Your District Council is working hard to build a better Bromsgrove.  Previous surveys and meetings have given us a view from much of the Community as to what the issues are in the town centre.  We have been working alongside the County Council and our other Partners on what could be done to tackle them.  We would now like your views on these ideas. The reason for asking your views is that it will help us decide what is more important to you and what is most urgent for you.  This is important because we may not be able to do everything at once. Your views will be considered alongside other factors (such as environmental & financial) and will help us decide upon a plan of action to get things done. This is called the Town Centre Area Action Plan   Once your District Councillors and where appropriate County Councillors have made their final decisions on what their preferred options are they will be published.  This means later this year you will be able see what plans are being proposed based on your views and those of others. If you have any questions about this questionnaire or the Bromsgrove Town Centre Regeneration Project please contact Bromsgrove District Council Customer Service Centre on 01527 881288 or write to: Mike Dunphy Strategic Planning Manager Bromsgrove District Council The Council House Burcot Lane Bromsgrove B60 1AA m.dunphy@bromsgrove.gov.uk Or Richard Savory Senior Projects Manager Strategic Projects Worcestershire County Council County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP rsavory@worcestershire.gov.uk   This survey is conducted anonymously, we do not ask for your name or contact details. The information you provide to us will be used by Bromsgrove District Council and Worcestershire County Council. It will only be used for the purposes of consultation and research, in order to improve our services. We may share results with our partners, however the survey results will be statistical and will never contain anything that could identify you.

Section One -  How, when and why do you come to town? Q1 Why do you come to town? Please select ALL that apply     Work   Library   Council Services School   Dolphin Leisure Centre   Post Office Supermarket Shopping   To socialise   Groups, Clubs or Meetings High Street Shopping   To eat or drink   Bromsgrove Rovers Retail Park Shopping   Theatre   Recreation Ground Bank/Building Society   Church / Worship

Q2 How often do you come to town for each of the following reasons or facilities? Please select ONE only for each reason     Daily   Weekly   Monthly   Seldom   Work         School         Supermarket Shopping         High Street Shopping         Retail Park Shopping         Bank/Building Society         Library         Dolphin Leisure Centre         To socialise         To eat or drink         Theatre         Church / Worship         Council Services         Post Office         Groups, Clubs or Meetings         Bromsgrove Rovers         Recreation Ground

Q3 How do you get to town for each of the following reasons or facilities? Please select ALL that apply for each reason     Motorbike   Walk / mobility equipment   Cycle   Bus   Community Transport   Train   Taxi   Car   Work                 School                 Supermarket Shopping                 High Street Shopping                 Retail Park Shopping                 Bank/Building Society                 Library                 Dolphin Leisure Centre                 To socialise                 To eat or drink                 Theatre                 Church / Worship                 Council Services                 Post Office                 Groups, Clubs or Meetings                 Bromsgrove Rovers                 Recreation Ground

Section Two - What would you choose to do to improve the Town Centre?
Q4 Which FIVE of the following actions would you choose to make the town centre a nicer environment for you to visit? Please select FIVE choices     New Paving Removal of bollards and street clutter Improved street lighting Illuminated key sites and buildings More landscaping and trees in the High Street Improved seating More squares and open spaces More frequent litter patrols Improved appearance of historic buildings More sculptures and public art Making the look of shop fronts and signs in keeping with historic architecture Wider CCTV coverage		Q5 Which FIVE sites most need the actions you have identified in the previous question? Please select FIVE choices     Mill Lane Market Hall High Street The Strand New Street Crown Close Church Street Bus Station Rear of High Street properties (facing Market Street) Chapel Street High Street West End (by Blockbusters) Windsor Street

Q6 What would you do with Spadesbourne Brook by the Bus Station? Please select ONE option only     Clean it up, leave it as it is and maintain regularly   Run it through an underground pipe (culvert) and make it a pedestrian area Re-landscape it with additional planting to improve the environmental quality of the area Don't know

Section Three - What Council Services should be in the Town Centre?
Q7 Please select the public facilities which you think MUST be in the town centre Please select ALL that apply     Bus station Public conveniences Library Council Hub and Civic Centre Leisure Centre Recreation Ground Youth Centre Police Station Fire Station

Q8 If you have used the following buildings recently, what do you think of them? Please select ONE option for each building   Very Poor   Poor   Adequate   Good   Excellent   Don't Know/Not applicable   Bus station             Public Conveniences             Library             Council Hub and Civic Centre             Leisure Centre             Recreation Ground             Youth Centre             Police Station             Fire Station

Q9 Would you use the following facilities at the Leisure Centre? Please answer YES or NO for each activity   Yes No   Leisure Swimming Pool   Competition Swimming Pool   Gymnasium   Health and Beauty Spa - eg Sauna, Massage, Manicure, Complementary Therapies   Aerobics and Fitness - eg keep fit, dance, yoga, tai-chi, trampolining   Team Sports - eg. football, hockey, basketball, volleyball   Racquet Sports - eg. badminton, tennis, squash   Alternative & Extreme Sports - eg. Indoor rock climbing, skateboarding, fencing, archery   Clubs & Societies - eg Parent & Toddler, Martial Arts, Gymnastics, Athletics Q10 To what extent would you enjoy the following other facilities and activities in town? Please rate how much you would enjoy each option on a scale of 0 to 5, where 0 means not at all and 5 means very much   Not at all  0   1   2   3   4   Very much       5   An improved Recreation Ground             A new or expanded Library             An arts centre             Regular Events, Festivals and Steet Entertainment

