Houghton Neighbourhood Plan Young People's Questionnaire for residents of Houghton under the age of 18

Responses received from 59 individuals

Q1 How old are you? 4 1 (1.7%) 5 1 (1.7%) 6 3 (5.1%) 7 4 (6.8%) 8 5 (8.5%) 9 2 (3.4%) 10 7 (11.9%) 11 8 (13.6%) 12 1 (1.7%) 13 4 (6.8%) 14 10 (16.9%) 15 6 (10.2%) 16 3 (5.1%) 17 4 (6.8%)

Q2 Are you? Please tick the box to match your answer Male ...... 33 (55.9%) Female ...... 24 (40.7%)

Q3 What do you most like about living in Houghton? 57 (96.6%)

1. I like the rural and village community and that we can go into the countryside without travelling. Also I can walk to everywhere in the village. Having friends here that I met in primary school. 2. I like Houghton because it's by the countryside and there's lots of lovely people 3. Being in the countryside - A friendly village - Safe area 4. Football 5. My family - granddad and grandma live in Houghton too School is close by My friends live in Houghton 6. A very peaceful village Not lots of cars, friendly people 7. I like the park in the village and the open countryside. Also my friends are close by 8. The idyllic countryside that the village is set in 9. Quiet, no busy roads, Houghton School 10. There is lots to do 11. Football 12. I like living in Houghton because it is quiet and independent. The scenery is beautiful 13. It is quiet and we have kind neighbours 14. It's a quiet village There are very nice people 15. There is a good community and a good living space. Lots of green space for my friends and everyone 16. I like how quiet and peaceful it is, and there is a lot of open spaces to play out in. 17. Everyone is nice and kind 18. The open green spaces 19. I like that we live in the countryside and our village is very friendly 20. I like going to the park with my friends as they have fun activities. I also like the area and the clubs 21. The Park Friendly Neighbours Football Field 22. I most like having a shop nearby if I ever need some snacks or for lunch and having a lot of my friends living in Houghton 23. There is a friendly environment 24. The location fields 25. I like living here because it is nice and quiet I like the park 26. It is not far from the city centre and there is a fair amount to do 27. The views Community Spirit Fields Football Walking 28. Lots of friends local, can play football at pitch 29. Close to quiet roads Open fields Lots of green space 30. School All the activities on offer Being close to my friends 31. I have lots of friends in the village, it is a small place 32. Everything is pretty close by and everyone knows everyone. People are bare happy. 33. Peaceful Calm 34. Accessible shop 35. How quiet and safe and not full of people Space not crowed 36. Park and the wild life 37. The countryside and communal feeling 38. The cricket 39. I can go to the park and play with my friends. Also go where I want to go without worrying 40. How friendly and welcoming everyone is You can trust everyone I like the school 41. There is an awesome park nearby and my like living in Houghton 42. I can walk to the park and it’s good. My school is a really good school and close by 43. There are always people about in the village, so if I play out I feel safe 44. Not much very boring - no jobs 45. I like how I feel safe all the time. Everyone is always friendly. It's a homely village 46. All the things we have like the school and coop which other villages around don't have them and all the other villages. 47. Not Dangerous 48. Peaceful - Close community - Local events 49. Everyone is friendly 50. Nice Views Everyone is nice Not busy 51. It is not very busy 52. Quiet Village Friendly People Semi Rural so more open space and greenery 53. I like it because it is small and I love the park and fields in the summer. I like the tennis courts too. 54. I like living in Houghton because I love going on walks in the fields with my dog and family 55. Sense of community - location, easy transport links but still a village with countryside 56. That I get to see my friends 57. Safe and lots of birds

Q4 What do you least like about Houghton? 50 (84.7%)

