Lydney Town Centre Survey Q1 How often do you visit Lydney Answered: 99 Skipped: 1 More than once a week 76 (76.77%) Less than weekly but more than once a month 17 (17.77%) Less than once a month 6 (6.06%) Q2 How do you get to Lydney Answered: 100 Skipped: 0 Car 81.00% 81 Motorcycle 1.00% 1 Bicycle 4.00% 4 Walk 58.00% 58 Taxi 0.00% 0 Bus 6.00% 6 Train 4.00% 4 Other (please specify) 3.00% 3 Total Respondents: 100 Q3 What do you do when you visit Lydney Town centre Answered: 100 Skipped: 0 1 Work 22.00% 22 Buy Groceries and food 87.00% 87 Visit restaurants, pubs 29.00%
Buy takeaway food 47.00% 47 Visit services such as doctor, optician, hairdresser or solicitor 73.00% 73 29 Other (please specify) 16.00% 16 Total Respondents: 100 Q4 What impresses you most when you visit Lydney Town Centre Answered: 82 Skipped: 18 Not a lot Clean Not a lot. Too many hairdressers and charity shops and not enough big names bathurst park always seems busy bathurst park Small independent shops with innovative goods Nothing Friendliness of shop staff attractive flowers, well maintained. Nothing Nothing, it is sadly lacking. nothing not impressed independent shops It's clean It's clean and tidy Nothing Nothing Looks nice & tidy Nothing! most of the retailers are pleasant, the flower tubs always look pretty Nothing The Town Hall and the new flowers on the corner opposite the Factory Shop nothing Best thing in town is the town hall Not a lot Nothing really Friendly people Friendly people Nothing The park Nothing at present People are friendly Lydney park Nothing! flowers. Nothing Town hall. The variety of small shops mixed with larger ones 2
Nothing Not alot not a great deal at the moment having a few good shops like bon marcia, doryth perkins in the coop, greggs Nothing The park Not a lot Park clean town plants in the barrels always well maintained Clean Not alot Not alot It is always quite busy The flower boxes the park free parking spaces at rear of newerne car park range of shops, 3 supermarkets and full range of charity shops nothing It's clean the parks The flower beds when done. Cheap parking, range of shops Having everything close by Good amount of crossings cleanliness not a lot that is why I don't come often Cleanliness of town Supermarkets The effort that shop keepers put into their windows on special occasions absolutely nothing Nothing It's got two supermarkets survey testing Friendly people Good for food shopping and has independant shops Nothing really It's normally clean Small independent shops with good and friendly service. Good leisure centre. V friendly and used by many scooter users (more than other Forest towns) Handy town centre supermarket with petrol station Cheerful shop keepers Q5 What disappoints you most when you visit Lydney Town Centre Answered: 90 Skipped: 10 Poor pavements- No clothes shop,decent food shops ie Iceland maybe Farm foods Lack of highstreet shops the empty building boarded up, the rubbish in the river, Above lack of green grocers in town, vacant shops 3
The lack of variety in shops. Need more produce shops - a veg shop would be good and we need a ' decent ' pub such as Wetherspoons lack of shops! al Traffic through centre To many charity shops, hairdressers and fast food outlets, lack of shops e.g peacocks, primark,and other high street names, also the coop/ Tesco blocking progress Lack of diversity of businesses. Few new shops open, the businesses that have opened recently are unnecessary. There's Far too many hairdressers and takeaways. We NEED a better range of shops variety of shops Unhappy people Full of hairdressers The old dillons shop boarded up. What a sight as you drive into lydney from gloucester direction. This needs adressing immediately. lack of shops, events at the town hall, clothing shops and places for teens lack of shops old fashioned Too many Beauticians, Hairdressers and Charity Shops Everything lack of shops such as new look poundland McDonald's erc Dull shops Having to pay for parking. Parking charges Paying parking It's tired and dated It's scruffy, dull with no character and no heart range of shops To see how a once busy town has declined People not adhering to the 20mph speed limit. everything No descent shops all what's in town are charity shops hairdressers and take aways That's the shops are so limited The lack of decent shops Lack of children's clothes and a good chain pub like wetherspoons Lack of children's clothes and a good chain pub like wetherspoons Everything Not a lot to do not a lot of places to go night life as have to go elsewhere and no cinema Lack of shop variety Messy too many take aways and hairdressers Not enough pubs Too many takeaways, lack of good shops Lack of shops boarded up shops. Lack of high street shops It's full of hairdressers and take aways. Very poor too shop in Lydney. Nothing The lack of decent shops & the shabbiness. People crossing road by co op.the big stores are rubbish too I either shop online or go Gloucester.the town is ok if you need daily bits but even buying school socks pj's for kids is easier and cheaper online too many hairdressers and not a lot else lack of decent shops, drab exterior and not enough choice of variety of shops. no place like wetherspoons, no soft play like whirlikidz for the kids, crappy same xmas lights in the town high street and some more good shops would be good Not adequately pedestrianised Store fronts and lack of shops All boutique /niche shops. Not many options for shopping other than supermarkets Traffic lack of shops, no centre as such It would be nice to have a wider selection of shops. It is not as enjoyable as shopping in Monmouth or chepstow. Lack of brand shops, far to any hairdressers, big names, no witherspoons Disused buildings Traffic control 4
