Ringmer Village Action Plan Survey January 2003
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Section 9 Additional Comments
Q 60. Please use this last section to make any other comments or suggestions you wish which have not been covered elsewhere in this questionnaire.
Community
| Problem of vandalism (18) | Most activities seem to be church based (1) |
| Problem of congregating youths (5) | Newcomers need to be education about rural living (1) |
| Antisocial behaviour of some young people (3) | Parent should control their children (1) |
| Develop/maintain community spirit (3) | Parish Council should explain increases in tax (1) |
| Welcome pack for newcomers (2) | Parish Councillors should have specific responsibilities (1) |
| As a newcomer difficult to get local information (1) | Problem of yobbish behaviour (1) |
| Encourage residents to participate in local government (1) | Protect play area from vandalism (1) |
| Feel less safe (1) | Purchase a minibus for use of village organisations (1) |
| Feel unsafe walking in the lanes (1) | Re-enter the Best Kept Village Competition (1) |
| How do I contact neighbourhood watch? (1) | Set up linked neighbourhood watch schemes (1) |
| Integrate newcomers into village life (1) | Wardens will not have the authority of the police (1) |
| Maintain a balance between the needs/wishes of the community and too much bureaucracy (1) | Would like a non-conformist church (1) |
| More activities to involve whole community and generate community spirit (1) |
Development
| Important to retain and enhance village atmosphere (17) | Hope national park will not cause more development (1) |
| Need for low cost housing (5) | Involve all age groups in planning (1) |
| Must not become a suburb of Lewes (4) | Maintain village feel but provide a good range of services (1) |
| Village must not expand into greenfield sites (4) | Must be compatible with area (1) |
| All new house should have off street parking (2) | New housing for local people only (1) |
| Fear expansion will generate more traffic (2) | Newhaven is not the best place for the incinerator (1) |
| No more large houses (2) | No development beyond Paygate (1) |
| Resist urbanisation (2) | No more houses (1) |
| Ringmer must retain its friendly village atmosphere (2) | Restrict use of private dwellings for commercial purposes (1) |
| Against park and ride (1) | Ringmer should maintain its rural base (1) |
| Better to develop into a small country town than become suburb of Lewes (1) | Traffic delays at Earwig corner should be resolved before any new houses are built (1) |
| Build shops and café in Broyle Lane (1) | Trying to get planning permission to modify property for a disabled person (1) |
| Development by infilling only (1) | Unhappy with some planning decisions (1) |
| Dislike the three blocks of shops/flats in Springett Avenue (1) | Use damaged empty buildings for housing (1) |
| Encourage young people to stay in the village (1) | Village must grow to support services (1) |
Environment
| Deal with litter problem (22) | Limit light pollution (1) |
| Encourage dog owners to clean up (7) | Maintain hedges and grass verges (1) |
| Ban bonfires (2) | Need for more litter bins (1) |
| No more street lighting (2) | Need for more litter bins on village green (1) |
| Persuade children not to drop litter (2) | Need for regular tidying up and litter clearance (1) |
| Please plant more bulbs/flowers around and about (2) | Plant more trees (1) |
| Shops area is very unattractive (2) | Preserve ancient hedgerows (1) |
| All gardens should be well maintained (1) | Problem of late night noise on The Green (1) |
| Anchor Inn could look more attractive (1) | Protect all hedges and plant new ones using native species (1) |
| Another tree at Paygate corner (1) | Reduce noise from skateboard ramps (1) |
| Bury power cables (1) | Remove grass verges (1) |
| Get rid of the Ringmer incinerator (1) | Stop skateboarding on residential roads (1) |
