Proposed Enhancement of Melvin Arena Sports Ground
Community Survey

Otium Leisure Consultancy has been appointed by Derry City & Strabane District Council to carry out an Economic Appraisal for proposed enhancement of Melvin Arena Sports Ground. Initial improvements are likely to include:

Provision of spectator welfare facilities
Spectator entrance/s to include turnstile/s
Provision of covered spectator seating
Boundary fencing and dugouts
Floodlighting to the athletics track

This short questionnaire will help inform the need and demand for the improvements to Melvin Arena Sports Ground, we would be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete.

Hard copies of this survey are available for completion at Melvin Sports Complex, Riversdale Leisure Centre and Strabane Library.

Closing date - Monday 1st April 2019.

Thanks, Siobhan Poulter- Otium Leisure Consultancy. E:info@otiumleisureconsultancy.co.uk, T:028 25862070.

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* 1. Which category includes your age?

13 to 15 years old

16 to 20 years old

21 to 35 years old

36 to 50 years old

51 to 65 years old

65 plus years old

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* 2. Are you male or female?

Male

Female

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* 3. It would be helpful if you could add your home address postcode please.

Postcode

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* 4. What is your experience/interest in Melvin Arena Sports Ground? Please click all that applies.

I am a member of a club/group who uses Melvin Arena Sports Ground

I'm interested in being able to use any redeveloped facilities at Melvin Arena Sports Ground

I'm interested in seeing more and wider community use of the Melvin Arena Sports Ground

I'm a local resident

I'm interested in seeing this site being developed to accommodate a wider variety of activities and users

I'm interested in seeing this site accommodating Intermediate Premier League and Women's Premiership association football games.

I'm interested in improving the provision of athletics activities at this site

Other experience not included above.

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* 5. Do you feel Melvin Arena Sports Ground, in general, is in need of an upgrade/enhancements?

Yes

Not sure

Comment

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* 6. In order to help inform what wider community use of Melvin Arena Sports Ground might look like, thinking about you and/or your family, what activities would you or your family members be interested in doing should the facility improvements go ahead. Click all that apply.

Attending association football matches

Participating in a range of 'get physically active' sessions on the athletics track

Paricipating in 'Couch to 5K' programmes on the athletics track

Participating in 'Cycling for Beginners' at the site

Better access to Mourne River from the site for leisure activities.

Community events at the site e.g. sports days, festivals of sport etc.

Other activities not listed

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* 7. Thinking of the whole Melvin Arena Sports Grounds - do you think the following facilities are needed?

	Yes Needed	Not Needed	Don't Know
Floodlights for the grass pitch	Floodlights for the grass pitch Yes Needed	Floodlights for the grass pitch Not Needed	Floodlights for the grass pitch Don't Know
Floodlights for the athletics track	Floodlights for the athletics track Yes Needed	Floodlights for the athletics track Not Needed	Floodlights for the athletics track Don't Know
Facilities to accommodate high-level association football games (i.e. stand, turnstile, toilets, changing, car parking, players access etc)	Facilities to accommodate high-level association football games (i.e. stand, turnstile, toilets, changing, car parking, players access etc) Yes Needed	Facilities to accommodate high-level association football games (i.e. stand, turnstile, toilets, changing, car parking, players access etc) Not Needed	Facilities to accommodate high-level association football games (i.e. stand, turnstile, toilets, changing, car parking, players access etc) Don't Know
Upgrade to pitch surface?	Upgrade to pitch surface? Yes Needed	Upgrade to pitch surface? Not Needed	Upgrade to pitch surface? Don't Know
Walking trail around the whole site for use by the community	Walking trail around the whole site for use by the community Yes Needed	Walking trail around the whole site for use by the community Not Needed	Walking trail around the whole site for use by the community Don't Know
Improved access to Mourne River for leisure activities	Improved access to Mourne River for leisure activities Yes Needed	Improved access to Mourne River for leisure activities Not Needed	Improved access to Mourne River for leisure activities Don't Know

Are there any other ideas you have for the development of this site? Please tell us.

