Chobham Parish Plan

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Chobham Parish Plan
The first definitive appraisal of our village
since 1086- The Domesday Book

• www.ChobQuest.co.uk

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Activities

• Awareness
• Issues identification
• Questionnaire generation
• Distribution collection
• Analysis
• Publication of statistics
• Develop implementation plan
• Publish Parish Plan

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Working Group

• Cross community
• Arms length from Parish Council
• Specialist skills
• Marketing
• IT skills
• Parish dignitaries
• Core of doers
• Met fortnightly

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Awareness Campaign

• Create an Identity
• Posters
• Stationery
• Collection boxes
• Cards beermats
• Publicity
• Local newspaper
• Parish society magazines
• Clubs societies
• Website
• Exhibition

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Building the Questionnaire

• Cheltenham Gloucester College software
• Involve the community
• Suggestions cards ( beermats!)
• Relevant departments (e.g.Transportation)
• Involve service providers
• Include businesses?
• Keep it simple
• Not too many questions
• Not too many comments

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Distribution/Collection

• ChobQuest Army
• Postcode based
• Confidentiality
• Auto returns
• Collection points
• Tracking returns
• Software tool
• Collect residual forms
• 68 response rate

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www.ChobQuest.co.uk

• Awareness
• Collect suggestions
• Emails
• Online questionnaire
• Youth
• Take to clubs
• Report publication

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www.ChobQuest.co.uk
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Publication of Results

• Headline statistics
• 8-page A5 format
• Parish Magazine pull-out
• Pick-up points
• Website
• Full statistical report
• 20-page A4 format
• Website
• Debate forums
• Parish Plan

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Sample Results

• 36 have lived in Chobham more than 25 years
• 24 because they loved village life
• 29 are retired
• 13 work in London
• 40 think we need affordable housing
• at least 130 people left Chobham last year
• 65 depend on a car (5 on public transport)
• 79 want to see High Street parking restrictions
• up to 30 experienced crime/threat in last two
  years
• 40 use the Post Office at least once a week
• 45 shop in Woking once a week
• 700 wanted a fitness centre

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Early Uses of Data

• Traffic
• Parking in the High Street
• Danger points
• Users for the new Community Centre
• Reported crime
• Bank
• School projects (playground traffic)
• Aircraft noise
• Importance of Woking

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Summary

• Opportunity to determine, in detail, the needs
  and aspirations of Chobham Parish community
• Importance, preferences and priorities
• Develop an Action Plan
• Community commitment
• Focus effort and resources
• Help us to help ourselves
• Want community service providers to be receptive