Q11 What would you do with The Recreation Ground? Please select ONE option only     Clean it up, leave it as it is and maintain regularly Improve the landscaping, planting and facilities on the site Replace the existing Recreation Road Car Park with a new and improved Recreation Ground which is closer to town and move the car park to where the Recreation Ground is now Keep the existing Recreation Ground where it is now and expand it Don't Know

Section Four - Living and Working in Town
Q12 Would you like to see empty flats occupied and unused building land developed to allow more people to live in town?     Yes   No		Q13 Would you like to see more people working in town?     Yes   No

Q14 If you would like to see more people working in town, which of the two options below would you prefer? Please select ONE only   Several small new employment sites   A few larger employment sites

Section Five - What would improve getting around Town? Q15 Would the following actions help YOU get around Town? Please select ONE for each action   Yes No Don't Know/Not applicable   Using the train   Introduce a new regular bus link between town centre & station   Improve signage between the town centre and the station   Improve cycle and pedestrian routes between station and town   Using your car         Alter the road network to introduce a one-way system which includes the widening of Windsor Street   Introduce improvements to the junction of Stourbridge Road and Birmingham Road   Reopening closed roads such as the Strand and the through route from Stratford Road to Market Street by the Queens Head Public House   Increase the provision of short stay car parking spaces in the town centre   Create a network of new multi-storey car parks serving the town's principal approaches   Reinstate traffic on the High Street   Introduce a new link road to connect the town centre and A38   By Foot, Cycle or Mobility Equipment         Reduce the overall number of car parking spaces in the town centre to encourage using other methods of transport   Introduce traffic calming measures to roads shared with pedestrian areas such as Market Street, Market Place & West End High Street   Improve signage and extend the network of cycle and pedestrian routes leading into the town centre   Close Market Street to through traffic   Open up and declutter pedestrian routes into the High Street   By Bus         Retain the Bus Stops in their current location   Relocate the Bus Stops to the Windsor Street Car Park

Section Six - What would make the Town Centre a better place to shop and socialise?
Q16 What do you think of the range of shops in Bromsgrove? Please select ONE only     Very Poor   Poor Adequate Good Excellent Don't Know/No opinion		Q17 What do you think of the range of eating and drinking places in Bromsgrove? Please select ONE only     Very Poor   Poor Adequate Good Excellent Don't Know/No opinion

Q18 Where do you shop the most? Please select ONE only     Bromsgrove   Worcester Birmingham Merry Hill Droitwich Redditch Solihull Other   If other, please specify

Q19 Where do you socialise the most? Please select ONE only     Bromsgrove   Worcester Birmingham Merry Hill Droitwich Redditch Solihull Other   If other, please specify

Q20 Which FIVE of the following would make the town centre a better place to shop? Please select FIVE choices     More National Chain Stores More Small Independent and Specialist Shops A Department Store A high quality national food store for the Market Hall site More Gift Shops More Women's Clothing Shops More Men's Clothing Shops More Children's Clothing Shops More Music Shops More Sports Goods Shops More Betting Shops A Permanent Street Market No Permanent Street Market Regular Farmers Markets Occasional Special Markets such as French Street Market

Q21 Which FIVE of the following would be most likely to attract you into Bromsgrove Town Centre in the evening? Please select FIVE choices     Library A Safe Environment Twilight Shopping Restaurants and Cafes Museum or Art Galleries Pubs & Bars Town Square or Piazza Sports and Leisure Night Clubs Theatre or Cinema Clubs or Societies A Park or Waterfront Non Alcoholic Youth Bars/Clubs Late night buses Special and Family Events Continental Style Street Tables Live Music or Dancing An evening walk Meeting friends who live or work in/near Bromsgrove Town Centre

Q22 Where would you prefer your venues to be? Please select ONE only     Spread along the length of the High Street Concentrated with existing venues at the West End of the High Street

Q23 What THREE shops or venues would you like to see in Bromsgrove? Please enter your THREE choices in the boxes below

Q24 Would the changes you have selected in the previous questions make you more likely to shop and socialise in Bromsgrove? Please select ONE only     Yes   No

Section Seven - About You
Q25 Are you? Please select ONE only     Male   Female		Q26 Your age Please select ONE only     12 -17   18 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65+

Q27 To which of these ethnic groups do you consider you belong? Please select ONE only     White - British White - Irish White - Eastern European White - Other Black or Black British: Caribbean Black or Black British: African Mixed - White and Black Caribbean Mixed - White and Black African Mixed - White and Asian Asian or Asian British: Indian Asian or Asian British: Pakistani Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi Asian or Asian British: Other Chinese Other   If Other, please specify

Q28 Do you have any other long-standing illness, disability or infirmity? ( Long standing means anything that has troubled you over a period of time or that is likely to affect you over a period of time) Please select ONE only     Yes   No

Q29 Does this illness or disability limit your activities in any way? Please select ONE only     Yes   No

Thank you for completing this questionnaire. If you have any additional comments about the issues and options in the Bromsgrove Town Centre Regeneration Area Action Plan, please use the box provided below.       When you have completed this section please press SUBMIT to register your views