Ruddington Parish Council Community Centre Consultation Questionnaire

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The Ruddington Parish Council have been progressing with the plans for the new Community Centre on the Village Green, ensuring it will become a vibrant hub at the heart of the Village. Our current facilities will soon not be fit for purpose for our growing village. St. Peter's Rooms is rented space that is regularly fully booked. The Village Hall's layout is inflexible for multiple bookings at the same time. With these considerations in mind, the Parish Council purchased the building from Nottingham County Council to use the land for the good of the community.

A working group was set up in 2020 to drive the pace of the project and research the needs of residents for inclusion into the structure of the building. A public consultation took place with an open survey over November and December 2020 for residents of Ruddington to voice their opinions on core aspects of the new Community Centre. With 475 respondents, several key themes emerged:
· Requirement for a large, multipurpose building including large hall, meeting spaces and kitchen facilities
· Building to be available to hire during Weekdays but primarily Weekends and Weekday Evenings
· Having a flexible space for groups ranging from Children to Senior Citizens, with many highlighting the specific need for accommodating Youth Services or activities for Young People
· Maximising available car park spaces and bike storage facilities

With the need to meet these key themes and considering the current condition of the existing Community & Youth Centre, the decision has been made to demolish the existing building and to build a new, modern Community Centre that fits the needs of our growing Village.

Based on the results of the consultation plans have been formed for a new building and site layout that provides: both a large and smaller hall, two floors of flexible space for meetings, offices and kitchen/ hygiene facilities and on the outside: car parking, bike storage and garden.

The plans are ambitious but will meet the growing requirements of the Village. We will be forming our business plan and start to apply for funding.

It might be that we need to scale back the plans for the centre or look at a modular approach where we build sections at a time, but to do this we need to hear from the Village which facilities are considered the most important to you!

Please assist us in answering our consultation questions to build a brighter future for Ruddington.

Remaining consultation events will be held on 20th August 2021, 4pm - 7pm and 21st August 2021, 9am - 1pm, a full display of the plans, background and information on funding will be displayed.

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Community Centre Front View

Community Centre Rear View

Plans with Green & Car Park

Ground Floor Plans

First Floor Plans

Demographics

Please answer some questions to give us a picture of who is responding to our consultation

Which age bracket do you belong to?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Clear selection

Do you live in Ruddington?

Yes

No but I am looking to (please state where in Other)

No but I live near by to Ruddington (please state where in Other)

Other:

How long have you lived in Ruddington (or near Ruddington)?

0-2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

Over 10 years

Clear selection

Which of the following amenities do you currently use in the village?

Village Hall

St Peters Rooms

Sports Fields

Jubilee Clubhouse

Elms Park Pavillion

None

Have you been to the consultation event at St. Peters Rooms? We would love to see you there if you have not been able to make it yet.

Yes

Planning to

Clear selection

How did you hear about the consultation?

Social Media - Facebook/ Instagram/ Twitter

Website

Leaflet put through door

Leaflet/ Poster in Pub or Shop

Word of Mouth

Invitation

Other:

Facilities

Please see the attached images for details of the Community Centre proposed plans and layout. A list of the features is here:

1. Entrance from Village Green - The Main Entrance to the Building is from the Village Green.
2. Large Hall - Approx 133 Seated and approx. 360 persons standing.
3. Small Hall - Approx. 60 Seated and Approx. 170 persons standing.
4. Toilets Ground Floor - 3 no Unisex and 1 no. Accessible WC
5. Parish Council Offices - Located on the Ground Floor next to the Reception.
6. Business Meeting Room for Hire - 3 no. on the Ground Floor.
7. Kitchen 1 - Located next the Large Hall.
8. Kitchen 2 - Located next to the Small Hall.
9. Storage Facilities for Room Hires - Ground floor storage for Main Hall and Storage adjacent to the Kitchen 1.
10. Stairway - Main Stairway and Lift in Entrance Foyer.
11. Toilets First Floor - 2 Unisex and 1 Accessible WC.
12. Rent able Office Space/ Desks - First Floor adjacent to Training Centre and Main Hall.
13. Business Meeting Room for Hire - First Floor adjacent to Office Space.
14. Bike Storage - External Bike Storage to front and rear of the Building.
15. 43 Car Parking Spaces - 43 Total Spaces, 3 Car Charging Point, 3 Accessible spaces.
16. Community Garden - Located to the rear of the building. Landscaped space.

