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Pengam & Communities Partnership

Community Survey Report

For any further information, please contact: Rebecca Anthony

Communities Research Support Officer [email protected]

01443 864394

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Background

The Pengam and Communities Partnership was set up to involve local people, local groups, voluntary organisations, businesses and the police – in short, all those with a stake in their local community – to get involved with regeneration. The survey was carried out with the help of local residents and members of the community partnership in order to identify the following:

• Local problems and issues

• What services are facilities are already available

• What the community needs and

• How community members may want to take part

The findings of the survey will be used to help draw up a Community Action Plan, enabling the Partnership to make funding bids to take regeneration projects forward.

Method

There were two phases of distribution of the questionnaire. The first batch of questionnaires was for the Britannia area only as the partnership wanted to ask some questions relating to plans for a proposed new community centre for the area. Britannia residents received the questionnaire over the summer period of 2006. A cover letter explained that everyone who replied would be entered into a prize draw and that volunteers dropped by to collect completed forms a week or so later.

The Pengam and Fleur-de-Lis version of the questionnaire omitted some of the questions about the proposed Britannia Community Centre. This version was delivered later, in October of 2006 and a pre-paid reply envelope was included for respondents to send their responses back. The questionnaire was delivered accompanied by a flyer to explain why it was being done, to highlight the prize draw as an incentive for completion. See Appendix One for a copy of the covering letter and Appendix Two for the questionnaire.

Overall, community questionnaires were circulated to every household in the Pengam ward (1,622 households). Three hundred and thirty questionnaires were returned, giving a response rate of 20%.

All respondents were entered into a prize draw for £25 worth of Argos vouchers.

Respondent Profile

To ensure that those who completed the questionnaire were a good representation of people living in the Pengam ward, personal details were requested. Questions were asked relating to age, gender, long-term illness, employment status, household composition, ethnicity and levels of Welsh. The information was then compared to the information available from the 2001 Census data.

Significantly:

Area

For a full breakdown of the profile of respondents, please see Appendix Three.

� Sixty five percent (64%) of respondents were female. This is a greater proportion than would be expected compared to the general population of Pengam (52% female).

� The age profile was fairly evenly spread, however, people aged 18-29 were less represented. There were also higher than expected numbers of people aged 30 and above.

� Nearly four in ten (38%) of respondents said they had a limiting illness or disability, which is much higher than the Census figure of 29%.

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General

NB: Please note that ‘N’ used throughout the report, means the number of participants who responded to a particular question. Also, all of the graphs show percentages of respondents.

For the results of all questions in the questionnaire, please see Appendix Four for the Summary of Responses. The questionnaire gathered responses from people in different areas of Pengam. The graph below shows the proportion of respondents from each area. Nearly half (42%) of responses (n=135) were from people living in Fleur de Lis.

Which community do you live in?

19%

23%

41%

2%

15%

Britannia Pengam Fleur de Lis Gellihaf Fairview

The questionnaire wanted to gather from people whether they would like to stay in the community they live. Respondents were asked how long they have lived in their respective areas and if they moved whether they would like to stay in the area. The table below shows how long respondents had lived in each area, and the percentage of those that would like to stay in the area if they had to move.

Length of time respondents have lived in area and percentage who would want to continue living there

How long have you lived in the area?

If you moved house, would you want to stay?

Britannia Between 0 and 53 years (Mean=26 years)

67% yes N=36

Pengam Between 0.5 and 76 years (Mean=25 years)

76% yes N=55

Fleur de Lis Between 0 and 89 years (Mean=31 years)

77% yes N=99

Gellihaf Between 1 and 30 years (Mean=13 years)

100% yes N=4

Fairview Between 1 and 75 years (Mean=24 years)

64% yes N=30

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Respondents were asked to state why they liked or disliked the area in which they live. The responses given for each area are given below. Britannia Responses If you like living in Britannia, why is this?

• A lovely place to live

• Because Britannia Terrace is a nice street, good neighbours. • Because I’m used to people and the area

• Because I have never had any trouble here

• Because I like it here and am settled • Because I was born and bred in Aberbargoed and my two sons live near me

• Because we have been here for 43 years and we live in a nice area where we live • Could be worse

• Enjoyed living here the past 43 years

• Fairly quiet, nice area, many friends • Family in the area

• Friend’s family work

• Happy with area • I depend on my daughter for everything

• I find this place an ideal place to live

• I have neighbours and friends • I like the area and family live near by

• It has a great family environment

• Like it here • Too old to move

Respondents were asked to state the reasons for not wanting to continue to live in the area.

• Area deteriorating badly

• Because there isn’t anything in the area e.g. shops, pub, youth club

• Family live near Newbridge

• I would rather move to Clevely, near Blackpool

• It has become the stereotypical council estate

• Kid’s don’t talk to any of ours

• Lack of facilities (I.e. pub, sports facilities, shops)

• Only if necessary, I would go back to Blackwood

• Out of the way

• Prefer to live somewhere quieter

• There is absolutely nothing here

• There is nothing ere, only one small shop

• Too many teenagers hanging around

• Too much new building in the area

• Too noisy

• Want to move closer to Cardiff (work)

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Pengam Responses

If you like living in Pengam, why is this?

• Access to neighbouring towns and facilities

• Area is central to everything we need without being in a busy built-up area

• Because I am happy here • Because it’s fairly quiet and trouble free and we have a child and good school’s are

important to us

• Because it’s near to shops and travel facilities

• Because it’s a nice area with friendly neighbours

• Born and lived in area all my life

• Convenient for school, central for work, enjoy village, convenient, train if needed.

• Don’t fancy anywhere else, would like a nice park in the area. Need a bus stop to New Tredegar by Chapel’s garage not where you have moved it on top of a hill

• Enjoy the area I live in

• Family & friends

• Friendly neighbourhood

• Friends all live in the vicinity

• Generally happy living within this area

• Good local schools for children

• Good school - Pengam primary & in Blackwood centre. Close to work and train station, nice couple of shops in Fleur de Lis.

• Happy in this area

• Happy with most facilities

• I’ve been living here for so long now- I’m quite happy to stay • I like the area

• I like the area: easy to shop and I have friends here in Tir y Berth and Fleur de Lis

• I love the whole area • It is quiet bar for school times, the traffic is very bad

• It is quite friendly, close to amenities and convenient

• It seems a good place to live in the short time I’ve lived here • It has all the facilities needed for families, schools, village, bus and train access, close

to larger towns, sports facilities.

• Its very central, I love living in the area even though it’s getting a little worse each year

• Like area, friendly people, near work

• Local for my work, family living locally

• Location is very convenient for most things although lacking in some facilities

• Lovely little quiet village with a great friendly community

• Near children’s school- friendly community

• Near train- access to nearby shops access to road link to North of Valley and Cardiff

• Nice area

• Our family have lived from England to here

• Peaceful

• Pleasant location, good local facilities, friendly community and neighbours

• Post office, chemist, green grocer, butcher, baker, ironmonger, general stores/newspapers, Christian bookshop/coffee shops, bus stops!

• Safe area to live in, handy for all amenities

• The area is fairly safe. Before moving to Pengam I lived in Fleur de Lis for 47 years

• The village and library are within walking • To be near our friends and family

• We are familiar to our surrounding

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• We have moved here ten years ago from Commercial St to Islwyn Close OAP bungalows

• We live in St Deniols & moved from Glan y Nant having been born there and saw a thriving little village slowly die!

• We love the area, family in area, friendly, low crime If you do not like living in Pengam, why is this?

• Although Pengam isn’t bad, if I moved house it would be to somewhere more rural

• Because of the vandalism and untidiness of the area

• Build up of traffic- has built up during the last eight years on route to Pengam lights

• Cause I want to live by the sea

• Depends on the reason for moving; but I find this area increasingly over-crowded and light polluted

• Dirty, scruffy area, crime, no police station, never see a police officer on foot

• Family moved away

• Getting too built up and loosing the community spirit

• Have only live in the area for one year- have suffered antisocial behaviour for most of the time. Problem will never improve whilst houses are allowed to be built near social housing. No support from the authorities.

• High amount of fast traffic in area

• Housing association scum on estate next door

• It’s a bit inconvenient re: banks, shops, etc (I don’t drive)

• Move to an area that has better schools with a sixth form for ‘A’ Level students

• Need to be nearer children and grandchildren

• The area is becoming increasingly violent with youths hanging around in the evenings- the traffic is also a problem with people driving more aggressively

• Would move within walking distance of where I work Fleur de Lis responses If you like living in Fleur de Lis, Why is this?

• A great place to live good friends and you cannot but look at our lovely village and be proud you are in front of it

• A village community is hard to beat and this village is surrounded by fields giving it a lovely country feel.

• Always lived in Fleur de Lis

• Area is not a bad place to live as long as the kids are not about in the night

• Because I like Fleur de Lis

• Because I like the area

• Because I live in a lovely spot

• Because I live here all my life; I remember all my happy days that used to with all my family was alive; memories you’ll never forget

• Because I was brought up here • Because it is mostly quiet

• Because it is nice and quick on the twyn

• Because its not far to the shops and we have the doctors and everything we need and a good bus service

• Because it is very pleasant and near amenities and bus services

• Because its so peaceful and everyone is so friendly

• Because my family and friends live in this area

• Because of my children’s school

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• Because of the village atmosphere and the convenience to most amenities e.g. shops, buses, railway station, and access to most towns

• Because we like the area and have a lot of family and friends here, also we would not like living in a town or city

• Being near bus stop, new bypass will help

• Born and bred here and it’s a very convenient are to live

• Close to family • Close to work

• Community Spirit • Compared to other towns/villages of the same size and population the crime levels and

relatively low. Also there’s quite a lot going on for children

• Convenience. Has necessary shops, regular public transport

• Convenient bus route (Blackwood-Bargoed) ample shops NB. No bank

• Convenient for my personal circumstances

• Don’t know anywhere better

• Don’t want to move anywhere else

• Everything we need is in the village e.g. post office, shops, pity about the bank

• Fairly good community

• Fairly safe, quiet and friendly area

• Family

• Family & friends

• Family and friends as-well as locality

• Family close by

• Family live in area

• Family in area so would want to stay close to them

• Family live near. I like the people & the area in general

• Family, friends and interests are here

• Friendly

• Friendly community, clean tidy area in which to live

• Friendly community; active groups and societies; feels safe; know area well

• Friendly people, good schools, close to family and facilities.

• Friends, family and local facilities

• Good quiet environment

• House prices

• I’m happy in Fleur de Lis

• I’m disabled and dependent on kind people particularly from my chapel to help me (Shopping, etc) and the greengrocer will deliver

• I am visually impaired and would find it difficult to move to a new area

• I have lived all of my life in Fleur de Lis and I have had a full life in the company of many friends and family, I have been fully involved in sport in the village and continue to do so

• I like the house and the outlook

• I lived here all my life. I think Fleur de Lis is a very nice area

• I was born here, moved away for several years and returned

• I was bought up in School St. I then lived in Gwent Court for 18 years- last year I moved to Glendale gardens and plan on staying here

• Ideal for shoppers, pubs, and doctors

• It is a nice shopping area at the moment but with all the humps in the village I have talked to a few business people and they said it has affected them very badly. Why not pelican crossing? The humps ought to be down Victoria Rd.

• It is central- the small village is always busy. The post office is very handy & always seems to be full of people using the service they provide

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• Its home

• Its quiet and safe

• Its such a lovely friendly place to live

• Know the area and the people well

• Lived here all my life, my family are here

• Lived in area all my life

• My family live here too

• My son attends welsh school in Fleur de Lis (Pengam) and is very settle there. I also like the area

• My son lives opposite

• Nice and quiet area for my kids

• Nice area

• Nice area and community is safe

• Nice area, good facilities and services. Clean area, not very built up, good neighbours.

• Nice friendly people. Good community spirit even though we have a crap council!

• Nice residents

• People are friendly, clean area

• Quiet area

• Quiet, close to Cardiff, good road links by car

• Satisfied with area

• Settled

• This is my village/community

• Tis the place where I grew up

• Too old to move

• Too old to move now

• Village has good amenities- schools, shops, and doctors.

• Warne St area is starting to get run down no play area, litter, parking of work vans, and footpaths.

• We like it- all our friends are here and all social activities are here

• Work and family are in the area • Yes, providing you don’t build houses anywhere in the area. Just leave things as the

are, more homes and people spoil it, we just need peace and quiet. No traffic not even humps in the road, young people get too much anyway

If you do not like living in Fleur de Lis, why is this?

• ‘Making communities connect’ is already being done by the house builders

• As we get older (now both 70+) we will need to look for a house near to all essential conveniences

• Because only live here because we have owned home for 28 years and come here after leaving forces

• Because there is not community anymore. No play areas for our children. The park at bottom of Warne St was taken away and the road calming has killed the village

• Because the area is on the periphery in political circles, representation is poor and there is little or no imagination in creating a _ village and area.

