About Yourself

Please click the appropriate box or type in the space provided.

1.	Are you?
	Male
	Female

2.	What was your age last birthday?

3.	How many children aged 17 and under are living in your household?
	None
	One
	Two
	Three
	Four
	More than four

4.	How many adults aged 18 to 59 are living in your household?
	None
	One
	Two
	Three
	Four
	More than four

5.	How many adults aged 60 and over are living in your household?
	None
	One
	Two
	Three
	Four
	More than four

6.	Which of these activities best describes what you are doing at present?
	Employee in full-time job (30 hours plus per week)
	Employee in part-time job (under 30 hours per week)
	Self employed full or part-time
	Unemployed and available for work
	Permanently sick / disabled
	Wholly retired from work
	Looking after the home
	Doing something else

7.	Do you have any long-standing illness, disability or infirmity? (long-standing means anything that has troubled you over a period of time or that is likely to affect you over a period of time)
	Yes (Go to Q8)
	No (Go to Q9)

8.	Does this illness or disability limit your activities in any way?
	Yes
	No

9.	Is your dwelling?
	Private rented
	Housing Association rented
	Owner occupied
	Shared ownership (part-owner / part rented)
	Provided as part of employment
	Other

10.	How many cars do you have in your household?

11.	Do you have access to the internet? (tick all that apply)
	Yes, at home
	Yes, at work
	No

Transport

12.	Regarding transport, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with:-
		Very satisfied		Fairly satisfied		Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied		Fairly dissatisfied		Very dissatisfied
	the quality of transport services
	the number of buses
	the destinations available
	how easy it is to plan longer journeys

13.	Do you have any other comments regarding transport?  If so, please type them in the box below.

14.	How often do you travel by public transport?
	Never
	Quarterly or more often
	Monthly or more often
	Weekly or more often
	Daily

15.	Compared with 2003 (when Bidford residents were last surveyed) do you travel more or less on public transport?
	Less
	More
	About the same
	Only use public transport

16.	Do you have any comments on how public transport could be improved?  If so, please type them in the box below.

Traffic

17.	Regarding traffic, in 2003, we asked you about traffic and road safety.  Do you feel road safety (for car users, cyclists and pedestrians) has improved...
		Yes		No		Don't know
	across the Parish?
	in Bidford village centre?
	on housing estates?
	in and around the business parks?

18.	Do you think there are sufficient parking spaces...?
		Yes		No		Don't know
	in and around the centre of Bidford
	around village facilities e.g. the Medical Centre
	around your home

19.	How easy or difficult do you find access to the village centre...?
		Easy		Neither Easy nor Difficult		Difficult
	by car
	by bicycle
	on foot

20.	Thinking of traffic and travel around the Parish, how much of a problem are the following?
		Very big problem		Fairly big problem		Not a problem
	Congestion at junctions and around facilities
	Road safety - speed and visibility

21.	In view of your answers to the above questions, have you any suggestions for improving the movement of traffic in the parish and around?  If so, please type them in the box below.

Future Development

22.	Regarding future development, Bidford's housing development featured in our 2003 survey and does so again.  What do you feel about the following?
		Yes		No		Don't know
	Is the village character being maintained?
	Is affordable housing a problem for you individually?
	Is affordable housing a problem to other people you know?  (If yes, please ask the Parish Office or go onto the parish website for an Affordable Housing Survey Form, and return it as soon as you can)

23.	Do you need your home adapted for your requirements (e.g. kitchen / bathroom / bedroom / stairs / doors)?
	Yes
	No

24.	What sort of additional development would you like to see in the parish?  Please tick all that apply.
	No further development
	Small scale development (6 or less)
	Local affordable needs
	Large scale developments (inc. 4 bedroomed plus homes)
	Industry
	Wider range of shops

25.	If you have stated a wider range of shops to Q24, what would you like to see in the High Street?

26.	If you have stated a wider range of shops to Q24, what would you like in other areas and specify where?

Employment

27.	For those in employment, do you work...?
	in the parish
	in the locality (within 15 miles - Stratford, Evesham, Alcester, Redditch)
	in the region (within 30 miles - Warwick, Leamington, Coventry, Birmingham)
	further afield

28.	Please type in the box below any comments or suggestions as to how to improve the employment facilities within the parish?

