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  <title>Transcription of comments on 7VT Futures questionnaires</title>
  <author>Henry S. Thompson</author>
  <date>26 Apr 2009</date>
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   <title>Anon</title>
   <list type="defn">
    <item term="3">Improviing with the reopening of the terrace.</item>
    <item term="4">An alternative access [to the creche?] avoiding the kitchen
would help.  Improve toilets.</item>
    <item term="12">An alternative access to the rooms/space beyond the kitchen
would be good.  This would improve kitchen safety and make the additional space
more usable for group use.  Perhaps improvements to the toilets are needed.</item>
    <item term="13">
     <list type="ndivs">
      <item>Improvements do have cost implications.  Could we ask
Festival Committee to identify Meeting House improvements as one of the fund
raising projects (as we did for Kelso Meeting House &amp; the Foyer upgrade)
over say 3 years.</item>
      <item>The Meeting House is a great space, with flexibility having some larger
and smaller areas.  The availability for outreach here is so important.  A
window in the city and affordable lettings for groups that might find
alternatives difficult.</item>
      <item>Thank you to the Friends who are reviewing these responses.  Your time
and consideration is really valuable and appreciated.</item>
     </list>
    </item>
   </list>
  </div>
  <div>
   <title>Anne Davies, Sarah J. Davies</title>
   <list type="defn">
    <item term="2">[ticked 'Not important'] I.e. Haymarket area reasonable.
Suburbs accessible (from train/bus station)</item>
    <item term="12"><list type="enum">
<item>Better access to building&mdash;almost impossible (steep hill/steps).</item>
                     <item>Improve bottle neck entrance to Foyer.</item>
                     <item>Improve access to loos&mdash;stairs v. tricky for elderly.</item>
                     <item>Cheerful, purpose built areas for children &amp;
young people&mdash;i.e. for latter, spreading sofas &amp; [??] [??] 'dens' (?).</item>
                     <item>Parking facilities for cars bringing elderly to
Meeting&mdash;imposs.</item>
                     <item>Bike shelter.</item>
</list></item>
    <item term="13"><list type="enum">
<item>Let's start with this premise that we want the Meeting House to be a
place for: Meeting for Worship; A quiet centre; A refuge for all looking to worship.</item>
                     <item>Do we want to be tied, for the foreseeable future,
to income generation?</item>
                     <item>Is the building [therefore] too expensive to
maintain?  Is this the bottom line?</item>
</list></item>
   </list>
  </div>
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   <title>Anon</title>
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    <item term="12"></item>
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   </list>
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   <title>Anon</title>
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   <title>Anon</title>
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   <title>Anon</title>
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   <title>Anon</title>
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   <title>Anon</title>
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   <title>Anon</title>
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   <title>Anon</title>
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   <title>Anon</title>
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   <title>Anon</title>
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  <div>
   <title>Tony Peach</title>
   <list type="defn">
    <item term="12">Improvement of toilet facilities if faunds allow.</item>
    <item term="13">
     <list type="ndivs">
      <item>The Meeting House, as you see from my ansers above, ticks
all the boxes for me.  I see no reason to move and many to stay.  I think it
extremely unlikely we could find a better centre and would be best
concentrating on realising how lucky we are to have it.</item>
      <item>If finance is thought to be the main problem, maybe more efforts could
be concentrated on
       <list type="enum">
      <item>helping the Managers to maximise rentals;</item>
      <item>considering more fund-raising for future major financial outlay.</item>
     </list>
      </item>
     </list>
    </item>
   </list>
  </div>
  <div>
   <title>Anon</title>
   <list type="defn">
    <item term="12">Can't think of any.</item>
    <item term="13">Seems perfect in every way.</item>
   </list>
  </div>
  <div>
   <title>Annie Miller</title>
   <list type="defn">
    <item term="3">Difficult at the moment, because the terrace is closed</item>
    <item term="12"><list type="ndivs">
<item>Upgrade toilets</item>
                     <item>More time available for Quaker committees &amp; other
Quaker groups</item>
</list></item>
    <item term="13">I would like us to consider 7VT as a contact point for all
Quakers &amp; attenders in Scotland, with an office for GM, maybe?</item>
   </list>
  </div>
  <div>
   <title>Penny (?) Holland</title>
   <list type="defn">
    <item term="12">[Keep?] given slots for Quaker events e.g. funerals/weddings one
Saturday afternoon per month free in Meeting Room for such
opportunity&mdash;even if it means losing income.</item>
    <item term="13">Certainly think Victoria Terrace is <emph>the best
option</emph> in spite of need for forward (?) 'upgrading' etc.</item>
   </list>
  </div>
  <div>
   <title>Rachel Frith</title>
   <list type="defn">
    <item term="3">Access will be excellent soon I hope when building at end of terrace is finished</item>
    <item term="12">Toilets</item>
   </list>
  </div>
  <div>
   <title>Gill Reid</title>
   <list type="defn">
    <item term="12">I think the building is managed well and feedback from
people I know who use it and are not Quakers is good.</item>
    <item term="13">No home for any organisation is going to be perfect bu this
suits our needs.</item>
   </list>
  </div>
  <div>
   <title>Alastair Reid</title>
   <list type="defn">
    <item term="12">
     <list type="ndivs">
      <item>Some way that Friends could find out about the groups that use it.</item>
      <item>More devolution of decision-making to assistant managers if possible.</item>
      <item>Noticeboards&mdash;much improved lately&mdash;However culd there be
a small notice somewhere that sawys what is where.</item>
      <item>DO we have a leaflet etc. on hiring?</item>
      <item>Is there smoe way small rooms could be more easily booked (often
seems to be full)</item>
     </list>
    </item>
    <item term="13">
     <list type="ndivs">
      <item>Readers guides to topics of books/pamphlets in library e.g.
silence, intro to Quaker writings, beginners, Peace testimony, environmental
testimony, Meeting for Worship, prayer etc. etc.</item>
      <item>I hope that we do not move/sell in the near future&mdash;we need an
affordable central base&mdash;movement elsewhere could be expensive and not
necessarily of benefit to Qs &amp; the wider community.</item>
     </list>
    </item>
   </list>
  </div>
  <div>
   <title>Anon</title>
   <list type="defn">
    <item term="12">
     <list type="enum">
      <item>Toilet facilities need upgrading;</item>
      <item>Children need a space
that <emph>does not</emph> require access through the Kitchen&mdash;this is
dangerous and makes a mockery of Health/Safety Regs;</item>
      <item>Priority must be given to Quaker Groups.</item>
     </list>
    </item>
    <item term="13">
     <list type="enum">
      <item>Radical changes need to be made with regard to
Library/Kitchen/Children&mdash;It is impossible to cater for groups when access to
the Kitchen is unavailable when the Library is in use.  It is inefficient and
unsage for staff/users&mdash;particularly children.</item>
      <item>The running costs of the building are astronomical.  Although I am
in favour of remaining in the building, it might be preferable to find more
'affordable' premises.</item>
      <item>The costs of staffing/managing the building are high because the
building is inefficient to run.  How do we find a way of upgrading the building
with increasing running costs without it simply becominga costly venue for
external groups?</item>
      <item>Too much energy is being expended on hiring out the building.</item>
      <item>A Quaker Meeting House should be for use by Quakers and community groups.</item>
     </list>
    </item>
   </list>
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date	Fri, 01 May 2009 17:25:31 -0400
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