• Crime, street lighting, roads, no policing, building on green belt

• I am quite happy where I am, if I did move it would be to the seaside

• I want to be nearer to my family as we get older

• Like the area

• Looking for a flat- nothing in area

• No place for young people to go, no park or swings to take children. Nothing here at-all

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• Not a community anymore, all the green areas being built on, becoming a commuting village.

• Not very happy with how the community is becoming especially with the local children’s attitude towards other people (no respect)

• Planning on moving abroad

• So many disrespectful and young people- I am from the age of respect and concerns for others

• The area has changed so much, unfortunately cosmetically. So many reasons- this place is far too small.

• The reason why I would not stay in this area is because of parking your car. The streets are choc o black, really too small now.

• To live in a better area

• Too many new houses in the area, not rural enough

• Too many non-welsh moving in i.e. closing schools because lack of pupil yet building more house, for who?

• Too many teenage yobs loitering in the street, abusing older people (including myself) throwing down litter, making our little village look like a rubbish tip, and being verbally abusive and unpleasant

• Village of Fleur de Lis is run down and scruffy, not safe in the night, youths hanging around

• Where I am is o.k. Nowhere else in the borough appeals due to accessibility to public transport and vandalism

• Would like a change

• Would like a place just outside the area where there were more facilities for children and youth, along with facilities for all other ages and left home to be in a quiet area with good transport facilities and very little crime/vandalism

• YOBS (and a major litter problem down Trelyn Lane from the take-away & newspaper shop). I have blackout curtains on every window not to draw yobs attention.

Gellihaf responses If you would like to stay in Gellihaf, why is this?

• Family, nice area/scenery

• Friends and family live here too. Post office, library, shops, chemist, hairdresser, doctors all within 10 minutes walking distance

• I’ve always lived in Fleur de Lis my family are also here • Son goes to school in Fleur de Lis

NB. Only 5 respondents lived in the area of Gellihaf and none of them stated they would not like to stay in the area. Fairview Responses If you would like to stay in Fairview, why is this?

• As it is near my friends and family

• Because I am disabled and registered partially sighted. If I was to move I would like a bungalow in Fleur de Lis

• Because I am elderly and used to friendly faces

• Because I was born here and have been happy and contented here

• Because it’s a nice place, good views but could do with cracking down on drugs

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• Born in Fleur de Lis

• Elderly parents nearby

• Family commitments

• Family, work and school

• Friends and family

• I’ve always lived here and couldn’t live anywhere else

• I am just used to living in the area

• I feel happy in this area- family connections

• I like it here

• I like the area but there is a lot of antisocial behaviour where I live

• It’s a nice area to live in & we have found the people really friendly

• Like the area and the community

• My family live locally

• Nice area to live with lots of local amenities

• Nice friendly neighbourhood, close to Blackwood

• To be near family who would be able to help me

• We are old age and our family live all around us to help when we need anything

• We live on the main road to Blackwood, Fleur de Lis, & Bargoed. It is the main bus route.

If you do not like living in Fairview, why is this?

• Area is full of ‘sub-cultures’ only 1 step removal from area! Too many people with no work either and the belief that the state owes them a living

• Because its full of crime and heroin

• Because no private front gardens, noisy neighbours, drugs, no privacy, stigma attached to upper Trelyn

• Because of people being moved into this area from other communities

• Because o the increase in crime in the area and the fact that that we are losing all our green area’s due to new development, esp. new housing

• Certain areas are prone to a lot of youngsters drinking underage, and make you wary of where to go, especially at night

• Children over the age of eight are rude, vandals. Very poor public transport

• Did not choose to live in area- was forced to due to work commitment. Now there are too many new housing developments

• Excessive litter all over area- gangs of antisocial youths around the area, not safe to walk out at night pool pavements and paths

• Just don’t like it here

• May well move to partners house

• The huge amounts of litter in the area- bad state of roads and pavements antisocial behaviour youths

• There are too many “council” improvements which are not for the rest of the residents and the area also there is a growing crime rate

• There is nothing here for my children and there is too much congestion on the roads with not enough calming measures

• Too many trouble makers in the area

• Want to move out of the area due to partner’s work commitments

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Transport

Respondents were asked how often they used public services and how satisfied or unsatisfied they are with the services. The graph below shows that 22% of respondents use the bus service at least once a week and 9% almost everyday, whereas only 4% use the train service once a week and 4% almost everyday. The largest proportion of respondents (24%) had use the train service within the last 6 months or never used. The graph below shows this fully.

How often do you use public transport?

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everyday

At least

once a

week

About

once a

month

Within the

last 6

months

Within the

last year

Longer

ago

Never

used

Bus Service Train Services

The graph below shows how satisfied respondents are with the local public transport. The analysis showed that generally respondents were more satisfied with the train service than the bus. Fourteen percent of bus service users were very satisfied compared to 20% of train service users. Similarly, 31% of bus service users were fairly satisfied compared with 38% of train service users.

How satisfied are you with local public

transport?

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Very

Satisfied

Fairly

Satisfied

Fairly

dis

satisfied

Very

Dis

satisfied

Don't

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Bus Service Train Services

The respondents were asked which location they received local amenities from and how they got there. Shopping for fresh fruit and vegetables

• Asda (14)

• Blackwood (101)

• Caerphilly

• Cardiff

• Ebbw Vale

• Fairview

• Fleur de Lys (14)

• Highfields Tesco

• Internet (2)

• Local (2)

• Market

• Newbridge

• Newport (2)

• Out of town

• Own allotment

• Pengam

• Risca

• Somerfield (2)

• Tesco’s (19)

• Thornhill

• Tredegar

• Village • Tesco (2)

• Various

• Ystrad Mynach (33) Walk Bicycle Car/Van Bus Taxi

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Weekly shopping Clothes Shopping Night Out Cinema GP Surgery

• Aldi’s (2)

• Anywhere

• Asda (19)

• Blackwood (29)

• Caerphilly (3)

• Done for me

• Ebbw Vale (2)

• Fleur de Lis (2)

• Internet (4)

• Merthyr

• Newport

• Out of town

• Pengam

• Pontllanfraith

• Risca

• Somerfield (2)

• Supermarket (4)

• Tesco’s (32)

• Tir y Berth (2)

• Tredegar (2)

• Ystrad Mynach (43)

Walk Car/Van Bus Train Taxi

• Aberbargoed

• Abercarn

• Anywhere

• Bargoed (3)

• Blackwood (38)

• Caerphilly

• Cardiff (31)

• Cefn Fforest (8)

• Club

• Crickhowell (2)


• Gellihaf

• Local (11)

• Markham

• Newport (4)

• Pengam (7)

• Pontlottyn (2)

• Pub (4)

• Rarely

• Restaurant

• Tredegar (2)

• Varies (5)

• Village

• Within 20 miles

• Ystrad Mynach Walk Car/Van Bus Train Taxi

Walk Car/Van Motorbike

Bus Train Taxi

• Caerphilly (13)

• Cardiff (24)

• Nantgarw (76)

• Newport (6)

• Pontypridd (2)

• Taff’s Well

• Treforest (6)

• We have none

Walk Car/Van Bus Train

• Aberbargoed (21)

• Bargoed (56)

• Blackwood (3)



• Gelligaer (2)

• Gilfach

• Local (2)

• Markham (5)

• Nantgarw

• New Tredegar (21)

• Pengam (14)

• Pontllanfraith (17)

• Tredegar

• Village

• White Rose



• Abergavenny (2)

• Ambrose Wilson

• Anywhere (5)

• Asda

• Bargoed

• Blackwood (83)

• Bridgend (2)

• Cardiff (95)

• Catalogue (5)

• Charity Shop

• Culverhouse Cross (3)

• Cribbs Causeway

• Cwmbran (5)

• Different Places

• Done for me

• Ebbw Vale (2)

• Internet

• Mail Order

• Merthyr (6)

• Newport (18)

• Tir y berth

• Varies (2)

• Various (5)

• Within 20 miles

• Ystrad Mynach

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Chemist Dentist Work Exercise/Leisure activities

• Aberbargoed (15)

• Anywhere

• Bargoed (15)

• Blackwood (20)

• Caerphilly

• Cardiff



• Gelligaer

• Local (2)

• New Tredegar (6)

• Newport

• Pengam (3)


• Tredegar

• Village (2)

• White Rose


Walk Car/Van Bus Taxi

• Aberbargoed

• Artillery

• Bargoed (39)

• Blackwood (103)

• Caerphilly (5)

• Cardiff (5)

• Cross Keys (2)

• Llama

• Llanederyn

• Nelson (5)

• New Tredegar

• Newbridge (4)

• Newport (2)

• Oakdale (3)

• Pengam


• Tredegar (3)

• White Rose

• Yate



• Cardiff (2)

• College (2)

• Community

• Cross Penmaen

• Cwmfelinfach

• Ebbw Vale

• Everywhere (2)


• From home (4)

• Gellihaf (3)

• Treforest

• Llanbradach

• Llanelli

• Local (3)

• Merthyr (4)

• Mountain Ash

• Neath

• New Tredegar

• Newbridge (2)

• Newport (6)

• Oakdale (2)

• Varies (2)

• Penallta

• Pengam (3)


• Pontypool

• Risca (4)

• Rogerstone

• South Glos

• Tir Y Berth (3)

• All over

• Tredegar (2)

• Ystrad Mynach (12) Walk Car/Van Motorbike Bus Train

• 20 mile radius

• Aberbargoed

• Anywhere

• Bargoed (8)

• Blackwood (9)

• Bowls (3)

• Britannia (2)

• Bryn Back park

• Newbridge (4)

• Newport (3)

• Parc Coiter Bargoed

• Various (3)

• Walking (6)

• Bryn Meadows (3)

• Caerphilly (4)

• Cardiff (4)


• Countryside (3)

• Cwmcarn

• Penarth

• Pengam (5)

• Pontllanfraith

• Pontlottyn

• Swimming

• Cwmbran

• Cwmfelinfach

• District Walks


• Home

• Islwyn (2)

• Local (6)

• Merthyr (1)

• Tredegar

• Treforest

• Trelyn park

• Usk


Walk Car/Van Bicycle motorbike Bus

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Education and Training

The respondents were asked what qualifications they hold. The majority of respondents (31%) stated they had no formal qualifications, 25% of respondents have GCSEs or equivalent and 17% had a degree of higher qualification. The graph below shows the responses in full.

What qualifications do you have?

31%

25%2%

11%

17%

14%No formal qualifications

GCSEs or equivalent

OCNs

A Levels or equvalent

Degree of higher

Other

‘Other’ qualifications that respondents had stated are given below.

• 3D Autocad City & Guilds

• Accountancy

• B.T. National diploma

• BTEC

•Building

• C & G motor vehicle

• C.W.B

• Catering/Bakery

• Chartered Institute

• C & G decorating

• C & G and NVQ

• C & G plumbing

• C & G cooking/catering

• CSE

• Diploma

• Diploma- computers

• Diploma- Business studies

• Diploma- higher education • Electrical engineering

• Ex Colliery

• First Diploma Art

• Higher National Cert

• HNC

• HNC- electrical & mechanical engineering • HND

• NVQ Level 5

• NNEB

• NVQ

• ONC & HNC

• PGCE

• PHD

• Postgraduate- career guidance and counselling

• Professional qualification

• R.S.A Certificate

• Reiki Master

• RSA (teaching dyslexia)

• Standard Cert (sec/modern)

• Teachers cert dip for teachers of mentally handicapped • Teaching diploma

The respondents were asked whether they are attending or have attended a learning activity in the last 5 years. Over two-thirds of respondents (68%) had not attended any learning activities. The graph below shows respondent’s answers.

Have you attended any learning activities?

11%

21%

68%

Am currently attending Have attended in last 5 years Not attended

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If the respondents had not attended any learning activities in the last 5 years, they were asked to give reasons for this. The most popular reasons were lack of time (25%) and not interested (23%).

Please indicate the reasons why you have not taken part on a learning activity

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‘Other’ reasons for not attending any learning activities are given below.

• Age

• Because of age

• Courses closed due to lack of students and funding

• Courses not available in local area

• Do training via work

• Don’t know where and when they are

• Done enough learning for now

• F/T work- in store training facilities

• I am a pensioner

• I have the qualifications I need

• I understand as much as I wanted to during this period

• I was caring for my dad • Involved in community work

• Learned enough

• Learning fulfilled • My involvement in bowls admin

• None local

• Not enough choice

• Nothing of interest

• Nothing suitable in Fleur de Lis

• Old age pensioner

• Old age

• Over qualified/retired

• Poor health

• Retired

• Retired OAP

• Road accident

• Shift working

• Too expensive for pensioners

• Too old-retired

• Too old

• Work commitments

• Work F/T

The questionnaire was interested in which learning activities people were currently involved in and at what locations these took place. The table below shows what respondents are currently involved in or have done in the last 5 years.

