These are the results of a Survey carried out in Delabole in 2000

 

Village Appraisal Analysis
	Shaded numbers are in percentages of total that answered the question
	Questions marked with # were multi-tick and are % of the 805 people eligible to answer
	The response
	Total distributed to h/holds	640			Total residents response	918
	Total returned	402			Total 11 yrs. Plus	805
	Percentage of returns	63
	The People
	Numbers in italics are totals of ticks
	Age group ?				Are you permanently resident in Delabole?
	45 to 59	23	208		Yes	99	761
	25 to 44	22	198		No	1	8
	65 to 74	15	136
	11 to 15	8	71
	75 to 84	7	67		How long have you lived in Delabole?
	5 to 10	7	62		1-5 yrs.	29	230
	60 to 64	6	59		6-15 yrs.	26	208
	0 to 4	6	51		26-50 yrs.	15	121
	18 to 24	4	39		16-25 yrs.	13	101
	16 to 17	2	21		Whole life	11	90
	85 plus	1	6		51+ yrs.	6	45
	Female	56	351
	Male	44	443		How did you come to live in Delabole?
					Born here	21	186
	Are you at present?				Love of country/village life	13	114
	An employee	35	271		Availability of housing	12	109
	Retired	28	223		Retired here	12	103
	Self-employed	10	79		Came with family	12	109
	In full time education	10	82		Setting up home	10	84
	Un-waged h/wife etc.	8	60		Work in area	8	68
	Permanently sick/disab.	5	39		Marriage	8	67
	Unemployed	2	16		Other	5	43
	In training scheme	2	13
	Improvement
	#In relation to paths and street lights etc.				#Which of the following do you think would
	would you like to see more or any of the				improve Delabole  ?
	following in Delabole ?				Plant more trees/shrubs flowers	54	438
	Cycle paths	49	391		Carnival	49	398
	More footpaths	32	259		Dem of derelict buildings/regenera	49	396
	More pavements	30	242		Village approach enhancements	49	395
	More street lights	26	207		Better planning	27	221
	Pelican crossings	26	208		Better security	26	211
	Mini roundabouts	25	201		Museum/heritage centre	25	205
	Dropped kerbs	20	158		The creation of a Heritage trail	24	197
	Traffic islands	13	106		Out of town supermarket	21	170
	None of the above	6	48.6		More seating	20	163
					Annual music /arts festival	16	125
					Arts centre	12	98
					None of these	2	15
	Housing
	Is this dwelling …?				# Is there need for more accomodation
	Owner occupied	78	312		of the following types in Delabole?
	NCDC rented	10	38		Low cost sale (starter)	44	358
	Private rented	7	28		Restricted sale to locals	32	258
	H. Asoc. Rented	5	19		Other	24	196
	Other	1	2		No opinion	21	173
					Housing Association	19	149
	Would you support a development that				Sheltered housing	13	104
	might help meet the needs of local people?				Owner occupied	13	108
	Yes	95	566
	No	5	31
	Is any individual in your household				If in need of alternative accom.,
	currently in need of alternative				where do you as a household/
	accommodation?				individual need to move to ?
	No	94			Another dwelling in Delabole	57
	Yes	6			Elsewhere in Delabole	29
					Outside Delabole within 10 miles	10
	If your household/individual is				Over 10 miles from Delabole	5
	unable to move to the accom.
	of the type needed is it because?				What type of accommodation is
	Lack of NCDC/H.ass. Homes	33			needed  ?
	Lack of suitable housing to buy	30			O. occ. lo-cost starter homes	30
	Price	29			NCDC rented	26
	Lack of priv. rented accom.	23			Private rented	16
	Unable to afford moving	10			Housing Association rented	14
	Other	3			Owner occupied	14
	No suitable sheltered housing	0			Sheltered accommodation	0
	Not able to get a job	0			Other	0

Education
	# In relation to educational facilities does				# If the following classes were provided
	Delabole need more or any of the following?				would you attend?
	Adult ed/evening classes	37	299		Keep-fit	21	169
	After school clubs	31	248		Crafts	20	159
	No opinion	28	225		Woodwork/ D.I.Y	14	116
	Holiday play scheme	27	214		Languages	13	104
	More reg. Childminders	11	91		Other suggestions	4	33
	Nursery school	9	75
	Full day care	9	74		If there was a facility for you to use computers
	Playgroup	5	41		/net  with tuition if reqd. would you use it?
					Never	46	294
					Sometimes	36	233
					Frequently	18	115

 

