RESULTS OF VILLAGE SURVEY

The survey was commenced on 13 February 2008 using a survey form devised with assistance from the Rural Community Council. Survey forms were hand delivered to all accessible residential units in the village and surrounding area. Additional forms were made available at the village post office and stores. A total of 500 forms were produced. A facility to leave the completed form at the stores was provided. The form did not collect information that would identify individual respondents but allowed for the collation of data from individual age ranges of child, adolescent and adult.
The survey form gave an opportunity for all members of each household to comment on the project and state their preferences for facilities to be provided. Details of activities already being undertaken, either inside or out of the village was also collected.

Because of time constraints due to the date by which the bid to Carrick District Council needed to be submitted an analysis of forms returned by 22 February (after 10 days) was carried out. A total of 100 forms were returned within this timescale. The number of completed forms returned within this period is sufficient to gain a judgement of the support for the scheme within the village and the potential use of the hall once completed.
The completed forms represented a total of 241 residents (table 1).


Age Range
Under 14 years 24
Age 14-18 years 11
Age 18-60 years 106
Over 60 years 100
table 1.


Only two adults did not support the village hall campaign; one who thought the population was too small and the other who thought that the use of the school hall was adequate.

Although no information was collected to identify individuals, and therefore no attempt made to attract volunteers, at this stage, to help form and run village hall activities, sufficient individuals indicated that they would be willing to undertake such duties for those activities that received support to suggest that these groups or activities would be viable.

The range of activities that received support covered the complete age range of the survey. There is clearly a need for premises where group and social activities can be undertaken. Whilst a number of respondents indicated that they were already members of clubs or undertake such activities, elsewhere, there was a large number of would be participants.

Some activities included on the survey form received sufficient support to suggest that they would be viable based solely on the number of survey forms returned in this first 10 day period. These activities and the numbers of respondents in support are given in table 2.


Activity
Women’s Institute 29
Senior Citizens Group 48
Keep fit classes 71
Arts & Crafts Group 42
Gardening Club 72
Over 60s Luncheon Club 43
Short Mat Bowls 28
Youth Club 12
Pre school and mother & toddlers group 17
Badminton 39
Whist drives / euchre 18
Snooker / Pool 44
table 2


A large amount of support was given to supporting general village hall events and activities. Those identified on the survey form are shown in table 3.


Activity
Educational classes 70
Dances & Socials 43
Drama 33
Coffee mornings 66
Private hire for parties 80
Exhibitions / flower or craft shows 78
Jumble sales / fetes / etc 95
Table tennis 26
Martial arts 5
Guides / brownies / rainbows 5
Scouts / cubs / beavers 3
table 3


Respondents were also asked to suggest other activities that they would wish to see at the village hall and which they would help run and support. These suggestions are shown in table 4.


Activity
Dog training
Slimming
Music, choir, (all ages)
Book club, reading group, literary circle
Computer classes and internet facility (all ages)
Photography club
Local history and Cornish history talks, archive
Church groups
Dance, ballet & tap, country dance (all ages)
Farmers market
Young Farmers Group
Bingo
Neighbourhood watch
Live music

table 4