• 3D AutoCAD

• Access to nursing

• Accountancy- ACCA

• Art classes

• Art/Calligraphy

• Arts & crafts, computers

• Basic computers

• Beauty therapy

• Computer Course

• Computer course & Indian head massage

• Computer training

• Computer, Tai Chi, Italian

• Computer/French

• Computers

• In House training

• IT Courses

• Learn Direct

• Learning Welsh

• Level 4 certificate to teach adult literacy

• Local history, computer class

• Masters degree

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• BTEC

• BTEC national diploma in sport

• CACHE Level 2 teaching assistant

• Cake decorating

• Childcare • City & Guilds part 1&

2

• City & Guilds, BTEC, First Aid

• City & Guilds numeracy/literacy

• CLAIT and Welsh A Level

• CLAIT ECDL

• Coaching course/CIPD training package

• Collage

• Computer

• Computer basics, CLAIT, Creative writing

• Computer Class

• Computer Classes- ECDL Course

• IBT 2 Computer course

• Counselling skills

• Digital camera classes

• Diploma in Healthcare studies

• Diploma in Institute of management

• ECDL

• Edexcel course

• Electrical regulations

• English

• English GCSE

• Family History

• First Aid

• Fork Life Truck licence

• French, I.T, and keyboard

• Further education

• GCSE Psychology

• German Classes

• Hi-Tech Skills

• HNC

• HNC in Housing

• HNC IT Tech

• Horticultural

• I.T.

• MBA on job training

• Microsoft Office

• Mosaics, Encaustic arts

• N.D. Photography

• NVQ 3 Admin

• Open University

• P/T hons degree in Occupational therapy

• Pengam Primary school

• Photoshop

• Plumbing, carpentry

• Post abortion support counselling

• Postgraduate nursing

• Sage book keeping • Shorthand

• Spanish beginners

• Tai Chi • Various in-house

training related to employer

• Welsh

• Welsh for beginners

• Welsh Language • Welsh language &

computer course

The table below shows the locations of the above learning activities, the majority of respondents either went to Ystrad Mynach College or Blackwood Comprehensive school.

• Aberbargoed (2)

• Bargoed College (2)

• Birmingham • Blackwood (8)

• Blackwood college (4)

• Blackwood Comp (3) • Cad centre UK

• Caerleon (2)

• Caerphilly • Cardiff (2)

• Cardiff University

• Home (3) • CCBC

• Church Hall in Fleur de Lis, Bedwas Community Centre, Ystrad College

• Church Hall in Fleur de Lis (4)

• Cross Keys College (4)

• Fleur de Lis

• Fleur de Lis library

• Glan y Nant, Blackwood College

• Heolddu Bargoed & Pontlottyn

• Newport (2)

• Oakdale School • Online

• Outside Wales

• Oxford House • Pengam

• Pengam School

• Rhymney College (2) • Risca

• St David’s hall and library

• St Thomas Church- Cefn Fforest (2) • Tyr y Berth

• UWIC (3)

• UWIN • Various locations in UK

• WEA Funded Blackwood

• YMCA Gilfach • Ystrad Mynach College (28)

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The questionnaire asked respondents whether they would be interested in taking part in more learning activities. Forty percent of respondents stated that they would be interested, as the graph below shows.

Would you like to take part in

more learning activities?

Yes

40%

No

60%

The respondents were asked if they would be interested in a range of learning activities, with space for ‘other’ suggestions.

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The respondents were most interested in taking part in computer classes (44%), arts & crafts (35%) and languages (29%). Other activities people were interested in include:

• Accountancy course

• Beauty/animal care/Self help tutor

• Camera- video- photos

• Carpentry

• Creative writing

• Creative writing class/reading group

• Dance

• Family History

• Flower arranging

• Gardening (beginners plus)

• Gardening classes

• Interior design

• Salsa dancing

• Sign Language Sociology, humanities

• Tai Chi classes fill too quickly

• Walking and local history

• Yoga

Languages that people were interested in included:

• French (10)

• German

• Spanish (9)

• Italian (9)

• Sign

• Welsh (19)

GCSE’s that people were interested in, include: Biology, English, History, Maths, Nursing and Spanish. Degree’s people were interested in were counselling, Law, nursing and women’s health.

The questionnaire asked people where there preferred place of learning would be, the majority of respondents (36%) stated that Fleur de Lis community centre would be there preferred place, with 27% stating the proposed Britannia community centre and 14% Ystrad Mynach College as the graph below shows.

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Preferred place of learningPengam Community Centre

Proposed Britannia CommunityCentre

Aberbargoed Adult EducationCentre

Ystrad Mynach College

Blackwood ComprehensiveSchool

Fleur de Lis Community Centre

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Breakdown - preferred location for learning activities

Britannia respondents A large majority of respondents (84%) from Britannia stated that their preferred place of learning would be in the proposed Britannia Community Centre. Pengam respondents Nearly a third (27%) of respondents from Pengam stated that Ystrad Mynach College would be their preferred place of learning, with Fleur de Lis community centre following closely behind (23%). Fleur de Lis respondents Nearly two-thirds of respondents from Fleur de Lis (64%) selected Fleur de Lis community centre as their preferred place of learning. Gellihaf respondents Only one person from Gellihaf responded to this question and they stated that their preferred place of learning would be Fleur de Lis community centre. Fairview respondents Nearly half (46%) of respondents from Fairview stated that Fleur de Lis community centre would be their preferred place of learning, followed closely by Blackwood comprehensive school selected by 39% of respondents. The graph below shows the area breakdown of responses to this question in more detail.

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Your Community The respondents were asked to rate how they feel about the current facilities on offer to them in the area. They also had the opportunity to add any comments about these facilities. The facility that people were most positive about was Pengam Library, which 52% of respondents felt was ‘very good’ or good’. The facility that people were most negative about was children’s facilities, which 57% of respondents rated as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’. Facilities for young people also received negative ratings with 46% of respondents saying that they were ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’. The responses about each separate facility are given below. People also made a number of other comments about facilities not listed in the questionnaire:

• Bridleways for carriages - most blocked off

• Bus Stop at Capel’s Garage’ going to New Tredegar - I get wet in the rain

• Daytime and evening cafes and restaurants

• Ebenezer Baptist Church - All united for Coffee Tuesday and Sunday services

• People have everything today- they already have too much that is why there is no discipline or order in people’s lives. Cut council taxes and less money wasted.

• Parking at St. David’s football field. People not using car park. St David’s Road is an accident waiting to happen

• No tennis courts, no playground, no seats anywhere, no bowls

• Gym - aren’t any

• No local mother and toddlers

• Parks

• Road through FDL

• Ysgol Gymraeg Trelyn Pengam (2)

What do you think of the following facilities in the area?

• Because of vandalism children’s play facilities are not very good

• Could have more books and open earlier

• Didn’t know available

• Didn’t know there was one

• Good for internet

• Lovely staff

• No notice of opening hours

• Not central- isolated

• Staff excellent

• The staff are fab

• Use Blackwood- better number of books

• Very good (Blackwood)

• Very good inside, exterior poor

• Very helpful

• Where is it?

• For diet club

• Hardly open • Little activity

• Never open- expensive to hire

• Not advertised • Poor play area for kids

• Scruffy looking

• Too big for a small class • Unkempt no money spent on it

• Very basic

• Very dirty • Waste of time

• Well used- excellent caretaker

Fleur-de-Lis Community Centre

8%

26%

10%

4%

52%

Very good

Good

Poor

Very poor

Don't use

Pengam Library

19%

2%2%

33%

44%

Very good

Good

Poor

Very poor

Don't use

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• Children at Cefn Fforest

• Children attended

• Grandchildren

• Not old enough

• Very bad for parking

• Very friendly staff • Very good school

• Child not old enough • Could have better sports

facilities • Fantastic school

Pengam Junior and Infant School

25%

<1%

<1%

12%62%

Very good

Good

Poor

Very poor

Don't use

Fleur-de-Lis Primary School

18%

<1%

<1%

11%

70%

Very good

Good

Poor

Very poor

Don't use

Health Clinic

16%

27%

6%2%

49%

Very good

Good

Poor

Very poor

Don't use

Facilities for older people2% 8%

19%

9%62%

Very good

Good

Poor

Very poor

Don't use

• Can't find

• Can't get appointment

• Clean, tidy, staff good

• Excellent

• Good

• Good (Health Clinic)

• Needs updating

• Too small

• Use New Tredegar

• What health clinic?

• Are there any?

• Are there any?

• Besides pubs, where are they?

• Could be more

• Didn't know there was any

• Don't know what facilities for older

people

• Don’t know of any

• Don’t know of any

• Meals on wheels

• Nothing going on

• What facilities?

• What Facilities?

• What facility? Where?

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• Where?

• Blackwood

• Didn’t know there was one apart from Blackwood

• Didn’t know there was any

• Don’t see police on foot

• Don’t have one

• Have not got one

• Helpful

• Is there one?

• Isn’t one

• Long way to Blackwood

• No measures for car crime

• No police station!

• None

• Not local

• Not one here

• Not one in area

• Not operational anymore

• Only found out we had one by chance

• Police presence is required

• Police take too long when called

• There is no police station in this area

• There is not one

• We don’t have one

• We need one

• What one?

• What police station?

• What’s that?

• Where (Blackwood)

• Where is it?

• Ystrad Mynach?

• Aren’t any

• Baths very dirty and no working lockers

• Could be improved

• Cwm Rhymni (good)

• Dirty/not nice to look at

• Don’t have one!

• Is none!

• Is this Cefn Fforest?

• Need’s for majority

• No facilities

• None

• None in area

• Only rugby and football

• There is no centre

• Too aged

• Trelyn Park in bad state of repair

• Very basic

• We go to Caerphilly

Police Station6%

18%

46%

20%

12%Very good

Good

Poor

Very poor

Don't use

Sports facilities4%

14%

19%

15%

49%

Very good

Good

Poor

Very poor

Don't use

Facilities for people with a disability

1%3%

17%

18%

61%

Very good

Good

Poor

Very poor

Don't use

• Could help a little themselves

• Didn’t know we had any (2) / Aren’t any (2)

• Don’t have one / Don’t know

• Except for roads which has made it heaven for me

• For those with mental disabilities?

• Lack of opportunities

• No facilities

• Very basic • What/where? • Where?

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• All parks have closed

• All removed because of lack of police action

• Aren’t any

• Britannia MUGA (Very good)

• Closest park is Aberbargoed

• Could do with a playgroup closer to us

• Desperately seeking a playground

• Disgusting

• Don’t have one

• Don’t know

• FDL playground closed!

• Haven’t got any

• Haven’t seen any

• Needs play areas

• Need more play areas

• No park for my children

• No parks open

• No play area in Pengam park

• No playground in Pengam- badly needed

• Non existent

• None

• None in Fleur de Lis

• None in my area

• None near

• Not enough of them

• Not very good- bring back the playground by St. David’s Church

• Only park is Fairview which I feel is not safe or suitable for young children

• Playground required

• There is no facilities

• There is none

• There isn’t any!

• What are they?

• What facilities?

• What happened to the election pledge to provide play facilities?

• You took away children’s play area- I used to take my grandchildren there!

• Are there any?

• Disgusting lack

• Don’t know any

• Don’t know

• Excellent school

• I think they could be improved

• Inviting trouble

• It’s the youths own faults for not looking after these places

• No play equipment

• Non existent

• None

• None in Warne St area

• Not a lot going on- too many bullies

• Nothing for kids

• Nowhere for youths to congregate in FDL

• One boys club

• Over age for facilities

• Police run football in new school- very good

• Too many hanging around being a nuisance

• Park too far away. Facilities are only for older children. Small children can’t play in MUGA or Court because the older children are always there

• What do they have?

• Nothing!!

• What we got too small

• You have closed them

• You have nothing- and what you want like motocross you stop

Children's play facilities

2%

38%

4%19%

38%Very good

Good

Poor

Very poor

Don't use

Youth Facilities (11-18 year olds)

2%

48%

5%18%

28%

Very good

Good

Poor

Very poor

Don't use

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The questionnaire asked respondents if they currently take part in community activities. The graph below shows that 84% of respondents were not involved in community activities.

Do you take part in community activities?

Yes

16%

No

84%

Those respondents who do not currently take part in community activities (84%) were asked to provide reasons why not. The graph below shows that the most popular reasons were work commitments (28%) and do not know what is going on locally (26%).

What is preventing you from taking part in community

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Other barriers to taking part in community activities are listed below:

• 86 years of age

• Age

• Aged

• Am active with BFP community group

• Am old age pensioner

• Bowls admin

• Busy grandparents

• Can’t commit to something that is not respected by so many

• Elderly

• I have done in past, no time now

• Have given lots of time previously

• I don’t know of any

• I helped run the local youth centre for several years with 3 other people, gave up because of lack of help and we were spending a lot of time fighting against the planned opening of a drug centre

• I helped to run Pengam boys and girls club for 23 years

• Information

• No point

• No transport (pensioner)

• Not helpful when I tried

• Nothing of interest- all appears aimed at local shop keepers in Fleur who want to impose ASBO’s on kids

• Nothing of real interest

• OAP

• Old age

• Old age- not able to get around now

• Other interests

• Retired- more info needed

• Retired minor- 83 years old • Retired, looking after

grandchildren

• Road accident for 25 years

• Senior citizen

• Time

• Too ill

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• Involved when younger

• Kids and teenagers picking on kids

• Lacking in confidence in meeting people

• Too old

• Too old now

• Too tired after work

• What activities? The survey was also interested in what kind of community activities people were taking part in. The graph below shows that of those respondents who were involved in community activities, 36% were involved in the church/chapel and 21% in a sports group.

