GLEMSFORD VILLAGE SURVEY 2018 792 Responses Were Analysed to Produce This Document
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ABSTRACT I am pleased to provide Glemsford Parish Council with the analysis of the responses to the 2018 Village survey. Alan Toner MBE GLEMSFORD VILLAGE SURVEY 2018 792 Responses were analysed to produce this document February 2019 Glemsford 2018 Questionnaire Results INTRODUCTION Following on from the last village survey in 2011, another village questionnaire was issued to all residents during the last few months of 2018. This document provides the results of all returned questionnaires for the 2018 survey. In all there were 806 completed or partially completed questionnaires returned for consolidation into an Excel Worksheet. Of these, 14 were returned blank and are therefore not included in the results so the analysis was based on 792 questionnaires. This document offers no personal opinion regarding the results to each question – nor in relation to the free text responses, simply a graphical representation of each questions particular option scores. Every written response received is also included for consideration in text as these responses are impossible to accurately, or fairly represent with a simple table or graph. When considering the scoring against each question I would ask you to bear in mind that not everyone completed every question with the issued questionnaires, neither did everyone provide written comments in the free text boxes. Additionally, some questions invited the respondent to tick or select more than one option. A number of single questionnaires were completed by two people in that household which will also slightly skew the number totals against some of the questions where additional boxes were ticked. Where free text answers were supplied I have, where possible, corrected blatant spelling errors but I refrained from changing punctuation or grammatical ‘errors’ to avoid changing the tense of the individual’s response. Whilst great care was taken in the inputting of the raw data into the Excel spreadsheet I would advise that an overall error rate of 0.2% (zero point two percent) would be an acceptable error rate due to human error. All returned papers have been kept for auditing purposes (if required). These will be given to Cllr Steve Plumb once the final inputting has been completed. Although some personal information was supplied on or within certain returned questionnaires, I have omitted these from all associated results to protect individual’s data etc. There were some question errors within the issued questionnaires as follows: Section ‘I’ – Question I6 was inadvertently numbered I4 – This has been rectified within this document. Section ‘L’ – within the Age Groups of question L2 the options towards the end of the range went from Age 45 – 65 followed by Age 60 plus. I have simply included the answers exactly as received for this question. Alan Page 1 of 187 Glemsford 2018 Questionnaire Results SECTION CATEGORY Page A Employment 3 B Transport 14 C Health & Wellbeing 18 D Village Issues 40 E Village Facilities 74 F Village Activities 98 G Village Management 103 H Our Environment 117 I Housing 134 J Glemsford in 2038 162 K Better or Worse 182 L Population Profile 183 Page 2 of 187 Glemsford 2018 Questionnaire Results SECTION A: EMPLOYMENT A 1 If you are currently employed or self-employed, is your main place of work; 1 Within Glemsford 2. Outside Glemsford (please tick the relevant box or leave blank) Results: Option Number Within Glemsford 76 Outside Glemsford 334 A total of 410 responses to this question is much lower than the 792 papers recorded. However, a number of respondents mentioned the fact that they were actually retired hence the low number. Page 3 of 187 Glemsford 2018 Questionnaire Results How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Please circle a number. 1 = strongly disagree 2 = disagree 3 = neither agree nor disagree 4 = agree 5 = strongly agree A 2 There is adequate and suitable employment within or within easy reach of Glemsford Results: Option Number Strongly disagree 77 Disagree 171 Neither agree nor disagree 246 Agree 175 Strongly agree 47 Page 4 of 187 Glemsford 2018 Questionnaire Results A 3 Glemsford will only ever be a provider of minor employment opportunities Results: Option Number Strongly disagree 20 Disagree 42 Neither agree nor disagree 130 Agree 367 Strongly agree 167 Page 5 of 187 Glemsford 2018 Questionnaire Results A 4 Land should be made available for small scale business development Results: Option Number Strongly disagree 67 Disagree 116 Neither agree nor disagree 177 Agree 283 Strongly agree 78 Page 6 of 187 Glemsford 2018 Questionnaire Results The following free text responses were received in relation to section A: 111 responses were received in total: 1. Social amenities (pubs etc) have suffered and declined as a direct result of, or in line with, a parallel decline in local employment. 