| Improve the village pond (1) | To much loud music from cars (1) |
| Inadequate tree conservation (1) | Too much litter at skate park (1) |
Facilities
| More facilities for teenagers (9) | Need for a good local restaurant (1) |
| Recycling facilities are not adequately cleaned and emptied (7) | Need for a good village pub serving food (1) |
| Better village centre pub (4) | Need for foot/bike track from the Broyle Estate to Harvey's Lane (1) |
| Better/fenced off play facilities on the green (4) | Need for nursery (1) |
| Want to recycle more types of material (4) | Need for public toilets in village centre (1) |
| Empty shops should be let (3) | Need meeting place for teenagers (1) |
| Evening café for young people (2) | Nursery for working parents (1) |
| Keep library in the village hall (2) | Public tennis courts (1) |
| More dropped kerbs (2) | Redevelop shops area (1) |
| Problem of full churchyard (2) | Ringmer does not need the facilities of larger towns (1) |
| Upgrade swimming pool (2) | Ringmer should become a zero waste community (1) |
| Anchor Field recycling facility is annoying for nearby residents (1) | Safe streets with 10mph limit (1) |
| Cycle lane to Lewes (1) | Save the community pool (1) |
| Evening classes (1) | Save the Harvard Home (1) |
| Improve drainage on Village Green (1) | Skip for household rubbish (1) |
| Improve local library service (1) | Some lanes should be made safe for walking/cycling (1) |
| Leave football pitch where it is (1) | Trips to Brighton are expensive for teenagers - more local facilities needed (1) |
| Local sixth form (1) | Update local map a Middleton's (1) |
| More professional musical/theatrical performances in the village (1) | Wheel chair access at restaurants (1) |
| Need for Church of England primary school (1) | Would like a local Catholic church (1) |
| Need for local bulk waste site (1) |
Parking
| Ban parking on pavements/verges (6) | Concrete over verges to provide parking (1) |
| Encourage resident not to park in the street (4) | More parking spaces for the disabled (1) |
| Enforce parking restrictions (2) | Parking at the shops is a disgrace (1) |
| More parking spaces needed at shops (2) | Precinct car park needs resurfacing (1) |
| Too much inconsiderate parking (2) | Verges damages by cars parked on them (1) |
| Ban parking on dropped kerbs (1) |
Pedestrians
| Footpaths/kerbs need maintenance (5) | Need for crossing outside community college (1) |
| Need for more street lighting (4) | Need more pedestrian crossings (1) |
| Pavements too narrow (3) | No cycling on pavements (1) |
| Move crossing from village hall to Springett Avenue (2) | Pedestrian crossings in wrong place (1) |
| Some footpaths are overgrown (2) | People do not use the crossings provided (1) |
| Styles are difficult for the elderly (2) | Shops area needs resurfacing (1) |
| Footpaths in Broyle Lane need repair (1) |
Services
| Need for better policing/Village policeman (27) | Need for farmers market (1) |
| Recycling centre in football car park needs more frequent maintenance (11) | Need for larger surgery (1) |
| More policing to curb vandalism (3) | Need for more litter bins around village (1) |
| Collect recyclable materials from homes (3) | Need for more street lighting in Broyle area (1) |
| More street lighting to reduce crime (2) | Need for more street lighting on Lewes Road (1) |
| Need for lighting at bus stops (2) | Need for NHS dentistry (1) |
| Police patrols especially at night (2) | Need for village street map (1) |
| Provide a waste disposal skip (2) | Need for village warden (1) |
| Snow needs to be clears in side streets so that elderly can get to the shops (2) | Need for wheelie bins (1) |
| Want internet broadband (2) | Need more buses in rush hour (1) |
| All day service at chemists (1) | Need of the disabled are not the same as those of the elderly (1) |
| Better appointments system at surgery (1) | Organic fruit and vegetable delivery service (1) |