What activities do you take part in?

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• 1st Fleur de Lis Brownies

• ABCD’s at Fleur Church

• B.C.A.

• B.F.P community group

• Bowls

• Brownies

• C.A.B. Advisor

• Careers support group

• Child at Cadets

• Children play in garden

• Craft activities

• Croeso: Community bookshop

• Drama group

• Friends of tenovus

• W.I.

• Guides in Newbridge/Fleur

• History society

• Jazz band

• Local institute once per week Pengam Pals (Parents group of Pengam School)

• Rugby Club

• Senior Club

• SFP Community group

• Swimming

• Voluntary work- tenovus

• Youth Club

Respondents were asked whether they would like to take part in other community activities, 14% of respondents stated that they would like to and their suggestions for what kind of activities are given below:

• Aikido, Sports Club

• Any activity that helps to become part of Britannia community

• Any non religious • Any which I find interest in

• Anything that would improve and engage the facilitation of local groups

• Artistic work/meeting people

• Caring for the environment esp., country parks, etc.

• Child friendly or any

• Children’s activities- things to do as a family

• Children’s groups

• Keep fit to music (or movement to music)

• Leisure activities for retired people

• More activities for children and more exercise classes for me

• More sports but too dirty, education but cannot afford

• Most

• None owing to ill health

• Not sure, sports clubs?

• Pengam and Communities partnership

• Residents groups

• Something to do with children

• Starting a yoga group (am considering) as am a qualified instructor (Children & adults)

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• Children’s events

• Choir, helping people with literacy

• Depends what’s on offer

• Don’t know because I don’t know what’s going on

• Groups that benefit the community

• Helping the elderly- residents issues

• Helping to better the community

• Support for our children and young people who are not catered for at-all in Fleur- Also clean up the river

• Voluntary (who needs what) • Walking/cycling

• We help out money wise (Britannia Association)

• Youth based work, neighbourhood watch, environment

• Youth clubs, activities for the kids

Respondents were asked whether they took part in any voluntary work, 13% of respondents did do voluntary work and the activities they are involved in are shown below.

• Participate in sponsored walks for cancer

• Cancer shop

• Caring for elderly relatives and friends • Charity fundraising at work

• Charity shop

• Church activities • Church pastoral work

• Citizens advice

• Collecting for different charities • Contribute to and collect for various

challenges

• Fixture sec for rugby club

• Fundraising

• Help in a charity shop

• In the past

• Islwyn Diabetic Association

• Like to run ‘Croeso’ shop in the village/’Croeso’ ready writers group (monthly)

• Mentoring students

• School governor- Tenovus cancer research (Pengam and FDL branch)

• School governor, fundraising through Rotarians

• Scouts

• Tenovus- help other organisations when asked give support as often as possible

• Used to volunteer in past

• V1 awareness training for Wales Council for the Blind

Respondents were then asked if they would like to get involved in voluntary work, 13% would like to get involved and they were asked to include their name and address at the end of the questionnaire to ensure that someone contact’s them about volunteering opportunities. It is important to find out how to communicate with these respondents about activities, therefore, this survey asked respondents to state what would the best way to let them know what is going on in the area. The majority of respondents (88%) stated that a partnership newsletter would be the best way, and 7% of respondents stated that a newspaper would be the best way. The graph below shows the responses to this question.

What would be the best way for us to let you

know what's going on?

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88%

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7%

Partnership Newsletter

Newspaper

Notice board

Word of mouth

Local group

Website

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Health and Well-being The survey was concerned with how easy residents of Pengam and communities found it easy to buy fresh fruit and vegetables, 82% of respondents found it either very easy or fairly easy. The graph below shows responses to this question.

How easy do you find it to buy fruit and veg?

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Fairly easy

Fairly difficult

Very difficult

I don't buy fruit/veg

The survey also asked respondents how often they eat fresh fruit, vegetables and salad. Just over half (56%) of respondents ate salad or fresh vegetables everyday, and nearly two-thirds (63%) of respondents ate fresh fruit everyday. The graph below shows these responses in more detail.

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Those respondents who ate fresh fruit, vegetables, and salad once a week or less were asked to provide reasons for this. The most popular reasons are because they are not easily available in my village (32%, N=12) and don’t like them (29%, N=11).

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Other reasons why respondents eat fresh fruit, vegetables or salad less than once a week:

The survey also asked about sport and exercise. Over half (52%) of respondents do light exercise everyday, 17% of respondents do moderate exercise 3-6 times a week, and 58% of respondents never do vigorous exercise. The graph below shows responses to this question.

How often do you do sport/physical activity for at least 30

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Light Exercise Moderate exercise Vigorous Exercise

The survey was interested in finding out why some respondents don’t do any physical activity. Popular reasons include having a long-standing illness or disability (32%) lack of time (27%), and childcare/caring for another person (18%). The graph below shows the responses to this question.

If you don't do any sport/physical activity, why it this?

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• Acid reflex

• Bad eating habits

• Can only get them shopping and they don’t stay fresh for long

• Can’t travel to get them

• Not much time

• I buy enough to last through week

• I shop around in Blackwood’s & Tesco’s

• I.B.S

• Quite healthy food

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Other reasons for not taking part include:

• Age

• Arthritis

• Can’t walk far

• Care of others

• Difficult walking

• Lazy!

• My age

• Not enough physical activities for people with a disability

• Old Age

• Past my best

• Pensioner

• Senior citizen

• Teach most days plus some evenings

• Too many yobs about • Too old

• Too tired after work • Unsure what is on offer

• Work on buildings The questionnaire asked if people would be interested in certain sports and activities. The most popular activity respondents are interested in is going to the gym (19%), followed by Bowls (11%) and exercise classes (10%). The graph below shows respondent’s answers.

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The type of exercise classes people were interested in are listed below:

• Aerobics

• Any

• Aqua aerobics

• Belly Dancing

• Classes for elderly

• Dance

• Dancing classes for beginners

• Exercise classes for over 50’s

• For older people

• Keep fit

• Keep fit for older people

• Keep fit to music

• Healthy living

• Light exercise for elderly

• OAP Classes

• Over 60’s

• Pilates • Swim aerobics

• Yoga

Other types of activities and exercise respondents were interested in are given below:

• All above options are boring

• Anything helping kids

• Cycling

• Dance classes

• Fencing

• Fishing

• Ladies teams- football? Netball?

• Already play bowls outdoors

• Light exercise for OAP’s

• Line dancing

• Local history • Netball

• Netball/fitness lessons

• Not at present due to young child and family

• Organised walks

• Pilates • Rambling

• Running Club

• Suffers from discitis

• Swimming- there is always schools in the pool

• Tai Chi

• Tennis and badminton

• Too old

• Walking club

• Walking/cycling • Walks of about 3-5

miles on weekdays

• Yoga

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Respondents were asked what time of day would suit them best for activities. Nearly half (43%) of respondents stated that a weekday evening would suit them best and 21%of respondents stated that a weekday morning would be best for them. Please see graph below for more details.

What time of day would suit you best to take part in

physical activities?

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17%

42%

20%Weekday morning

Weekday afternoon

Weekday evening

Weekend

Respondents were asked about their smoking and drinking habits, as well as if they would like advice on anything. Over half of respondents (57%) had never smoked, whilst 28% used to smoke daily but do not smoke at-all now. Only 14% of respondents smoke daily, as the graph below shows.

Do you smoke?

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Respondents smoked between 1 and 24 cigarettes per day, with a mean average of 13. Respondents were also asked how many units of alcohol they drank per week, responses ranged from 0 to 50, with a mean average of 8 units. Respondents were asked if they would like advice on anything with many topics suggested, the most popular advice that respondents wanted was healthy eating on a budget (15%), stress and anxiety (14%) and depression/feeling down (13%). The graph below shows the responses to this question.

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Any other health issues you would like advice on:

• Disabled and diabetic

• How to de-stress • I make my own advice

• I suffer from anxiety and am on tablets

• Weight loss

• Not personally, but I consider them all essential to the community. For family reasons, particularly concerned about provision for those with mental health issues.

• Stress due to both parents passing away

Local Facilities The questionnaire wanted to establish what activities people had done at either Pengam library or Blackwood Comprehensive school. A large majority of respondents (54%) had not used these facilities at-all. Those who had used the centre stated using computer facilities as the reason for visit (18%) or other reason (25%). The graph below shows the responses to this question.

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Other activities people have done in the community centre:

• Blackwood comp retired teachers association

• Books

• Books at Pengam library

• Books for children

• Borrowed books!

• Child does Taekwondo at Blackwood comp

• Exchanged books

• Helper for the pantomime

• I use the library regularly • Learning keyboard

• Nursery

• Photocopying • Pottery

• Research using books • Taekwondo

• Yoga Respondents were asked whether they were likely or unlikely to use suggested services In Pengam, Fleur de Lis or Britannia. Evening classes was popular with 51% of respondents stating they would definitely or probably use it, the food co-op and reflexology/aromatherapy was also very popular with 46% of respondents stating they would definitely or probably use it. Employment and Careers advice was the least popular, with 45% stating they definitely would not use it. The graph below shows the responses to this question.

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The respondents were also asked to write in any other facilities or activities they would like to see provided in Pengam, Fleur de Lis or Britannia. These responses are given below:

• To see a cleaner environment, a centre with care and properly train to support and look after anyone dropping litter, binge drinking under age, smoking parents, more discipline and someone to make environment clean. Teach young one’s to know they could be part of the community with special activities, let them become part of the community. If they deface anything make them clean up after themselves or summon parents.

• ‘Local community Centre’ open for local children at least twice a week at no charge and run by community police. Table tennis provided.

• Small manned police office during night hours, enough officers to attend local crimes before the criminal concerned disappears. Play area for young children for daytime use only. Picnic areas, as Ystrad is the closest to Fleur.

• Children’s play area with swings, etc. A proper tennis court. A proper bowling green. A better pavilion and facility in Trelyn Park. Youth pitches or youngsters football and & rugby. Better facilities for youths of today.

• A children’s playground- our nearest one is at the Blackwood showground and it’s not easy to walk to.

• A children’s playground. Police presence- particularly 7.30 onwards. Litter pick or bins in street off paper shop & takeaway- not just High St.

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• A cinema. A theatre for use by local drama/youth club groups. A skate park to get kids off the roads and pavements. A weekly disco for different age groups of children.

• A luncheon club would be a very good idea, older people would get a chance to socialise and get out and about especially in the winter.

• A park for the children. I live in FDL but have to take my children to Bargoed or Ystrad Mynach Park.

• A place young people can go to learn about self-defence.

• A proper safe play park for babies and young children and youth clubs, holiday clubs, baby groups, adult groups, coffee/tea groups

• A pub • A safe, usable children’s park

• A special soft play area for young children

• Aikido lessons • Asda, 24-hour police station. Keep the kids in the house in the night after 8pm. Park

for the children. More police on the beat

• Badminton courts

• Bingo

• Book circle

• Book club: Roller skating ramp, playing field for all, children’s playground-swings, etc

• Children’s play area- apart from the one in Fairview there are no safe and decent areas for children to play. Why not develop Trelyn or St. David’s park?

• Children’s play areas

• Children’s play area, swings, slides, etc. for little children

• Children’s play park, most have disappeared from the village, FDL Park should be developed to accommodate more people of variable ages and interests.

• Children’s playground restored on St. David’s field. There is no playground In Pengam for children.

• Community Centre used for local children at least 2 nights a week (no charge and run by community police)

• Cookery classes, yoga, Pilates, dance classes.

• Cycle way which links FDL to the cycle paths in Britannia and Maesycwmmer. Youth drop in- not a youth club style service c-card scheme youth café. All weather sports pitches.

• Day centre for providing meals and different activities for senior citizens as provided in the Rhondda Cynon Taff council (Centre in Aberdare)

• Decent library and things for teenagers to stop them hanging around the shops in FDL.

• Decent play areas for the children (PRIORITY) Not just swings- something for them to do. Decent safe walking areas. Where you have not got to walk a mile to get there and decent paths to walk on, not like the Britannia Terrace- its not safe to walk around there

• Definitely more sports facilities and play area for children

• Exercise classes for 50+ yrs old

• Facilities for children

• Facilities for young children to play during early evening (6pm) so as a parent I can attend.

• Facilities for young people i.e. 14-18 years olds

• Flower arranging, art, yoga

• Football, rugby and tennis. Skateboarding park

• Good playground within walking distance for children

• Gym (for exercise)/free welsh tuition/swimming pool

• Health living!

• I feel that the traffic calming humps through the village are unnecessary. Two pedestrian crossing in the village would have been adequate. Have difficulty in

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sleeping due to the noise of the traffic driving over the huge hump outside the park, this is far too high and causes damage to vehicles. I also feel that parking of cars outside the flat on the junction into the vehicle is very dangerous, when they have parking facilities behind the flats, which are not used. This is an accident waiting to happen.

