Consultation

We are preparing a bid for an Enhancing Pembrokeshire Grant (second homes premium) to hack off and re-render the deteriorating sections of the front wall of Foundry House. Enhancing Pembrokeshire grant applications require evidence of consultation with the local community. Accordingly, we have created this short questionnaire.

We would be most grateful if you could take a few minutes to give us your views.

We are making our bid on the grounds that:

1) Pembroke 21C Community Association addresses negative impacts of second home ownership by providing activities which enhance community cohesion, reduce social isolation and promote individual wellbeing.

2) The deterioration of the front walls of Foundry House threatens the structural integrity of the building and puts people off booking rooms and attending activities at Foundry House. Unless the walls are repaired, the consequent loss of income from bookings at Foundry House will eventually present an existential threat to Pembroke 21C Community Association ltd and thus to Foundry House, St Oswald’s Community Garden and the Holyland Wood Nature Reserve.

1 Please look at the pictures of Foundry House above and tick the option below which most closely matches your opinion of how the building looks.

• Very attractive
• Attractive
• Not too bad
• Unattractive
• Very unatractive, the building looks like it is closing down

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the 3 statements below: 1 = Strongly Disagree to 10 = Strongly Agree

2a Foundry House is a valuable asset to the people of Pembroke and surrounding area

Selected Value: 5

2b St Oswalds Community Garden is a valuable asset to the people of Pembroke and surrounding area

Selected Value: 5

2c Holyland Wood Nature Reserve is a valuable asset to the people of Pembroke and surrounding area

Selected Value: 5

3 Did you know Pembroke 21C Community Association holds the lease and is responsible for the upkeep and management of Holyland Wood?

• YES
• NO

4 Did you know 21C maintains the arrangement with ateb housing association to use land owned by ateb for St Oswald’s Community Garden

• YES
• NO

5 Did you know Foundry House Community Centre is owned on behalf of the people of Pembroke and surrounding area by 21C and that 21C and Foundry House are run entirely by volunteers?

• YES
• NO

6 Did you know 21C’s only regular income comes from bookings at Foundry House?

• YES
• NO

7 To what extent do you agree or disagree with the statement below? 1 = Strongly Disagree to 10 = Strongly Agree

An Enhancing Pembrokeshire Grant to repair the front walls of Foundry House would help secure the future of 21C Community Association and thus the future of Foundry House, St Oswald’s Community Garden and Holyland Wood Nature Reserve

Selected Value: 5

8 We would be most grateful for messages of support for our bid and any comments you wish to add regarding your answers to the questions above and/or the grounds on which we believe we are eligible for funding from an Enhancing Pembrokeshire Grant.

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*We have only asked for your name so we may confirm we have not reported multiple returns from the same individual. Your answers and any comments you add will be kept in the strictest confidence and all reports produced from returned questionnaires will be carefully anonymized.

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