1502 responses were received, representing over 10% of the residents in Horfield (13,000).
Over 55% were from under 18s.
Average time to complete the survey 3.5mins
184 email addresses were collected
What people liked:
Your Friends & Neighbours (54%)
Horfield Leisure Centre (47%)
Your Park (47%)
Your schools (42%)
People also mentioned: meeting up with friends, being close to the City Centre and good transport links.
The top 5 things people wanted to improve were, in order of popularity:
Litter, flytipping and dog mess
Crime
Better places to meet friends
Better play areas
Better air quality and more trees
People also had concerns about homelessness, had issues with parking and would like to improve the health of people in Horfield.
People like to get involved in, in order of popularity:
Cleaning up the area (twice as many people as the next nearest)
Getting involved in community activities
Improving parks, particularly play areas and planting trees
Tackling crime eg burglaries, drugs, speeding, ASB
More opportunities for sport
Ideas for projects to achieve this:
Playing Out, Basketball hoops, Community allotment, Community Fairs, Football clubs, Rambles, Gymnastics, Clean up back lanes, Gaming Clubs, Community film nights, Litterpicks, Attract wildlife in the parks, Activities to prevent Anti-social behaviour, Birdwatching, Edible planting in parks, Raise money for the homeless, Reduce the winter mud in Horfield Common playarea, Advice to prevent burglaries, Promote sustainable transport, Dodgeball, Public Art, Planting trees, Bike rides, Offer lifts to the GP, Campaign to tackle speeding (including by bikes), Buddy system to take care of our neighbours, Campaign to remove bins from pavements, Community energy projects, Community car-free days, Planting in parks, Campaign to stop using wood and coal fires, Support groups, Campaign to get students to recycle, Singing groups, Tidy neighbours garden, Older people’s coffee morning, Campaigns to raise awareness of air pollution