2. I would welcome a range of small industrial units within walking distance of the village. 3. We've recently moved to the village and are very unfamiliar with it. 4. Industries that employ local people - not just business that brings money to the village. 5. It's a village! 6. A2 - We believe there is plenty of employment available locally if people wish to seek it. A4 - Depends on what business would be and whether Glemsford people would get a say on how beneficial the business would be. 7. If the employee is reliant on public transport finding work is difficult. Even more so in the case of young families. 8. As long as traffic does not impact on roads e.g. wedding venue = big mistake! 9. Glemsford is currently only a good place to live (re employment) if you drive. Minimum employment opportunities within the village that I can see. 3600 live here - I doubt there are jobs here for 5% of the population. 10. Lack of childcare provision after school, therefore if one is reliant on public transport it is virtually impossible to find employment as a single parent. 11. I am now retired. Moved to Glemsford from out of the area just seven months ago. Not really had the time to formulate opinions for most of this questionnaire. 12. I have just retired from working in BSE and if I had not had my own car I should have found it impossible to hold down a full time 9 - 5 job as the transport system is abysmal. 13. Infrastructure not suitable for business development. 14. Glemsford is a village and therefore should not be expected to be a provider of business development or employment. There is employment within easy reach of Glemsford as long as you have your own transport. 15. My job is quite specialist, therefore I choose to commute further afield. 16. Employment would be easier if there was a better bus service 17. A business park would be inappropriate to the village. Page 7 of 187 Glemsford 2018 Questionnaire Results 18. I don't believe there is an adequate bus service for people to be able to use public transport to and from work and this must be a problem for people without their own car. 19. It is a village. I moved here for a quiet life, not expecting loads of jobs. 20. 4 garages - closed. Houses. Silk Mill - closed houses. Downs engineering - closed houses. Bakers closed houses. 21. Employment outside of Glemsford especially for people who work shifts if they rely on public transport. 22. But only when it doesn't impact on the village, its environs and the wild life, i.e. New Street Farm development 23. Glemsford is a village with great amenities. It is within easy reach of Sudbury, Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich and London via Sudbury. Plenty of opportunities to work. 24. For people who do not drive, Glemsford might as well be the moon. People think they can just park their cars anywhere they want. 25. I believe it is very important to increase what Glemsford offers our older children and younger adults. 26. Back in the 1980's there were three large employers in the village, plus one on the lower road. This still remains although a different company. 27. It is difficult to see how sufficient employment could be created in the village for any significant number of residents. 28. There are plenty of industrial areas vacant in Sudbury and Haverhill, with the massive Delphi site soon to join them. Ruining an area of the village to provide employment opportunities will not be needed. 29. Ruining the landscape to create jobs isn't the answer. People are capable of travelling to work where necessary. 30. There is also a Residential Care Home in Glemsford which appears to have been omitted from the list. 31. Retired 32. As a small business owner, we have not been able to find a small/medium business unit for sale within 7 miles of Glemsford. We have been searching for 3 years. This makes it impossible to expand our business. 33. A2 - It's good if you drive, public transport makes it difficult. 34. We are within half an hour of Bury St Edmunds, Sudbury, Halstead and Newmarket. Plenty of opportunity. Page 8 of 187 Glemsford 2018 Questionnaire Results 35. We feel the village should remain a village. Keep fields and green areas. 36. The lovely people of Glemsford like to moan, local small business will not survive/thrive without support from the local community. 37. Historically Glemsford has provided lots of employment opportunities, silk mills, horse hair factory, glass factory, Downs etc. 38. In this day and age people expect to learn to drive and there are plenty of opportunities in Bury, Sudbury and many can work from home also.