• I have to go to New Tredegar often but I find it difficult, as do many others since bus stop is moved. Great difficulty with Fairview Hill, before moved was great.

• I have two young children (3&6). There is an appalling lack of park facilities servicing the Pengam area.

• I like walking- nowhere to walk, only on main road. Need a park to sit as well for elderly.

• I live in High Street, Pengam. I am quite satisfied; I wouldn’t want to see it altered.

• I think a youth club would be fantastic for children of all ages. • I work split shifts as a mental health-nursing assistant. I would like to see facilities for

younger children during school holidays but not a lot of cost. I would like to improve my education in nursing but cannot afford to do so and could not pay childcare whilst doing so.

• I would like the local council and councillors to meet with the LOCAL people once every 3 months and LISTEN to what’s going wrong! Act on the info provided and sort things out. I can dream about it for now! The council do not listen, just pay lip service.

• I would like to see a gardening club, cooking club and social meeting for all ages i.e. singers, bingo.

• I would like to see a park for the children in the proximity of St David’s football field.

• In Fleur de Lis I would like to see a sports centre

• It would be nice to have something for the younger children age 2 and 3 years and older up to 11 years as there is nothing really for the infants

• Jazz Club/Folk club, creative writing classes, reading groups, art/craft groups, discussion groups

• Just don’t go to places

• Keep fit classes in the afternoon

• Less trees as they are making such a mess- kids breaking them down by swinging on them

• Local fish shop, post office, more clubs and activities for children, Children’s playground

• More allotments, walking clubs for over 60s, speed restrictions along commercial St, Pengam. Allocated/designated parking for residents of Commercial Street.

• More children’s activities, playgrounds and skate board centres.

• More facilities for children & youths • More facilities for children (play areas as there are none in Fleur de Lis). More facilities

for elderly, etc (easy access throughout village, traffic measures)

• More facilities for the older people

• More facilities for youths, perhaps an Internet café or roller skating rink. Definitely more facilities for small children e.g. play areas. Perhaps an exercise gym for all ages.

• More for children 0-18 years, more for mum & dads, counselling groups. Suffer panic attacks and depression I have been told I need psychotherapy yet can’t get this on the NHS. I have to pay and yet there are people out there like me who need this help. My depression is as a result of untreated postnatal depression. We need more groups to help each other.

• More for the young people to get them off the streets

• More info about what goes on in the village i.e. in the community centre

• More litter bins, roads swept more often, bus shelters cleaned regularly

• More musical opportunity, especially a mixed choir

• More on the beat and higher visibility policing

• More park young people

• More places and activities for young children and teenagers

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• More seats, better parks children

• More youth clubs for 11-18 year olds

• Nice safe play area. Playgroup- advertise let people know when it is, keep fit, more things to do with the children, nature trail?

• None whatsoever- as for facilities people today have everything! Especially the young people, they have too much already that is why there is a lack of discipline everywhere. This is why we have so much vandalism, people afraid to go out at night. Its going to get worse so keep a tight reign on the purse strings and cut council tax for working people

• Would like to see more afternoon activities in the community centre. A nice park for my grandchildren. Would like to see a new snooker club where older men could go at a reasonable price. Chess club, luncheon club 50+, Cinema. Park for children in Fleur de Lis, OAP activities.

• Pengam needs playground facilities for younger people

• Personally, I am quite infuriated in rounding activities

• Playgroup in proposed Britannia Centre

• Play park in Britannia

• Playground- play area for younger people

• Playground area for children- Fleur de Lis does not have one

• Playground in Fleur de Lis

• Playground, play area’s like monkey mania

• Playing park to take small children

• Playground for children- St David’s Rd. Many children in area plus siblings of football players using field. Signpost for car park near library for people to use instead of St David’s Rd & St Deniols Close

• Police Station

• Pub

• Public firework display carnival (as in past times). More things for the whole community to join in.

• Quality taxi firm- clean and always on time. Young people on work experience- council work- clean up the village and make it more appearing. Pavements cleaned, bins emptied- brighten up the area with flowers, etc. Encourage more shop owners to clean and brighten up their premises with some grant maybe

• Question the younger generation about they want

• Skateboard area for youths. Children’s park/playground.

• Skateboard park- youth club

• Slimming club to run once every week

• Some benches along the grass verges

• Something for 12-18 year olds. An evening coffee bar or somewhere they could sit and have a chat and maybe listen to music or play table tennis or pool or darts, etc. Somewhere of an evening where they could meet and not have to hang around the streets

• Tai Chi, gentle exercises for people with diabetes. Any evening classes.

• Tennis courts, bowls, park on a level with the high street, at least 20 seats in the public areas. Children’s playgrounds- there are 7 in Tir-y-berth but not one from Maesycwmmer to Aberbargoed

• The car park alongside Pengam library id very often littered with glass deterring use. This possible effects the congestion on St David’s rd. A proper direction to this car park would help. Also better access (existing exit onto main road is a dangerous point since access past library is blocked. Steps & gate into grounds of St David’s church would encourage wedding and funeral people to use this easy way into the church- use of this parking area.

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• There needs to be a playground provided for the children, maybe a replacement of the one that used to be in St David’s playing field. Currently we have to travel by car to go to a playground. Those at Tir y Berth and on Fairview are unsuitable – vandalised and full of glass. More bins in the community and improvements on the old colliery site would also be beneficial to the community.

• There should be far more done in Fleur de Lis to pick up litter and clear vigorously with the anti-social yobs who are throwing it down. One Sunday a few months ago the main street was absolutely thick with it. As well as being visually unsightly, it is also a health hazard. If our quality of life in this community is to be improved- this problem must be dealt with.

• Traffic lights

• Try to maintain what we have (post office, chemist, various shops)

• Use people with brooms (cleaner streets)

• Visiting library to the house

• Would appreciate a bus shelter and there is a great need for a safe crossing for pensioners and all residents of Britannia. Widening of Britannia walk road, thus avoiding parking on the pavements, bearing in mind we only have one exit/entry.

• Would like to see children’s park put back at bottom of Warne St where it used to be.

• Would like to see dog litter bins provided in the area

• Would like to see more youth activities

• Yoga

• Gardening/environmental/nature-type activities. Social activities? (No local pub) BBQ’s?

• Youth clubs- parks- playgroups- play areas- kids clubs

• Youth clubs

• Youth clubs, children’s parks, gym

• Zebra crossing and better parking facilities

• Zebra crossing, a good community centre Views on proposed Britannia Community Centre

Residents from Britannia only were asked to comment on proposals for a community centre for Britannia. They were asked what types of activities they would like to do at the centre. Their comments are listed below. They are also grouped into themes later in this report.

Suggestions for proposed community centre at Britannia:

− A playgroup would be great for my 1 year old, and as he grows older I'd like to get him interested in structured learning, e.g. making things, martial arts, cooking.

− Activities for older people and to bring the community together: bingo, parties for children, exercise classes, computers.

− Activities for young people and adults

− Activities for young people to keep them off the streets

− All types of activities that's available from children to OAPs

− Anything suitable for the young ones

− Arts and craft

− Bingo nights, coffee shop, exercise class/aerobics, nursery, "toy party", "bedding party", "chocoholics club"

− Bingo, dancing.

− Bingo, education, youth club, childcare (nursery), coffee mornings

− Bingo, something for the kids

− Bingo, youth club, badminton, Table Tennis

− Childcare (mother and toddlers), dancing, exercise, youth clubs, self defence, self esteem, OCNs

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− Computer classes (x2)

− Computer classes, exercise

− Computer facilities, swimming, gym

− Dance classes; help projects and advice and activities for the younger element. And sports classes

− Exercise class for OAPs, bingo, line dancing, dance lessons for OAPs

− Exercise classes (x2)

− Exercise classes, computer classes, activities for young people, i.e. youth club, activities for OAPs, i.e. Luncheon club

− Exercise classes, dog training classes, computer classes

− Exercise classes, karate, OAP bingo or lunches, youth club

− Exercise classes, maybe toddler group − I will help out when needed. I do do my bit. I would like to see recycling made compulsory

− I would take part with others my age (64), anything that would be of some enjoyment, such as Bingo or any light exercises

− It would be very nice to have a community centre for the young and the elderly

− Learning activities

− Mainly activities for young people

− More activities for children - youth clubs, dance classes etc

− Old time dancing, Bingo

− Something for the young and something for the pensioners

− Suitable for all ages

− Swimming pool, football, rugby, kickboxing, anything to help keep young kids happy.

− Talking about the abuse of drug taking

− Toddlers day centre, youth club, evening learning area, history of the area (either permanent exhibition or course_, youth social care courses to teach 10-18 year olds to respect the area and people of the area

− Yoga and gardening/environmental activities. My husband and son would like a local gym

− Young persons facilities

− Youth club for young people

− Youth club, aerobics class, bingo nights, night classes, kids dance class.

These suggestions were collated by themes:

Suggestion Number of times suggested

Exercise classes 13 Bingo 11 Activities for young people 11 Others 11 Dancing 8 Youth club 8 Training / learning 7 Activities for older people 7 Computers / computer classes 7 Playgroup / nursery / toddler group 6 Activities for children 4 Sports 3 Martial arts 2 Arts and crafts 2 Activities to bring the community together 2 Activities for adults 2 Swimming 2 Gym 2

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Environment Respondents were most likely to say that car parking (67%), fewer green spaces as a result of housing development (61%) and litter (56%) were big environmental issues in the area. The graphs below show the results for each individual problem and the comments respondents made about the issues:

• A big problem in some areas

• Cannot see out of Fairview Hill when turning right out of Edward St- large 4*4 round there

• At certain times I have been unable to access y driveway due to visitors/tradesmen (not residents) Beyond

• Blocked when games of football field- very dangerous

• Bude Terrace

• Buttery Terrace

• Car park fencing behind St David’s church next to the boys club needs attention

• Car parking is a nightmare when picking children up from Pengam Trelyn School

• Fast cars/no crossing facilities/no off road parking

• Gwent Court

• High St (because of traffic calming)

• High St now over congested due to speed ramps not enough car parking areas

• High St

• High St, Fleur de Lis

• High Street to Bude Terrace

• Leave the yellow lines and improve safety!

• Make church goers attending facility use the rear no signs

• Make into a one-way system

• Newspaper shop on yellow lines & High St/Victoria Rd- the flats opposite the junction from Bude Terrace • NO Car but as the housing stock lacks garage space I can’t complain if they do park everywhere as I’d probably do the same

• No parking spaces

• No rear lane access. Could remove cars from main transport route through Pengam. Safer and quieter environment could result

• Not enough room to park due to too many houses being built on such a small area of land

• Not enough space- they even use turning area to park. It’s a real problem

• On pavements

• Parking on pavements

• People parking across driveways, double yellow lines and zigzags outside school and pavements

• People parking on yellow lines

• People using St. David’s playing field cannot be bothered to use car park near library- instead they

Car Parking

A big problem A small problem

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want to risk an accident happening

• People who drive large vans for work should be allowed to bring them home unless they have their own drive to park them on.

• Police constantly being called as driveway to No.10 constantly being locked • Red Cross villas

• School St, Fleur de Lis

• Sop parking on double yellow lines and pavements • There should be a lot more double yellow lines on all main roads in area and more police or wardens to enforce them

• Too little parking, too many restrictions

• Too many lorries, vans, caravans, 4*4

• Too many vans including council vans

• Too many yellow lines and restricted access

• Trelyn lane as 6 terrace houses, which are opposite united housing association flats, the flats have their own private car park. Shoppers to the corner shop will use road (Trelyn Lane) when there’s

no space on the high street shopper

• Using Islwyn Close as a car park

• Warne St, Francis Street

• When football in field

• Woodland place increasingly being used by parents cars, meeting children from school

Respondents were asked which particular streets had a problem with parking:

• All around area

• All streets (2) • Arvonia terrace (2)

• Bloomfield Road

• Britannia Terrace (5) • Britannia Villas

• Britannia Walk (2)

• Bryn Gwyn • Commercial St (8)

• Commercial St, Pengam (4)

• Coudley Close (6)

• Edward St (6)

• Everywhere (3)

• Fair View Hill (2)

• Fairview top

• Fairview

• Farmview

• High St Fleur de Lis (17)

• High St (8)

• Fleur de Lis Junction

• Hodges Crescent (2)

• Insufficient for village needs

• Islwyn Close (3)

• Iver St

• Leonard Street

• Main Road, Fleur de Lis

• Main St, Fleur de Lis (2)

• Meadow Close (7)

• Most

• Most main roads • New Bryn Gwyn

• Nydfa Rd (3)

• Orchard Lane (3) • Own Street

• Plas/Oak Terrace

• Problems in all streets and roads

• Salway Ave (3)

• School areas

• St David’s road (5)

• St David’s road on football days

• St David’s road when football in progress also during funerals at St David’s

• St David’s Church

• The Street by St. David’s field during football matches/practice

• Throughout the village

• Trelyn Lane (2) • Trelys Close and

Glendale Gardens

• Victoria Rd (3)

• Warne St (7)

• Ydwg y Bont

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Fewer green spaces as a result of

housing development



• Always untidy

• Around shop

• Bins not being emptied • Education, environment

• Getting worse

• Hen maintenance work is being done on the walls going into the park they are forever being vandalised and litter being left there

• I am fed up of cleaning outside my house- the street is a mess with litter. People don’t clean like they used to and we don’t have the council cleaning our streets anymore

• In certain areas

• Includes leaves

• Lack of bins

• Letting people

• Litter- and the yobs that fling it everywhere, there people are a real problem!!

