Lochwinnoch CDT Local Groups/ Orgs Survey

*Deadline extended to 10th May*

Lochwinnoch Community Development Trust (LCDT) is a community led organisation managed by a group of local volunteers. It aims to develop projects that create social, economic and environmental benefits for people living in Lochwinnoch.

LCDT is thinking about where to focus its efforts over the next few years and wants to hear from local groups and organisations about what’s important in Lochwinnoch and what the priorities for action should be.

As a source of income to fund groups and projects in the village, LCDT is considering taking over the local water abstraction business as a community owned resource. The current abstraction by Eden Springs amounts to 3 tanker trips (90,000 litres) per day for 5 days a week, although the abstraction licence allows for up to 430,000 litres per day. The current 90,000 litres a day is believed to generate an income of £40,000 - £50,000 a year. LCDT will only proceed if the community supports this idea.

Please take a few minutes to fill in this short survey. Your views about Lochwinnoch and the water project will help shape the future direction of LCDT and the activities that will develop and support.

All information gathered will be kept confidential. The survey can also be accessed online here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Lochwingroups and will be open until 30th April.

If you have any questions please contact Victoria at Community Enterprise, an independent social enterprise we have commissioned to help us with this research, on 01506 862227.

Note: All survey responses (including those collected on paper) are recorded on Survey Monkey whose privacy policy can be viewed here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/legal/privacy-policy/. Community Enterprise's privacy policy can be viewed here: http://www.communityenterprise.co.uk/privacy-policy/

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* 1. What group/ organisation are you answering this survey on behalf of?

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* 2. What role do you have within this group/ organisation?

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* 3. What type of services or activities does your group or organisation provide? (Please tick all that apply)

Health and wellbeing

Education and training

Arts, culture and heritage

Sport and fitness

Children and young adults

Older adults

Disability support

Wildlife and outdoor

Environmental and green energy

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which of the following best describes your group?

We only provide activities and services in Lochwinnoch. Most of our group are people living in Lochwinnoch.

We only provide activities and services in Lochwinnoch. Our group includes a significant number of people living in surrounding areas.

We provide activities and services in different locations, including Lochwinnoch. Our group includes people from lots of different places.

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Roughly how many people use or access your group/ organisation?

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* 6. What are the biggest challenges your group/ organisation face operating in Lochwinnoch? (Please tick all that apply)

	Not a challenge at all	A bit of of a challenge	A major challenge	Don't know
Transport links	Transport links Not a challenge at all	Transport links A bit of of a challenge	Transport links A major challenge	Transport links Don't know
Funding for existing groups or activities	Funding for existing groups or activities Not a challenge at all	Funding for existing groups or activities A bit of of a challenge	Funding for existing groups or activities A major challenge	Funding for existing groups or activities Don't know
Finding volunteers	Finding volunteers Not a challenge at all	Finding volunteers A bit of of a challenge	Finding volunteers A major challenge	Finding volunteers Don't know
Growing our membership / user group	Growing our membership / user group Not a challenge at all	Growing our membership / user group A bit of of a challenge	Growing our membership / user group A major challenge	Growing our membership / user group Don't know
Finding available space	Finding available space Not a challenge at all	Finding available space A bit of of a challenge	Finding available space A major challenge	Finding available space Don't know
Finding good quality space	Finding good quality space Not a challenge at all	Finding good quality space A bit of of a challenge	Finding good quality space A major challenge	Finding good quality space Don't know
Cost of space/equipment	Cost of space/equipment Not a challenge at all	Cost of space/equipment A bit of of a challenge	Cost of space/equipment A major challenge	Cost of space/equipment Don't know
Communication and raising awareness	Communication and raising awareness Not a challenge at all	Communication and raising awareness A bit of of a challenge	Communication and raising awareness A major challenge	Communication and raising awareness Don't know
Starting new groups/ organisations	Starting new groups/ organisations Not a challenge at all	Starting new groups/ organisations A bit of of a challenge	Starting new groups/ organisations A major challenge	Starting new groups/ organisations Don't know
Getting support from local authority/ other support providers	Getting support from local authority/ other support providers Not a challenge at all	Getting support from local authority/ other support providers A bit of of a challenge	Getting support from local authority/ other support providers A major challenge	Getting support from local authority/ other support providers Don't know

Is there anything (else) that you consider a major challenge?

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* 1. What group/ organisation are you answering this survey on behalf of?

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* 2. What role do you have within this group/ organisation?

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* 3. What type of services or activities does your group or organisation provide? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 4. Which of the following best describes your group?

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* 5. Roughly how many people use or access your group/ organisation?

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* 6. What are the biggest challenges your group/ organisation face operating in Lochwinnoch? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 7. Please use the space below if you'd like to expand on any of the particular challenges your group faces