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6.2. Appendix B: Questionnaires for different user groups

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A. For QUAKER GROUPS and COMMITTEES who use 7 Victoria Terrace

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South East Scotland Quakers bought the present Meeting House about 20 years ago to meet the needs of a growing Quaker meeting and to serve the community by providing a meeting place in Central Edinburgh, especially for charities and grass-roots organisations. Twenty years later, we wish to assess how well this nineteenth century building (which is quite expensive to maintain and update) is meeting the needs of both Quakers and other users. Please help by completing this questionnaire and returning it, either to the person who gave it to you or to the Meeting House Office. Thank you very much.

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    +
  1. +
      +
    1. How dependent are you on the 7 Victoria Terrace building?
      2. +
    2. Do you feel it is essential that you meet at 7 VT? If so why?
      3. +
    3. If the meeting house is not available could you meet elsewhere? e.g. in people' homes
      4. +
    4. If you already meet elsewhere why do you choose to do so? +e.g. convenience, more intimate atmosphere, baby-sitting problems.
      5. +
    +
    2. +
  2. How well does the building meet your needs with regard to: +(please ring the appropriate response and add any comments in the space) +
      +
    1. Room size: Good - Reasonable - Not so good
      2. +
    2. Location: Good - Reasonable - Not so good
      3. +
    3. Facilities: Good - Reasonable - Not so good
      4. +
    4. Access: Good - Reasonable - Not so good
      5. +
    5. Comfort: Good - Reasonable - Not so good
      6. +
    6. Availability (including opening hours): Good - Reasonable - Not so good
      7. +
    7. Service offered by staff: Good - Reasonable - Not so good
      8. +
    3. +
  3. If your group is a larger one e.g. Scotland GM, is it vital to have the whole meeting house available?
    4. +
  4. If you are involved in planning young people’s residential events does the meeting house meet your needs? +
      +
    1. Is there anywhere else in Scotland you could use bearing in mind the need to keep costs low for the young people?
      2. +
    2. Do the facilities for preparing food for the young people meet your needs?
      3. +
    3. Do you have any other comments about 7 VT as a venue for young peoples residential events?
      4. +
    +
    5. +
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B. For MEMBERS and ATTENDERS at CENTRAL EDINBURGH MEETING

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South East Scotland Quakers bought the present Meeting House about 20 years ago to meet the needs of a growing Quaker meeting and to serve the community by providing a meeting place in Central Edinburgh, especially for charities and grass-roots organisations. Twenty years later, we wish to assess how well this nineteenth century building (which is quite expensive to maintain and update) is meeting the needs of both Quakers and other users. Please help by completing this questionnaire and returning it, either to the person who gave it to you or to the Meeting House Office. Thank you very much.

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Please put a cross in the appropriate space and add any helpful comments in the space between questions. Leave no mark where you feel you have no useful response to make.

+
    +
  1. In general, how well do you feel the building meets the needs of the Central Edinburgh Quaker meeting? +

    Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

    +
    2. +
  2. How important is it to you that the Meeting House is located in the centre of the city? +

    Very important ___ Quite important ___ Not important ___

    +
    3. +
  3. How would you describe the accessibility of the Meeting House location? +

    Excellent __ Good __ Fairly good __ Not very easy __ Difficult __

    +
    4. +
  4. How would you describe internal accessibility to all the rooms and facilities you use? +

    Excellent __ Good __ Fairly good __ Not very easy __ Difficult __

    +
    5. +
  5. How well does the foyer meet your needs as a meeting, greeting and information space? +

    Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

    +
    6. +
  6. How well does the Meeting Room meet the needs of Sunday worship? +

    Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

    +
    7. +
  7. How well does the building meet the needs of our children and young people? +

    Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

    +
    8. +
  8. How well do the Library and Hall rooms meet their Sunday uses? +

    Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

    +
    9. +
  9. How well do the kitchen and its equipment meet their Sunday use? +

    Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

    +
    10. +
  10. Do you feel the building represents good value for money for the Area Meeting which owns it? +

    Yes ___ No ___ Don’t know ___

    +
    11. +
  11. If you visit the building other than on Sundays, how well does it meet your needs? +

    Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

    +
    12. +
  12. Please add comments below, if you wish, on any other aspect of the Meeting House, its current use and suitability for that use. Add you name if you wish.
    13. +
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C. For MEMBERS and ATTENDERS at EDINBURGH MIDWEEK MEETING

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South East Scotland Quakers bought the present Meeting House about 20 years ago to meet the needs of a growing Quaker meeting and to serve the community by providing a meeting place in Central Edinburgh, especially for charities and grass-roots organisations. Twenty years later, we wish to assess how well this nineteenth century building (which is quite expensive to maintain and update) is meeting the needs of both Quakers and other users. Please help by completing this questionnaire and returning it, either to the person who gave it to you or to the Meeting House Office. Thank you very much.

+

Please put a cross in the appropriate space and add any helpful comments in the space between questions. Leave no mark where you feel you have no useful response to make.

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    +
  1. In general, how well do you feel the building meets the needs of Midweek Meeting? +

    Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

    +
    2. +
  2. How important is it to you that the Meeting House is located in the centre of the city? +

    Very important ___ Quite important ___ Not important ___

    +
    3. +
  3. How would you describe the accessibility of the Meeting House location? +

    Excellent __ Good __ Fairly good __ Not very easy __ Difficult __

    +
    4. +
  4. How would you describe internal accessibility to all the rooms and facilities you use? +

    Excellent __ Good __ Fairly good __ Not very easy __ Difficult __

    +
    5. +
  5. How well does the foyer meet your needs as a meeting, greeting and information space? +

    Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

    +
    6. +
  6. How well does the Library room meet the needs of Wednesday worship? +

    Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

    +
    7. +
  7. How well do the kitchen and its equipment meet their Midweek Meeting use? +

    Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

    +
    8. +
  8. If you visit the building other than on Wednesdays, how well does it meet your needs? +

    Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

    +
    9. +
  9. Do you feel the building represents good value for money for the Area Meeting which owns it? +

    Yes ___ No ___ Don’t know ___

    +
    10. +
  10. Please add comments below, if you wish, on any other aspect of the Meeting House, its current use and suitability for that use and add your name at the bottom if you wish.
    11. +
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D. For LOCAL MEETINGS in South East Scotland Area Meeting

+

South East Scotland Quakers bought the present Meeting House about 20 years ago to meet the needs of a growing Quaker meeting and to serve the community by providing a meeting place in Central Edinburgh, especially for charities and grass-roots organizations. Twenty years later, we wish to assess how well this nineteenth century building (which is quite expensive to maintain and update) is meeting the needs of both Quakers and other users. Please help by completing this questionnaire and returning it, either to the person who gave it to you or to the Meeting House Office. Thank you very much.

+

It would be helpful to have your feelings and responses to the following questions as to how you use and see the use of the meeting house which belongs to us all.

+

(Please circle your answer add any comments in the spaces)

+
    +
  1. Does the meeting house meet your needs? +

    perfectly - satisfactorily - adequately - quite well - not well

    2. +
  2. How do you rate the facilities? +
      +
    1. location and access ie. buses, parking, other transport, steps +

      good - adequate - poor - impossible

      +
      2. +
    2. moving around the building - especially if you are disabled in any way +

      good - adequate - inadequate - impossible

      +
      3. +
    3. opening hours +

      suitable - unsuitable

      +
      4. +
    4. availability of a room of your preferred choice +

      good - satisfactory - poor - never what I want when I want it

      +
      5. +
    5. size of rooms +

      perfect - good - poor - always either too big or too small

      +
      6. +
    6. suitability of rooms +

      excellent - just right - see above

      +
      7. +
    7. booking system +

      helpful - could be improved - difficult

      +
      8. +
    8. staff +

      very helpful - - helpful - unhelpful - unfriendly

      +
      9. +
    9. facilities : catering +

      excellent - good - restrictive - irritating

      +
      10. +
    10. facilities: clean and comfortable +

      excellent - good - good enough - cold and dirty

      +
      11. +
    +
    3. +
+

Thank you. We appreciate the time you have taken to do this. We +will be studying the feedback as we continue to review how we use the +meeting house.

