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Appendix

Okeford Fitzpaine

Parish Appraisal

Results of the

Questionnaire

Survey

September 1985

Okeford Fitzpaine

Parish Council

Appendix to the Okeford Fitzpaine Parish Appraisal Results of the Questionnaire Survey

Introduction

This report gives the details of the results of the questionnaire survey which was circulated to the households in the Autumn of 1985.

It has been produced as a comprehensive record of (virtually!) everything that was recorded on the forms. It accompanies the main Appraisal Report which summarises the results of the survey and draws some conclusions.

The statistics have been itemised into four sections, for the sake of clarity the results from Okeford, Belchawell and Fiddleford have been recorded in three separate sections. The Young Persons Questionnaire is also analysed separately in the fourth section.

My thanks go to those members of the working party who analysed the forms and computed the results. (See Appraisal Report for list of Working Party Members).

Keith Vine

Chairman Okeford Fitzpaine Parish Appraisal Working Party

September 1985

OKEFORD FITZPAINE VILLAGE

302 Forms delivered. 205 returned. 67% response

A. HOUSING AND POPULATION

1 2 Age and Sex

Age
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
60-70
70-80
80+
Not stated TOTAL / 3
11
6 15 14 10
12
10
11
19
20
6
98 / Male
1.5% 5.4% 2.9% 7.3% 6.8% 4.8% 5.8% 4.8% 5.4% 9.4% 9.8% 2.9%
41.8% / 2
9
7
7
11
5
10
10
12
12
12
4
7
107 / Female
1.0% 4.4% 3.4% 3.4% 5.4% 2.4% 4.8% 4.8% 5.8% 5.8% 5.8% 2.0%
3.4%
52.2%

3 Have you always lived in the village?

Yes: 61 29.7% No: 141 68.8%

3 WHERE WAS YOUR LAST RESIDENCE?

No / %,
Within 5 miles / 24 / 11.7
Within 10 miles / 28 / 13.7
Dorset County / 23 / 11.2
S.W. England / 10 / 4.8
London %England / 34 / 16.6
Midlands/S. Wales / 3 / 1.5
Overseas / 6 / 3.0
Not stated / 38 / 18.5

4 WHAT TYPE OF HOUSING WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE?

Starter Homes / 110 / 53.7
Local Authority / 57 / 27.8
Family Houses / 93 / 45.4
Executive / 10 / 4.9
Homes for Elderly / 55 / 26.8
Agricultural / 23 / 11.2

5 HOW MANY HOUSES SHOULD BE BUILT IN THE NEXT 12 YEARS?

None / 21 / 10.2
1-25 / 69 / 33.7
25-50 / 51 / 24.9
50-75 / 33 / 16.1
75+ / . 8 / 3.9

6 ARE YOU IN FAVOUR OF "INFILLING" IN:-

Fiddleford?
Be1chawell? / Yes No
Yes No / No
87
44
90
36 / %
42.4
21.0
43.9
18.0

7 DO YOU AGREE WITH THE DISTRICT COUNCIL'S OPEN COUNTRYSIDE PLOICY?

Yes No / 154
27 / 75.1
13.2

HAS ANY MEMBER OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD BEEN FORCED TO MOVE AWAY?

YES
24 / No
11.7
8 SITES SUITABLE FOR HOUSING / NOT SUITABLE
Mary Gardens/Allotments Castle Lane to the Rec.
Adj. Chapel, Lower Street
General infilling
Back Lane
North of Council Estate Shillingstone Lane "On fringes"
Pound Lane (Cookwell Spg) Bel. Cross/Church
Between CAstle Lane & Downes Cottage / 35
9
8
9
4
2
3
3
1
2
1 / Open Countryside/Ag. land
Infilling, which is not in character
Okeford Hill
Greenhayes?Church area Back Lane
Near "W & W" Chicken Factory and units
Castle Lane
Chapel, Lower St.
Allotments Higher Street
Anywhere - village already ruined / 9
7
7
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
2

B EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRY OKEFORD FITZPAINE VILLAGE

1 Are You ?
Employed Full-Time Employed Part-Time Self Employed Unemployed
Retired
Housewives
Students / No 76 43 64 13 60 79
6 / %
37.1 21.0 31.2 6.3 29.3 38.5 2.9

2 What Type of Work do you do?

Professional Clerical Agricultural Skilled Semi-skilled Unskilled / 49
9
39
40
28
21 / 23.9
4.4 19.0 19.5 13.7 10.2

3 Where do you work?

Working in the parish
In surrounding towns/villages Further afield / 90
101
36 / 43.9
49.3
17.6

4 How do you travel to work?

Car
Motor cycle Firms Transport Public Transport Lift car share Walk / 111 6 14 3 6 35 / 54.1 2.9 6.8 1.5 2.9 17.1

