Chedworth Parish Plan Consultation Response

Chedwo= rth Parish Plan Consultation Response

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Busine= sses and Services

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Source= s: Questionnaire (Relev= ant questions: 13, 14, 19 – 25, 35, 43, 46 – 52, 56, 58 – 60, 62).

= Comments additional to questionnaire

&= nbsp; Comments from initial meeting

= (maybe) Youth Event (Jul= y 30^th)

&= nbsp; (maybe)Seniors’ consultation = (to be arranged)

= Output from Business Club meetings

Priori= ties:

Q59= . How would you like the parish to develop? Tick= more than one box if appropriate.

Respondents would most commonly like the parish to stay = as it is and/or develop as a working community. Very few (less than 4%) would like= it to develop as a commuter community, a retirement community or a tourist centre= .

	No. of individuals	% of 412 individuals

To stay as it is	197	48%
As a working community	181	44%
As a commuter community	12	3%
As a retirement community	8	2%
As a tourist centre	7	2%

None of these	13	3%
No reply	52	13%

Comments

· It must always be remembered that this is a working rural environment/community.

· It should be remembered that we live in a rural communit= y, that needs encouragement to survive. There are still farming businesses here and livestock in the fields, which are fundamental to the English countryside.

Moved from Q43:

· Let's keep it as a rural village and not try and turn it into a town

· Chedworth is a country village not a suburb, let it stay like that

· Please maintain the charm, peace and quality of the vill= age

Added:

· For the average age of residents to become lowe= r

· The average age of people in the parish needs t= o come down. More people shoud have employment (or self-employed) within the parish.

· To become a supportive community socially<= /o:p>

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= Q19= . Where is your main place of work?

229 people (56% of 412) answered this question.

Of the 229 people who answered the question, 76 (33%) wo= rk within Chedworth parish and 153 (67%) work outside Chedworth.

	No. of individuals	% of 229 individuals
Within the Chedworth parish	76	33%
Outside the Chedworth parish	153	67%

= Q20= . Are you at present?

	No. of individuals	% of 412 individuals
An employee	109	26%
Retired	95	23%
Self employed - not employing anyone	57	14%
Business owner - employing other people	47	11%
In full-time education	46	11%
Housewife/husband	30	7%
Unemployed	5	1%
Permanently sick/disabled	3	1%
In a government training scheme	0	0%
No reply	20	5%

· 51% of respondents are employe= d, self-employed or business owners

· 23% are retired

· 11% are in full-time education

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· 5% did not reply

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= Q25= . If you run a business, into which category does it fall?

= 110 people (27% of 412) answered Q25. The most common types of businesses are professional services to individuals and services to business.

	No. of individuals
Professional services to individuals e.g. finance, surveying	21
Services to business	19
Agriculture/Horticulture	13
Construction	9
Personal service to individuals e.g. hairdressing, care	9
Manufacturing	9
Education	7
Leisure/recreation	7
Information technology	5
Retail	5
Tourism e.g. hotels, catering, B&B	4
Transport	2

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Q35. Which types of business development would you like to see in the parish? Tick more than one box if appropr= iate.

58% of respondents ticked at least one option. The most common answers were craft workshops (39%) and small business development (30%). The least common were casual inter= net access and tourism (10% each).

	No. of individuals	% of 412 individuals
Craft workshops	162	39%
Small business development	122	30%
Casual office space	64	16%
Light industrial	48	12%
Casual internet access space	43	10%
Tourism development/attractions	40	10%
No reply	173	42%

Q24. If you intend to become self= -employed what barriers/issues do you feel might restrict you? Tick more than one box if appropr= iate.

= 15 respondents answered Q24. The= most common answers were lack of premises and lack of start-up finance.

	No. of individuals
Lack of premises	7
Lack of start-up finance	5
Need for business skills	3
Lack of advice/information	3
Lack of contacts	2
Lack of required technical skills	2
Lack of confidence	1
Other issues	4

Comm= ent

· Too much regulation will not benefit these businesses or= the area.

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Q21. If you are actively seeking = work, are there any barriers that are preventing you from taking up employment, training or study opportunities? Tick= more than one box if appropriate.

= 13 respondents (3% of 412) ticked at least one of the items listed, the most common being childcare and lack of suitable qualifications/training.