1. The lack of access to other places, e.g. by public transport and the length of time between each bus into town 2. It rains quite often, it's cold and the A47 is dangerous for children. If there was a zebra crossing, a lollipop lady or traffic lights I would feel more safe around the A47 3. No basketball courts or Skate/BMX park - Poor bus service 4. The football pitches and pavilion Need to be upgraded 5. Lots of cars on the main road (A47) 6. Nothing 7. Nothing that I don't like 8. The Weir Lane school bus stop is in a dangerous position 9. It is very quiet 10. The football pitch pavilion needs to be upgraded 11. I do not like the fact that the two petrol stations are next to each other 12. The small roads 13. People drive like maniacs on the corner of Stretton Lane 14. Nothing 15. The transport to other villages not very good and roads are dangerous - cars are too fast along Main Street 16. No cinema/arcades More activities/park equipment for older and younger children 17. Nothing 18. That there is a main road and it's very busy 19. Lack of Teen activities 20. I least like that there is not much for young people to do around Houghton apart from the park and the tennis courts 21. Not many of my school friends live in Houghton The village feels as if it is split in two because of the main road 22. It is sometimes too quiet and you can get bored 23. Public Transport 24. Bus routes not very good 25. Busy road (main street) 26. Can be boring Not enough buses 27. Not much transport 28. Not enough places to play Too small 29. Only I bus once an hour to No public transport to Oadby or elsewhere Not enough variety in shops 30. Nothing 31. Not enough buses 32. Cracked pavements that that take away from the sophisticated streets I'm used to 33. Main Street parking as when there is an event on at the village hall people sometimes park in front of our drive and so it means that I can't get my car in and out of the drive. Also, the traffic then gets crazy because of all the cars. 34. I least like living in Houghton is the big busy road 35. Nothing The traffic and loud people when I'm trying to get to sleep 36. The roads are small 37. I wish we had a bike course I wish we had an all-weather football pitch 38. The lack of shops The lack of job opportunities for young people/students The bus never comes on time/not enough busses 39. I don't like the village security I would like it to have gates with a code to all entrances to the village including field gates 40. So many old people 41. Hard to get to town as bus service is slow and expensive 42. Not much to do 43. Leads to A47 - very busy and fast 44. Nothing 45. No leisure centre No shops retail outlets No direct bus to Oadby, Kibworth 46. I don't really know 47. No shelter under the bus stop for when it's raining and I'm waiting for my school bus 48. Not much to do during the day in holidays/after school in Houghton itself for older children 49. There is not enough snow 50. Street lights turn off at night

Q5 Do you feel safe in Houghton? Yes ...... 57 (96.6%) No ...... 2 (3.4%) If you have ticked No please tell us 4 (6.8%) where and why you feel unsafe. 1. I feel unsafe due to the cars parking on pavement on main street especially around the Coop 2. But I'm always aware of strangers. Also I don't like it if older boys hang out in cars at the park. 3. School bus to Beauchamp 4. At night especially Alley way leading to park not much lighting so you feel very vulnerable

Q6 Do you go to school in Houghton? Yes ...... 15 (25.4%) No ...... 44 (74.6%) If you have ticked No then please tell 39 (66.1%) us how many miles / km you travel and where to. 1. 4 miles to 2. I used to but now I take the bus to every morning 3. 6 miles to Beauchamp college 4. 10 miles 5. 7 Miles to brocks hill, Oadby 6. 5 miles to Oadby 7. I travel about 5 miles on the school bus to Beauchamp college 8. 4 miles St Joseph’s Catholic 9. Ratcliffe College 10 Miles 10. I go to Krishna Avanti Primary school (KAPS) and it is 4 miles away 11. Gartree High School 12. I go to school (city of ) and I use the bus 5 times a week) 13. 7 miles to Beauchamp Collage 14. I go to Gartree school 15. Gartree 7 miles 16. Ratcliffe Collage 18 miles round trip 17. I left Houghton school when I was 10 and I now travel to Gartree high in Oadby on the school bus for about 7/8 miles 18. Beauchamp College Oadby 19. 4ish miles - Oadby 20. I go to school at about 4 miles away Was at Houghton school before 21. Beauchamp Collage 7 miles 22. Beauchamp Collage 7 miles 23. Beauchamp College 24. Beauchamp College Oadby Approx 6 miles 25. Gartree 26. 6 miles Gartree High school 27. Gartree Oadby 7 miles 28. Gartree Oadby 7 miles 29. I travel by school bus to Beauchamp college in Oadby 30. Gartree 31. Beauchamp 7 miles 32. Beauchamp college 6 miles Used to attend Houghton primary 33. Beauchamp College Oadby 34. Gartree 35. Beauchamp Collage 7 miles 36. Travel to Oadby 4/5 miles 37. Oadby/Gartree 38. Board at Uppingham (20 miles) 39. Not yet but I am hoping to from September