Jobs & Opportunities
	If you are in waged employment, what is				# Which of these visitor activities are in your
	the business of your major employer?				view suited to Delabole ?
	Local government	30	121		Heritage trail	42	335
	Other	20	52		Off-road cycling	38	307
	Retail/service industry	10	41		Sightseeing	38	306
	Manufacturing other	8	33		Fishing	38	306
	Construction	8	33		Horse riding	34	276
	Manufacturing/engineer	6	25		Farm visits – trails	35	278
	Tourism-hotels b&b etc.	5	19		Photography	31	253
	Food processing	4	18		Painting	26	213
	Agriculture/Horticulture	3	13		Road cycling	17	134
	Transport/comms	3	13		Other	11	86
	Financial services	1	5		None	2	17
	Where is your main place of work?
	Beyond 6m.of Delabole	39	144
	Within 6 m. of Delabole	33	123
	Within Delabole	27	101
	If you are not in waged employment,				If you are actively seeking work,
	are you seeking work?				are there any barriers that are
	Part-time 15-30 H.p.w.	47			preventing you from taking up
	Full time 30 hrs.per wk.+	37			employment,  training or study
	Part-time less than 15 h.	17			opportunities?
					Lack of  access to transport	26
	If you are seeking employment, what				No barriers	22
	type of work are you looking for?				Don’t have the right type of exp.	15
	Other	33			Don’t have right quals/training	15
	Clerical/secretarial	19			Lack of child care locally	11
	Sales	19			Lack of alt care for adult dep.	7
	Personal services	14			Disability/ill health	4
	Managerial	5
	Profess./Technical	5			Would you be interested in taking
	Craft/skilled mech.	5			any vocational training oppertunities
	Plant operative	0			now or in the future?
					No	44
					Yes	33
					Not sure	22

Transport & Road Safety
	How many private cars/vans are used				# Would you like to see any improvements
	by your household during the week for				in the bus service with regard to?
	journeys to work or education outside of				Routes	20	299
	Delabole?				Timetable	20	294
	No. of vehicles	321			Cost	16	231
					No opinion	15	229
	Do you experience transport difficulties				Reliability	13	186
	in getting out of Delabole to other places?				Access for disabled	10	154
	Never	50	337		Bus stop location	6	87
	Occasionally	32	219
	Often	18	123		Is street parking a safety risk in Delabole?
					Yes	85	565
	Does Delabole need better car parks?				No	15	98
	Yes	91	615
	No	9	60
	#It is proposed to have a community				Would you like to see some form of parking
	bus for Delabole, would you consider				control introduced in Delabole?
	using it for any of the following ?				Yes	81	549
	Visits to hos, job cent, bank etc.	36	287		No	19	127
	Outings to cinema, theatre etc	36	286
	Private hire – , weddings etc.	31	246		Do you think speeding traffic is a problem
	Shuttle service	25	204		in Delabole ?
	Mystery tours	19	149		Yes	88	614
	Would not use it.	18	147		No	12	82
	Would you support action to improve
	‘danger spots’ on the roads in Delabole?
	Yes	97	644
	No	3	22
	Would you support action to make the junction from the Tintagel link
	road at ‘Cock Cro-in’ (The left junction past the Wind Farm) less dangerous
	by preventing vehicles emerging onto the main Delabole – Camelford Road
	Yes	96	640
	No	4	29

Sports & Leisure
	#Would you support the following				# Which new sports clubs/activities would
	enhancements and improved				you attend in Delabole if they were provided?
	facilities in the playing field  ?				None	33	267
	Visual enhancement	58	464		Keep fit	21	172
	Better children’s area	56	454		Bowls	17	139
	Multi purpose pitch	49	394		Badminton	17	136
	Tennis court	37	294		Skittles	12	95
	Running track	29	237		Snooker	11	91
					Squash	10	81
	# Which new clubs/activities would you				Youth football	10	78
	attend in Delabole if they were provided?				Tennis Volleyball	9	70
	None	34	272		Yoga	9	69
	Gardening club	15	118		Other	9	72
	Art club	12	98		Hockey	8	63
	Children’s creative arts	12	93		Judo	6	46
	Rambling club	10	81		Billiards	5	43
	Senior citizens group	10	77
	Drama	9	69		# In relation to footpaths and bridleways,
	Young peoples drama	8	68		would you like to see any of the following?
	Music society	6	48		Maps of local footpaths	52	422
	Choir	5	44		Leaflets of walks available to buy	34	274
	Band	5	42		More bridleways	23	184
	Whist drive	4	34		More guided walks of the area	19	150
	Do you feel there is a need for an all				Would you support an off-road cycle trail
	weather multi- purpose sports pitch				linking Delabole with Camelford and
	in Delabole ?				possibly further ?
	Yes	80	437		Yes	92	515
	No	20	112		No	8	43

 