• Litter everywhere

• You have to phone for litter picker

• Mainly from chip shop and paper shop (sweets)

• More bins needed

• Near Pengam library

• No street cleaning at Gwent Court or off the high street

• Nuisance

• On footpath 72 running alongside houses to social housing estate

• Our lane is a rubbish dump

• Shocking

• Since welsh school opened

• Some bins need changing more

• Some people leave their bins on the road or pavement and never taken them in, then you get children playing with them

• Takeaways

• Terrible

• Tipping

• Very good local litter picker

• We need more litter bins and collectors

• Absolutely • Fleur now meets Blackwood

• Has to be addressed • Keep green please

• Nowhere to walk

• Over-kill of building • Stop building

• Too many new houses • Very distressing

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• Area around health centre Ford Rd

• Council not enforcing that developer maintains path

• Flooding every time it rains

• Footpaths & drainage, Gwent Court

• Glass at rear of institute near library • Hammerhead at St Deniols is disgusting

and had been reported 6 times already

• Humps in Fleur de Lis high street are terrible

• I am wheelchair bound and cannot get around without the help of my wife

• Much improved but drainage a problem with increased building and hard surfaces

• No improvements

• Pathetic

• Phoned 3 times

• Poor pavements

• Potholes Victoria Rd

• Road and pavements in Pritchard Terrace in need of repair

• Road maintenance- St Deniols Close

• Roads except for the village are extremely bad, and its only been done once in forty years

• Since road has been done flooding pavements, overgrown hedges, Bude terrace

• Speed bumps in Fleur de Lis

• Still require work

• Too many speed bumps

• Traffic ramps are a big problem

• Usually dealt with fairly promptly

Maintenance of public highways



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• Always untidy

• Bins need emptying though

• Bring back the dogs licence, dogs everywhere!

• Dog fouling

• Dogs fouling pavements daily

• Dogs locked in garden all day

• Dogs off lead

• Dogs should be completely banned from playing areas. I have seen football and rugby matches stopped because of dog mess frequently

• St David’s field

• Taking their dogs onto public playing fields and letting their dogs foul where young children play football or rugby

• Dogs allowed to roam the roads

• Everywhere

• Excess faeces

• Fined for dog mess and also chewing gum

• Fouling in streets

• Dog bins not emptied

• In certain areas

• Irresponsible dog owners

• Letting dogs wander

• Lots of mess in EcoPark

• Limited number of bins

• Need more dog friendly walks

• Not notices

• Very bad

• Where are fines?

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Maintenance of public boundaries



• Back of meadow close • Congregated fence opposite Fleur de Lys

institute- complained for about 10 years

• Disgraceful- try it on main road in Caerphilly

• Deplorable

• Hedges

• High net surrounding all of St David’s field

• Look at side streets, esp. Bont Close

• Lots broken

• Must cost the taxpayer a large amount of money to try to clean up all what they deposit all over the country. Bring back the £60 licence a year

• Overgrown • Terrible

Lack of public Seating



• Benches needed at Gwent Court

• For OAPS

• From Twyn to village

• Would encourage loitering

• Youth sit on them

• There are benches but there should be more • There are none

• They get vandalised

• Warne St area none

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The respondents were asked to state any other problems they are aware of:

• Access lane

• Anti social behaviour (2) • Appearance

• Bins

• Blackwood • Cats nuisance

• Child teenagers • Children in Tir y Berth

• Dog fouling

• Double yellows • Drugs

• Fireworks

• Football field • Gangs of youths

• General appearance

• Golf balls • Graffiti

• Humps

• Increased noise from St David’s industrial estate; and advertising balloon from St. David’s industrial estate now dominated woodland place; disturbances at night from the same place

• Infrequency of emptying litter bins • Lack of parking

• Lack of young children play facilities

• Late night drinkers • Litter

• Loutish behaviour

• More road sweepers • Noise nuisance (Cars, Music, etc) from St. David’s industrial estate.

During the night over-enthusiastic ‘cutting’ of trees, dumping.

• Noise pollution

• Noisy kids

• Nydfa Street, Commercial Street

• Off road bikes/air rifles

• Off road motor bikes

• Outsiders

• Parking

• Parking on yellow lines

• Parking problems

• Parking restrictions

• Recycling bins

• Road constructions

• Roads

• Rouge Children

• Speed bumps

• Speed bumps & Chicanes

• Speed ramps (especially the ramp with road narrowing (why both?) in Fleur de Lis, as the last accident was 100+ years ago. The introduction of these is more likely to cause the next accident and extra garage trade. Remove it!!

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• Speeding

• State of the back lanes in the street around FDL-The council litter pick in the streets but nothing in the lanes!

• Teenagers

• The High St in Fleur de Lis is well F****d up now the ramps are there!

• Traffic

• Traffic calming

• Traffic congestion

• Traffic congestion on St David’s road on match days

• Trelyn Park should be an alcohol free zone

• Waste pipe over river at river terrace sports field

• Yob culture

• Youths drinking/loud music/ in angel lane The respondents were also given opportunity to give comments about the other environmental problems they are aware of, these are stated below:

• Access lane and children’s playground

• Accident waiting to happen

• Bins not emptied on lampposts

• Cars parking on double yellow lines in FDL

• Cars too fast on High St, Pengam

• Cause more congestion and not in the right location- they need to be in Victoria Rd

• Class A’s

• Commercial Street

• Drunks on the street (Rugby club, etc)

• Football field St David’s road, bad congestion when matches on Saturday am- why don’t they use car park by library

• High St, FDL

• Horrendous!

• Humps in FDL village

• Idiots setting off fireworks every year before and after November 5th

• Kids picking on kids

• Killing wildlife

• Lack of facilities for children and teenagers

• Lack of parking all around the two schools and street cleaning

• Litter bin in Ivor St is constantly overflowing, not emptied enough, not enough people recycling

• Loud, thumping music from cars, houses

• Main street/Trelyn Park

• Must get rid of outsiders renting local bed sits (young drug users and thieves from outside the village)! Landlords renting out to one person on dole and 4 or 5 persons staying at the same address. All unemployed, walking the village in gangs

• New traffic calming measures in FDL • Parking in village should be limited- its dreadful

• People ignore parking restrictions and not enough done about it!

• Recycling bins have to be carried through our houses when we have a back lane- our dustbins are collected from back lane

• Regularly reported to police but no-one available

• Road constructions through FDL village

• From the James club through Arvonia Terrace up the lane to the main road. St David’s road the litter and dog mess is a disgrace. It would help if there were litter bins

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• Run-down appearance on high St! Speed bumps removals!

• Shops/Clubs

• Some residents have no pride in their community starting with their own gardens, back lane area and even the street outside the front door

• Speed of cars and other transport going up the street

• St David’s football field only

• Teenagers using main road in FDL for rugby and abusing the older generation

• Terrible stench during summer and mild winter weather. Must have a leak in it. Can be seen when overlooking the bank

• The street calming by the park makes the traffic more of a problem than before- please take away

• Traffic calming measures in FDL High St

• Traffic calming off church

• Unnecessary speed bumps in FDL village, speed reduced by car parking, both sides of main street. Distressing for wife with back problems.

• Victoria Rd is like a speedway • Warne St, Francis St and surrounding streets need one way system

• Widen the road to stop parking on the pavement • Woodland place neglected. Who is actually responsible for the hedge and verged

between Bramblewood Court and the old lane? The developer said it was the residents, the residents think it’s the council, the council are undecided. Please clarify!

• You have put those speed bumps in the wrong place, not in the High St but further up Victoria Rd just past the castle pub. What a waste of money! The money would have been better spent doing the shop fronts up and some nice hanging baskets

• You have warnings on changing room areas stating that anyone caught using golf balls will be fined so why not fine anyone? Taking their dogs onto playing fields and messing up, why not have them fined?

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Crime and Community Safety The survey asked for respondents’ opinions on the level of safety in the past year. Nearly Half the respondents (43%) of respondents felt the level of safety had stayed the same in the last year. The graph below shows the responses to this question.

Level of crime and disorder in your

neighbourhood

11%

43%30%

16% Got better

Stayed the same

Got worse

Don't know

Respondents were asked to rate how safe they feel in their neighbourhood during the day and night. Nearly all (92%) of respondents feel fairly safe or very safe during the day, and 52% of respondents feel fairly safe or very safe after dark.

How safe or unsafe do you feel in your neighbourhood?

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Very safe Fairly safe Fairly unsafe Very unsafe Don't know

During the day After dark

Respondents were asked to rate how much of a problem certain problems in the neighbourhood were. The biggest problems were lack of visible policing and speeding, with 64% of respondents feeling that they are big problems. The responses to each problem are shown below.

Vandalism/Criminal Damage


Not a problem at-all Don't know

Security of home



46

Security of car



Speeding



Off road bikes



Lack of visible policing



Domestic Disputes



Violent Crime



Drug Traff icking



Substance Misuse



Public Disorder



Use of Air Guns



47

Respondents were asked to state any other problems in the neighbourhood. Any responses are shown below.

• Air guns in Gellihaf

• Are speed bumps the result of everyone admitting they have lost?

• Constant littering on roads

• Discarded and smashed bottles are a problem

• Dog fouling

• Drinking dens, traders selling alcohol to minors

• Fireworks • Joy riders

• Mini motor bikes

• No police presence • Noisy gathering of cars on St.

David’s industrial estate at about 2am, at least once a week

• Off-road bikes

• On street drinking

• Overgrown footpaths

• Parking

• People driving car’s with no MOT’s, tax or insurance

• Reported to police by several people- nothing done about it

• Rubbish bins outside home

• Rude children

• Speeding on Victoria Rd, FDL

• Teen alcohol

• Underage drinking

• Use of one-way system

• When we lived in Gwent Court there were many problems

• Young kids not from the village drinking

• Youths/gangs

Respondents were asked how concerned they were about they were about crime and disorder happening in their neighbourhood. Over half of respondents (55%) were most concerned about having their home burgled or broken into and half the respondents were concerned about having their car broken into.

Concerned about crime and disorder

0

20

40

60

80

Home

burgled/broken

into

Verbal abue or

threat of attack

Garage/garage

shed broken into

or damaged

Car stolen,

broken into or

damaged

Physical assault

or attack

Other concerns about crime: • All aspects

• Antisocial behaviour • Being shot by an air rifle or run over by a quad

• Caravan broken into

• Drugs • Graffiti

• Having your car run into and written off

• Husband work van broken into • Milk stolen regularly

• Milk taken

• Trick or treat fireworks

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Respondents were also asked whether the same crime and disorder issues had actually happened to them or someone else in their household over the last year. The crime that has occurred most often is the car stolen or broken into (27% of respondents) and Garage/garden shed broken into (24%).

Actual crime and disorder

05

1015202530

Hom

e

burg

led/b

ro

ken into

Verb

al

abue o

r

thre

at of

attack

Gara

ge/g

ar

age s

hed

bro

ken into

or

dam

aged

Car

sto

len,

bro

ken into

or

dam

aged

Physic

al

assault o

r

attack

Other actual issues:

• 8 pints of milk stolen this last week

• All bind and grass bags tipped out and thrown over road

• Being faced too often with antisocial behaviour

• Bin stolen

• By children in Tir Y Berth

• Caravan broken into

• Eggs thrown over patio door

• Garage up- and-over door damaged

• Graffiti

• I am concerned about neighbours putting full loaves of bread out daily for the birds, I’m afraid it will attract rats and mice

• Milk stolen off doorstep

• Milk taken

• More police in the area, only seen the community police woman ONCE and she was only patrolling main road

• My dog has been shot with an air rifle

• Over a year ago I could answer yes to all the above- now its mainly damage to property & things thrown at windows as yobs pass

• Re community safety- the junction between Bramblewood court and Woodland place has already seen one serious accident (July 06) and there will be others especially while loaded car transporters are allowed to use the lane- horrifying near misses by industrial traffic using the lane

• Trespass

• Vandalism

• Verbal abuse (normal youth chat back) • Windows broken

• Witnessed drug overdose

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Appendix One – Covering Letters Britannia Cover Letter

50

Pengam and Fleur-de-Lis Cover Letter

51

Appendix Two – Questionnaire

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Appendix Three – Respondent Profile Sex The 2001 census showed that 52% of people living in Pengam were female. By comparison, of those who completed the questionnaire, only 36% were male and 64% female. As shown in the graph below, this highlights that a significantly higher proportion of female respondents completed the questionnaire than would be expected, given the profile of Pengam

Sex of respondents

36%

64%

Male

Female

Age The age profile of the respondents is skewed towards the middle-aged and older members of society, who have a higher representation than would be expected given their age profile in the 2001 Census for Pengam. There is a large under-representation of the 18-29 age group.