Village Matters

29.	Do you use the Bidford Parish website...?
	Every day or less
	Once a week or less
	Once a month or less
	Never

30.	Where do you usually get information about events taking place in the parish?  Please respond in the box below.

31.	How well do you feel the Parish Council publicises its activities and decisions?
	Very well
	Quite well
	Not very well at all

32.	How easy or difficult do you find it to access the services of the following?
		Very easy		Fairly easy		Neither easy nor difficult		Fairly difficult		Very difficult
	Stratford District Council
	Warwickshire County Council
	Your MP (John Maples)

Environment

33.	Do you think the streets and footpaths of the Parish are well kept and clean?
	Yes
	No
	Don't know

34.	Do you think dog fouling is a problem...?
		Yes		No		Don't know
	on the streets
	on the public footpaths
	in the public open spaces

35.	Would you like to see more attention paid to the location of ...?
		Yes		No		Don't know
	footpaths
	cycle paths
	public open spaces
	roads
	pavements

36.	Would you like to see more attention paid to the maintenance of ...?
		Yes		No		Don't know
	footpaths
	cycle paths
	public open spaces
	roads
	pavements

37.	Do you feel more or less anxious about the threat of flooding than in 2003?
	More anxious
	Less anxious
	Neither more or less anxious

38.	In 2003, flooding was a problem and the parish asked for improvements.  What in your view are the actions to be taken to prevent further flooding?

39.	Do you favour the exploitation of the sand and gravel resources in the area?
	Yes
	No
	Have limited development
	Don't know

40.	In terms of environmental issues, please make any suggestions here that you would like the Parish Council to consider to improve Bidford parish?

Public Utilities

41.	Regarding public utilities, in 2003 you asked for better utilities (energy, broadband, etc.)  Please rate your use of home broadband - how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the current facilities?
	Satisfied
	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
	Dissatisfied
	I do not have broadband at home

42.	Who is your home broadband provider?

43.	In the last 3 years, have you observed any improvement in the supply of...?
		Yes		No		Some		Don't know/Not applicable
	telephone services
	electricity
	gas
	water
	digital TV

44.	Please type any additional comments you may have regarding public utilities in the box below.

Health & Social Services

45.	Regarding the services available in the parish for health, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following?
		Satisfied		Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied		Dissatisfied		Don't know		Not applicable
	Medical care
	Dental care
	Nursing care

46.	Are there any additional health services you would like to have access to in the parish?
	Yes (please go to question 47)
	No (please go to question 48)

47.	Please type down in the box below which additional health services you would like to have access to in the parish...

48.	Are you happy with the proposed relocation of the Health Centre to Friday Furlong?
	Yes
	No
	Don't know

49.	If you are not happy with the proposed shift of the Health Centre to Friday Furlong, please type an alternative location which you would prefer in the box below.

50.	Do you think that access for users with disabilities to public buildings, facilities, etc. have improved in the last 3 years?
	Yes
	No
	Don't know

51.	Would you like to see an effective "meals on wheels" service in the parish?
	Yes
	No

Children and Young People

52.	Regarding children and young people, over the last 3 years, have you had or needed access to childcare?
	Not applicable (Go to Q54)
	Yes (Go to Q53)
	No (Go to Q54)

53.	In your opinion is childcare affordable?
	Yes
	No

54.	How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the activities for children provided by the local authorities?
		Very satisfied		Fairly satisfied		Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied		Fairly dissatisfied		Very dissatisfied		Don't know
	Activities organised specifically for children
	Sport & recreation
	Playground facilities

55.	What do you consider to have been the most significant improvement in provision for children/young people over the past three years?

Community Facilities

56.	How often do you use...?
		Never		Less than 6 times a year		Monthly		Weekly		More than once a week
	Bidford's Crawford Memorial Hall
	Bidford Church Hall
	Broom Village Hall
	the Methodist Hall

57.	Are the facilities adequate for your needs...?
		Yes		No		Don't know
	at Bidford's Crawford Memorial Hall
	at Bidford's Church Hall
	at Broom Village Hall
	at the Methodist Hall

58.	Do you find the facilities good value for money...?
		Yes		No		Don't know
	at Bidford's Crawford Memorial Hall
	at Bidford's Church Hall
	at Broom Village Hall
	at the Methodist Hall

59.	If there are any new activities you would like to see introduced at these venues, please state what and where in the box below.

Community Safety

60.	Regarding community safety, do you feel that there has been any improvement since 2003 in ...?
		Yes		No		Don't know
	the police presence in the parish
	the amount of crime prevention information available
	the number of local crime prevention initiatives (Neighbourhood Watch, etc.)
	anti-social behaviour

61.	Do you believe the CCTV in Bidford has had a positive effect?
	Yes
	No
	Partially
	Don't know

62.	And finally, where do you live within the Parish?
	Barton
	Bidford-on-Avon
	Broom
	Marlcliff

We would like to acknowledge the following for the photographs used in this survey: http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/link-to-us.php and http://www.freefoto.com/browse/99-05-0?ffid=99-05-0, and © 2009 Terrence Smith – a member of Stratford Camera Club and © 2009 Jason Norledge.