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Parks and Open Spaces Strategy LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base 111 112 LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base 113 114 LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base 115 116 LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base 117 PLAY ASSESSMENT Parks Playgrounds NOTE: Type of playground is highlighted in yellow 118 LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base 119 120 LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base 121 122 LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base 123 124 LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base 125 126 LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base 127 128 LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base 129 130 A ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE ONLINE APPENDIX 3 3 Q1. The following parks are included in the Open Space Strategy assessment. Please tick any parks you visitoften. parks Pleasetickany assessment. includedintheOpenSpaceStrategy are parks Q1. Thefollowing you please tell uswhy? pleasetell you could and openspacesintheborough, don’tuseparks Q2. Ifyou % of respondents % of respondents 100% 100% 60% 70% 80% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 90% 60% 70% 80% 90% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 0% 0% Barking and Dagenham’s Essex Road Gardens 8% 1% parks are not easy to get to Tantony Green 1% I prefer to visit parks and open Newlands Park 1% 17% spaces outside the borough Scrattons Farm Ecopark 2% St Peter’s and St Paul’s Churchyard 2% I do not have time 25% Padnall open space 2% None of the above 3% Barking and Dagenham’s parks 33% are not well maintained The Leys 4% Heath open space 4% Barking and Dagenham’s parks 42% do not offer the facilities I want Beam Parklands 5% Ripple Nature Reserve 5% I do not feel safe visiting them 67% Beam Valley Country Park 6% Castle Green 7% Pondfield Park 7% Greatfields Park 8% Old Dagenham Park 11% Goresbrook Park 12% Abbey Green / Abbey Ruins 12% St Chads Park 13% Chase Nature Reserve 20% Eastbrookend Country Park 23% Central Park 23% Parsloes Park 29% Valence Park 31% Mayesbrook Park 32% Barking Park 33% LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base Dagenham? you visitaparkoropenspaceinBarkingand do often Q5. How % of respondents because onthere mobilityscooter my get icannot road parkonHedgemans nearest my Because gardens. landscaped and Have Dagenham? do could we what use to prefer Q3. Ifyou 100% 60% 70% 80% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 90% drink 0% more of including a facilities Never 2% metal barrier ice including Once a year 2% cream to encourage you to visitaparkinBarkingand to you encourage to to stop vendors, places Two or three times a year 7% outsidethe parks motorbikes! to possible sit Once every two weeks 10% and relax, art exhibitions, Everyday 11% a variety borough, please tell us pleasetell borough, Once a month 14% of water places features Most days 24% to buy food or Once or twice a week 30% Q6. How would you normally travel there? travel normally you would Q6. How Q4. Which Barking and Dagenham park do you visit most often? visitmost parkdoyou Q4. WhichBarkingandDagenham % of respondents100% % of respondents 100% 60% 70% 80% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 90% 60% 70% 80% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 90% 0% 0% Coach Barking Riverside 0.5% 0% Goodmayes Park Recreation Ground 0.5% Bicycle 1% Newlands Park 0.5% Scrattons Farm Ecopark 0.5% Tube 1% Padnall open space 1% Bus Ripple Nature Reserve 1% 2% Beam Valley Country Park 1% Car 16% Heath open space 1% Abbey Green / Abbey Ruins 2% On foot 81% Castle Green 2% Greatfields Park 2% you normally visit alone or with a group? normallyvisitaloneorwithagroup? you would often, visitmost thinkingabouttheparkyou Q7. Again 41% Both Chase Nature Reserve 2% Pondfield Park 3% Eastbrookend Country Park 4% Goresbrook Park 4% Old Dagenham Park 5% Central Park 8% St Chads Park 9% Barking Park 11% Valence Park 14% 35% In agroup Mayesbrook Park 24% Alone 14% Parsloes Park 15% 131 LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base Q8. When you visit as part of a group, who is normally with you? Q9. When you visit as part of a group, who is normally with you? Q9. When you visit as part of a group, who is normally with you? Other - Please specify NOT INCLUDED IN OPTIONS PROVIDED Other - Please specify 100% 90% Pets Sports and activities 80% Work 6% Dog Our parks fitness group 70% 71% Sports and club % of respondents 60% Dogs Park run group members 44% Family 17% 54% 50% Dog walkers Football team 40% Walk dogs Fishing buddies 33% 30% 27% 20% dogs Cycling club 10% Children and adults as part of football 7% Pets 5% teams 0% School Other Other Friends Partner Children group family Group of local mums with children Family Pets 33% Club members Husband Own family Grandchildren Work Staff 132 LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base Q10. Why do you normally visit this park or open space in Barking and Dagenham? Positive comment Negative comment 100% Aspirational comment 90% 80% 70% % of respondents 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 13% 12% 11% Sports and activities 10% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 4% 3% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0.5% 0.5% Fishing café gym area event picnic Other outing Cycling a the an play club) volunteer a To visit Outdoor exercise equipment and a track around valance park to jog around the edges of have outdoor flowers/trees To walk a dog walk To To go for a jog for go To visit To To go for a walk for go To the park. To meet friends meet To To attend To go on guided go To and talks walks an football To take a shortcut take To To To enjoy For peace and quiet For visit Feed the ducks at the lake children/family To To play informal sports informal play To (e.g. To play informal sports informal play To To a To see birds and wildlife see birds To Play football with my grandson For To do Legs, Bums and Thighs classes To play bowls To enjoy the beauty of surroundings enjoy To To get some exercise Q10. Why do you normally visit this park or open space in Barking and Dagenham? For expertise, health and well being. Accessible paths. Other - Please specify To visit the Indoor Bowl Club Located in the Bark. Events To walk dogs Walk through to go to Better Extreme For events such as St Georges day or history events I take my dog but we love the wildlife there, especially the breeding birds. Fishing Walk the dogs and take the grandchildren to the swing park To also attend events in the summer. Socialise I normally visit to join in the Parkrun event held on Saturday mornings Work To enjoy a chat on a bench with a friend Park Keeper Facilities To have a bite to eat picnic Work No cafe at St Chad’s Park! For fun days. Picnics Visit Valence House Management and maintenance Walks, outdoor fresh air, meet friends, gym, equipment for children We don’t have a cafe but if we did this would be on my list. As St Chad’s park is an Cut the grass regularly, clean the lake, trim the overgrown hedges(which never happens), important part of our family social life, a cafe would be a fantastic bonus. We have To meet friends To have a picnic put the swings on for kids, keep it nice and tidy. picnics often throughout the spring and summer months and a cup of tea is always on the wishlist. Family LB Barking and Dagenham | Parks and Open Space Strategy | Technical Appendices and Evidence Base 133 Environment Play To learn. I like when there are signs explaining which animals are there, what the As a child-minder we visit valence park a lot for walks, puddle splashing, feeding Mostly visit the play area but we do cycling as well. history of the park is, how the rivers shape the land, etc. ducks & squirrels but it’s getting less due to lack of maintenance there which is very To improve the children’s playgrounds in Goresbrook I’ve heard there is a design for disappointing residents playgrounds if your playing when the park is out of hours they can break in To get to walk on grass! Sick of concrete and astro-turf but cant get out As a safe place for children to play It would be nice to visit a cafe It would be nice to But usually for a walk to see wildlife and enjoy the surroundings.
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