It was very clear that respondents are not prepared to travel for very long to access the activities. 60 per cent said they would travel for less than 10 minutes, with 35 saying 10 to 20 minutes. Only 4 per cent said they would travel for 21 to 30 minutes and just 1 per cent for more than 30 minutes. Figure 9: How far would you be prepared to travel to access these activities? 238 responses Question 4) What would be your usual mode of transport to access the facilities? Only two forms of transport would be regularly used, namely car, chosen by 53 per cent, and walking, chosen by 43 per cent. The other two options were not at all popular, with just three per cent opting for cycling, and only one per cent choosing public transport (chosen by two respondents). Figure 10: What would be your usual mode of transport to access the facilities? 238 responses How often have you used leisure and sports facilities recently? The next question asked how often respondents had used leisure and sports facilities recently. Answers submitted suggest that this survey has largely been completed by regular users, as the following analysis shows. 90 per cent of respondents said that they had been using the facilities at least weekly: 14 per cent said they had been using them daily 50 per cent said they had been using them two or three days a week 26 per cent said they had been using them weekly. The remaining respondents answered as follows: 3 per cent said they had been using them monthly 6 per cent said they had been using them less often 1 respondent said they had never used them (fewer than 1 per cent). Figure 11: How often have you used leisure and sports facilities recently? 238 responses Can you tell us of any additional facilities or services we should be considering as part of the interim arrangements? A significant number of respondents used this question to express their unhappiness that Kidsgrove Sports Centre (in particular the pool) was closed and to complain that Kidsgrove was the poor relation of the these answers have borough’s towns, but been disregarded as they were not actually answering the question.
It was very clear that respondents are not prepared to travel for very long to access the activities. 60 per cent said they would travel for less than 10 minutes, with 35 saying 10 to 20 minutes. Only 4 per cent said they would travel for 21 to 30 minutes and just 1 per cent for more than 30 minutes. Figure 9: How far would you be prepared to travel to access these activities? 238 responses Question 4) What would be your usual mode of transport to access the facilities? Only two forms of transport would be regularly used, namely car, chosen by 53 per cent, and walking, chosen by 43 per cent. The other two options were not at all popular, with just three per cent opting for cycling, and only one per cent choosing public transport (chosen by two respondents). Figure 10: What would be your usual mode of transport to access the facilities? 238 responses How often have you used leisure and sports facilities recently? The next question asked how often respondents had used leisure and sports facilities recently. Answers submitted suggest that this survey has largely been completed by regular users, as the following analysis shows. 90 per cent of respondents said that they had been using the facilities at least weekly: 14 per cent said they had been using them daily 50 per cent said they had been using them two or three days a week 26 per cent said they had been using them weekly. The remaining respondents answered as follows: 3 per cent said they had been using them monthly 6 per cent said they had been using them less often 1 respondent said they had never used them (fewer than 1 per cent). Figure 11: How often have you used leisure and sports facilities recently? 238 responses Can you tell us of any additional facilities or services we should be considering as part of the interim arrangements? A significant number of respondents used this question to express their unhappiness that Kidsgrove Sports Centre (in particular the pool) was closed and to complain that Kidsgrove was the poor relation of the borough’s towns, but these answers have been disregarded as they were not actually answering the question.