Development
	# How would you like Delabole to develop?				Would you support improving the
	As a working community	68	544		‘Liberal Club’ building ?
	To stay as it is	18	145		Yes	76	380
	As a tourist centre	17	137		No	24	123
	As a commuter community	6	47
	As a retirement community	5	44		Would you support enlargement of
	None of these	1	7		the playing fields ‘Pavilion’ to act
					as a village hall/sports hall
	# What type(s) of housing development				Yes	82	574
	would be acceptable in Delabole ?				No	18	126
	Small groups (less than10 )	31	248
	Single dwellings in controlled loc.	27	220		#Which types of development would
	Infill expansion in Delabole	27	217		you support in Delabole ?
	Expansion on edge of Delabole	19	154		Light industrial	26	347
	Carefully designed larger groups	8	61		Workshops	25	333
					Small groups of houses	20	264
	If mains gas were available would				Tourism facilities	16	218
	you like to be connected?				Sheltered workshops	11	151
	Yes	59	339		Large estates	1	19
	No	41	233
	Should the following be encouraged in and arou				1. Strongly in favour 2. In favour 3. No strong opinion 4. Have reservations 5. Definatley not
		1	2	3	4             5
	More jobs in Delabole	62	26	9	2          1
	Small business development	51	32	9	3          4
	More female work opportunities	46	28	23	1          1
	Small scale industrial workshops	39	30	16	8          7
	Tourism develop./ attractions	31	27	18	14       10
	Call-centre or similar	26	22	37	7          7
	More overnight tourist accom.	17	30	29	12       12

 

Health & Security
	Do you feel general health facilities				#Is there a need for any of the
	would improve if Delabole had a				following in Delabole?
	Health Centre				Housing for the elderly	27	219
	Yes	79	477		Nursing home	24	193
	No	21	127		Well person clinic	23	185
					Family planning clinic	21	168
	#Which, if any, of the following				Baby clinic	16	130
	crimes and anti-social behaviour				Other	2	17
	concern you in Delabole ?
	Vandalism	72	582		Do you have a health problem
	Theft	48	385		or disability that restricts your
	Drunkenness	22	181		lifestyle?
	Other	8	66		No	75	511
	Not concerned	7	58		Yes	25	172
	Mugging	6	48
	Are there any areas in Delabole
	in which you feel unsafe?
	No	76	511
	Yes	24	139

 

The Environment
	How important is the quality of the				Would you be prepared to keep ceretain items
	countryside around Delabole to you?				separate from your refuse for recycling if a
	Very important	78	564		separate collection was made?
	Important	18	130		Yes	86	524
	Not very important	2	15		No	14	88
	No opinion	2	11
					# Do you use the following?
	# What do you think should be done				Bottle bank	53	426
	to help protect and enhance the				Newspaper bank	48	388
	local environment of Delabole  ?				Bowithick tip	41	329
	More local employment	56	454		Clothing bank	30	243
	Recycling	46	373		Can bank	22	180
	Improved P. Transport	43	343
	Energy saving	34	276		Would you use a garden waste skip if
	Traffic reduction	30	241		available ?
	Community composting	20	163		Yes	71	419
	Improved rights of way	21	169		No	29	29
	Advice on healthier lifestyles	15	117
	Car sharing	11	86		Would you support a low (zero) energy
	Nothing	3	26		housing dev. using the latest energy saving
	Other	2	18		technology?
					Yes	91	441
	Would you support a small scale non				No	9	42
	landfill waste disposal facility in the area?
	No	52	280
	Yes	48	259
	Place of Worship
	#Is your place of worship
	important to you  ?
	Weddings & funerals	41	327
	Every place should have one	33	268
	As a historic building	24	193
	As a community focal point	23	184
	For baptisms	22	181
	For Sunday worship	16	125
	other	5	38

 

Services & Facilities
	# If you  shop in Delabole is it because?				# If you use the local Post Office, please
	You need last minute items	55	441		say what for?
	You like to support local shops	53	425		Postal services	77	619
	It saves time	24	195		TV Licence/other bills	50	400
	It saves transport costs	23	184		Pensions /allowances	49	397
	You like the social contact	20	161		Council tax	40	321
	Local shops give good value	11	91		Vehicle tax (if available)	26	211
	Don’t have trans to go elsewhere	8	64		Giro bank/savings etc.	24	192
	Other	2	15		Electric credit key	25	200
					Bank	14	114
					Other	16	126
	If an ATM. (Cash machine) opened in				Are the facilities provided in the childrens
	Delabole how often would you use it?				playground ?
	Weekly	40	277		Poor	71	381
	Never	22	152		Reasonable	24	130
	Occasionally	21	146		Good	5	27
	Don’t know	10	68
	Monthly	6	44
	What are your views on the standard of the
	following services in Delabole?
		Good	Reas	Poor
	Fire	94	6	0
	Ambulance(emergency)	30	50	20
	Police	6	24	70
	Police (bobby)	6	5	90
	What are your views on the standard of the
	following environmental services in Delabole  ?
		Good	Reas	Poor
	Rubbish collection	75	20	5
	Mains electricity	72	25	3
	Mains water supply	50	32	10
	Street lighting	49	29	11
	Street cleaning	16	40	45
	Public toilets	16	33	51