Age range of respondents

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Ages 18-29 Age 30-44 Age 45-64 65+ 75+

Survey Respondents 2001 Census

Long-standing illness and disability Forty four percent of respondents stated that they had a long-term illness or disability. This high proportion of limiting long-term illness reflects the fact that a higher proportion of older persons completed the questionnaire, as limiting long-term illness tends to be more prevalent with older age groups. The 2001 Census reveals that the percentage of people with a limiting long-term illness is 29%. Therefore the number of respondents surveyed in this questionnaire with a limiting long illness is higher than would be expected given the profile of Pengam. Of the 44% with a limiting long-term illness, 85% stated that it affects their activities.

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Limiting long-term illness

Yes

44%No

56%

Employment Status Less than half (44%) of all respondents were in employment or self employed and 35% of respondents were wholly retired from work, which is higher than the general ward percentage of 27%. This reflects the slightly higher proportion of older survey respondents. A further 10% of respondents were unable to work because they were permanently sick or disabled. The graph below shows the responses in full.

Employment status

0

10

20

30

Em

plo

yee in

F/T

job

F/T

education

Perm

anently

sic

k/d

isable

d

Em

plo

yee in

P/T

Unem

plo

yed

Wholly

retire

d

Self-

em

plo

yed

Care

r

Lookin

g a

fter

hom

e

Dom

eth

ing

els

e

Respondents who were unemployed and available for work were asked what was preventing them from getting back into work. Nearly two-thirds of respondent’s (61%) stated that an illness/disability was preventing them from employment; the second highest reason was childcare (21%) The graph below shows these responses.

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Reason for unemployment

0

20

40

60

80

Childca

re

Car

ing

for a

noth

er p

erso

n

Lack

of e

xper

ienc

e

Lack

of c

onfid

ence

Illne

ss/d

isab

ility

Lack

of t

raining/

qualifica

tions

Lack

of t

rans

port

Wou

ld lo

se b

enef

its

Oth

er

Other reason for not being in employment:

• Age

• Age 78

• Ageism

• OAP

• Temporarily out of teaching due to illness

• Too old Household Composition The household composition of respondents surveyed was roughly similar to that of the Pengam baseline data taken from the 2001 Census. However, there was a significantly larger amount of responses from adult couples than would be expected given their proportion at ward level (38% of respondents compared with 25 of total population) and single persons (27% of respondents compared with 14%). Please see tables below for more information. Household ‘other’ situation:

• Adult couple with adult son

• Adult family

• Myself and my mother

Respondents (Pengam) Percentage

(%) Single Person 27 Group of adults without Children

4

Adult couple with dependent children

22

Adult Couple 38 Lone parent, with dependent children

8

Group of adults with dependent children

1

Other 1

2001 Census Percentage

(%) Single Person 14 Group of adults without Children

***

Adult couple with dependent children

22

Adult Couple 25 Lone parent, with dependent children

11

Group of adults with dependent children

***

Other 6

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Welsh In terms of ability to speak Welsh, the survey respondents were representative of the wider community, with 87% of respondents having no knowledge of Welsh, compared to 84% people at the ward level. Two of the adult surveys were completed in Welsh.

Level of Welsh

87%

6%

3%

4%

Not at all

Converse

Fluently

Learning

Ethnic Origin There were no significant differences in terms of ethnicity between survey respondents compared to total population in Cefn Fforest, as shown in the table below. Community Survey

respondents Census 2001

White 98.7% 98.6% Mixed 0.6% 0.5% Asian 0% 0.2% Black 0% 0.1% Chinese 0% 0.4% Other 0.7% 0.1%

Other ‘Ethnic Origin’:

• No such thing!

• Welsh!

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Appendix Four – Summary of Responses

Pengam & Communities’ Partnership

Community Survey

1. General

(a) Which community do you live in? (Tick only one)

(b) How long have you lived in the area?

Between 0.5 to 89 years, Mean=28 years

(c) If you moved house, would you want to stay in this area? (Tick only one)

Yes 74%

(228)

No

27%

(82) 1 2

(d) Why do you say this? (Please write in)

From this point forward, when we refer to Pengam, we mean the area including the five communities of Pengam, Fleur-de-lis, Britannia, Gellihaf and Fairview.

2. Transport

(a) How often, if at all, do you use the following local public transport services?

(b) How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the local public transport services? Very satisfied Fairly satisfied Fairly dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don’t know

Bus service 14%

(43)

31%

(98)

9%

(27)

4%

(11)

31%

(81)

1 2 3 4 5

Train service

20%

(53)

38%

(98)

7%

(17)

4%

(11)

31%

(81)

1 2 3 4 5

Britannia Pengam Fleur-de-Lis Gellihaf Fairview

19%

(60)

23%

(75)

42%

(135)

2%

(5)

15%(

48)

Almost everyday

At least once a week

About once a month

Within the last six months

Within the last year

Longer ago Never used

Bus service 9%

(28)

22%

(69)

7%

(22)

8%

(25)

8%

(26)

17%

(53)

31%

(98)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Train service 4%

(12)

4%

(12)

15%

(44)

24%

(71)

15%

(45)

14%

(40)

24%

(69)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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(c) Where do you go most often for the following and how do you get there?

Where do you go?

How do you get there? (Tick only one box on each line)

Walk Bicycle Car/van Motorbike Bus Train Taxi

e.g. Fleur-de-lis

�

Shopping for fresh fruit & veg 18% (50)

0% (1)

66% (184)

0% (1)

12% (33)

0% (1)

3% (7)

1 2 3 4 5 6

Weekly shopping 1% (2)

0% (0)

84% (240)

0% (1)

11% (32)

1% (3)

1% (3)

1 2 3 4 5 6

Clothes shopping 1% (3)

0% (0)

65% (171)

0% (1)

14% (36)

15% (39)

1% (3)

1 2 3 4 5 6

Night out (e.g. club, pub, etc) 33% (60)

0% (0)

43% (78)

0% (0)

3% (6)

4% (7)

14% (26)

1 2 3 4 5 6

Cinema 1% (1)

0% (0)

92% (133)

0% (0)

2% (3)

5% (7)

1% (1)

1 2 3 4 5 6

GP Surgery/clinic/doctor 26% (74)

0% (1)

62% (180)

0% (0)

10% (30)

0% (0)

1% (4)

1 2 3 4 5 6

Chemist 49% (138)

0% (1)

41% (116)

0% (0)

8% (22)

0% (1)

0% (1)

1 2 3 4 5 6

Dentist 3% (8)

0% (0)

78% (198)

0% (1)

17% (42)

1% (2)

1% (2)

1 2 3 4 5 6

Work 14% (19)

0% (0)

76% (107

1% (1)

2% (3)

6% (8)

1% (2)

1 2 3 4 5 6

Exercise/leisure activities 36% (59)

1% (2)

57% (93)

1% (1)

4% (7)

0% (0)

1% (1)

1 2 3 4 5 6

3. Education and Training

(a) What qualifications do you have? (Tick all that apply)

(b) Are you attending or have you attended any learning activities (for example evening classes, short courses)? (Tick only one)

11%

(31) Yes, I am currently attending a learning activity 68%

(196)

No

1 3

21%

(61) Yes, I have attended a learning activity in the last 5 years � If no, go to question 3(c)

2 If yes, go to question 3(d)

(c) Please indicate the reasons why you are not/have not been taking part in a learning activity. (Tick all that apply)

Lack of transport 7%

(17) Childcare 9%

(17) Caring for another person 7%

(14)

Lack of time 25%

(50) 1 2 3 4

Lack of confidence 4%

(7) Time of courses

8%

(15) Long-standing illness or

disability 18%

(35)

Cost of courses 12%

(24) 5 6 7 8

Not interested 23%

(45) Other reason 24%

(48) Please write in:

9 10

Now go to question 3(e)

No formal qualifications 31% (90)

GCSEs or equivalent

25% (71)

OCNs (Open College Network)

2% (7)

A Levels or equivalent 11% (32)

1 2 3 4

Degree or higher 17% (48)

Other 14% (39)

Please write in:

5 6

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(d) Please write down which learning activities you have attended and where. Learning activities

Location

(e) Would you like to take part in (more) learning activities? (Tick only one)

Yes 40%

(109) No

60%

(165) �� If no, go to Section 4

1 2

(f) Would you be interested in any of the following learning activities? (Tick as many as you

like) Computer classes 44%

(52) Childcare/parenting 3%

(3)

Traditional woodland skills (e.g. dry stone walling, willow weaving) 13%

(15) 1 2 3

Arts & crafts 35%

(42)

Sports leader training 4%

(5)

Languages, please give details 29%

(35) 4 5 6

First Aid 19%

(23)

Healthy cookery on a budget 21%

(25)

GCSEs/A Levels, please give details 8%

(10)

7 8 9

Help with numbers/reading/writing 2%

(2)

Degree or higher, please give details 8%

(9) 10 11

Other 16%

(19)

Please write in

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(g) Where would be your preferred place for a learning activity? (Tick only your first choice)

Pengam Community Centre 6%

(7) Proposed Britannia Community

Centre

27%

(30) Aberbargoed Adult Education Centre

0%

(0) 1 2 3

Ystrad Mynach College 14%

(15) Blackwood comprehensive school 10%

(11) Fleur de Lis Community

Centre

36%

(40) 4 5 6

Other 7%


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4. Your Community

(a) What do you think of the following facilities in this area? Very good Good Poor Very poor Don’t use Comments

Fleur-de-lis Community Centre 8%

(24)

26%

(74)

10%

(30)

4%

(11)

52%

(151)

1 2 3 4 5

Pengam Library 19%

(56)

33%

(98)

2%

(7)

2%

(6)

44%

(131)

1 2 3 4 5

Pengam Junior and Infant school 25%

(68)

12%

(31)

0%

(1)

0%

(1)

62%

(167)

1 2 3 4 5

Fleur -de -Lis Primary school 18%

(49)

11%

(30)

0%

(1)

0%

(1)

70%

(185)

1 2 3 4 5

Health Clinic 16%

(46)

27%

(75)

6%

(18)

2%

(5)

49%

(139)

1 2 3 4 5

Facilities for Older People 2%

(4)

8%

(23)

19%

(51)

9%

(25)

62%

(171)

1 2 3 4 5

Police Station 6%

(13)

12%

(27)

18%

(41)

20%

(46)

46%

(106)

1 2 3 4 5

Sports facilities

4%

(11)

15%

(38)

19%

(50)

14%

(36)

49%

(127)

1 2 3 4 5

Facilities for people with a disability

1%

(3)

3%

(7)

17%

(45)

18%

(47)

61%

(156)

1 2 3 4 5

Children’s play facilities

2%

(4)

4%

(10)

19%

(49)

38% (101)

38%

(101)

1 2 3 4 5

65

Youth facilities (11-18 yrs)

2%

(4)

5%

(13)

18%

(46)

28%

(71)

48%

(121)

1 2 3 4 5

Other: 1 2 3 4 5

(b) Do you take part in community activities at the moment? (Community activities such as voluntary work, sports clubs, youth groups) (Tick only one)

Yes 16%

(48) If yes, go to question 4(d) No

84%

(253) If no, go to question 4(c)

1 2

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(c) If no, what is preventing you from taking part in community activities at the moment? (Tick all that apply)

Work commitments

28%

(68) Caring for another person 11%

(26) Not interested in

community activities

9%

(22)

1 2 3

Childcare 11%

(26) Long-standing illness or

disability

20%

(48) Do not know what is

going on

26%

(62)

4 5 6

Nothing available in the immediate locality 10%

(24) Cost 5%

(11) 7 8

Other 17%


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Now go to question 4(e)

(d) If yes, which activities do you take part in? (Tick all that apply)

Pengam & Communities Partnership

12%

(7)

Residents Group

9%

(5)

Community Council

5%

(3)

Church/Chapel 36%

(21) 1 2 3 4

Sports Club 21%

(12)

Scouts 5%

(3)

Other Please write in:

5 6 7

(e) Would you like to take part in (more) community activities? (Tick only one)

Yes 14%

(35) If you wish to become more involved, please include your name and address at the end of this questionnaire

1

No 86%

(214) ��Please go to question 4(i)

2

(f) What types of activities would you like to take part in? (Please write in)

(g) Do you take part in any other voluntary work (not necessarily in the community)?

