The Place - How do you like to spend your spare time? Survey

	Often (at least once a week)	Quite often (once or twice a month)	Occasionally (once or twice a year)	Never
Craft activities, gardening, woodwork, cooking for pleasure	Craft activities, gardening, woodwork, cooking for pleasure Often (at least once a week)	Craft activities, gardening, woodwork, cooking for pleasure Quite often (once or twice a month)	Craft activities, gardening, woodwork, cooking for pleasure Occasionally (once or twice a year)	Craft activities, gardening, woodwork, cooking for pleasure Never
Playing computer games	Playing computer games Often (at least once a week)	Playing computer games Quite often (once or twice a month)	Playing computer games Occasionally (once or twice a year)	Playing computer games Never
Walking in nature	Walking in nature Often (at least once a week)	Walking in nature Quite often (once or twice a month)	Walking in nature Occasionally (once or twice a year)	Walking in nature Never
Playing sports or games with others	Playing sports or games with others Often (at least once a week)	Playing sports or games with others Quite often (once or twice a month)	Playing sports or games with others Occasionally (once or twice a year)	Playing sports or games with others Never
Exercising alone (running, going to gym, etc.)	Exercising alone (running, going to gym, etc.) Often (at least once a week)	Exercising alone (running, going to gym, etc.) Quite often (once or twice a month)	Exercising alone (running, going to gym, etc.) Occasionally (once or twice a year)	Exercising alone (running, going to gym, etc.) Never
Participating in collective worship/ church/ spiritual activities	Participating in collective worship/ church/ spiritual activities Often (at least once a week)	Participating in collective worship/ church/ spiritual activities Quite often (once or twice a month)	Participating in collective worship/ church/ spiritual activities Occasionally (once or twice a year)	Participating in collective worship/ church/ spiritual activities Never
Going to restaurants and bars	Going to restaurants and bars Often (at least once a week)	Going to restaurants and bars Quite often (once or twice a month)	Going to restaurants and bars Occasionally (once or twice a year)	Going to restaurants and bars Never
Going clubbing	Going clubbing Often (at least once a week)	Going clubbing Quite often (once or twice a month)	Going clubbing Occasionally (once or twice a year)	Going clubbing Never
Volunteering	Volunteering Often (at least once a week)	Volunteering Quite often (once or twice a month)	Volunteering Occasionally (once or twice a year)	Volunteering Never

Often (at least once a week)

Quite often (once or twice a month)

Occasionally (once or twice a year)

Never

Craft activities, gardening, woodwork, cooking for pleasure

Craft activities, gardening, woodwork, cooking for pleasure Often (at least once a week)

Craft activities, gardening, woodwork, cooking for pleasure Quite often (once or twice a month)

Craft activities, gardening, woodwork, cooking for pleasure Occasionally (once or twice a year)

Craft activities, gardening, woodwork, cooking for pleasure Never

Playing computer games

Playing computer games Often (at least once a week)

Playing computer games Quite often (once or twice a month)

Playing computer games Occasionally (once or twice a year)

Playing computer games Never

Walking in nature

Walking in nature Often (at least once a week)

Walking in nature Quite often (once or twice a month)

Walking in nature Occasionally (once or twice a year)

Walking in nature Never

Playing sports or games with others

Playing sports or games with others Often (at least once a week)

Playing sports or games with others Quite often (once or twice a month)

Playing sports or games with others Occasionally (once or twice a year)

Playing sports or games with others Never

Exercising alone (running, going to gym, etc.)

Exercising alone (running, going to gym, etc.) Often (at least once a week)

Exercising alone (running, going to gym, etc.) Quite often (once or twice a month)

Exercising alone (running, going to gym, etc.) Occasionally (once or twice a year)

Exercising alone (running, going to gym, etc.) Never

Participating in collective worship/ church/ spiritual activities

Participating in collective worship/ church/ spiritual activities Often (at least once a week)

Participating in collective worship/ church/ spiritual activities Quite often (once or twice a month)

Participating in collective worship/ church/ spiritual activities Occasionally (once or twice a year)

Participating in collective worship/ church/ spiritual activities Never

Going to restaurants and bars

Going to restaurants and bars Often (at least once a week)

Going to restaurants and bars Quite often (once or twice a month)

Going to restaurants and bars Occasionally (once or twice a year)

Going to restaurants and bars Never

Going clubbing

Going clubbing Often (at least once a week)

Going clubbing Quite often (once or twice a month)