Q7 Do you use public transport? Yes ...... 29 (49.2%) No ...... 30 (50.8%) If you have ticked Yes then please 27 (45.8%) tell us 1. I use the bus to get into town between 5-10 times a a) where you go to most and year b) How often you go. 2. I go to take a bus Monday - Friday by the Co-op 3. Into town Once every 2 months 4. I go on a school bus 5. Leicester city centre once a month 6. A) Town/School B) Everyday 7. It is a school bus and I go every day. I sometimes catch the 747 bus into town 8. I use public transport for going into Leicester or Uppingham however I don't do this often 9. Town sometimes 10. A) To the city centre B) Once a month or less 11. I go to town and then Oadby 12. Town Twice a month 13. Town and once a month 14. Leicester town/Uppingham 15. To town on the bus with grandparents once a month 16. Leicester Oadby via Leicester 2 x month 17. To Leicester sometimes 18. I go to school by bus 5 days a week 19. Leicester city centre less than once a month 20. I sometimes go to town with my mum but not all the time 21. A) To city centre B) 1/2 times a week 22. Town once a week 23. Leicester city centre, 2 to 3 times a month Bus needs to be more regular service and cheaper to attract more people to use it 24. Leicester Not very often 25. Town once a month 26. City centre to get bus to Oadby & Kibworth 27. I hardly ever use the bus but if I do, I go into town - Highcross

Q8 Does the currently available public transport meet your needs? Yes ...... 22 (37.3%) No ...... 25 (42.4%) If you have ticked No then please tell 24 (40.7%) us what you would like. For example, where to, how often and how you 1. See front would prefer to travel. 2. To Oadby More often busses to town 3. Bus to Oadby 4. Less frequent busses to Leicester City and Oadby 5. It needs to be more frequent 6. I would like it if there was more public transport and more frequently 7. To Oadby 8. A few more buses that go more frequently to town 9. To Oadby direct 10. Not frequent enough especially at weekends 11. It does not go to enough places - Oadby 12. Busses aren't regular. Like there’s a few hours gap at weekends which is annoying 13. I want to get to other villages and places like Tilton and Syston 14. Busses to Oadby More than hourly Later into evenings 15. Not a lot of buses and none to Oadby 16. To the swimming pool 17. I would like to go to Oadby with my friends when I am older 18. Never comes on time Once an hour is not enough 19. Late night and Sunday 20. Nowhere regular enough and is ridiculous that it costs £4.70 so people like me DO NOT want to use the service and is cheaper to get lifts from parents yet is a hassle. 21. A bus route into Oadby 22. Late night & Sunday 23. I would like a bus to Oadby 24. Have to wait for bus every one hour. Buses should be more frequent and should run later hours

Q9 Please list any out-of-school activities you participate in WITHIN the village. This could be a club, sporting activity, pastime, or hobby. 50 (84.7%)