| Buses too expensive for young people (1) | Pedestrians need more street lighting (1) |
| Empty litter bins more frequently (1) | Problems of elderly during power failures (1) |
| Empty recycling bins more often (1) | Scheme for providing transport within the village for old and disabled (1) |
| Fear improved bus service will adversely affect local shops (1) | Scheme to recycle old furniture (1) |
| Improve street cleaning of Lewes Road (1) | Street lighting to reduce crime (1) |
| Local authority funded pre-school (1) | Uniform street lighting on Lewes Road might help define the community (1) |
| More provision for the elderly (1) | Verges should be cut more frequently (1) |
| Need for better newsagents (1) | Want reliable newspaper delivery service (1) |
| Need for better road maintenance (1) | Would like free waste bags (1) |
| Need for evening shopping (1) |
Traffic
| Problem of speed and volume of traffic through village (12) | Enforce existing speed limits (1) |
| Control traffic speed in village (5) | Give speeding fines to local good causes (1) |
| Improve Earwig Corner (4) | Improve A26/B2192 junction (1) |
| Against residents using speed cameras (3) | Make Harrison's Lane one way between Shepherds Way and Rushey Green (1) |
| Control traffic speed on Lewes Road (3) | Mini roundabouts are ineffective (1) |
| Encourage traffic to use A27 (3) | Need for A27/A26 link road (1) |
| Need for a village bypass (3) | Need for bypass A26 to Kennel Corner (1) |
| 20mph limit throughout village (2) | Need for cycle lanes (1) |
| Remove bollard/width restriction in Bishops Lane (2) | Need for signs which indicate the speed of approaching traffic (1) |
| 20mph limit for HGVs through village (1) | New traffic calming surfaces generate noise (1) |
| Ban heavy traffic (1) | No speed humps on Lewes Road (1) |
| Bishops Lane traffic restrictions should remain (1) | Park and ride would generate more traffic (1) |
| Control speeding on Lewes Road especially weekend mornings (1) | Prevent lane being used as rat runs (1) |
| Cycle route between The Broyle and village centre (1) | Resident should monitor traffic speed (1) |
| Dangerous junction Gote Lane/Glynde Road (1) | Speeding traffic between Broyle Close and Yeomans (1) |
| Dangerous junction Lewes Road/Glynde Road at Paygate (1) | Traffic lights needs at Lewes Road/Springett Avenue junction (1) |
| Dangerous junction Norlington Lane/Ham Lane (1) | Vehicle weight restriction in country lanes (1) |
| Doubt if A27 improvement would reduce traffic in Ringmer | Village must not become anti-car |
| Encourage residents not to use their cars for short journeys within village |
Transport
| Need for regular reliable bus service to Lewes (2) | Need better bus service to railway station (1) |
| Cannot drive- taxis are too expensive - feel isolated (1) | Need for bus service to Eastbourne (1) |
| Difficult to get late night taxis from Lewes Station (1) |
Young People's Questionnaire
Q 1. What is your age?
| Up to 12 years |
51
|
37%
|
| 13-15 years |
41
|
29.7%
|
| 16-19 years |
46
|
33.3%
|
|
Total
|
138
|
Q 2. What is your gender?
| Male |
87
|
53.7%
|
| Female |
75
|
46.3%
|
|
Total
|
162
|
Q 3. How and where do you spend your leisure time?
| Meeting friends in a house |
126
|
77.8%
|
| Using the computer in a house |
117
|
72.2%
|
| Meeting friends in the street/park |
44
|
27.2%
|
| Taking part in an organisation |
60
|
37%
|
| Ringmer Youth Centre |
13
|
8%
|
| Skate boarding |
22
|
13.6%
|
| Swimming/sport |
100
|
61.7%
|
| Cinema/theatre |
89
|
54.9%
|
| Disco/club |
32
|
19.8%
|
| In Lewes |
79
|
48.8%
|
| In Uckfield |
38
|
23.5%
|
| In Brighton |
77
|
47.5%
|
|
Respondents to this question
|
162
|
Q 4. What sort of facilities for young people would you like in Ringmer?
| Café open in the evenings |
74
|
53.6%
|
| Drop in café with table games /music/internet |
109
|
79%
|
| Film Club |
62
|
44.9%
|
| Outdoor meeting area |
46
|
33.3%
|
|
Respondents to this question
|
138
|
Please list any other facilities you would like.
