Thanks to all the residents that contributed to the community consultation over the summer. It was ran by our Parish Council and the results are in! Any numbers in brackets are count of responses, out of a total of 115.
What do you like within your community?
Across the whole Parish, the most common positive responses mentioned green spaces and the Country Park (19), followed closely by the friendliness of neighbours and community spirit of the area (18). Residents.
Tithebarn respondents identified the Minerva Country Park and other green spaces as a positive feature, adding that the proximity to nature and rural feel of the settlement is a positive.
Have you got any particular concerns within your local community?
The most commonly mentioned issue surrounded a lack of community spaces, specifically focused around Tithebarn and Westclyst (10). Parking (9) and the lack of infrastructure (8) were also mentioned, with concerns surrounding over-development of the Parish also being noted (7). Other main topics that appeared include traffic across the Parish (6), housing needs (6), littering (5) and general safety (4).
Tithebarn’s overall responses were concerned over the lack of local community spaces making it difficult to create a sustainable community – representative of the organised campaigning that took place – and other infrastructure gaps, for example the lack of a school or pub.
What ideas for community projects, if any, would you like to see happen?
A much larger proportion of respondents mentioned a wish for more community-facing facilities (14), on top of mentions of community cafés (7). Sports, clubs and pitches were raised often (12), as well as wishes for fitness activities (4). Other ideas and wishes included tree and flower planting (5), better children’s play areas (5), more litter picking (3), allotments (3), and mention of the proposed Tithebarn school (3). Other, less-common suggestions included a Share Shed/Library of Things, community fridge, community mural, holiday meals for those in need, extra youth club provisions, and an extended mother and toddler group.
Tithebarn responses formed part of the wider desire for community space in the settlement for meetings, events, and social interaction, as well as more activities in the parks and community sports, and wellness programs for resident to partake in.
Volunteering frequency per community
In response to a question regarding what respondents’ current and previous volunteer includes, many respondents identified a variety of experiences from residents in the Parish. These range from trustee and senior business management experience, all the way through to baking, manual labour, gardening, and supporting neighbours during COVID.
Profiling
Tithebarn contributed across most age ranges, with a skew towards younger age brackets.
Tithebarn made up 21.7% of the respondents to the community Connection survey.
Full Report
The full PDF report taken from the Broadclyst Parish Council website is below.