	No. of individuals
Lack of childcare locally	5
I don't have the right type of qualifications/training	5
I don't have the right type of experience	3
Cost of child care locally	2
Lack of access to transport	2
Lack of alternative care for adult dependent	1
Disability or ill health of some kind	1
Lack of information/advice	0

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Q58. Which of the following facil= ities would you use in the parish? = Tick= more than one box if appropriate.

= 151 people (37%) ticked at least one item, most commonly adult education evening classes. Childcare is also an issue.

	No. of individuals	% of 412 individuals
Adult education evening classes	125	30%
Holiday play scheme	27	7%
Playgroup	26	6%
After school clubs	22	5%
Nursery School	18	4%
More registered childminders	17	4%
Full day care (attached to College)	8	2%

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= Q46= . How often do you use the following shops and services?

= The proportions of respondents who use the various shops and services daily or weekly are summarised in the chart, e.g. 49% use the home newspaper delivery service daily or weekly.

The full results can be found in the tables.

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N= o. of individuals:

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	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Less frequently	Never	No reply
Home newspaper delivery	132	69	0	3	152	56
Farm shop	13	124	90	90	42	53
Mobile milk delivery	96	33	3	6	224	50
Local pubs	7	89	99	110	52	55
Cafe in farm shop	3	41	70	103	122	73
Village hall doctors surgery	0	6	13	100	234	59
Mobile library	0	4	9	25	301	73

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	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Less frequently	Never	No reply
Home newspaper delivery	32%	17%	0%	1%	37%	14%
Farm shop	3%	30%	22%	22%	10%	13%
Mobile milk delivery	23%	8%	1%	1%	54%	12%
Local pubs	2%	22%	24%	27%	13%	13%
Cafe in farm shop	1%	10%	17%	25%	30%	18%
Village hall doctors surgery	0%	1%	3%	24%	57%	14%
Mobile library	0%	1%	2%	6%	73%	18%

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Comments

· The pub should have a 10:30 noise curfew

· Children can't go to mobile library as it's in school time. <= /p>

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Q. 47 and 49 indicate a general dissatisfaction with service providers but no wish to pay more to improve t= hem.

= Q14= . Would your household participate in a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme?

72% of households would partic= ipate in a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme.

	No. of households=	% of 192 households
Yes	139	72%
No	46	24%
No reply	7	4%

= But compare with Q 60 (below)

Q60. Which, if any, of the follow= ing crimes and anti-social behaviour are an issue in your area of the parish? Tick more than one box if appropr= iate.

= 90 respondents (22%) ticked at least one of the crimes or anti-social behaviours listed in= the question (or ‘Other’). The most common were theft (45 people) and vandalism (39 people).

	No. of individuals	% of 412 individuals

Theft	45	11%
Vandalism	39	9%
Drunkenness	5	1%
Graffiti	0	0%
Other	26	6%

None	214	52%
No reply	108	26%

Comment

· There should be police presence at least weekly visible = at congregations e.g. village school, hall, pub, church at appropriate times.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Objective: listen and learn.<= /o:p>

Q56. Where do you usually get information about events taking place in the parish? Tick more than one box if appropr= iate.

Almost 80% of respondents get information about events from the pari= sh magazine.

	No. of individuals	% of 412 individuals
Parish magazine	327	79%
Word of mouth	256	62%
Notice boards	203	49%
Local paper	151	37%
Inserts in newspapers	83	20%
Village hall entrance board	78	19%
Other	23	6%
No reply	45	11%

Comments

· School is a good place to get local information.

· Would like a single point of information - perhaps in pub (which is more open than say the village hall). Locals seem to know what’s g= oing on, newcomers can't seem to find out until too late.<= /p>

· It is urgent that Chedworth has a website & we could= make much more of this resource in terms of design and providing a useful, dynam= ic information source. Sections = could be updated more regularly. We= could put the Hill & Valley Mag on it.

· Production of a parish telephone directory.

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Commen= ts from initial meeting:

Improving opportunities for business/light industry and improving Broadband/internet access were identified as key issues by 2 out of 3 groups.

“Support for local enterprises/business” received 10 votes out of 125 making it the 6^th most popular choice out of 15 possible issues.