1. Tennis (Friday and Saturday) - Kids Church on Sunday - Piano lessons 2. None 3. Football 4. Beavers 5. ide my bicycle, go for walks and go to the park 6. Music lessons 7. Karate at the village hall 8. Clubs 9. Tennis, Football, Playground 10. Football 11. None 12. Tea Club Brownies Beavers Rainbows 13. Football Cricket Table Tennis Scouts 14. Mad science 15. Help out at Beavers Guitar 16. I did go to the tennis club, Cricket Park, family walks in the fields. My brother age 8 has used singing sally’s ducks friends. Now he uses the football club, beavers, cubs 17. Scouts Football 18. Cycling 19. I only play out with my friends within the village when the weather is good 20. None 21. Messy Church 22. None but I used to scouts and cadets 23. Football Coach u7 Houghton Rangers 24. Houghton Football 25. Cycling 26. Tennis club Beaver stats Messy Church Playing in the park 27. Tennis Cricket 28. None 29. Tennis Dog walking 30. None 31. Guides Park Walking the dog Bike Riding 32. Karate 33. Tennis Lessons Church Singing lessons Helping at cubs 34. Cricket 35. Guides Brownies Rainbows Tennis Piano 36. Brownies 37. Cubs, running, football 38. Cubs Old school clubs Houghton Rangers FC 39. Guides 40. There is nothing to do in the village 41. Tennis 42. Cricket - Football coaching - Scouts young leader 43. Tennis 44. Guides 45. Brownies Messy Church 46. Football Houghton Rangers 47. I play with friends play piano and sometimes go running with friends 48. Houghton cricket club in the summer 49. Rainbows 50. None yet, only been here 3 months

Q10 Please list any out-of-school activities you participate in OUTSIDE the village. 54 (91.5%)

1. Cycling - Walking 2. I go to Ballet at Kibworth, Caroline Carr Dance Studios 3. Football Team - Stoney Gate Lions FC 4. None 5. Lemon Jelly (Leicester Grammar School, Great Glen) Swimming Lessons (Harborough) 6. Karate, Swimming, Cricket 7. Dance school 8. Cycling in Market Harborough 9. Swimming Guides 10. Brownies/Guides 11. None 12. Dance, Indian Henna/Mendhi Swimming Yoga 13. Lemon Jelly Arts Academy at Leicester Grammar Gymnastics in Oadby 14. Football - LCFC Football - Oadby Owls 15. Swimming 16. Dance Football Tuition 17. Dancing, Swimming 18. Swimming Piano 19. Rugby Skateboarding 20. I am a junior golfer at Birstall Golf club and also enjoy going to skate parks with friends 21. Trampolining at Evington Leisure Centre Karate at Parklands in Oadby My brother plays for Houghton Rangers but trains and plays at Judgemeadow, Evington 22. Rugby Club in Oadby 23. I do drama outside of school 24. Army Cadets Football 25. Football Athletics 26. Cycling 27. Swimming lessons Football 28. Squash 29. Dancing, Boxing, Piano 30. Gymnastics Swimming 31. None 32. Footloose (dance) Swimming 33. Swimming 34. Double bass lesson Piano lesson 35. Football Golf 36. Dance - Kibworth Tae kwon do - Great Glen 37. Horse riding Swimming Dance 38. Footloose Dance School 39. Swimming Piano Karate 40. Swimming in Evington 41. Basketball at college 42. Footloose stage school - thurnby 43. Melton Mowbray swimming pool 44. Swimming Cycling Badminton Cadets 45. Golf (Rutland Water) 46. Air cadets Drum lessons 47. Swimming Little Theatre Drama Group 48. Dancing Swimming lessons 49. Cricket 50. Swimming, dance 51. Dancing at Thurnby village hall footloose 52. cricket 53. Ballet 54. None

Q11 Please list any activities you would like to participate in within Houghton that are not currently available. 40 (67.8)

