Your Future, Your Voice, Your Parish!

West Alvington Parish Council wants to focus on YOUR priorities for the parish!

West Alvington is probably the largest parish within the South Hams, measuring 1130 hectares, while the village itself is just over 10 hectares. The resident population is 2,042 (2011 census) with the majority of properties being owner-occupied and second homes in the minority. Once a sustainable and independent village with grocers, cobbler, blacksmith, garage, butcher, builder, dairy, pub and even a hospital. All of the parish lies within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The Parish Council consists of up 9 volunteer Councillors and a paid part-time Clerk. The Council want to create a five year plan to ensure that your parish is cared for and maintained in line with your views of the parish and the works/projects that need to be delivered.

Please take a few minutes to complete this survey so that we can make sure your views are incorporated in the updated working document. We will publish the overall results of this survey once all feedback has been collated. However, we promise not share your identity or any other personal information.

Every person who currently lives or owns a home within the Parish Boundary is invited to complete the Questionnaire.

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* 1. Please enter your full name (this will be kept confidential)

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* 2. What is your current age?

Under 18

18-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

80-89

90 or older

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* 3. Where were you born?

South Hams

Devon

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Gender: How do you identify?

Man

Woman

Non Binary

Prefer to self-describe, below

Prefer not to answer

Self-describe:

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* 5. What is the first line of your address and postcode (this information will remain confidential).

Address:

Postcode:

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* 6. Is this your main address in the UK?

Yes

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* 7. If you have answered NO to question 6 above, please enter your main UK address including postcode and then skip to question 14

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* 8. How many people normally live in the household ? Please leave blank if this is a holiday home or second home.

5 or more

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* 9. Is this home owned or rented?

Owned

Rented

Other (please specify)

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* 10. In total, how many vehicles are owned or available for use by members of your household?

	1	2	3	4	5 or more
Cars	Cars 1	Cars 2	Cars 3	Cars 4	Cars 5 or more
Vans	Vans 1	Vans 2	Vans 3	Vans 4	Vans 5 or more
Motorbikes	Motorbikes 1	Motorbikes 2	Motorbikes 3	Motorbikes 4	Motorbikes 5 or more
Bicycles	Bicycles 1	Bicycles 2	Bicycles 3	Bicycles 4	Bicycles 5 or more

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Which of the following categories best describes your employment status?

Employed, working full-time

Employed, working part-time

Student

Not employed, looking for work

Not employed, NOT looking for work

Retired

Disabled, not able to work

Other (please specify)

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* 12. If you are in work, how do you usually travel to your place of work?

I work from home.

Walk

Car

Bus

Taxi

Motorcycle

Passenger in another vehicle

Bicycle

Other (please specify)

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* 13. If you are a student or in work, where is your main workplace?

West Alvington

Kingsbridge

Salcombe

Totnes

Local Commercial Estate ie, Churchstow or Torr Quarry

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Please share your opinion of the following aspects of the parish

	Excellent	Room for improvement	Average/Acceptable	Below standard	Unacceptable requires priority attention
Traffic Speed & Noise	Traffic Speed & Noise Excellent	Traffic Speed & Noise Room for improvement	Traffic Speed & Noise Average/Acceptable	Traffic Speed & Noise Below standard	Traffic Speed & Noise Unacceptable requires priority attention
Potholes	Potholes Excellent	Potholes Room for improvement	Potholes Average/Acceptable	Potholes Below standard	Potholes Unacceptable requires priority attention
Waste & Recycling	Waste & Recycling Excellent	Waste & Recycling Room for improvement	Waste & Recycling Average/Acceptable	Waste & Recycling Below standard	Waste & Recycling Unacceptable requires priority attention
Car Parking	Car Parking Excellent	Car Parking Room for improvement	Car Parking Average/Acceptable	Car Parking Below standard	Car Parking Unacceptable requires priority attention
Public Footpaths	Public Footpaths Excellent	Public Footpaths Room for improvement	Public Footpaths Average/Acceptable	Public Footpaths Below standard	Public Footpaths Unacceptable requires priority attention
Village Hall/Cultural Hub	Village Hall/Cultural Hub Excellent	Village Hall/Cultural Hub Room for improvement	Village Hall/Cultural Hub Average/Acceptable	Village Hall/Cultural Hub Below standard	Village Hall/Cultural Hub Unacceptable requires priority attention
Parish Amenities & Enhancements	Parish Amenities & Enhancements Excellent	Parish Amenities & Enhancements Room for improvement	Parish Amenities & Enhancements Average/Acceptable	Parish Amenities & Enhancements Below standard	Parish Amenities & Enhancements Unacceptable requires priority attention
Parish Events & Activities	Parish Events & Activities Excellent	Parish Events & Activities Room for improvement	Parish Events & Activities Average/Acceptable	Parish Events & Activities Below standard	Parish Events & Activities Unacceptable requires priority attention

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* 15. Please share any other issues you'd like to see your Parish Council dealing with:

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* 16. We are considering the creation of a sub committee for matters concerning the Environment and Climate Emergency. Would you be interested in supporting this through one or more of the following options?

Yes, I'd like to join

Yes, I'd like to be involved with litter picks

Yes, I'd like to be involved some other way

No, I'm not interested

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* 17. How often do you currently use the village hall?

Once or twice a week

Once or twice a month

Once or twice a year

Never

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* 18. What do you think is the best option for the long term future of the village hall?

Refurbish the existing building

Demolish and rebuild on the existing site

Demolish and rebuild at a new location - please state where below

Alternative suggestion - please state below

Other (please specify)

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* 19. What facilities do you feel would be an asset to the village hall?

WiFI

A well equipped kitchen for catering

Ample parking

Storage facility for regular users

Outdoor seating & landscaped area

Smaller room available for meetings or a creche etc

Electric Vehicle charging point(s)

Other (please specify)

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* 20. In the year 2022/23, the council will receive the majority of its income (approximately £21,000) via the Parish Precept raised through council taxes, this equates to approximately £10 per property and pays for footpath contractors, repairs, hedge trimming, burial ground maintenance, general maintenance, car park rents, legal fees and wages for the part time parish clerk. Do you think this amount is:

About right

Too much

Too little

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* 21. Would you be interested in joining a volunteer group to help with parish issues? This might include village cleanups, tidying footpaths or arranging special events.

Yes

If Yes, please provide your contact details (preferably email):

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* 22. Would you prefer to receive the quarterly newsletter via email?

Yes, here's my email contact: