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Ringmer
Parish Council Chairman: Cllr A R Peters |
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Parish Council Office, Village Hall, Lewes Road,
Ringmer, East Sussex, BN8 5QH Telephone/Fax/Answerphone 01273 813242 |
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Return
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Council Website
Last
Updated: 21 February 2003
Ringer Village Action Plan
Survey
January
2003
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Adult questionnaires returned 770 |
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Response rate 42.8% |
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Total adult respondents 1349 |
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Young person's questionnaire returned 105 |
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Total young person respondents 165 |
Contents List
(just click a section title to go there)
Section 1 About
your household
Section
2 Community Facilities
Section 3 Personal and Community Safety
Section 4 Travel and Transport
Section
7 Landscape and Conservation
Section 1 About
your household
Q 1. What is your age?
Up to
12 56 4.2%
13-16 36 2.7%
17-20 24 1.8%
21-40 192 14.4%
41-60 440 32.9%
61-75 361 27.0%
Over 75 228 17.1%
Total 1337
Q 2. What is your gender?
Male 633 47.6%
Female 696 52.4%
Total 1329
Q 3. How many cars does your household have?
None 83 10.9%
One 353 46.5%
Two 259 34.1%
Three 51 6.7%
More
than three 13 1.7%
Total 759
Total cars 1079
Q 4. How many spaces for off street parking does your household have?
None 86 12.0%
One 153 21.4%
Two 183 25.6%
Three 113 15.8%
More
than three 179 25.1%
Total 714
Insufficient
off street parking spaces
None 616
One 70
Two 21
More
than two 4
Total 711
Section 2 Community
Facilities
Q 5. Is there a need for service improvement at the doctors’ surgery?
Yes 207 16.3%
No 625 49.1%
No
opinion 440 34.6%
Total 1272
If
yes, what additional medical services would you like to see provided?
Shorter
waiting time for appointments (28);
Need for more doctors (20);
Well man/woman clinics (9);
Physiotherapy (8);
More facilities/services at Ringmer (7); Alternative medicine (6); High turn
over of staff (4); Shorter waiting times (4); Better quality services and
facilities (3); Easier phone access in the mornings (3); Greater privacy in
reception area (3); Health checks for over 55's (3); Minor surgery (3); More space
(3); Same-day appointments (3); Batteries for hearing aids (2); Better
appointments system (2); Longer consultancy time (2); Minor injury clinic (2);
Need for larger surgery (2); Need for more than one surgery (2); NHS dentist
(2); Additional female doctor, Antenatal service, Better wheelchair access,
Counselling, Desk person should have some medical knowledge, Earlier
appointments, Family planning clinic, Faster services, Fewer locum doctors,
Home visits by nurse, Later appointments, Less referral to the Lewes surgery,
Minor injuries unit, More efficient repeat prescription service, More home
visits for the elderly, More preventative medicine, Need for better
administration, No-smoking support, Nurses, One day per week surgery without
appointments, Parenting classes, Prescription service for disabled elderly,
Registered in Lewes - cannot access local medical services even in emergencies,
Should be open every day, Unable to register here, Vaccination (all one each).
Q 6. How important is it to you that a village library is kept in the
Village Hall?
Very
important 465 36.8%
Quite
important 419 33.1%
Not
important 380 30.1%
Total 1264
Q 7. How often you think you would you use modern library facilities
based at the Community College including word processing and internet
facilities?
Weekly 56 4.3%
Fortnightly 88 6.8%
Monthly 102 7.9%
Occasionally 604 46.5%
Never 449 34.6%
Total 1299
Q 8. Do you think pre-school facilities in the village are adequate?
Yes 325 24.9%
No 68 5.2%
No
opinion 914 69.9%
Total 1307
Q 9. Suggest up to four
additional shops/facilities you would like to see in Ringmer.
Ironmonger/hardware/DIY (161);
Electrical retail/repair/electrician (131);
Coffee shop/tea shop/café (94);
Better General store/supermarket/Grocers (84);
Fish and chip shop (66);
Delicatessen (42);
Wet fish shop (38);
Better/separate newsagents (35);
Chinese take away (29);
Competition for general store (19);
Video hire (19);
Veterinary practice (17);
Pet shop (16);
Restaurants (16);
Shoe shop (15); Bookshop (14); Chinese restaurant (14); Clothes shop (14);
Decent village pub/pub with food (14); Charity shop (11); Internet café (11);
Shoe repair (11); Barbers shop (10); Health food (10); Another bank (9);
Stationers (9); Bicycle shop (7); Cinema (6); English restaurant (6); Beauty
parlour (5); Evening café for young people (5); Sports shop (5); Better
equipped playground (4); Dry cleaner (4); Music shop (4); Pizza take away (4);
Building society (3); Burgers (3); Café for lunches (3); Café for teenagers
(3); Computer shop (3); Fast foods (3); Frozen foods (3); Key cutting (3);
Police station (3); Skip for household waste/Waste site (3); Sports hall (3);
Swimming pool open all day (3); Baby/toddler clothes and equipment (2); Better
bus service (2); Better café (2);
Better sports facilities (2); Bookmakers (2); Crafts (2); Farm
shop/Farmers market (2); Items for recycling collected from homes (2); Larger
Post Office (2); McDonalds (2); More street lighting (2); Opticians (2);
Railway station (2); Second hand shop (2); Take away (2); Toy shop (2); Youth
centre (2); 16 plus education, Antiques, Arts/crafts shop/studio, Better
facilities for young people, Better library facilities, Better organised
parking behind shops, Car parts, Cash point machine, Charity/advice centre,
Chemist open more hours, Children's clothes, Chiropody, Civic amenities tip,
Clothes agency, Community police base, Cycle routes around lanes, Dentist with
access for the disabled, Easier access onto buses, Electric/gas card top up,
Electronic time tables at bus stops, Enclosed children's play area, Encourage
village crafts, English life, Express buses to train station, Fish restaurant,
Flower shop, Frame shop, Garden refuse disposal, Garden rubbish collection,
Garden shop, Gift shop, Greengrocer, Gym, Haberdashery, Handicrafts, Harper
Eade rather a long way to walk without transport, Health club, Hotel, Household
good, Indoor children's play area, Jewellry, Kebabs, Larger ladies hairdresser,
Legal practice, Local handicrafts, Local shop in Broyle Lane area, Model/hobbies
shop, More library sessions, More medical services, More parking at shops, More
public toilets, More pubs, Nursery 8am to 6pm, Nursing home, Organic produce,
Photocopying, Pilates, Play area for children on The Green, Proper coach
facilities at the Community College, Recycling facility in the village, Safe
pavements, Saturday morning sports for kids, Seating close to village shops,
Sheltered housing, Social centre serving light refreshments, State funded
nursery school, Stocks for unruly youngsters, Supermarket delivery service,
Travel agent, Village cannot support any more shops, Village pub (top end),
Youth facilities, Youth club every night (all one each).
Q 10. Do you think there
should be an Advice Centre in the village?
Yes 219 30.9%
No 240 33.9%
Don’t
know 249 35.2%
Total 708
If
yes, what matters should it be able to advise on?
Similar
to Citizen's Advice Bureau (59);
Financial (21);
Legal (21);
Advice to young people (13);
Benefits (11); Advice for the elderly (9); Referral to other agencies (7); Housing
(6); Citizens rights (5); Help with forms (4); List of good tradesmen (4);
Community matters (3); Debt (3); Local amenities (3); Pensions (3); Vandalism
(3); Welfare (3); Advice for parents (2); Health (2); Local facilities (2);
Local housing (2); Local services (2); Neighbour disputes (2); Noise (2);
Planning (2); Police advice (2); Social services (2); Support for carers (2);
Tourism (2); Advice for the disabled, Advice to newcomers, Advice to
organisations, Can the Parish Council do this?, Care at home, Community care,
Dealing with vandalism, Domestic, Drugs, Family difficulties, Family planning,
Home security, Information centre, Marital problems, Parking, Personal
problems, Planning applications, Public services, Public transport,
Relationships, Rural living, Security, Tax, There is a CAB in Lewes, Trading
standards, Transport, Village facilities, Volunteering (all one each).
Q 11. Suggest up to four additional sports facilities you would like to
see in the village.
Public tennis courts/club (111);
Gym/better gym (44);
Squash (25); Badminton (14); All weather pitch (12); Basketball court/nets
(12); Table tennis (10); Archery (9); Skateboard park (9); Better play area for
children (8); Croquet (8); Snooker/pool (8); Sports hall (7); Football pitch
(6); Running track (6); Swimming pool open all day (6); Health club (5); Keep
fit (5); Football club/Revamp football club (4); Netball (4); Rugby Club/Rugby
(4); Ten pin bowling (4); Athletics (3); Bikes/skateboard/rollerblade
facilities (3); Cricket nets (3); Cycle track/lanes (3); Fitness club (3); Five
a side football (3); Golf (3); Golf range (3); Indoor bowls (3); Indoor
football (3); Leisure centre (3); Petanque (3); Assault course (2); Climbing
wall (2); Cricket club (2); Cycling (2); Floodlit football/rugby/training (2);
Floodlit tennis (2); Hockey (2); Horse riding (2); Junior soccer (2); Martial
arts (2); Outdoor bowls (2); Pitch 'n' put (2); Public football pitch/with goal
posts (2); Putting green (2); Roller skating (2); Skittle alley (2); Sports facilities
for 10-16 age group (2); Activities for 8-14 year olds, Adventure sports,
Aerobics, Aerobics for the elderly, All day swimming, Anything to keep children
off the street, Badminton club, Badminton club for young people, Ballroom
dancing, Better changing facilities at the swimming pool, Better hall for
badminton and indoor activities, Better swimming pool facilities, Bird
watching, Bookable sports facilities, Brick box where teenagers can kick a ball
about and spray graffiti, Children's football, Clay pigeon shooting, Cricket
club open evenings, Cycle lanes on main road, Darts, Debating society, Develop
land adjacent to Community College for sports facilities, Early morning
swimming, Facilities which young people would use, First class sports pavilion,
Girls football, Improved footpath access, Indoor cricket nets, Indoor games
centre, Judo, Junior cricket, Junior racquet sports, Karate, Land open to horse
riders, Leisure centre on same site as pool, Longer opening hours for families
at the pool, More bridleways, Move the football club to the outskirts of the
village, Must keep swimming pool at Community College, Outdoor swimming pool,
Pilates, Riding school, Safe horse riding centre, Sauna, Social football club,
Something for the disabled, Sports shop, Stoolball, Swimming for the disabled,
Transport to leisure centre, Walking, Well equipped sports centre, Yoga, Young
children's weekend sports, Young persons sports area (all one each).
Q 12. Suggest up to four
additional social facilities you would like to see in the village.
Cinema/film club (48);
Coffee shop/tea shop/café (30);
Decent village pub/with good food (22);
Facilities/meeting place for young people (16);
Ballroom dancing (8);
Better children's play area/ with more benches/fenced in (7);
Better restaurants (7); Drop in café for young people (6); Whist drives (5);
Chess club (4); Internet café (4); Barn dances in village hall (3); Bingo (3);
Discos (3); Luncheon club (3); Theatre (3); Art club (2); Bridge (2); Café at
swimming pool (2); Choir (2); Drop in centre for lonely residents (2);
Gardening club (2); Late night café (2); Leisure centre (2); Music venue/Music
club (2); Olde Tyme dancing (2); Outings to places of interest (2); Wine
bar/club (2); Allotments, Armature dramatics, ARP 050 Friendship Centre,
Beginners bridge club, Better pubs, Better transport within village to enable
residents to socialise, Café serving simple meals, Café with easy access,
Camera club, Children's activities, Community bus, Community centre - not a
village hall, Community events, Dancing, Disco for children, Dog training,
Drive in centre with late opening for all ages, Family friendly pub, Greater
police presence, Gym, Holiday time crèche, Horticultural society, Hotel,
House/child/animal sitting, Improved playground at The Broyle playing fields,
Internet access, Larger community recycling area, Le Roc or Salsa classes,
Library, Line dancing, Local produce market, Meeting place on the Broyle
Estate, More adult education courses, More nights for youth club, More village meetings,
Off-road walks for children, Pet caring for children, Proper village pub, Pub
skittles, Pub which is not a restaurant, Pub with home cooked food, Pub/club
open after 11pm, Purpose built library, Quiz nights, Regular village dances,
Restore the Anchor Inn, Ringmer resident's club bar, Shelters around green and
village centre, Social club, Social events for single parents, Special events,
Sports group at gymnasium, Stocks for offenders, Street maps, Summer open air
cinema on The Green, Talks, Tea dances, Traditional local pub, Visiting drama
groups, Youth club (all one each).
Q 13. Suggest up to four
additional facilities which would be beneficial for the elderly in the village.
Tea
dances (33);
Drop in club/meeting place (17);
Better transport (13);
Bingo (12);
Day centre for midday meal and company (9);
Coach trips (8); Coffee/tea shop/café (7); Luncheon club (5); More safe
crossings (5); Outings to places of interest (5); Cheap reliable community bus
(4); Help with shopping (4); Medication home delivery service (4); Whist drives
(4); Film shows (3); Mobile library (3); Secure future of Harvard House (3);
Talks (3); Additional library sessions (2); Advice centre (2); Better policing
(2); Café serving lunches daily (2); Chiropody (2); Community bus service (2);
Film club (2); Free transport (2); Help in the garden (2); Improved bus service
(2); List of local tradesmen (2); Shopping service (2); Theatre/cinema trips
(2); Transport within the village (2); Visiting service (2); Weekly cinema (2);
Adopt-a-granny scheme, Affordable and reliable help in the home, Another coffee
morning/afternoon, Art, Arthritic Cares meetings need younger members, Barn
dances, Befriending, Better access, Better bus service to Eastbourne, Better
traffic control on B2192, Better transport within village, Board game
afternoons, Books on tape, Bowling club, Cheap transport to shops, Cinema,
Club/meeting room open at least four times per week, Coach trips to big towns
for shopping, Dancing, Darts club, Day care, Day time study groups,
Dial-a-Ride, Dinner dances, Ducks on the pond, Easy access, Electric blanket
testing, Encourage residents to help their elderly neighbours, Ensure Harvard
House remains with local authority, Entertainment for the lonely, Exercise
classes, Forum for the elderly, Free transport to Lewes, Garden refuse
disposal, Gardening team, Get togethers, Good reliable bus service, Gym, Health
and fitness classes, Help the Aged meetings, Help with heavy shopping, Home
delivery services, Hospital transport, Internet access, Kiosk for booking
trips, Leisure centre, List of local services, Live bands at pub, Local study,
Local transport within the village, Low cost activities, Low cost café, Matinee
theatre, Mobile chiropody, More dropped kerbs, NHS podiatry, Olde Tyme dancing,
Pavements need maintenance, Permanent meeting place, Pub with cheap lunches,
Respite care, Safety for pedestrians, Shopping bus, Similar to Lewes Phoenix
Centre, Small bus round the village, Speed ramps, Stop parking on crossing by
Post Office, Subsidised taxis, Support for carers, Swimming, Theatre, Transport
to church, Transport to hospitals, Transport to shops from all parts of the
village, Voluntary help in the home, W.I. meeting place, Walking, Weekly social
club, Wider range of courses at Community College, Yoga (all one each).
Q 14. Are you a single parent
household?
Yes 38 5.3%
No 666 93.7%
Don’t
know 7 1.0%
Total 711
Suggest
up to four additional facilities which would benefit single parent families in
the village.
Baby sitting club/service (11);
Crèche (3); Social events (2); Affordable accommodation, After school care
facilities, Approved list of people to help with housework, Better children's
facilities especially outside school hours, Cheaper home help, Child care
facilities, Citizens Advice Bureau, Club for latch key children, Coffee
mornings, Dating agency, Emergency contact network, Facilitate single mothers
to take part time work, Local authority crèche, Social club, Supervised
after-school play area, Transport, Web site (all one each).
Q 15. If you are a
registered disabled person please tick your box.
Total
registered disabled 70
What
suggestions would you make which would help improve the quality of life and
allow fuller participation in village life for people with disabilities?
Pavements
need maintenance (12); Ban parking across dropped kerbs/pedestrian crossings
(11); More dropped kerbs (9); Better transport (6); Ramps into shops (4);
Better street lighting (3); Wheelchair access (3); Disabled parking behind/outside
shops (2); Improve physical and social access to existing clubs/groups (2);
Swimming for the disabled (2); Toilet for disabled inside village hall (2);
Voluntary help for people on their own (2); A police presence, Automatic doors,
Ban parking on pavements and verges, Better transport within village, Bus stop
in shopping centre, Coach trips to theatre/places of interest, Control usage of
disabled parking bays, Dial-a-ride to cover Lewes Eastbourne Brighton,
Difficult sloping pavement outside Post Office, Easier access into shops, Easy
access buses, Enforce parking restrictions near the shops, Extend Dial-a-Ride
service, Extend Link scheme to non-emergencies like shopping trips, Footpaths
adapted for wheelchairs, Footpaths looked at by ESCC, Home visits for the
housebound, Improve pavements on main road, Improve toilet facilities, Involve
all community groups, More benches around the village, More disabled parking
bays, More Pelican crossings, Parking for disabled outside shops, Pedestrian
crossing at east end of village, Pedestrian crossings, Seats around the
village, Seats in shops, Sloping pavements outside shops, Some slopes are too
steep, Specialist tail-lift transport, Transport within the village, Village
hall doors difficult, Weekly meetings, Wheelchair access into shops, Wide
doorways (all one each).
Q 16. The Ringmer Link Scheme is a network of link people in different
areas within the village who can be contacted in an emergency.
I am
aware of this scheme 753 58.0%
I am
not aware of this scheme 514 39.6%
I have
used its services 49 3.8%
I have
offered my services to this scheme 83 6.4%
Respondents to
this question 1298
Q 17. Do you think it is important that Harvard Road Care Home remains
open providing a day centre, living at home programme, respite care and long
term care?
Yes 1231 93.5%
No 8 0.6%
No
opinion 77 5.9%
Total 1316
Q 18. Have you learned useful information related to Ringmer in the past
12 months from any of the following information services?
Sussex
Express - general 758 65.0%
Sussex
Express - Parish Pump 603 51.7%
Ringmer
Parish Magazine 758 65.0%
Ringmer
Village Web site 102 8.7%
Parish
Council Notice Boards 214 18.4%
Notices
in local shops 500 42.9%
Political
leaflets 443 38.0%
Ringmer
History Group Newsletter 273 23.4%
Ringmer
Community College Adult
Education Prospectus 404 34.6%
Respondents to this question 1166
Suggest up to two additional
ways of passing out village information to a wide audience.
Organised
delivery of newsletter/leaflets to every home (39);
Local radio (32);
More comprehensive/regular newsletter (24);
Notice board in precinct (24);
Email (17);
Web site (13); Local newspapers (7); Leaflets in shops (5); More/Better notice
boards (5); Flier in free newspapers (4); Posters (4); Town crier (4); Notice boards
in shops (3); School notice boards (3); Television (3); Village clubs and
societies (3); Electronic display (2); Email news group (2); Improve Parish
Pump (2); Information in pubs (2); Leaflets (2); Telephone (2); Village
magazine (2); Word of mouth (2); Advice centre, Bolder posters, Churches,
Flyers in the precinct, Free Ringmer paper, Garages, Gossip, Independent
village newsletter, Library, Loudspeakers, Make Parish Magazine free to all
residents, Meetings in village hall, Milkman/Postman, More attractive notice
boards, More frequent parish council newsletters, More shop notices, Newsletter
for those who want it, Newsletter independent of church, Newsletter to which
whole community can contribute, Notice in Post Office, Parish magazine, Post
it, Quarterly village newsletter, Questionnaires, Shop window displays,
Supplement in Lewes News, Surgery, Telephone hotline with recorded messages,
Teletext, Through newspaper deliveries, Via clubs and societies, Via local
schools, Village hall information centre, Village meetings to discuss topics of
significant local concern, Village notice board (all one each).
Q 19. Please tick your box if you have access to the internet.
Total 741
Section 3 Personal and
Community Safety
Q 20. Which description best fits your feelings of personal safety in
Ringmer Village?
(See also fig 3b)
I feel
safe all the time 590 45.5
I feel
safe by day but not always at night 497 38.3
I feel
unsafe on occasions 186 14.3
I feel
unsafe a lot of the time 25 1.9
Total 1298
Q 21. Have you experienced burglary and/or vandalism within the last 5
years to any of the following?
House/items
in your house 89 26.1%
Garden/items
in your garden 164 48.1%
Car
(while in Ringmer Parish) 102 29.9%
Other
property 79 23.2%
Respondents to this question 341
Q 22. Is your household in a
Neighbourhood Watch Scheme?
Yes 247 33.3%
No 248 33.4%
Don’t
know 247 33.3%
Total 742
Q 23. If you are not in a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme now, would you like one
in your area?
Yes 388 80.3%
No 18 3.7%
Don’t
know 77 15.9%
Total 483
Q24. Do you think the following would be helpful in policing the
village?
Community
Wardens 696 60.2%
Special
Constables 1025 88.7%
Respondents to
this question 1156
Section 4 Travel and
Transport
Q 25. Please circle the relevant response to indicate your support or
otherwise for the following measures to reduce traffic speed through Ringmer:
A
mini-roundabout at the Springett Avenue/Lewes Road junction.
Yes 469 65.7%
No 190 26.6%
Don’t
know 55 7.7%
Total 714
A
mini-roundabout at Paygate Corner.
Yes 332 50.2%
No 245 37.0%
Don’t
know 85 12.8%
Total 662
A
mini-roundabout at the Harrisons Lane/Lewes Road junction.
Yes 371 53.9%
No 221 32.1%
Don’t
know 96 14.0%
Total 688
Q 26. Please circle the relevant
response to indicate whether you think there is a need for a traffic light
controlled crossing for safer pedestrian access near the Community College.
Yes 562 75.3%
No 91 12.2%
Don’t
know 93 12.5%
Total 746
Q 27. Please circle the relevant response to indicate whether you think
there should be dedicated cycle paths within the village and into Lewes.
Yes 511 68.9%
No 144 19.4%
Don’t
know 87 11.7%
Total 742
Q 28. Recent traffic studies indicate that over a quarter of the traffic
passing through Ringmer, including many heavy goods vehicles, could use the
A27, but chooses to avoid the delays on this trunk road.
Do
you think that Ringmer Parish Council should support improvements to the A27?
Yes 659 88.6%
No 37 5.0%
Don’t
know 48 6.5%
Total 744
Q 29. A Park and Ride scheme has been proposed to help relieve traffic
congestion in Lewes. This plan includes a car park at the eastern end of
Ringmer.
Are
you are in favour of such a scheme?
Yes 201 26.9%
No 430 57.6%
Don’t know 116 15.5%
Total 747
Q 30. Please circle the relevant response to indicate whether you think
there needs to be a significant extension of street lighting in the village.
Yes 350 47.0%
No 332 44.6%
Don’t
know 63 8.5%
Total 745
Q 31. Name up to three lanes or roads
in Ringmer where you believe traffic calming measures would be beneficial.
Lewes
Road/B2192 (152);
Gote Lane (67);
Springett Avenue (67);
Harrison's Lane (62);
Broyle Lane (44);
Bishops Lane (28); Ham Lane (19); Church Hill (12); Anchor Field (11); None
required (9); Shepherds Way (9); North Road (8); Potato Lane (8); Laughton Road
(7); The Broyle (7); Church Crescent (5); Mill Road (5); Sadlers Way (5); New
Road (4); Norlington Lane (4); Vicarage Way (4); Harvard Road (3); Moor Lane
(3); Ballard Drive (2); Christie Avenue (2); Church Lane (2); Enforce existing
speed limits (2); Across The Green, B2192 at eastern end, Bishops Lane from
forge to The Green, Broyle Paddock, By church, By Community College, Church
Hill/Norlington Lane, Church Road, Earwig corner, From Village sign to the bus
shelter at Paygate corner, Glynde Hill, Green Lane, Gyndebourne Lane, Half Mile
Drove, Halland road, Harvey's Lane, Near Post Office, Need for weight
restriction on main road, New Road between the Mill Post and the main road, No
road humps, Outside Community College, Pinch points are dangerous for cyclists,
Primary school to Potato Lane, Rushey Close, Rushey Green, Side roads should
have 20mph limit, Street parking slows traffic, Vicarage Lane (all one each).
Q 32. Name any streets or roads in Ringmer where you consider street
parking to be a safety problem.
Springett Avenue/Shops area of
Springett Avenue (175);
Harrison's Lane (146);
Broyle Lane (49);
Mill Road (30);
Anchor Field (18);
Ballard Drive (14); Lewes Road (13); Shepherds Way (13); Vicarage Way (11);
Harvard Road (10); Church Crescent (6); Harvard House (6); Parking on verges
and pavements (6); Sadlers Way (5); Christie Avenue (4); Church Hill (4); Kiln
Road (4); Mill Gardens (4); Outside Post Office (4); Bishops Lane (3); Broyle
Paddock (3); Gote Lane (3); Parking on corners of many roads (3); Turnpike
Close (3); All parking on one side only (2); Anchor Field/Springett Avenue
junction (2); Broyle Close (2); Church gate to war memorial (2); Church Lane
(2); Church Road (2); Foxglove Close (2); Greater Paddock (2); Near church (2);
Parked cars help to control traffic speed (2); All roads on Ballard Estate, All
streets, Bend by Greater Paddock, Broyle Lane/B2192 junction, Community
College, Delves Close, Delves Way, Everywhere, Fairlight field, From church to
main road, Gote Lane/Saddlers Way car park, Greenacres Drive, Harrison's Lane
when going to the primary school, Junction Church Road/Lewes Road, Lewes Road
end of Bishops Lane, Lewes Road/Paygate, Make affected streets one way, Mildmay
Close, New Road, New Road between Lewes Road and Gote Lane, Night parking
without lights in Broyle Lane, Not a problem if street lighting were better,
Outside Barclays Bank, Outside church on Sunday, Parking across dropped kerbs,
Rushey Green, Shelley Road, Shelley's Road/Anchor Field, Springett Avenue at
night, The whole of the Broyle Estate (all one each).
Q 33. Which three
improvements below would make you use the bus services more?
Regular,
frequent and reliable services:
To and from Lewes 730 72.9%
To and from Brighton 464 46.3%
To and from Uckfield 165 16.5%
To and from the rail station 553 55.2%
Between Lewes, Brighton and Uckfield 316 31.5%
Better
publicity about time tables 515 51.4%
Respondents to
this question 1002
Q 34. Suggest up to two other improvement that would make you use buses
more.
Cheaper/subsidised fares (109);
Greater reliability and punctuality (50);
More frequent services (34);
Regular services/Regular intervals between buses (25);
Easier to get on and off buses (21);
Better service to Eastbourne (13); Free travel for OAP's (13); Electronic
timetables at bus stops (11); Need for friendly patient drivers (10);
Clean/comfortable vehicles (7); Later buses (7); Vandal proof/better/more bus
shelters (7); Concessionary fares (5); Express/Limited stop services (5);
Integration with London trains (5); Dial a ride (4); Bus services in the
lanes/nearer home (3); Lower fares outside rush hours (3); More buses in rush
hour (3); More stops (3); Better advertised timetables (2); Better Sunday/bank
holiday service (2); Bring back conductors (2); Bus priority (2); Late buses
Friday and Saturday (2); Late night Brighton service (2); More return
tickets/acceptable by all companies (2); Park and ride (2); Season tickets (2);
Service to railway station (2); Space for shopping/luggage (2); Street lighting
near bus stops (2); Timetable on every bus stop (2); Timetables kept up to date
(2); Wheelchair access (2); Better drivers for a smoother ride, Better service,
Better service to County Hospital Brighton, Buggy buses, Bus connecting to
evening trains from London, Bus passes, Bus priority at Earwig Corner, Bus
service like a taxi, Bus service to Glynde Station, Bus shelter opposite
playing field, Buses for shoppers, Cheap village transport for residents,
Cheaper fares for young people, Cheaper return fares, Circular bus around
village serving Lewes, Clayhill service, Cleaner/Warmer buses, Consolidate
company timetables, CountryLinks Service, Day go anywhere tickets, Dedicated
bus lane, Delays notified by text messaging, Direct link to railway station,
Direct services, Earlier bus to Uckfield, Earlier buses for workers, Faster
Eastbourne service, Flexible pick up/drop points, Frequent service to Tesco and
bus station, Guaranteed seats, Hospital service, Impossible to get to
Heathfield, Integrated transport, Late night security, Less mud at bus stops,
Local link to main road buses, Mini bus stopping on request rather than at
fixed stops, More bus stops, More direct service to Lewes and Brighton, More
leg room, More routes, Need bus stop near to Mill Road, Need for more
government investment in public transport, No close bus stop - need
dial-a-ride, No drunks on buses, No service in Wellingham Lane, Priority bus
lanes, Publicity about fares, Regular frequent service to Laughton Hailsham and
Eastbourne, Regular service stopping near Cock pub on A26, Route buses closer
to more homes, Service from A26 to Community College, Smaller faster buses,
Sunday services, Timetable in the internet, Unified ticketing (all one each).
Q 35. Please circle the
relevant response to indicate if you think that in the long term a railway link
through Ringmer would be a good thing.
Yes 295 40.6%
No 294 40.5%
Don’t
know 137 18.9%
Total 726
Q 36. A Parish Transport grant could be available to help meet the
transport needs of people living in rural areas. Is there any service which
could help increase your mobility and access to things you would like to do ,
but are prevented from doing due to lack of private transport?
An
example could be availability of a community bus with disabled access.
Yes 92 18.0%
No 259 50.6%
Don’t
know 161 31.4%
Total 512
If
yes, please give details.
Community
bus with access for the disabled (15);
Community bus (10);
Hospital services (5);
Local dial-a-ride (4);
Frequent community bus to Lewes (3); Easier travel to and from cinema in
Uckfield (2); Extend dial-a-ride to other locations (2); Shopping (2);
Advertise community bus, Better dial-a-ride service, Broyle - Ringmer - Lewes,
Bus stop at Yeomans, Bus to Eastbourne, Community bus linking neighbouring
villages, Community bus to places other than Lewes, Community bus to Tescos,
Community bus with help for partially sighted, Community bus to superstores,
Concessionary fares for students, CountryLinks service, Cycle lanes, Cycle
route to Lewes and Brighton, Do not drive - destinations very limited, Easier
access onto buses, Evening services, Good regular bus service, Help unemployed,
Impossible to get to Lewes leisure centre by bus, Late bus from Lewes Station
at weekends, Local transport mainly for shopping, Low cost transport, More bus
stops, More pick up points for bus to Lewes, Need service in Barcombe Lane,
Outings for the elderly, Service in School Hill, Specialist tail-lift
transport, Trips to garden/shopping centres, Use by young people's clubs,
Village bus, Visits to beauty spots (all one each).
Q 37. Please tick your box if you would be interested in participating in
a car share or car club scheme. (See also fig 4b)
Total 82
Q 38. If we have to have more housing within Ringmer, where do you think
it should be?
Within
the present developed area. 1072 92.0%
By expanding
into green field sites. 93 8.0%
Total 1165
Q 39. If there is new housing development in Ringmer, which of the
following would you prefer?
An
equal mix of types of home 634 51.9%
An
emphasis on affordable housing
including housing association homes 512 41.9%
An
emphasis on sheltered housing
for the elderly and disabled 316 25.9%
An
emphasis on executive homes 68 5.6%
Conversion
of redundant farm buildings
to residential use. 524 42.9%
Respondents to
this question 1221
Q 40. Please circle the relevant response to indicate if you have
experienced problems related to drainage or flooding.
Yes 122 16.3%
No 570 82.7%
Don’t
know 7 1.0%
Total 689
If
yes, state where the problem is.
Garden
floods (16);
Broyle Lane (9);
Blocked drains (3);
Gote Lane (3);
Norlington Lane (3); Garage floods (2); Mill Mead (2); Shepherds Close (2);
Shepherds Way (2); The Broyle (2); Wellingham Lane (2); A26, Barcombe Mills,
Bishop Lane after heavy rain, Blocked drains in Lewes Road, Broyle Gate Farm,
Cellar, Clay Hill, Clay soil prevents drainage, Combined public sewer, Communal
ditch not cleared, Culvert needs to be regularly checked, Damp, Ditch at rear
of premises bordering Gote Farm, Ditch opposite 1-4 Broyleside Cottages,
Ditches at back of Broyle Lane, Drain outside 12 Shepherds Close, Drainage of
football pitches, East of Harrison's Lane, Footpaths at Kennel Corner, Greater
Paddock, Gullyway Ashton House/Ashton Cottage, Ham Lane opposite Marchbank,
Harrison's Lane, Harrison's Lane/Shepherds Way, Inadequate road drainage on
Shepherd Way, Industrial units access road at Harper and Eade, Junction Church
Crescent/B2192, Lewes Road drains are inadequate in heavy rain, Local treatment
plant failure, Low lying houses off The Broyle, Lower Stoneham, Main sewer drainage,
Mill Path, Mill Road - drainage problems, Moor Lane, North of Bishops Lane,
Overflow from storm drains in Saddler Way play area, Overflowing drains in
Crockendale Field, Overflowing house drains, Overflowing road drain after heavy
rain, Pavements need to be improved, Poor crop yields, Problem of filled-in
ditches, Road drainage inadequate, Road drains not maintained causing damp in
house, Shortgate - drainage ditch needs maintenance, Soakaways cannot cope in
heavy rain, Unadopted road, Want mains drainage in Wellingham Lane (all one
each).
Q 41. If you are currently in paid employment, please indicate the
geographic location of your work.
Within
Ringmer 116 18.2%
In
Lewes 156 24.5%
Within
a radius of 16 miles of Ringmer 248 39.0%
In
London 32 5.0%
Other
areas 84 13.2%
Total 636
Q 42. If you are currently unemployed and looking for paid employment
please tick your box.
Total 14
Q 43. Do we need more employment opportunities within Ringmer?
Yes 194 32.9%
No 116 19.7%
Don’t
know 279 47.4%
Total 589
If
yes, what types of employment would be possible?
Small
business/industrial units (14);
Light industry (13);
Office based (8);
Retail (6);
Tradesmen/Craftsmen (5);
Rural/Semi rural (3); Service industries (3); Small scale industry (3);
Agriculture (2); Call centres (2); Craft based (2); Employment for young people
(2); Hi Tech industries (2); Hotel/B&B (2); Part time work for young people
(2); Services and facilities for residents (2); Tourism (2); Youth training
opportunities (2); Agricultural, Apprenticeships for construction industry, Bus
drivers for extra services needed, Caring, Cinema, Commerce, Community based,
Community care, Community orientated, Community policing, Computer based
services, Data processing, Distribution, Domestic appliance repair, Factory
work, Flexible hours to suit school term times, Grass cutting, Help for the
elderly, Job for people under 16, Jobs for school leavers, Local people with
local businesses, Low cost starter units, Manual, Must not have detrimental
effect on village character, No heavy industry, Open closed shops, Parish
Council contracting, Part time, Part time for teenagers, Pre-school on primary
school grounds, Recycling, Secretarial, Sports, Workshops (all one each).
Q 44. Do we need better communications technology e.g. broadband access
within the parish to aid commercial enterprise?
Yes 250 39.6%
No 99 15.7%
Don’t
know 283 44.8%
Total 632
Q 45. Should we have dedicated industrial and business zones within the
village?
Yes 228 35.7%
No 221 34.6%
Don’t
know 189 29.6%
Total 638
If
yes, where should they be?
Develop
existing sites (61);
Chamberlains Lane (20);
The Broyle (16);
Village outskirts (13);
Redundant agricultural buildings/land (11);
Diplocks (8); Bishops Lane (5); Laughton Road (2); West end of The Broyle (2);
Any disused area, Area around substation, Between Green Man and The Forge Pine,
Beyond Broyle Lane, Bishops Lane and environs, Brownfield sites, Broyle Yard,
By roads depot, Caburn Enterprise Centre, Council yards, Direct access to main
road, Halland road, Incorporate affordable housing schemes, Kennel Corner, No
more traffic in Bishops Lane, North of Lewes Road, Not in residential areas, Opposite
Greenman, Small scale only, Within walking distance of employees' homes (all
one each).
Section 7 Landscape
and Conservation
Q 46. List up to four things about Ringmer which your household thinks it
is important to retain to preserve what you feel is good about the village.
Environment
Village Green (262); Green open spaces (54);
Surrounding countryside (54); The pond (28); No more street lighting (25);
Trees (24); Hedgerows (14); View of the Downs (12); Access to The
Downs/countryside (11); Quiet lanes (11); Surrounding farmland (11); Deal with
litter problem (10); Peace and quiet (9); Green verges (4); Older buildings
(4); Walks (4); Green belt between Ringmer and Lewes (3); Open plan front
gardens (3); Caburn football field (2); Flower beds (2); Restrict building
height (2); Rushey Green (2); Safe environment (2); Wildlife (2); Alleyways, Ancient
hedges, Ban skate boarding from roads, Country lanes towards Bentley Wildfowl
and Harvey's Lane, Countryside, Dog free village green, Farm animals, Fields
around Chamberlain's Lane, Finger post field, Green gap between Broyle and main
village, Historical monuments, Keep the village tidy, Limit street furniture,
Low rise housing, Mow and maintain village green, Nice gardens, No more
lighting for football club, No more mechanisation at gliding club, Preserve the
dark sky - no more street lighting, Quiet roads safe for walking and cycling,
Rose garden, Rural aspect of Norlington Lane, Spacious housing estates, Sweep
and tidy shopping precinct, The twittens, Tidiness, Village sign (all one
each).
Facilities
Shops/Shopping precinct (116); Village hall (76); Post Office (52);
Footpaths (31); Village pubs (27); Cricket pitches/club (22); Swimming pool
(21); Schools (18); Football club (12); Doctors surgery (11); Community College
(10); Football field (10); Harvard House (10); Library (10); Sport facilities/clubs
(8); Bank (6); Clubs and societies (6); Children's play area on the green (5);
Playing fields (5); Anchor Inn (4); Play areas/playground for children (4);
Adult education (3); Car parks (3); Clubs and organisations (3); Recycling
facilities (3); Social clubs/facilities (3); Bowling club/green (2); Chemist
(2); Access across farm land, Bridleways, Essential shops, Evening classes,
Facilities, Free car park, Garage, Gliding, Good bakery, Good existing
facilities, Improved eating places, Indian restaurant, Lacks a good old village
pub, Local walking, Medical services, More doggie bins, More seats in village,
New Clock, Old peoples home, Pedestrian crossings, Place for young people to
meet, Places of worship, Public transport, Recycling arrangements, Regular bus
service, Rights of way, Scout hut, Small holdings, Stoolball, Village hall
library, W.I. Market, Youth centre (all one each).
Community
The Church/Churches (50); Community spirit (23);
Village/rural atmosphere (14); Village Pump (6); Church influence/activities
(3); Link scheme (3); Control vandalism (2); Friendliness of village (2);
Village life (2); War Memorial (2); A mix of people of all ages, Bowls club,
Church activities, Churches, Community events, Community news and help schemes,
Drama productions, Farming community, Friendliness, Generous support for
charitable good causes, Good communication, Good for children, Good mix of
houses, History group, Local voluntary organisations, Need for warden to stop
vandalism, No more problem families, Own vicar, Parish Council, Scouts, Self
contained, Social life, South Down and Erridge Hunt, Very little hooliganism,
Village events (all one each).
Development
Retain existing village boundaries (37); Green field sites (31); Village status
(24); Restrict population growth (11); Must not become a satellite of Lewes
(9); No more development (6); No more housing (6); Must not expand into a town
(5); Limit new building (4); Must not become a sprawling urban area (4);
Maintain size of village (3); No industrial/commercial development (3); Resist
urbanisation (3); Separation from Lewes (3); Whole village as it stands today
(3); Good mix of housing (2); Housing for young people, Isolation from Lewes,
Keep village small safe and clean, Land south of Gote Lane, Need for low cost
housing the encourage the young to stay, No development beyond Gote Lane, No
industry, No large housing estates, No more development for housing, No more
new houses, No more shops, Not commercial, Preserve the village as it is now,
Provide for younger generation to enable them to stop in the village (all one
each).
Services
Bus service (4); Better litter collection (2);
Policing (2); Street cleanliness (2); Better care of grass verges, Improve
ditches/drainage, Maintain pavements, Need for better street cleaning, Services
for the elderly, Village policeman (all one each).
Traffic
and parking
Ban parking on grass verges (2); Ban parking on
village green, 30mph limit through village, Enforce speed limits, Low speed
limit, Reduce heavy traffic, Reduction in traffic, Enforce parking restrictions
(all one each).
Q 47. Are there any areas
of the village which are not already designated conservation areas which you
think should be made conservation areas?
Yes 73 11.9%
No 81 13.2%
Don’t
know 460 74.9%
Total 614
If
yes, state which areas.
The
Green (8);
Potato Lane (7);
Anchor pub area (3); Gote Lane (3); Norlington Lane (3); Surrounding
countryside (3); The Muttons (3); All green field sites (2); Caburn Field (2);
Chamberlains Lane (2); Fields on left of Bishops Lane (2); Neaves Lane (2); New
Churchyard (2); Rushey Green (2); South side of Gote Lane (2); The pond (2);
All land north of Lewes Road, Anchor Field, Area around senior school, Area in
front of bowling green, Area south of Gote Lane, Ashton Green, Bluebell
field/wood below Keepers House, Broyle Lane area, Cheyney Fields, Field west of
Church Lane, Fields/Wood/Paths, Football ground and adjoining green in Anchor
Field, Gote Farm, Green area next to garages in Anchor Field, Green Lane, Ham
Lane, Hedges and grass verges, Land adjacent to Middleham House, Land behind
telephone exchange, Land between Green Man and village, Mill Post, Moor Lane,
New church yard and field beyond, Old Soldiers Grave, Save field ponds, South
Norlington, The Broyle, Vicarage Road church side, Village Green, Village Hall
to Paygate Corner, Village pond - it is a disgrace, Village saturated with too
much traffic, Want village in South Downs National Park, Wellingham Lane, Whole
village as a rural environment (all one each).
Q 48. Are there any buildings in the village which are not currently
designated as listed buildings that you think should be made listed buildings?
Yes 36 5.7%
No 82 12.9%
Don’t
know 519 81.5%
Total 637
If
yes, state which buildings.
Anchor
Inn (7);
Village Hall (5);
Wellingham Lane (4);
3 The Chestnuts (3); Swingate (3); All old buildings which give character to
the village (2); Lion Cottage Broyle Lane (2); Moon Cottage (2); The Forge (2);
Bowls pavilion, Broyle Farmhouse, Church room, Corner Cottage, Farm buildings,
Georgian cottages, Gote Farm, Green Man, Heron House, Holly Tree Cottage,
Houses around The Green, Howell's Bank Farm, Kashett Park farmhouse, Lilac
Cottage, Lion Cottage, Little Manor, Little Thatch, Middleham, Neaves Cottage,
Old Cottage, Older houses on Lewes Road, Regret loss of junior school, Rushey
Green, Sarnic and Lee Cottage, Springett Cottages, The Island, The Pump in
Broyle Lane (all one each).
Q 49. Would you favour redundant farm buildings being converted for
commercial purposes?
Yes 374 53.0%
No 209 29.6%
Don’t
know 123 17.4%
Total 706
If yes, please suggest up to
three conditions which should be applied when planning permission for
conversion is being considered.
Fear
increase in traffic/heavy traffic (64);
Preserve existing appearance (54);
No noise (52);
Adequate access (39);
No pollution (37);
Environmental impact (32); Adequate off-road parking (22); Restrict size (13);
Light industry only (8); Must provide employment for Ringmer residents (8); No
bad neighbour problems (8); No heavy engineering/industry (8); No smell (8);
Restrict night/weekend working (7); Prefer residential use (6); No light
pollution (5); Fear increased traffic (4); Landscaping (4); No toxic waste (4);
Rural businesses (4); Affordable housing/flats (3); Mainly residential/residential
only (3); No waste disposal problem (3); Farm shop (2); Give priority to local
builders and employees (2); No big signage (2); Restrict height of buildings
(2); Cottage industries, Depends on location, Employment for local young
people, Good lighting, In keeping with country cottage look, Limit activity,
Low cost houses for first time buyers, Must benefit the community, Must not
overlook houses, No additional housing, No car body repairs, No chimney stacks,
No damage to infrastructure, No holiday homes, No housing, No large vehicles,
No liquid waste, No reduction in property values, Not if listed, Not
industrial, One site only, Privacy for any adjacent houses, Provide services to
residents, Residents should get priority, Safety for children, Screen with
native trees, Service industries, Should be served by public transport, Should
be well screened, Should fit in with village life, Small affordable units,
Small independent businesses, Small scale only, Support the rural economy, Too
many conditions already, Within 50 yards of existing roads, Workshops (all one
each).
Q 50. Do you consider foot paths and stiles around Ringmer are
satisfactorily maintained for safe walking for all ages?
Yes 214 29.3%
No 280 38.4%
Don’t
know 236 32.3%
Total 730
Q 51. Please tick your box if you would be
in favour of tree planting in Ringmer.
Total 1149%
Q 52. Please tick your box if you think we should attempt to record the
wild life of Ringmer.
Total 897%
Q 53. Please circle the relevant response to indicate if your household
currently recycles the following:
Paper
Yes 626 86.1%
No 100 13.8%
Don’t
know 1 0.1%
Total 727
Magazines
Yes 596 83.9%
No 113 15.9%
Don’t
know 1 0.1%
Total 710
Cardboard
Yes 321 53.9%
No 271 45.5%
Don’t
know 4 0.7%
Total 596
Glass
Yes 607 85.1%
No 105 14.7%
Don’t
know 1 0.1%
Total 713
Plastic
Yes 458 69.6%
No 199 30.2%
Don’t
know 1 0.2%
Total 658
Cans
Yes 380 61.5%
No 237 38.3%
Don’t
know 1 0.2%
Total 618
Clothes
Yes 530 77.9%
No 143 21.0%
Don’t
know 7 1.0%
Total 680
Q 54. Please circle the relevant response to indicate if your household
currently uses the recycling facilities at
Anchor
Field
Yes 638 89.2%
No 75 10.5%
Don’t
know 2 0.3%
Total 715
Community
College
Yes 45 15.5%
No 244 83.8%
Don’t
know 2 0.7%
Total 291
Lewes
Yes 371 76.0%
No 115 23.6%
Don’t
know 2 0.4%
Total 488
Q 55. Please circle the relevant response if your household would be
willing to separate out your recyclable waste for door step collection.
Yes 686 91.7%
No 44 5.9%
Don’t
know 18 2.4%
Total 748
Q 56. Please circle the relevant response if your household would be in
favour of setting up a community composting site within Ringmer for disposal of
garden and other organic waste.
Yes 592 80.9%
No 79 10.8%
Don’t
know 61 8.3%
Total 732
Q 57. Please tick your box if you are against an incinerator being
constructed in Newhaven to deal with waste.
Total 528
Q 58. If a co-operative enterprise were set up in Ringmer, similar to that
in Lewes, where locally produced, fair traded goods were available on a
fortnightly basis would your household participate?
Yes 440 61.6%
No 87 12.2%
Don’t
know 187 26.2%
Total 714
Q 59. Would your household support the setting up of an enterprise in
Ringmer for recycling goods within the village?
Yes 475 66.8%
No 59 8.3%
Don’t
know 177 24.9%
Total 711
Q 60. Please use this last section to make any other comments or
suggestions you wish which have not been covered elsewhere in this questionnaire.
Community
Problem of vandalism (18); Problem of congregating
youths (5); Antisocial behaviour of some young people (3); Develop/maintain
community spirit (3); Welcome pack for newcomers (2); As a newcomer difficult
to get local information, Encourage residents to participate in local
government, Feel less safe, Feel unsafe walking in the lanes, How do I contact
neighbourhood watch?, Integrate newcomers into village life, Maintain a balance
between the needs/wishes of the community and too much bureaucracy, More
activities to involve whole community and generate community spirit, Most
activities seem to be church based, Newcomers need to be education about rural
living, Parent should control their children, Parish Council should explain
increases in tax, Parish Councillors should have specific responsibilities,
Problem of yobbish behaviour, Protect play area from vandalism, Purchase a
minibus for use of village organisations, Re-enter the Best Kept Village
Competition, Set up linked neighbourhood watch schemes, Wardens will not have
the authority of the police, Would like a non-conformist church (all one each).
Development
Important to retain and enhance village atmosphere (17); Need for low cost housing
(5); Must not become a suburb of Lewes (4); Village must not expand into
greenfield sites (4); All new house should have off street parking (2); Fear
expansion will generate more traffic (2); No more large houses (2); Resist
urbanisation (2); Ringmer must retain its friendly village atmosphere (2);
Against park and ride, Better to develop into a small country town than become
suburb of Lewes, Build shops and café in Broyle Lane, Development by infilling
only, Dislike the three blocks of shops/flats in Springett Avenue, Encourage
young people to stay in the village, Hope national park will not cause more
development, Involve all age groups in planning, Maintain village feel but
provide a good range of services, Must be compatible with area, New housing for
local people only, Newhaven is not the best place for the incinerator, No
development beyond Paygate, No more houses, Restrict use of private dwellings
for commercial purposes, Ringmer should maintain its rural base, Traffic delays
at Earwig corner should be resolved before any new houses are built, Trying to
get planning permission to modify property for a disabled person, Unhappy with
some planning decisions, Use damaged empty buildings for housing, Village must
grow to support services (all one each).
Environment
Deal with litter problem (22); Encourage dog owners to clean up (7); Ban
bonfires (2); No more street lighting (2); Persuade children not to drop litter
(2); Please plant more bulbs/flowers around and about (2); Shops area is very
unattractive (2); All gardens should be well maintained, Anchor Inn could look
more attractive, Another tree at Paygate corner, Bury power cables, Get rid of
the Ringmer incinerator, Improve the village pond, Inadequate tree
conservation, Limit light pollution, Maintain hedges and grass verges, Need for
more litter bins, Need for more litter bins on village green, Need for regular
tidying up and litter clearance, Plant more trees, Preserve ancient hedgerows,
Problem of late night noise on The Green, Protect all hedges and plant new ones
using native species, Reduce noise from skateboard ramps, Remove grass verges,
Stop skateboarding on residential roads, To much loud music from cars, Too much
litter at skate park (all one each).
Facilities
More facilities for teenagers (9); Recycling facilities are not adequately
cleaned and emptied (7); Better village centre pub (4); Better/fenced off play
facilities on the green (4); Want to recycle more types of material (4); Empty
shops should be let (3); Evening café for young people (2); Keep library in the
village hall (2); More dropped kerbs (2); Problem of full churchyard (2);
Upgrade swimming pool (2); Anchor Field recycling facility is annoying for
nearby residents, Cycle lane to Lewes, Evening classes, Improve drainage on Village
Green, Improve local library service, Leave football pitch where it is, Local
sixth form, More professional musical/theatrical performances in the village,
Need for Church of England primary school, Need for local bulk waste site, Need
for a good local restaurant, Need for a good village pub serving food, Need for
foot/bike track from the Broyle Estate to Harvey's Lane, Need for nursery, Need
for public toilets in village centre, Need meeting place for teenagers, Nursery
for working parents, Public tennis courts, Redevelop shops area, Ringmer does
not need the facilities of larger towns, Ringmer should become a zero waste
community, Safe streets with 10mph limit, Save the community pool, Save the
Harvard Home, Skip for household rubbish, Some lanes should be made safe for
walking/cycling, Trips to Brighton are expensive for teenagers - more local
facilities needed, Update local map a Middleton's, Wheel chair access at
restaurants, Would like a local Catholic church (all one each).
Parking
Ban parking on pavements/verges (6); Encourage
resident not to park in the street (4); Enforce parking restrictions (2); More
parking spaces needed at shops (2); Too much inconsiderate parking (2); Ban
parking on dropped kerbs, Concrete over verges to provide parking, More parking
spaces for the disabled, Parking at the shops is a disgrace, Precinct car park
needs resurfacing, Verges damages by cars parked on them (all one each).
Pedestrians
Footpaths/kerbs need maintenance (5); Need for more
street lighting (4); Pavements too narrow (3); Move crossing from village hall
to Springett Avenue (2); Some footpaths are overgrown (2); Styles are difficult
for the elderly (2); Footpaths in Broyle Lane need repair, Need for crossing
outside community college, Need more pedestrian crossings, No cycling on
pavements, Pedestrian crossings in wrong place, People do not uses the
crossings provided, Shops area needs resurfacing (all one each).