5 Are you limited in your area of employment by lack of Transport?

Yes No / 19
165 / 9.3
80.5

5 Suggestions to overcome transport problem:-

Village minibus/more buses Service taxis on regular route / 3
2

6 What sort of new local employment should be provided?

Light industry/service industry
Cottage industry/crafts
farm (skilled)
Community work
Co-operative
Conservation
Young peoples/training
Shops / 7 6 2
12
1

7 Suggested locations for more undustry

"No-more"
Old brickworks/caravan works (adj)
Shillingstone Lane
Okeford Common
Sturminster Common
Castle Lane
Beyond Forge Garage
Pound Lane (Old Chapel)
Rear of Webb & Webb
Relocate Webb & Webb - convert to workshops
Okeford Common Scrapyard / 17 (8.3%)
23 (11.2%)
4
2
2
1
3
1
1
1

8 Would you like more opportunities for part-time work? If so, what type?

Anything Agricultural Clerical Sewing etc. Community Work Conservation Leisure / 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 / Light assembly work Cottage Industry Teaching
Gardening for Old Folk Garage work
Job sharing
Peace education / 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 / Shops Non-Manual Window- cleaning Crafts
1 / 1
1
1

9 Are you interested in doing voluntary work?

Yes:Yes:Yes YES: 45 (22%) / No: 81 (39.5%)

Suggestions for voluntary work projects:-

Youth Club
Help for older people
Community work
Conservation, waymarking footpaths
Red Cross/St John's Ambulance
Funding raising for church, school, village hall etc.
Skill sharing scheme
Sports Club
Day trips for elderly / 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
Afternoon meetings in village hall for elderly and mums with young children / 1
Setting up local help scheme (e.g. for young mums)
Adventure training for young Toddlers Group / 1
1
1

C COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND RECREATION OKEFORD FITZPAINE VILLAGE

1 How often do you use the following facilities?

Village Hall Recreation Field Shop
Church Public House Surgery Library Chapel / Often
16
18
14
27
15
28
18
5 / Sometimes
132
74
88
106
88
86
14
9 / Not at all
44
85
16
48
75
73
149
148

2 What improvements are needed for the following facilities?

Village Hall - Re-site 3. Re-roof 3. Modernise 5. Re-decorate 9. Better loos 3. Signpost from main road 2. Tarmac Car Park 1.

Turn into community centre 2. WI and over 60s 4. Young people's club 9. Used for Bingo etc. 1. Sound Proofed 1. More tables 1. Larger 1.

Ban discos 1. Renew 1. Made more attractive 1

Shop - More variety and wider range 5

Longer opening hours 4.

More competitive prices 3

Enlarged 2

More wholefoods 1

Quicker P.O. counter service 1

Notices kept together and up to date 1

Meat shop 1

Window dressing 1

Civil Service 1

Church - Change of Vicar 3 More of Mr Walter 2 More for young people 1 Livelier services 1 Driveway up to Church 1 Better Heating 1

Recreation Field - Hard standing car park 12

Better facilities for children (as at Marnhull) 6

Maintenance children's equipment 5

More playing area for games 3

Tennis court 3

Cricket pitch 3

(l each) Re-site in village. Entrance too near main road

Running track and more sports facilities. Cycle Track

Path to rec. Sports Club. More general use.

Public House - (the questionnaire was answered before the new landlord

arrived)

Modernise 12. Made more attractive 13. Range of food 9

Change of Landlord 5. Garden for families 3

New skittle alley 2. Needs rebuilding 1

More lively l. Better car parking l. Don't serve under age 1

Games room for teenagers l. Enlarge 1

Village School - More use for functions etc 1

Playgroup- a creche 1

Surgery - More than weekly 7

Separate building 5

Better facilities 3

Evening 2

Group practice 2

Better collection of prescriptions 1

Reorganise/More privacy 2

Mobile library - Wait longer in village 1 Advertise 1

12.30-1.0 time inconvenient 1

Other Medical Services - Dentists 2

Foot clinic 1. Chiropodist 1

Chemist 1 Clinic 1

Hospital car service 1

Water service - Less grit in pipes 4

Pressure too high at night 2 Too hard I

Reduce cost 1

Sewerage - Inadequate surface drainage in Lower St. 1 Enlarge, for

more development 1

Electricity - Underground cables 3

Street lighting 2

Refuse collection - Weekly - 30

More recycling facilities I Supply plastic bags 1

Telephones - In Lower St 2

On Council estate 2

Often out of order 3 Stop vandalism 1

New phone waiting list too long 1.