Going clubbing Occasionally (once or twice a year)

Going clubbing Never

Volunteering

Volunteering Often (at least once a week)

Volunteering Quite often (once or twice a month)

Volunteering Occasionally (once or twice a year)

Volunteering Never

	Often	Quite often	Occasionally	Never
Going to see a film	Going to see a film Often	Going to see a film Quite often	Going to see a film Occasionally	Going to see a film Never
Going to the theatre	Going to the theatre Often	Going to the theatre Quite often	Going to the theatre Occasionally	Going to the theatre Never
Going to a concert or live music gig	Going to a concert or live music gig Often	Going to a concert or live music gig Quite often	Going to a concert or live music gig Occasionally	Going to a concert or live music gig Never
Going to see stand up comedy	Going to see stand up comedy Often	Going to see stand up comedy Quite often	Going to see stand up comedy Occasionally	Going to see stand up comedy Never
Taking part in theatre productions	Taking part in theatre productions Often	Taking part in theatre productions Quite often	Taking part in theatre productions Occasionally	Taking part in theatre productions Never
Practicing dance activities (ballet, tap, salsa, street dance, etc.)	Practicing dance activities (ballet, tap, salsa, street dance, etc.) Often	Practicing dance activities (ballet, tap, salsa, street dance, etc.) Quite often	Practicing dance activities (ballet, tap, salsa, street dance, etc.) Occasionally	Practicing dance activities (ballet, tap, salsa, street dance, etc.) Never
Visiting museums and/or galleries	Visiting museums and/or galleries Often	Visiting museums and/or galleries Quite often	Visiting museums and/or galleries Occasionally	Visiting museums and/or galleries Never
Visiting historic places and gardens	Visiting historic places and gardens Often	Visiting historic places and gardens Quite often	Visiting historic places and gardens Occasionally	Visiting historic places and gardens Never
Drawing and/or painting	Drawing and/or painting Often	Drawing and/or painting Quite often	Drawing and/or painting Occasionally	Drawing and/or painting Never
Creative photography or film	Creative photography or film Often	Creative photography or film Quite often	Creative photography or film Occasionally	Creative photography or film Never
Playing a musical instrument, singing, making music	Playing a musical instrument, singing, making music Often	Playing a musical instrument, singing, making music Quite often	Playing a musical instrument, singing, making music Occasionally	Playing a musical instrument, singing, making music Never
Writing (blogs, novels, stories, poetry)	Writing (blogs, novels, stories, poetry) Often	Writing (blogs, novels, stories, poetry) Quite often	Writing (blogs, novels, stories, poetry) Occasionally	Writing (blogs, novels, stories, poetry) Never
Watching films/ box sets/ TV drama at home	Watching films/ box sets/ TV drama at home Often	Watching films/ box sets/ TV drama at home Quite often	Watching films/ box sets/ TV drama at home Occasionally	Watching films/ box sets/ TV drama at home Never
Listening to radio/ podcasts	Listening to radio/ podcasts Often	Listening to radio/ podcasts Quite often	Listening to radio/ podcasts Occasionally	Listening to radio/ podcasts Never
Reading books	Reading books Often	Reading books Quite often	Reading books Occasionally	Reading books Never

Often

Quite often

Occasionally

Never

Going to see a film

Going to see a film Often

Going to see a film Quite often

Going to see a film Occasionally

Going to see a film Never

Going to the theatre

Going to the theatre Often

Going to the theatre Quite often

Going to the theatre Occasionally

Going to the theatre Never

Going to a concert or live music gig

Going to a concert or live music gig Often

Going to a concert or live music gig Quite often

Going to a concert or live music gig Occasionally

Going to a concert or live music gig Never

Going to see stand up comedy

Going to see stand up comedy Often

Going to see stand up comedy Quite often

Going to see stand up comedy Occasionally

Going to see stand up comedy Never

Taking part in theatre productions

Taking part in theatre productions Often

Taking part in theatre productions Quite often

Taking part in theatre productions Occasionally

Taking part in theatre productions Never

Practicing dance activities (ballet, tap, salsa, street dance, etc.)

