Local Economy Questionnaire

Please complete as many questions as you can, but feel free to leave out any questions or sections that do not relate to you, or you have no interest in.

Where do you do your major food shop?

Great Wakering Co-op

Asda

Waitrose

Lidl

Aldi

Tesco

Sainsburys

Home delivery/Internet

Other (please specify)

Please tick all that apply

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How important is it to have shops in the village?

Very important

Quite important

Not important

Do you use the post office in Great Wakering?

Yes

Occasionally

No

Which of these shops/services do you use regularly?

Co-op

Butchers

Bread shop

Hairdresser

Post Office

Clothes shop

Chip Shop

Chinese Takeaway

Farmer’s market

Morley's Nursery

Local taxi firms

Garage/car repairs

Industrial estate/businesses

Anchor

Red Lion

White Hart

Exhibition Inn

Rose Inn

Royal Legion Club

Cupids Country Club

Other (please specify)

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What other businesses/services would you like to see?

Indian restaurant/takeaway

Other restaurant

Other takeaway/fast food (please specify)

Arts/crafts shop

DIY

Bookshop

Music/Video shop

Off Licence

Fishmonger

Other (please specify)

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What do you think are the main benefits of using local shops (as opposed to large supermarkets etc.)?

More convenient

Better quality of food

Better service

Better advice from shopkeepers

Better prices

Friendlier shopping environment

More interraction with the local community

Other (please comment)

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What do you think are the main disadvantages of using local shops?

Less convenient

Higher prices

Less variety of products/services

Lower quality of products/services

Not possible to get everything you need in the village

Difficult to park

Other (please comments)

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How do you think we could attract more trade into the village?

Better advertising of local shops and pubs (newspapers etc.)

Internet advertising

Wakering trade shows/farmers' markets

Local radio advertising

Village fair

Sports days

Other (please comment)

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What other improvements could be made to improve the local economy?

Transport improvements

Better access to delivery vehicles

Better parking

Investment in shop fronts and sineage

More shops and more variation

Village market day

Other (please specify)

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How could the Parish and District Council help to improve the local economy?

Lower business rates

More investment in local businesses

Assistance with business loans/underwriting of business loans

Help and advice to local businesses

Improvements to infrastructure (transport/parking etc.)

Other (please specify)

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