| Cinema (7) | Hobbies club (1) |
| Tennis courts (5) | Ice rink (1) |
| BMX/mountain bike/dirt track (4) | Indoor skate park (1) |
| Sports centre (4) | Indoor sport (1) |
| Adventure playground (3) | Internet café (1) |
| Coffee bar (3) | Late opening Chinese restaurant (1) |
| Meeting place (3) | Leisure centre (1) |
| Better playground on the green (2) | Models club (1) |
| Café (2) | More access to swimming pool (1) |
| Horse riding school (2) | More activities on The Green (1) |
| McDonalds (2) | More sports clubs (1) |
| More play equipment/Better play areas (2) | Music shop (1) |
| More/better shops (2) | Performing arts club (1) |
| Running track (2) | Public basketball court (1) |
| Squash (2) | Railway station (1) |
| Archery (1) | Rugby club (1) |
| Art club (1) | Seasonal ice rink (1) |
| Badminton (1) | Shopping centre (1) |
| Bigger/better swimming pool (1) | Ski slope (1) |
| Bike track through woods/lanes (1) | Snooker hall (1) |
| Bonfire society (1) | Somewhere to go in the winter (1) |
| Bus stop in Rushey Green (1) | Sport shop (1) |
| Club (1) | Squash club (1) |
| Club playing dance music (1) | Stationery shop (1) |
| Evening sports club (1) | Sweet shop (1) |
| Facilities for older children on The Green (1) | Swimming club (1) |
| Facilities in Broyle Lane (1) | Swimming pool open in afternoon for fun sessions (1) |
| Fair on The Green for longer (1) | Trampoline club (1) |
| Fast food restaurant (1) | Tuck shop near skate park (1) |
| Fish and chip shop (1) | Vets (1) |
| Football club (1) | Video store (1) |
| Football goal posts in the park (1) | Water slide in Ringmer Pool (1) |
| French club (1) | Well signposted public toilets (1) |
| Golf (1) | Youth theatre (1) |
Q 5. What most stops you from doing activities that you want to do?
| Activity not available |
77
|
55%
|
| Cost |
33
|
23.6%
|
| Transport |
55
|
39.3%
|
| Time |
54
|
38.6%
|
|
Total
|
140
|
Is there anything else that stops you doing activities you want to do? Please give details.
| Homework (4) | Little to do in Ringmer (1) |
| Not available locally (4) | Living too far from town centres (1) |
| Unsafe roads (4) | No close bus stop (1) |
| Weather (3) | No transport (1) |
| Complaining residents (2) | Not allowed to skate in the street (1) |
| Friends do not live in Ringmer (2) | Not enough facilities (1) |
| Too dark to go out - no lighting (2) | Rely on parents for transport (1) |
| Too young (2) | Swimming pool opens too late (1) |
| Age - cannot ride my bike to friends house (1) | Too little in Ringmer for 17-18 year olds (1) |
| Cricket net and tennis courts are in the school (1) | Unsafe for young children (1) |
| Expensive travelling is required because facilities are not available locally (1) | Unsafe pavements (1) |
| Friends not available (1) | Vandalism at skate park (1) |
| Gets dark early (1) | Worrying people hanging around in the village (1) |
| Lack of basketball nets (1) |
Q 6. Please use this last section to make any other comments or suggestions you wish which have not been covered elsewhere in this questionnaire.
| Skate park could be improved/made less muddy (4) | Need for café in Broyle Lane (1) |
| Cycle path to Lewes (1) | Need for student discounts on buses (1) |
| Dangerous litter in children's playground (1) | Safe cycle routes to school (1) |
| Good idea to have more things going on in Ringmer (1) | School should be more integrated into the community (1) |
| Keep Ringmer a village (1) | Too little to do in Ringmer - all there is is one pub (1) |
| Kids hanging around on the green are not always bad (1) | Traffic too fast on Lewes Road (1) |
| Make facilities of Community College available at weekends (1) | Want to build BMX track (1) |
| More for under 11's to do (1) | Would like a rail link through Ringmer (1) |
| More sports facilities in Ringmer (1) | Would like more shops in the village (1) |
| More street lights (1) |
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