Services
Need for better policing/Village policeman (27);
Recycling centre in football car park needs more frequent maintenance (11);
More policing to curb vandalism (3); Collect recyclable materials from homes
(3); More street lighting to reduce crime (2); Need for lighting at bus stops
(2); Police patrols especially at night (2); Provide a waste disposal skip (2);
Snow needs to be clears in side streets so that elderly can get to the shops
(2); Want internet broadband (2); All day service at chemists, Better
appointments system at surgery, Buses too expensive for young people, Empty
litter bins more frequently, Empty recycling bins more often, Fear improved bus
service will adversely affect local shops, Improve street cleaning of Lewes
Road, Local authority funded pre-school, More provision for the elderly, Need
for better newsagents, Need for better road maintenance, Need for evening
shopping, Need for farmers market, Need for larger surgery, Need for more
litter bins around village, Need for more street lighting in Broyle area, Need
for more street lighting on Lewes Road, Need for NHS dentistry, Need for
village street map, Need for village warden, Need for wheelie bins, Need more
buses in rush hour, Need of the disabled are not the same as those of the
elderly, Organic fruit and vegetable delivery service, Pedestrians need more
street lighting, Problems of elderly during power failures, Scheme for
providing transport within the village for old and disabled, Scheme to recycle
old furniture, Street lighting to reduce crime, Uniform street lighting on
Lewes Road might help define the community, Verges should be cut more
frequently, Want reliable newspaper delivery service, Would like free waste
bags (all one each).
Traffic
Problem of speed and volume of traffic through village (12); Control
traffic speed in village (5); Improve Earwig Corner (4); Against residents
using speed cameras (3); Control traffic speed on Lewes Road (3); Encourage
traffic to use A27 (3); Need for a village bypass (3); 20mph limit throughout
village (2); Remove bollard/width restriction in Bishops Lane (2); 20mph limit
for HGVs through village, Ban heavy traffic, Bishops Lane traffic restrictions
should remain, Control speeding on Lewes Road especially weekend mornings,
Cycle route between The Broyle and village centre, Dangerous junction Gote
Lane/Glynde Road, Dangerous junction Lewes Road/Glynde Road at Paygate,
Dangerous junction Norlington Lane/Ham Lane, Doubt if A27 improvement would
reduce traffic in Ringmer, Encourage residents not to use their cars for short
journeys within village, Enforce existing speed limits, Give speeding fines to
local good causes, Improve A26/B2192 junction, Make Harrison's Lane one way
between Shepherds Way and Rushey Green, Mini roundabouts are ineffective, Need
for A27/A26 link road, Need for bypass A26 to Kennel Corner, Need for cycle
lanes, Need for signs which indicate the speed of approaching traffic, New
traffic calming surfaces generate noise, No speed humps on Lewes Road, Park and
ride would generate more traffic, Prevent lane being used as rat runs, Resident
should monitor traffic speed, Speeding traffic between Broyle Close and
Yeomans, Traffic lights needs at Lewes Road/Springett Avenue junction, Vehicle
weight restriction in country lanes, Village must not become anti-car (all one
each).
Transport
Need for regular reliable bus service to Lewes (2); Cannot drive- taxis are too
expensive - feel isolated, Difficult to get late night taxis from Lewes
Station, Need better bus service to railway station, Need for bus service to
Eastbourne (all one each).
Q 1. What is your age?
Up to
12 years 51 37.0%
13-15
years 41 29.7%
16-19
years. 46 33.3%
Total 138
Q 2. What is your gender?
Male 87 53.7%
Female 75 46.3%
Total 162
Q 3. How and where do you spend your leisure time?
Meeting
friends in a house 126 77.8%
Using
the computer in a house 117 72.2%
Meeting
friends in the street/park 44 27.2%
Taking
part in an organisation 60 37.0%
Ringmer Youth
Centre 13 8.0%
Skate
boarding 22 13.6%
Swimming/sport 100 61.7%
Cinema/theatre 89 54.9%
Disco/club 32 19.8%
In
Lewes 79 48.8%
In
Uckfield 38 23.5%
In
Brighton 77 47.5%
Respondents to this question 162
Q 4. What sort of facilities for
young people would you like in Ringmer?
Café
open in the evenings 74 53.6%
Drop in
café with table games
/music/internet 109 79.0%
Film
Club 62 44.9%
Outdoor
meeting area 46 33.3%
Respondents to
this question 138
Please
list any other facilities you would like.
Cinema (7);
Tennis courts (5);
BMX/mountain bike/dirt track (4);
Sports centre (4); Adventure playground (3); Coffee bar (3); Meeting place (3);
Better playground on the green (2); Café (2); Horse riding school (2);
McDonalds (2); More play equipment/Better play areas (2); More/better shops
(2); Running track (2); Squash (2); Archery, Art club, Badminton, Bigger/better
swimming pool, Bike track through woods/lanes, Bonfire society, Bus stop in
Rushey Green, Club, Club playing dance music, Evening sports club, Facilities
for older children on The Green, Facilities in Broyle Lane, Fair on The Green
for longer, Fast food restaurant, Fish and chip shop, Football club, Football
goal posts in the park, French club, Golf, Hobbies club, Ice rink, Indoor skate
park, Indoor sport, Internet café, Late opening Chinese restaurant, Leisure
centre, Models club, More access to swimming pool, More activities on The
Green, More sports clubs, Music shop, Performing arts club, Public basketball
court, Railway station, Rugby club, Seasonal ice rink, Shopping centre, Ski
slope, Snooker hall, Somewhere to go in the winter, Sport shop, Squash club,
Stationery shop, Sweet shop, Swimming club, Swimming pool open in afternoon for
fun sessions, Trampoline club, Tuck shop near skate park, Vets, Video store,
Water slide in Ringmer Pool, Well signposted public toilets, Youth theatre (all
one each).
Q 5. What most stops you
from doing activities that you want to do?
Activity
not available 77 55.0%
Cost 33 23.6%
Transport 55 39.3%
Time 54 38.6%
Total 140
Is
there anything else that stops you doing activities you want to do? Please give
details.
Homework
(4);
Not available locally (4);
Unsafe roads (4);
Weather (3); Complaining residents (2); Friends do not live in Ringmer (2); Too
dark to go out - no lighting (2); Too young (2); Age - cannot ride my bike to
friends house, Cricket net and tennis courts are in the school, Expensive
travelling is required because facilities are not available locally, Friends
not available, Gets dark early, Lack of basketball nets, Little to do in
Ringmer, Living too far from town centres, No close bus stop, No transport, Not
allowed to skate in the street, Not enough facilities, Rely on parents for
transport, Swimming pool opens too late, Too little in Ringmer for 17-18 year
olds, Unsafe for young children, Unsafe pavements, Vandalism at skate park,
Worrying people hanging around in the village (all one each).
Q 6. Please use this last section to make any other comments or
suggestions you wish which have not been covered elsewhere in this
questionnaire.
Skate
park could be improved/made less muddy (4); Cycle path to Lewes, Dangerous
litter in children's playground, Good idea to have more things going on in
Ringmer, Keep Ringmer a village, Kids hanging around on the green are not
always bad, Make facilities of Community College available at weekends, More
for under 11's to do, More sports facilities in Ringmer, More street lights,
Need for café in Broyle Lane, Need for student discounts on buses, Safe cycle
routes to school, School should be more integrated into the community, Too
little to do in Ringmer - all there is is one pub, Traffic too fast on Lewes
Road, Want to build BMX track, Would like a rail link through Ringmer, Would
like more shops in the village (all one each).