1. I would like to go to the Ty Chi and acting 2. N/A 3. Swimming Archery 4. A cycle path 5. A dog walking club 6. None that I can think of 7. Dance (English) Cooking classes (for kids) Gym (for everyone) Pottery (for kids) Spa (for adults) Art classes 8. None 9. Skate board/scooter park, outdoor table tennis table Free tennis lessons 10. Arts clubs 11. A netball club 12. Basketball 13. Skate park Basketball More Cycling Trails 14. I would a small indoor/sheltered skate park and either a pitch and putt or a golf range. I would also enjoy a dirt bike rack at the back of the football field 15. My brother wants to play at Houghton football fields but he cannot because the pitches are unavailable 16. - 17. Gymnastics 18. Leisure Centre 19. Don't think I would tbh 20. Gymnastics Cheer Leading Basketball Table Tennis Skate Park Swimming 21. None 22. Obstacle Courses 23. Skateboard Park 24. Swimming 25. Gymnastics Dance Sports 26. Trampolining Nature club 27. Gymnastics 28. A netball team would be good 29. basketball swimming pool 30. Netball club 31. 2 parks 32. Swimming Rugby Explorers (older scouts) 33. N/A 34. Badminton 35. Netball Swimming 36. No 37. Gym/Leisure Centre Cinema 38. Swimming 39. Nothing really 40. Girls football

Q12 If you use any of the following places for out-of-school activities, please tick no more than 1 box in each row to show the number of times you use them in a year. Never 1-12 times 13-24 times 25-50- times More than 50 times Village Hall Field 37 (62.7%) 15 (25.4%) 2 (3.4%) 1 (1.7%) 2 (3.4%) (Including Bowls) Weir Lane Playing Field 9 (15.3%) 12 (20.3%) 9 (15.3%) 6 (10.2%) 22 (37.3%) (dog walking/ sports) Weir Lane Children's 7 (11.9%) 14 (23.7%) 9 (15.3%) 12 (20.3%) 16 (27.1%) Playground Weir Lane Young 22 (37.3%) 14 (23.7%) 4 (6.8%) 6 (10.2%) 10 (16.9%) People's Recreation Area Dixon's Cricket Field 36 (61.0%) 10 (16.9%) 5 (8.5%) 2 (3.4%) 4 (6.8%) St. Catharine’s Green 35 (59.3%) 18 (30.5%) 1 (1.7%) 1 (1.7%) 2 (3.4%) (Play Area) Chapel Close Green 41 (69.5%) 10 (16.9%) 1 (1.7%) 0 (0.0%) 5 (8.5%) Village Hall 15 (25.4%) 25 (42.4%) 5 (8.5%) 1 (1.7%) 11 (18.6%) Weir Lane Pavilion 19 (32.2%) 28 (47.5%) 4 (6.8%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.7%) Methodist Chapel 52 (88.1%) 2 (3.4%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Meeting Room

Q13 Thinking about those places and venues, please describe what improvements, if any, you would like to see in order to encourage you to use them more often. Village Hall Field 20 (33.9%)

1. No improvements needed 2. Playground or area 3. A mini play ground 4. Outdoor table tennis tables 5. Stuff to play on and to play with 6. By making it bigger 7. Cut the grass 8. Set up some permanent goals 9. Football Nets 10. Playground 11. A bit more equipment Basketball Net 12. Make it more accessible 13. Outdoor gym exercise equipment 14. Play equipment Access from other side 15. Seating 16. Football goals 17. Add a swimming pool 18. Wooden climbing frame 19. Some sort of small shelter 20. Used mainly by people living in houses that surround it which is fine Weir Lane Playing Field 27 (45.8%)