Yes 13%

(21) If yes, please write in below No

87% (145)

If no, go to question 4 (h)

Voluntary work:

(h) Would you like to get involved in voluntary work? (Tick only one)

Yes 13%

(20) If you wish to become more involved, please include your name and address at the end of this questionnaire

1

No 87%

(129) ��Please go to question 4 (i)

2

(i) What would be the best way for us to let you know what’s going on in the area? (Tick only your first choice)

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5. Health and Well Being

(a) How easy is it for you to buy fresh fruit, vegetables and salad in your community? (Tick only one)

Very easy Fairly easy Fairly difficult Very difficult I don’t buy fresh fruit/vegetables

51% (160)

32% (101)

10% (30)

7% (21)

1% (2)

1 2 3 4 5

(b) How often (if at all) do you eat fresh fruit, vegetables and salad?

Everyday 4-6 times a week

2-3 times a week

Once a week Less than once a week

Never eat

Salad or fresh vegetables

56%

(180)

17%

(55)

19%

(61)

5%

(12)

3%

(8)

1%

(2)

(excluding potatoes) 1 2 3 4 5 6

Fresh fruit 63%

(158)

15%

(38)

12%

(31)

5%

(12)

3%

(8)

1%

(3)

1 2 3 4 5 6

(c) If you eat fresh fruit, vegetables and salad once a week or less often, why is this? (Tick all that apply)

They are too expensive 22%

(8)

They are not easily available in my village

32%

(12)

I don’t like them 29%

(11) 1 2 3

Other reason 24%

(9)

Please write in:

3

(d) How often (if at all) do you do sport/physical activity for at least 30 minutes?

Every day

3-6 times a week

1-2 times a week

1-3 times a month

Less than once a month

Never

Light exercise (walking a dog, light housework/gardening)

52%

(139)

17%

(46)

18%

(47)

1%

(3)

3%

(7)

18%

(36)

1 2 3 4 5

Moderate exercise (fast walking, swimming, heavy housework/gardening)

19%

(38)

16%

(32)

26%

(53)

17%

(35)

5%

(11)

18%

(36)

1 2 3 4 5 6

Vigorous exercise (jogging, running, squash, aerobics, football)

3%

(5)

7%

(12)

15%

(27)

5%

(8)

13%

(24)

58%

(103)

1 2 3 4 5 6

(e) If you don’t do sport/physical activity, why is this? (Tick all that apply)

Childcare/caring for another person

18%

(31) Long-standing illness/disability

32%

(56)

Not enough activities in this area

13%

(23)

Not interested

12%

(21)

1 2 3 4

Lack of time

27%

(48) Lack of

transport 4%

(7)

Cost of activities

7%

(12)

Other reason

15%

(27)

Please write

in:

5 6 7 8

(f) Would you be interested in taking part in any of the following physical activities? (Tick all that apply)

Newsletter 88%

(225)

Newspaper 7%

(18)

Noticeboard 2%

(5)

Word of mouth 1%

(2) 1 2 3 4

Local group 0%

(1)

Other 2%

(4)

Please write in:

5 6

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Football 1%

(4) Rugby 3%

(8) Using a gym 19%

(60) Self defence 8%

(25) Bowls 11%

(35) 1 2 3 4 5

Martial arts 6%

(19) Exercise classes, please give

details 10%

(32) 6 7

Other sport/activity 10%

(31) Please

write in:

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(g) What time of day would suit you best to take part in physical activities? (Please tick

only your first choice)

Weekday morning Weekday afternoon Weekday evening Weekend 21%

(33)

17%

(26)

43%

(67)

20%

(31)

1 2 3 4

(h) Do you smoke? (please tick only one)

Daily Occasionally but not every day Used to smoke daily but do not smoke at all now Never smoked

14%

(44)

1%

(4)

28%

(89)

57%

(182)

1 2 3 4

(i) If you smoke, about how many cigarettes do you smoke each day? Between 0-24,

Mean= 13_______ (Please write in the number of cigarettes)

(j) In a typical seven-day week, how many units of alcohol would you drink (including weekends)? 1 unit = ½ pint beer, lager, cider = 1 glass wine, sherry, vermouth = 1 single spirit

measure (whiskey/vodka)

Between 0 and 50, Mean= 8 units________________ (Please write in the number of units)

(k) Would you like advice on any of the following? (please tick all that apply)

Stress and anxiety 14% (44)

Mental health 3%

(8) Giving up smoking 3%

(8)

Reducing substance misuse/drug abuse

0%

(0) 1 3 5 7

Depression/feeling down 13% (42)

Healthy eating (on a budget)

15% (48)

Drinking less alcohol

0%

(1)

Sexual health 0%

(1) 2 4 6 8

Other health issue 3% (10)

please write in:

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6. Local Facilities

(a) If you have visited either the Pengam Library or Blackwood Comprehensive, what activities have you done there? (Tick all that apply)

Used computer facilities 18% (37)

Taken part in Healthy Living activities

1%

(1) Did some training or

learning 7%

(14) Luncheon Club 0%

(0) 1 2 3 4

Have not used the centre 54% (112)

Other 25% (52)

Please write in:

5 6

(b) If available, would you use the following services in Pengam, Fleur-de-lis or Britannia?

Yes, definitely would use

Yes, probably would use

No, probably wouldn’t use

No, definitely wouldn’t use

Don’t know

Evening classes 13%

(28)

38%

(80)

14%

(30)

18%

(39)

17%

(35)

1 2 3 4 5

Healthy eating community cafe 17%

(33)

27%

(54)

21%

(42)

22%

(44)

12%

(24)

1 2 3 4 5

68

Employment and careers advice 4%

(7)

18%

(30)

23%

(38)

45%

(74)

10%

(16)

1 2 3 4 5

Credit union 11%

(20)

9%

(16)

28%

(49)

39%

(70)

13%

(23)

1 2 3 4 5

Reflexology or Aromatherapy 19%

(39)

27%

(55)

19%

(39)

24%

(48)

10%

(20)

1 2 3 4 5

Arts and crafts 14%

(27)

30%

(60)

21%

(41)

22%

(44)

14%

(27)

1 2 3 4 5

Food co-op 19%

(36)

27%

(52)

17%

(33)

24%

(47)

13%

(25)

1 2 3 4 5

Older Person’s Luncheon club 12%

(23)

11%

(21)

20%

(39)

44%

(87)

13%

(26)

1 2 3 4 5

(c) Please write in any other facilities/activities you would like to see provided in Pengam, Fleur-de-lis, or Britannia.

7. Environment

(a) Would you say that any of the following are environmental problems in the area?

A big problem

A small problem

Not a problem at all

Comments

Litter 56%

(157)

37%

(103)

8%

(22)

1 2 3

Dog nuisance 40%

(105)

39%

(103)

22%

(58)

1 2 3

Lack of public seating (e.g. benches) 35%

(92)

39%

(103)

26%

(67)

1 2 3

Maintenance of public highways (e.g. footpaths, pavements, roads) 42%

(111)

40%

(107)

18%

(47)

1 2 3

Maintenance of public boundaries (e.g. walls, fences, hedges) 34%

(82)

41%

(99)

26%

(63)

1 2

Fewer green spaces as a result of housing development 61%

(155)

22%

(55)

18%

(46)

1 2

Car parking, please state street(s)

67%

(170)

15%

(37)

19%

(48)

1 2 3

Other: 87%

(33)

5%

(2)

8%

(3)

1 2 3

69

8. Crime and Community Safety

(a) Over the last year, do you feel that the level of crime and disorder in your neighbourhood has got better, stayed the same or got worse? (Tick only one)

Got better Stayed the same Got worse Don’t know

11%

(34)

43%

(138)

30%

(96)

16%

(50)

1 2 3 4

(b) How safe or unsafe do you feel during the following times in your neighbourhood?

Very safe Fairly safe Fairly unsafe Very unsafe Don’t know

During the day 37%

(115)

55%

(170)

6%

(17)

2%

(6)

0%

(1)

1 2 3 4 5

After dark

10%

(32)

42%

(133)

28%

(88)

18%

(55)

2%

(6)

1 2 3 4 5

(c) Would you say that any of the following are problems in your neighbourhood?

A big problem A small problem Not a problem at all Don’t know

Vandalism/criminal damage 37%

(104)

46%

(128)

10%

(28)

8%

(21)

1 2 3 4

Security of home 17% (46)

52% (140)

27% (74)

4% (12)

1 2 3 4

Security of car 32% (85)

43% (114)

18% (48)

7% (18)

1 2 3 4

Speeding 64% (186)

21% (62)

12% (34)

3% (9)

1 2 3 4

Off road bikes 35%

(94) 36%

(98) 21%

(58) 8%

(22)

1 2 3 4

Lack of visible policing 64%

(190) 26%

(78) 6%

(19) 3%

(10)

1 2 3 4

Domestic disputes 12%

(33) 26%

(70) 40%

(107) 21%

(57)

1 2 3 4

Violent crime 8%

(20) 27%

(71) 39%

(101) 26%

(68)

1 2 3 4

Drug trafficking 25%

(66) 19%

(50) 19%

(51) 37%

(99)

1 2 3 4

Substance misuse (alcohol/drug abuse) 36%

(98) 19%

(52) 18%

(48) 27%

(73)

1 2 3 4

Public disorder 22%

(57) 35%

(89) 25%

(65) 18%

(47)

1 2 3 4

Use of air guns 12%

(31) 21%

(53) 32%

(82) 36%

(93)

1 2 3 4

Other: 1 2 3 4

70

(d) Are you concerned about any of the following happening in your neighbourhood to you or anyone else in your household? (Tick all that apply)

Home burgled/broken into or damaged

55%

(177)

Verbal abuse or threat of attack

33%

(107)

Garage/garden shed broken into or damaged

49%

(157) 1 2 3

Car stolen, broken into or damaged

50%

(161)

Physical assault or attack

20%

(63)

Other, please write in

4 5 6

(e) Over the last year, have any of the following happened in your neighbourhood to you or anyone else in your household? (Tick all that apply)

Home burgled/broken into or damaged

17%

(56)

Verbal abuse or threat of attack

18%

(58)

Garage/garden shed broken into or damaged

24%

(76) 1 2 3

Car stolen, broken into or damaged

27%

(86)

Physical assault or attack

5%

(16)

Other, please write in:

4 5 6

9. About You and Your Family

(a) Which of these activities best describes your current employment position? Please tick one box only. (Only tick “looking after the home” if this your main activity and none of the other options apply).

(b) If unemployed, what is preventing you from getting back into work? (Tick all that apply)

Childcare 21% (11)

Caring for another person

11%

(6) Lack of

experience 7%

(4) Do not want to

work 2%

(1)

Lack of confidence

6%

(3) Illness/disabilit

y 61%

(33) 1 2 3 4 5 6

Lack of training/qualifications

2%

(1) Lack of transport

6%

(3) Would lose benefits

2%

(1) Other 11%

(6)

Please write in:

7 8 9 10

(c) Are you:

(d) What was your age on your last birthday? Between 17 and 95,

Mean= 55 years

(e) Which of the following best describes your ethnic origin? (Tick only one)

White 98.7% (314)

Black 0%

(0) Mixed 0.6%

(2)

Asian 0%

(0)

Chinese

0%

(0)

Other 0.6%

(2)

Please write in:

1 2 3 4 5 6

(f) To what level, if at all, do you speak Welsh? (Tick only one)

Do not speak Welsh at all Can converse in Welsh Speak Welsh fluently I am learning Welsh 87%

(275)

6%

(18)

3%

(9)

4%

(13)

1 2 3 4

Employee in full-time job (30 hours plus) 32%

(100) Full-time education at school/college/uni

1%

(2) Permanently sick/disabled 10%

(32) 1 2 3

Employee in part-time job (under 30 hours) 9% (29)

Unemployed & available for work 1% (3)

Wholly retired from work 35% (108)

4 5 6

Self-employed full or part-time 2%

(6) Carer 2%

(5) Volunteering 0%

(0) Looking after the home 7%

(22) 7 8 9 10

On a government supported training programme (e.g. Modern

0%

(1) Doing something else 0%


Apprenticeship, training for work/adult training etc.) 11 12

Male 36% (107)

Female 64% (191)

1 2

71

(g) Do you have a long-standing illness or disability? 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. (Tick only one)

Yes 44%

(135) No

56%

(172) ��If no, go to question 9 (i)

1 2

(h) Does this illness or disability limit your activity in any way? (Tick only one)

(i) Which of the following best describes your household? (Tick only one)

Single person 27%

(81)

Group of adults, either related or unrelated, without children

4%

(13)

Adult couple, with dependent children 22%

(67) 1 2 3

Adult couple 38%

(116)

Lone parent, with dependent children 8%

(24)

Group of adults with dependent children 1%

(2) 4 5 6

Other 1%


7

Would you be interested in starting a business in the Pengam area?

Yes 9%

(29) No

91%

(278) 1 2

Would you like to be included in the Prize Draw?

Yes 68%

(206) No

32%

(95) 1 2

Would you like further information about becoming involved in Community Activities?

Yes 28%

(85) No

72%

(214) 1 2

Would you like to get involved in volunteering?

Yes 8%

(24) No

92%

(266) 1 2

If YES to any of the above, please fill in your name and details below. Your views will remain entirely confidential.

Name Tel. number

Address

Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. This publication is available in other languages or formats on request.

Yes 85%

(117) No

15%

(20) 1 2

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