WESTLEIGH COMMUNITY APPRAISAL
Results and Recommendations
June 1999
Parish Magazine
147 people (92%) regularly receive the Parish magazine.
‘Parish magazine needs a letters page ‘
‘Larger print’
‘Westleigh needs a quarterly news letter’
‘Needs a broader area of contribution’
‘More Westleigh news of general interest’
Recommendation:
Those people dissatisfied with the content of the magazine should be
encouraged to suggest changes and submit their ideas to the editors
.Church Bellringers
19 people are prepared to learn to ring the bells.
Recommendation:
Those willing to learn should contact the church authorities as soon as possible.
Council Tax
48 people (30%) would support moderate council tax increases. The money to be spent on local needs identified by this survey. However, the most popular form of funding local needs was by:
68 people (43%) would support a rise of between £10 - £20 to support local needs.
‘More seats are needed’
‘Money for implementation only if improvements include Southcott as well as Westleigh’
Work/Employment
|
People |
% |
|
|
55 |
35 |
Are wholly retired |
|
19 |
12 |
Run their own business (employing 81 people not necessarily in the Parish) |
|
47 |
30 |
Are employed |
|
16 |
10 |
Are self-employed |
|
37 |
23 |
Do voluntary work |
|
5 |
3 |
Are looking for work |
Travel to Work
88 responses
|
People |
% |
|
|
11 |
13 |
Travel more than 30 miles to work |
|
10 |
11 |
Travel between 11 – 30 miles to work |
|
41 |
47 |
Travel up to 10 miles to work |
|
26 |
30 |
Work from home |
Conclusion and Acknowledgements
The Community Appraisal was designed to give everyone an opportunity to express an opinion on a range of issues within the Parish. If you want to make any further comment on this report please write to Westleigh Parish Council or telephone a Council member.
The Appraisal has been financially supported by Westleigh Parish Council, North Devon District Council, Devon County Council, North and East Devon Health Authority, Community Council of Devon and the European 5b Fund.
Thanks are due to all those people who made this document possible, not least of which were those who took the time and trouble to complete and return the questionnaire. The next step in this process however, will be more difficult. The Parish Council will seek to implement as many of the recommendations as possible but it will need the help of everyone concerned, if a real impact is to be achieved. If you can spare some time to assist in any way whatsoever, please let a member of the Parish Council know how you can help. We all believe that Westleigh is a community well worth the effort.
Westleigh Parish Council
Westleigh Appraisal Steering Committee
June 1999