Some details about the survey collection and process

The goal of the survey was to solicit feedback from the community about the closing of the Crown and Cushion.  In order to do this the committee attempted to provide every community member an opportunity to comment.

We used paper surveys to over 500 homes in the surrounding area.

We used an online survey distributed to the local "Touchbase" group.

We used this website to drive individuals to the survey.
We also advertised in the "Roundabout" magazine.

The authenticity of responses is never a perfect operation but we took as many measure as possible to make sure that the community voice was reflected and malicious behaviour was avoided.

1. All paper surveys were serialised
2. We checked online responses against IP Address
3. We checked online responses against Device ID
4. We checked online responses against geographic location
5. We checked both online and paper surveys for name duplication

With all these measures in place I've very happy to say we had very little in the way of duplication or attempts to unfairly influence the outcome of the survey.

On the topic of privacy; of the 359 total responses 241 of you kindly provided a name.  We greatly appreciate this as it provided another means to avoid duplication and also adds some strength the the results being a true reflection of your interests.  We will be deleting all personal information within 60 days of collection and have limited the access of the data to just the two people required to collect and verify results.  You details will NOT be used for any other purpose.

Lastly, a very big thank you for speaking up.  We had no expectation of this level of response!  These results will be critical to our next steps as a committee as we move forward with multiple plans to Open the Crown and Cushion.

Strongly Agree 82.2% (with 295 responses)

Agree 11.4% (with 41 responses)

Neither 3.3% (with 12 responses)

Disagree 1.7% (with 6 responses)

Strongly Disagree 1.4% (with 5 responses)

Strongly Agree 77.4% (with 278 responses)

Agree 12.8% (with 46 responses)

Neither 4.5% (with 16 responses)

Disagree 2.5% (with 9 responses)

Strongly Disagree 2.8% (with 10 responses)

Strongly Agree 76.9% (with 276 responses)

Agree 13.9% (with 50 responses)

Neither 3.6% (with 13 responses)

Disagree 1.1% (with 4 responses)

Strongly Disagree 4.5% (with 16 responses)

Strongly Agree 72.1% (with 259 responses)

Agree 14.8% (with 53 responses)

Neither 9.5% (with 34 responses)

Disagree 1.1% (with 4 responses)

Strongly Disagree 2.5% (with 9 responses)

Drinks only   1.1% (with 4 responses)

Hot food and drinks   17.8% (with 64 responses)

Music, hot food, and drinks   3.1% (with 11 responses)

Events, music, hot food, and drinks   53.8% (with 193 responses)

Other (written in)   12.5% (with 45 responses)

No response    11.7% (42 not responding)

Every day   1.4% (with 5 responses)

A few times a week   16.7% (with 60 responses)

Once a week   37.3% (with 134 responses)

A few times a month   29.8% (with 107 responses)

Once a month   10.3% (with 37 responses)

No response    4.5% (16 not responding)