Erewash Youth Forum
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES SURVEYThe Erewash Youth Forum is a group of young people from the seven secondary schools and two specialist schools located within the Erewash borough. We meet once every two months to discuss issues that are relevant to young people.
At a recent meeting we talked about the types of social activities that are available for young people within the borough. We want to find out what other young people are interested in doing and, to help us with this, we’d be very grateful if you’d fill in this short survey.
By finding out what social activities you’re interested in we can then get in touch with the organisations that provide them to make sure that they’re giving us what we want.
Please complete the survey by no later than 21 October 2011. Thanks in advance for completing the survey.
The Erewash Youth Forum.
Q1)From the list of activities below, which ones are you interested in taking part in? Please place a cross in the boxes to show which ones you’re interested in.
Acting / dramaDancePlaying music / bands
Cadets / Guides / ScoutsFootballSwimming
Horse ridingSkateboardingTen-pin bowling
Youth ClubsCinemaArts and crafts
Fitness classes / gym
Other sports (please state) ______
Other outdoor activities (please state) ______
Any other activities (please state) ______
Q2)From the same list of activities, which ones do you currently take part in? Please place a cross in the boxes to show which ones you currently take part in.
Acting / dramaDancePlaying music / bands
Cadets / Guides / ScoutsFootball Swimming
Horse ridingSkateboarding Ten-pin bowling
Youth ClubsCinemaArts and crafts
Fitness classes / gym
Other sports (please state) ______
Other outdoor activities (please state) ______
Any other activities (please state) ______
Q3)On average, on how many days of the week do you take part in the types of activities previously listed?
None123
4567
Q4)How do you find out about the social activities that are organised for young people in Erewash?Please place a cross in the boxes to show all the ways that you find out.
FacebookWebsitesE-mails
(e.g. Too Doo website)
Posters in schoolPosters in otherFlyers / leaflets
places
TeachersSchool assembly / Friends
form class
FamilyClubs I’m a member ofNewspapers/magazines/radio
B-line magazineOther method (please state)______
Q5) Have you previously heard of Derbyshire County Council’s ‘Too Doo’ website (toodoo.derbyshire.gov.uk)? It’s a website that tells 11 to 19 year olds about things to do and places to go in Derbyshire.
Yes (go to Question 6) No (go to Question 7)
Q6)Approximately how many times have you visited the ‘Too Doo’ website?
I’ve never visited it Once 2 to 5 visits
6 to 10 visits More than 10 visits
Q7)What, if anything, currently stops you from taking part in the social activities that you are interested in? Please place a cross in the box next to all the reasons that apply to you.
They cost too much money
They are difficult to travel to
They take place at an inconvenient time of the day
They take place on an inconvenient day of the week
I’m too busy doing other things
They are already full / no space for new members
There is an age limit that stops me from taking part
I don’t know anything about when and where they are being held,
what they cost, etc
I think they’re poorly organised so I don’t want to go
I don’t like the people who attend so I stay away
I don’t have anyone to go with so I don’t bother
I have a disability that stops me from taking part
Other reason (please state) ______
Q8)On which of the following times would you consider getting involved in social activities? Please place a cross in the box next to all the times that apply to you.
Weekday nights (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Friday night / Saturday / Sunday
School holidays
Q9)If you already take part in one or more social activities, how much do you pay on average for each session?
Nothing – they’re free£0.01 to £2.50
£2.51 to £5.00Over £5.00
Q10)What amount would you be happy to pay in the future, per session, to take part in social activities?
Nothing – they’d have to be freeUp to £2.50
Between £2.51 to £5.00Over £5.00
Q11)Which school do you attend?
Bennerley Fields Specialist Speech and LanguageCollege
BrackenfieldSchool and SpecialistCollege of Cognition and Learning
Friesland Performing ArtsSchool
Kirk Hallam Community Technology and SportsCollege
The LongEatonSchool
OrmistonEnterpriseAcademy
OrmistonIlkestonAcademy
Saint JohnHoughtonCatholicSchool
Sawley Key Stage 4 Support Centre
WilsthorpeCommunitySchool – Business and EnterpriseCollege
Q12) Where do you live?
Borrowash Breadsall Breaston
Cotmanhay Dale Abbey Draycott
Kirk Hallam Ilkeston Little Eaton
Long Eaton MorleyOckbrook
RisleySandiacreSawley
Stanley village Stanley Common Stanton-by-Dale
West Hallam
Other location in the Erewash borough ______
I don’t live in the Erewash borough
Q13) Please use the space below to tell us anything else about the social activities that you’d like to see provided within Erewash.
Finally, tell us a bit about yourself …
The Erewash Youth Forum is committed to treating everyone with dignity and respect regardless of their race, gender, disability or age.We need to know who the people responding to this survey are to check the views of the different people living in our community; for example, do males think differently to females?
The information provided will be treated confidentially. Completion of this form is optional but we’d be very grateful if you’d fill it in.
What is your gender? (please indicate)Male Female
I would describe my ethnic origin as:
WHITEASIAN OR ASIAN BRITISH
British Indian
Irish Pakistani
Any Other White Background, Bangladeshi
please specify Any other Asian Background, please specify
BLACK OR BLACK BRITISHCHINESE OR OTHER ETHNIC GROUP
Caribbean Chinese
African Other Ethnic Group
Any other Black Background
please specify please specify
MIXED HERITAGE
White & Black CaribbeanPrefer not to say
White & Black African
White & Asian
Any other Mixed Background, please specify
How old are you?
Under 1111121314
151617 18 years or older
Do you consider yourself to have a disability? Yes No
If yes which of the following best describes your disability (please tick all that apply)?
Physical Impairment
Hearing Impairment
Visual Impairment
Mental Health Problem
Learning Disability
Other, please state
(The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 states that ‘a person has a disability for the purpose of the Act if they have a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term effect on their ability to carry out normal day to day activities’)
All information is collected and stored by Erewash Borough Council and is done so in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
Further information is available on the Councils web site:
by visiting the Council’s Town Halls or by telephoning 0845 907 2244.
Please pass your completed survey form back to your class representative.
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