Practicing dance activities (ballet, tap, salsa, street dance, etc.) Often

Practicing dance activities (ballet, tap, salsa, street dance, etc.) Quite often

Practicing dance activities (ballet, tap, salsa, street dance, etc.) Occasionally

Practicing dance activities (ballet, tap, salsa, street dance, etc.) Never

Visiting museums and/or galleries

Visiting museums and/or galleries Often

Visiting museums and/or galleries Quite often

Visiting museums and/or galleries Occasionally

Visiting museums and/or galleries Never

Visiting historic places and gardens

Visiting historic places and gardens Often

Visiting historic places and gardens Quite often

Visiting historic places and gardens Occasionally

Visiting historic places and gardens Never

Drawing and/or painting

Drawing and/or painting Often

Drawing and/or painting Quite often

Drawing and/or painting Occasionally

Drawing and/or painting Never

Creative photography or film

Creative photography or film Often

Creative photography or film Quite often

Creative photography or film Occasionally

Creative photography or film Never

Playing a musical instrument, singing, making music

Playing a musical instrument, singing, making music Often

Playing a musical instrument, singing, making music Quite often

Playing a musical instrument, singing, making music Occasionally

Playing a musical instrument, singing, making music Never

Writing (blogs, novels, stories, poetry)

Writing (blogs, novels, stories, poetry) Often

Writing (blogs, novels, stories, poetry) Quite often

Writing (blogs, novels, stories, poetry) Occasionally

Writing (blogs, novels, stories, poetry) Never

Watching films/ box sets/ TV drama at home

Watching films/ box sets/ TV drama at home Often

Watching films/ box sets/ TV drama at home Quite often

Watching films/ box sets/ TV drama at home Occasionally

Watching films/ box sets/ TV drama at home Never

Listening to radio/ podcasts

Listening to radio/ podcasts Often

Listening to radio/ podcasts Quite often

Listening to radio/ podcasts Occasionally

Listening to radio/ podcasts Never

Reading books

Reading books Often

Reading books Quite often

Reading books Occasionally

Reading books Never

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* 3. Over the next 12 - 18 months, which of the following would you like to do more often? (pick up to 3)

Craft activities, gardening, woodwork, cooking for pleasure

Playing computer games

Walking in nature

Playing sports or games with others

Exercising alone (running, going to gym, etc.)

Participating in collective worship/ church/ spiritual activities

Going to restaurants and bars

Going clubbing

Volunteering

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* 4. Assuming it is safe again, over the next 12 - 18 months, which of the following would you like to do more often? (pick up to 3)

Going to see a film

Going to the theatre

Going to a concert or live music gig

Going to see stand up comedy

Taking part in theatre productions

Practicing dance activities (ballet, tap, salsa, street dance, etc.)

Visiting museums and/or galleries

Visiting historic places and gardens

Drawing and/or painting

Creative photography or film

Playing a musical instrument, singing, making music

Writing (blogs, novels, stories, poetry)

Watching films/ box sets/ TV drama at home

Listening to radio/ podcasts

Reading books

Anything else you would like to spend more time doing?

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* 5. I would spend more time doing these things if...

I had someone to go with

There was more on offer locally

The activities on offer were more in keeping with my interests

I had more information about what was available

I had more time

I had more money

Other (please specify)

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* 6. In deciding how to spend your free time, what is important to you? (tick all that apply)

Spending time with family and friends

Being inspired by artists/ experts

Meeting new people

Learning new skills

Forgetting my worries for a while

Having fun

Practising or expressing my culture

Giving meaning or purpose to my life

Other (please specify)

The next 2 questions are more open ended and give us a great insight into the way that local people would like to see the cultural offer develop here in Bedford. Don't be afraid to be ambitious and optimistic - we can't promise we'll be able to build that Rollercoaster, but we'd love to try to help make it happen!

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* 7. In Bedford, I wish we could...

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* 8. In Bedford, I wish we had...

A little bit of information about you will help us make sure that we're reaching a broad demographic of people here in Bedford. We want to hear from people from all backgrounds who call Bedford home.

The Place - How do you like to spend your spare time?

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* 1. In the six months before lockdown, did you do any of the following activities in your spare time?

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* 2. In the six months before lockdown, did you do any of the following activities in your spare time?

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* 3. Over the next 12 - 18 months, which of the following would you like to do more often? (pick up to 3)

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* 4. Assuming it is safe again, over the next 12 - 18 months, which of the following would you like to do more often? (pick up to 3)

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* 5. I would spend more time doing these things if...

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* 6. In deciding how to spend your free time, what is important to you? (tick all that apply)

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* 7. In Bedford, I wish we could...

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* 8. In Bedford, I wish we had...

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* 9. How do you prefer to describe your cultural background...

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* 10. Age