dirty and uneven footpaths; the lack of identity It's sometimes like a ghost town the town looks dingy and has too many take aways and estate agents no central focus lack of energy the traffic Bus station and no regular shuttle to distant train station poor shops and traffic. make me think of 1970s Looks dirty and uncared for, also have to pay for parking. Boarded off shops, poor path from station to harbour The lack of independent traders that aren't hairdresser or estate agents. Paying for parking. Too many did outlets hairdressers and charity apps Lack of shops Too many take aways and hairdresser's parking Lack of variety of shops and no stores to interest visitors Lack of shops Right wing members of the Town Council It is dead and depressing. Bream Road junctin Not clear where to park to access shops you want to go to survey testing Empty shops Lack of a focus point. Cinderford has the triangle and coleford has the clock towers but there is nothing like this in lydney Pubs and restaurants It's dull, drab, too full of traffic and not much of interest. Lack of variety of shops Too much traffic. No real town centre. Cannot arrive between 8 and 9am by bus from Coleford (as far as I'm aware) Too much traffic in the town centre & not enough people nothing Q6 Do you usually find the goods and services you want in Lydney Town Centre Answered: 98 Skipped: 2 Yes 3.06% 3 Yes but not always 47.96% 47 Frequently I cannot find what I want 48.98% 48 Total 98 5
Q7 What additional goods or services would you most like to buy in Lydney Town Centre Answered: 81 Skipped: 19 Indoor play area for toddler-teenager Clothes electrical, Choice of adult & childrens clothes fresh fruit and vegetables from independent shop Childrens clothes! Fresh produce Cinema, youth club for over 8s Proper high street shops, instead of the coop making a mini market of shops get them on the high street so visitors know where they are. Clothes, stationary, DECENT bars (STILL MISS KINGS) More businesses aimed at my age group and status Children's clothes A decent resturant. Children's clothes. Boots chemist. Costa. Peacocks. teen services, events, lydney needs its life and community back greengrocers boutiques decent takeaways more choice of supermarkets clothes toys Soft play for children Household, toys and clothes More shops clothing and choice of different items without paying silly prices Clothes shops, soft play centre Children's clothes More shops clothes/ toys Teenage clothing and shoes, there is nothing for my teenagers in the centre Clothes shop especially children's. Free parking A nice welcoming pub that you feel you can take the whole family to. More modern clothes shops would be nice, and a music shop Some proper shops Decent fashionable clothes Nice clothes Asda wetherspoons primark Asda wetherspoons primark Cinema and weather spoons to draw more people to stay in Lydney to drink rather than having to go to Chepstow Clothes, shoes, books etc Toyshop. Electrical goods clothes Pubs, clothes shops, kids clothes shops. Free parking, better shops Quality goods, children's clothes. Asda, clothes shops, high street shops Just some descent shops. Subway, Decent clothes & shoes. Decent gifts. Kids clothes upto 12 years asda Quedgeley is a store I use a lot I can get anything and everything from there and not over priced 6
clothes, general stores?(along the lines of wilkinsons) book shops something for children to do (softplay, cinema) more shops for bigger people, pplaces to have outside seating area to have a nice coffee Shoe shop Men's clothes, sport Shops aimed at younger people with kids Pet toys asda or iceland fabric shop. more clothing shops a Clarke shop for school shoes, toy shop,greengrocer Video entertainment good restaurant food, relaxing coffee shop More of a variety of shops toys and clorhes for children. clothing, more specialist shops post office Fresh fruit and veg from a greengrocer rather than a supermarket and more uniform fir local schools better quality pubs and coffee shop like coffee 1 in chepstow Better mix of shops. Weekend farmers market Bakery. Greengrocer. Clothing. Quality "chains" such as Boots, M&S Food, etc. Not "bargain" shops such as Bargain Booze, Factory Shop, Harry Tuffins, etc. Children's clothes and shoes. Particularly for the older child Clothes shops Asda or lidl Better choice of modern stores like matalan that sell a variety of goods. Clothes. Different banks, children's clothing especially children's shoes with staff in shop trained to fit them (we go to Monmouth) Good quality shops and note charity ones Clothes More choice of supermarkets and good clothes shops survey testing Clothes shops e.g new look, top shop, primary etc. Better clothes shops Clothes, shoes, children's wear, quality items (any goods) Fashion and a pound shop and somewhere to eat that's a chain like wetherspoons Bookshop. Children's shoes. Health food. Independent produce - baker, grocer and more butchers clothing & footwear Wallpaper Q8 If you cannot find what you want in Lydney where do you find it Answered: 96 Skipped: 4 7 Cinderford 4.17% 4 Chepstow 51.04% 49 Gloucester 67.71% 65 Monmouth 33.33% 32
Internet 53.13% 51 Other (please specify) 40.63% 39 Total Respondents: 96 Q9 Looking at Lydney Town Centre street signage. Which answer below is closest to your opinion Answered: 96 Skipped: 4 The signs are clear and in good condition fully meeting local needs 13.54% 13 The signs are clear but some need cleaning and repair 37.50% 36 The signs are in good condition but do not give adequate guidance to local people and visitors Some signs are in poor condition and do not give effective guidance to local people and visitors Other (please specify) 18.75% 18 15.63% 15 14.58% 14 Total 96 Q10 What changes to Lydney Town Centre would Answered: 91 Encourage you to visit Lydney more often Skipped: 9 92.31% 84 Encourage you to buy more goods and services in Lydney Most improve the look and feel of Lydney Town Centre 91.21% 83 78.02% 71 8