name of your road/street and how long you have lived in the parish

Answer Options

Response Count

 

133

answered question

133

skipped question

0

village 10000 scale

Respondents by Area

 

Q10: Are you male or female and how old are you?

Are you male or female and how old are you?

Are you male or female and how old are you?

Are you male or female and how old are you?

Answer Options

Answer Options

Response Percent

Response Count

Male

Male

40.2%

53

Female

Female

49.2%

65

5 –10

5 –10

0.0%

0

11-15

11-15

1.5%

2

16 –17

16 –17

1.5%

2

18 – 24

18 – 24

3.0%

4

25 – 44

25 – 44

25.0%

33

45 – 59

45 – 59

31.8%

42

60 – 64

60 – 64

14.4%

19

65 – 74

65 – 74

17.4%

23

75 – 84

75 – 84

2.3%

3

85+

85+

2.3%

3

answered question

132

skipped question

1

q10