Do you like the plans for the Community Centre?

Yes

Clear selection

What is the reason for your answer?

Which hire-able facilities do you think are most required? Please rate from 1 Most Required, to 5 Least Required

Large Capacity Hall

Small Capacity Hall

Business Meeting Rooms

Office Space/ Desks

Community Garden

Are there any facilities you think are missing from the design?

If Yes, please state missing facilities in 'Other'

Other:

Clear selection

Are there any facilities in the plan you think will not be used?

If Yes, please say which features will not be used in 'Other'

Other:

Clear selection

I would attend groups/ classes/ events at the Community Centre?

Yes

Clear selection

My family and friends would attend groups/ classes/ events at the Community Centre?

Yes

Clear selection

When I attended a group/ class/ event at the Community Centre, I would arrive by:

Foot

Public Transport

Bike

Car requiring parking

Car not requiring parking

Other:

Clear selection

I would be interested in ad hoc or ongoing hire of the following business facilities:

Meeting Room

Desk Space on an ad hoc basis

Desk Space on a regular basis

None

I have a group/ class/ event that I would hire space in the Community Centre for:

Yes

Clear selection

If you answered yes to the previous question, please tick the following statements if true:

My event/ group/ class is currently held at a Parish Council amenity (Village Hall/ St Peters Rooms etc)

My event/ group/ class would be a repeated booking

I would require onsite storage for my event/ group/ class

My event/ group/ class would be held at evenings/ weekends

I would require a Kitchen for my event/ group/ class

Please tick any categories that apply to your event/ group/ class:

Parent & Child

Youth Services

Professional

Senior Citizens

Any Age

Arts & Crafts

Exercise/ Fitness

Games & Social

Networking/ Professional

Language & Culture

Wellbeing

Home & Garden

Life Skills

The number of people attending my event/ group/ class would be:

Please let us know as much information as you can about your event/ group/ class:

Funding

Funding will of course be key for the new Community Centre, we will explore any avenues available to us through government/ council funds plus look at funding from National Lottery Funds and other grants. Please help by answering questions on additional funding sources

A 'buy a brick' scheme allows individuals, schools, groups and companies to participate in the generation of funding through purchasing bricks for the Community Centre, and usually include having a mention, engraving on a brick or other token of recognition.

I would buy a brick(s)

I would not buy a brick(s)

Clear selection

Each year in the Council Tax from Rushcliffe Borough Council there is a % allocated from the total bill for the Parish Council. This is the amount each Parish Council requires to pay for services in the Parish. The precept for Ruddington is 5.3% of the total tax bill, this has only risen by 2% over the last 4 years. Would you be willing to have a temporary raise on the Parish Council % for a period of time to support with funding for the Community Centre? The figures below are based on Valuation Band D as the example. Currently on Band D, Council Tax is £2172, the contribution to Ruddington PC is £113. Please note this is a question to gauge opinion and should this option be progressed, it would have a formal consultation. We are required to ask this question for Grant Providers.

Yes, I would be willing to raise my contribution by 10% which is an additional £12 pounds per year over 5 years (this would provide £150k funding over all houses)

Yes, I would be willing to raise my contribution by 20% which is an additional £24 per year over 5 years (which is £300k funding over all houses)

Yes, I would be willing to raise my contribution by 10% which is an additional £12 pounds per year over 10 years (which is £300k funding over all houses)

Yes, I would be willing to raise my contribution by 20% which is an additional £24 pounds per year over 10 years (which is £600k funding over all houses)

No, I would not be willing to raise my contribution

Yes, I would be willing to raise my contribution by more than the above options

I do not live in Ruddington

Clear selection

The existing site must be used for community purposes and a Community Centre would be the best use of this site. However, In the period whilst we are raising funds, it has been suggested that the intended car park for the new Community Centre at 44 spaces could be built first and rented to generate funds for the Community Centre. Which of these statements applies to you?

I would use this car park on weekdays

I would use this car park at weekends

I would be interested in renting a car parking space long term

I would not use the car park but think it is a good idea

I do not think the site should be used as a car park

Clear selection

Additional Questions

Please let us know any comments you have on the Community Centre plans

End of Survey

Thank you for completing this survey and helping the Community Centre Consultation.

There are two public events where further images, information and Parish Councillors are available to speak to.
6th - 7th August 2021 at St Peters Rooms
20th - 21st August 2021 at St Peters Rooms

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