Gas - Should be in the village 45

Other comments - What is the present village policing policy? 13 Where do you do most of weekly shopping?

a)  in village
b)  S.Newton
c)  Blandford / 68
72
76
d)  Elsewhere- / Yeovil 24
Dorchester 5 Poole 10 Bournemouth 6 Wimborne 2 Shaftesbury 2

4 How do you get there?

Car
Bus
M/C / 139
15
1

COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND RECREATION

5. What additional community facilities should there be?

a.  Skill-sharing organisation - where local people of all ages meet up togethe and teach each other - pass on their experience to those who have little experience or are having difficulties finding jobs.

b.  It would be good to see the village hall being used more as a community centre, as well as for playgroup and evening society events e.g. as a drop-centre for old to come and meet, chat, interact and also as a meeting place for young people to come e.g. for clubs or discos or drop in for coffee. This would obviously involve quite a lot of organisation but perhaps if the work was carried out on a rota system, it could be a big step towards a more integrated community - improve community spirit.

c.  Ask the 12-16 age group what they want. The youth club was a good idea, but petered out. According to some local youngsters "there was never anything interesting or fun to do".

d.  I would like to suggest some facilities for young people, but hesitate because of the noise and vandelism that seems to be the inevitable consequence of young persons activities these days.

e.  A list of all elderly people who are lonely to be kept by a responsible person and passed on to other elderly persons who wish to share afternoon tea together without joining a club.

f.  A children's room in The Royal Oak where they can be left and served with soft drinks a pool table and other entertainments, while the parents enjoy a quiet drink.

g.  It would be nice to have a club which was devoted to traditional country crafts. A day centre for the elderly is needed and such a facility could be centred on a new village hall.

Other replies - additional facilities in village -

Youth Club
Senior Citizens club WI
Cricket club
Working mens club Sports club
Drama and music club Weekly whist drive Gardening club Adventure playground / 48
17
3
4
3
5
2
3
2
3
Toddlers group Keep fit classes Mini bus service / 3
2
2

(1) each More friendly pub. BMX track. Pool, snooker and table tennis. First aid lectures. Golf club or driving range. Better bus service. Girl Guides. Scouts. Choir. Floral Club. Camera club. Bingo. Rambling club. Bridge and chess club. Evening classes in school. Use Webb and Webb hall. New site for allotments. Open meetings of Parish Council.

Nothing should be imposed - any new viable organisation encouraged.

OKEFORD FITZPAINE VILLAGE

D. ROADS AND TRANSPORT

1. Should there be a speed limit?

Through Okeford Through Belchalwell Through Fiddleford / Yes
Yes
Yes / 180
62
45 / (89%)
(30%)
(22%) / No
No
No / 13
29
43 / (6%)
(14%)
(21%)

2(a) Are you satisfied with the upkeep of roads and pavements?

Yes / 92 / (45%) / No / 70 / (35%)

(b) Is there a need for road improvements?

Yes / 91 / (45%) / No / 46 / (22%)
(c) Where are improvements needed?
Shillingstone Lane - straighten and widen
Castle Lane, upgrade and provide a footpath to the Rec. More pavements needed throughout the village
Lower Stree, puddles, gutters, pavements
Restrict heavy vehicles
New Cross, crossroads visibility poor at night
Castle Avenue
Darknoll Lane, potholes
Common Lane, where gas main crosses road
Caution notice needed on "Bel" road by hollow
Salt needed by roads in winter
Roads are filthy in winter
Angers Lane
Road widened from Netherway Cotts. to High Bench
Hedges and verges require more trimming
Potholes-on the Knapps / 33 19 15 13
7
5
5
3
4 2 2 2 2
1
2
1 / (16%)
( 9%)
( 7%)
( 6%)
( 3%)
( 2%)
( 2%)
( 1%)
( 2%)
( 1%)
( 1%)
( 1%)
(1%) (1%) (1%) (1%)

3. Is there a need for street lighting?

Yes / 29 / (14%) / No / 139 / (69%)

(a) How many vehicles do you own?

Cars Motorbikes Bicyclies Lorries / 159
11
56
1

(b) Do you have to park your vehicles on the road?

Yes / 8 / (4%) / No / 134 / (67%)

5 (a)  Do you use the local bus service?

OFTEN / 8 / (4%) / SOMETIMES / 72 / (36%) / NOT AT ALL / 108 / (54%)
5 (b)  Where are improvements needed to the local bus services?
Earlier and later services to "Stur" and Blandford Direct service to Blandford
Service to Gillingham (Rly Sta)
Services to Yeovil, Salisbury, Dorchester, Poole & Bournemouth
Saturday service to Poole
Display timetable on notice, board / 18 3 3 3 1 1 / (8%) (1%) (1%) (1%) (1%) (1%)

6 Are you anotice by heavy vehicles?

Yes / 62 / (30% / No / 118 / (58%)

(a) What Station do you use?