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* 8. In order to help assess how this project fits with the Council's Corporate Plan and Community Plan, do you think investment in the proposed facilities at Melvin Arena Sports Ground has the potential to:

	Yes	No	Maybe
Raise the profile of the area?	Raise the profile of the area? Yes	Raise the profile of the area? No	Raise the profile of the area? Maybe
Make Strabane town more attractive to visitors?	Make Strabane town more attractive to visitors? Yes	Make Strabane town more attractive to visitors? No	Make Strabane town more attractive to visitors? Maybe
Further develop high performance male and female association football in the area?	Further develop high performance male and female association football in the area? Yes	Further develop high performance male and female association football in the area? No	Further develop high performance male and female association football in the area? Maybe
Be good for local businesses?	Be good for local businesses? Yes	Be good for local businesses? No	Be good for local businesses? Maybe
Improve the mental health and wellbeing of the local community and beyond?	Improve the mental health and wellbeing of the local community and beyond? Yes	Improve the mental health and wellbeing of the local community and beyond? No	Improve the mental health and wellbeing of the local community and beyond? Maybe
Increase the number of healthy leisure activities available for children and young people?	Increase the number of healthy leisure activities available for children and young people? Yes	Increase the number of healthy leisure activities available for children and young people? No	Increase the number of healthy leisure activities available for children and young people? Maybe
Allow further access to the river and therefore connect more with the natural environment?	Allow further access to the river and therefore connect more with the natural environment? Yes	Allow further access to the river and therefore connect more with the natural environment? No	Allow further access to the river and therefore connect more with the natural environment? Maybe
Encourage more people to be more active more of the time?	Encourage more people to be more active more of the time? Yes	Encourage more people to be more active more of the time? No	Encourage more people to be more active more of the time? Maybe
Further connect Ballycolman residential area to the town centre?	Further connect Ballycolman residential area to the town centre? Yes	Further connect Ballycolman residential area to the town centre? No	Further connect Ballycolman residential area to the town centre? Maybe

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* 9. As part of this project, it is useful to have an assessment of how active you are. In the past week on how many days have you done a total of 30 minutes or more of physical activity, which was enough to raise your breathing rate?

NOTE This may include sport, exercise, and brisk walking or cycling for recreation or to get to or from places, but should not include housework or physical activity that may be part of your job.

0 days

1 day

2 days

3 days

4 days

5 days

6 days

7 days

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* 10. How much do you agree/disagree with the following statements...?

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neither agree or disagree	Agree	Strongly agree
I am confident I can have a positive effect on my health	I am confident I can have a positive effect on my health Strongly disagree	I am confident I can have a positive effect on my health Disagree	I am confident I can have a positive effect on my health Neither agree or disagree	I am confident I can have a positive effect on my health Agree	I am confident I can have a positive effect on my health Strongly agree
If I needed to, I could set some definite goals to improve my health	If I needed to, I could set some definite goals to improve my health Strongly disagree	If I needed to, I could set some definite goals to improve my health Disagree	If I needed to, I could set some definite goals to improve my health Neither agree or disagree	If I needed to, I could set some definite goals to improve my health Agree	If I needed to, I could set some definite goals to improve my health Strongly agree
I am confident that I could meet the goals I set for myself to improve my health	I am confident that I could meet the goals I set for myself to improve my health Strongly disagree	I am confident that I could meet the goals I set for myself to improve my health Disagree	I am confident that I could meet the goals I set for myself to improve my health Neither agree or disagree	I am confident that I could meet the goals I set for myself to improve my health Agree	I am confident that I could meet the goals I set for myself to improve my health Strongly agree
If I wanted to, I could actively work to improve my health	If I wanted to, I could actively work to improve my health Strongly disagree	If I wanted to, I could actively work to improve my health Disagree	If I wanted to, I could actively work to improve my health Neither agree or disagree	If I wanted to, I could actively work to improve my health Agree	If I wanted to, I could actively work to improve my health Strongly agree
I feel that I am in control of how and what I learn about my health	I feel that I am in control of how and what I learn about my health Strongly disagree	I feel that I am in control of how and what I learn about my health Disagree	I feel that I am in control of how and what I learn about my health Neither agree or disagree	I feel that I am in control of how and what I learn about my health Agree	I feel that I am in control of how and what I learn about my health Strongly agree

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* 11. We invite you to record any further comments you may have regarding the proposed enhancements of the Melvin Arena Sports Ground. Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.