1. No improvements needed 2. Tree Houses Less Nettles More Activities Tyre Swings 3. Basketball Court Skate/BMX Park 4. Better football pitches & pavilion 5. Not sure 6. Better football pitches and pavilion 7. Running track - outdoor table tennis tables, Skate park 8. The Pavilion needs to look nicer and less smelly More climbing frames and trim trails, especially for the older kids Get rid of the dug out 9. More lighting 10. Clear the rubbish and litter on the floor 11. With all the excess dirt from the old pitch a small dirt track could be made at the back of the field. 12. Astro Turf Court Available Football Pitches 13. Replace the football goals with new ones 14. I would like more things in the park to play with like - balance beams 15. Make the box sets available to use 16. Skate park Football area 17. Nets up all the time 18. More lights 19. Skate park 20. Skate Park 21. Sort out the fencing at the top of the hill 22. Nothing 23. Less football! 24. All weather football pitch 25. More football goals More seating for youth to sit on/use 26. more things for teens 27. Seats Weir Lane Children's 22 (37.3%) Playground 1. No improvements needed 2. A selection of toys and an ice cream van 3. Football circle pitch Picnic area Skateboard/scooter area 4. Outdoor table tennis table like they have at Knighton Park 5. More equipment Maybe skate board equipment 6. Trim trail, sand pit, more seats to sit on. Also more bins 7. More activities 8. Maybe shelter or flood lights 9. Another big slide 10. Nothing 11. More lights 12. A place to leave dogs tied up safely 13. Big curly tube slide on tower More seating 14. I don't know it is 15. Fix things Clear it up Climbing wall 16. Needs looking after better A trampoline 17. Monkey bars 18. More benches 19. None 20. Shelter, e.g. for if it's raining 21. Hampton in the floor 22. The grass is very long and some rubbish around swings

Weir Lane Young 14 (23.7%) People's Recreation Area 1. I would use this more often if there were more things to do, e.g. swings, outdoor table tennis table 2. Basketball Court Skate/BMX Park 3. Skate park 4. Trim trail and another basketball loop 5. More things for teens to do - outdoor gym 6. Zip-Wire 7. More things for teenagers to use 8. Nothing 9. More shelter undercover 10. Skate Park 11. Skate Park Ball Court 12. More to do more equipment 13. Seating - more 14. More things Village Hall 17 (28.8%)

1. No improvements needed 2. More fun events 3. Sparkly lights 4. Needs an update as very old and tired looking 5. Made bigger or done up again 6. Make it warmer 7. More appealing 8. It is nice as it is 9. Nothing 10. If it was warmer 11. Table Tennis Table Gym Equipment 12. Access to the garden. Garden Chairs 13. Doors to the field side 14. To make a little bigger 15. Make it bigger 16. Bigger 17. Table tennis table Weir Lane Pavilion 13 (22.0%)

1. Opened up more and redecorated 2. Rebuild and better facilities 3. Youth club Tuck shop/after school cafe 4. Rebuilt and better facilities 5. Look nicer, less smelly more stylish for parties. Make it a café somewhere you could get breakfast and get croissants 6. A nicer environment inside for example cleaner facilities 7. Nothing 8. Cafe 9. Cleaner Nicer Toilets New doors on the toilets More car park space Place for muddy shoes 10. Cafe 11. Nice toilets 12. Update Pavilion as a little outdated 13. None Any other area / facility 7 (11.9%) not listed above 1. No improvements needed 2. Area next to the allotments could be a pitch and putt, golf range, skate park or dirt track 3. Nothing 4. My tennis membership provided key to use the toilet facilities 5. Safer cycling routes/paths around the village 6. Dixson's cricket field needs to have the corner of land that the school owns to make the pitch more even, bigger and circular. 7. Houghton Cricket field Seating

Q14 If you would like to give us your name please write it in the box. 38 (64.4%)

1. Penny Wilson Wan 2. Jaidev Nanuwa 3. James 4. Molly and Jem 5. Jaiden Nanuwa 6. Neha Kancherla LE79HJ 7. Charlotte Lievesley 8. Benjamin Lievesley 9. Freya Chloe Cox 10. Noble 11. Riley 12. Gracie Chadwick 13. Alexander Thomas 14. Joe Shuttlewood 15. Shain 16. Matthew Deane 17. Tom Simpson 18. Lillie 19. Keira 20. Rory Wood 21. Joanna Tufton 22. Gabriel Roberts 23. Isabelle Amphlett 24. Evie 25. Reuben Gill and Viren Gill 26. Esther 27. Joseph Brown 28. Mia Joyce 29. Finlay Watson 30. Sid Whitfield 31. Lewis Oldroyd 32. Nell Whitfield 33. Ruby 34. Shabdam Khan 35. Katy 36. Olivia Bennett 37. Mia 38. Mia Keshwara