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+

E. For MEETING HOUSE STAFF

+

South East Scotland Quakers bought the present Meeting House about 20 years ago to meet the needs of a growing Quaker meeting and to serve the community by providing a meeting place in Central Edinburgh, especially for charities and grass-roots organisations. Twenty years later, we wish to assess how well this nineteenth century building (which is quite expensive to maintain and update) is meeting the needs of both Quakers and other users. Please help by completing this questionnaire and returning it, either to the person who gave it to you or to the Meeting House Office. Thank you very much.

+

In sections 1 and 2, please circle your choice of answer and add any comments which may help.

+
    +
  1. Based on your personal experience, do you think that the suitability of the building for its present purposes is: +

    Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

    +
    2. +
  2. How do you think users of the building find the following +facilities to be: +
      +
    1. Access to the building +

      Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

      +
      2. +
    2. Parking +

      Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

      +
      3. +
    3. Number & sizes of rooms +

      Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

      +
      4. +
    4. Access within the building +

      Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

      +
      5. +
    5. Cloakrooms & toilets +

      Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

      +
      6. +
    6. Comfort (e.g. heating, catering) +

      Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

      +
      7. +
    7. Support facilities (copying etc) +

      Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

      +
      8. +
    8. Cleanliness +

      Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

      +
      9. +
    +In sections 3 to 8 please use ticks for your choice of answer and add any other comments you wish to make. +
    3. +
  3. Would you like to see greater ___ or less ___ use being made of the building? +

    If “greater”, would this be to enhance Quaker outreach ___ or increase income ___ or improve service to the community and to visitors ___ ?

    +

    If “less”, would this be in order to decrease pressure on the building and it staff ___ or to enhance its usefulness to the Meetings in our Area ___ ?

    +
    4. +
  4. Given the acknowledged cost and practical difficulties involved +in maintaining the building, do you favour retaining 7 Victoria +Terrace as the established local Quaker centre ___ or endeavouring to +find alternative accommodation ___ ?
    5. +
  5. If you favour remaining in Victoria Terrace, do you consider the +present managerial structure to be satisfactory ___ or in need of +review ___ ?
    6. +
  6. If you favour removal, should this be to a central location ___ +or to a more outlying area ___ ?
    7. +
  7. In any alternative accommodation would you wish to replicate the +functions of 7VT ___ or extend our outreach and service to the +community ___ or concentrate on meeting the needs of the Meetings in +our area ___ ?
    8. +
  8. Do you consider the provision of accommodation for a resident +warden to be essential ___, desirable ___ or unnecessary ___? +
    9. +
+

Your response to this questionnaire will be of great assistance to us. Please feel free to add your comments on any relevant matter. Thank you.

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6.3. Appendix C: Summary of contributions from open meetings

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Subtotals for the year:

Appendix B: Questionnaires for different user groups -

[include docs here]

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+ A. For QUAKER GROUPS and COMMITTEES who use 7 Victoria Terrace +

South East Scotland Quakers bought the present Meeting House about 20 years ago to meet the needs of a growing Quaker meeting and to serve the community by providing a meeting place in Central Edinburgh, especially for charities and grass-roots organisations. Twenty years later, we wish to assess how well this nineteenth century building (which is quite expensive to maintain and update) is meeting the needs of both Quakers and other users. Please help by completing this questionnaire and returning it, either to the person who gave it to you or to the Meeting House Office. Thank you very much.

+ + + + How dependent are you on the 7 Victoria Terrace building? + Do you feel it is essential that you meet at 7 VT? If so why? + If the meeting house is not available could you meet elsewhere? e.g. in people' homes +If you already meet elsewhere why do you choose to do so? +e.g. convenience, more intimate atmosphere, baby-sitting problems. + + + How well does the building meet your needs with regard to: +(please ring the appropriate response and add any comments in the space) + +Room size: Good - Reasonable - Not so good + Location: Good - Reasonable - Not so good +Facilities: Good - Reasonable - Not so good +Access: Good - Reasonable - Not so good +Comfort: Good - Reasonable - Not so good +Availability (including opening hours): Good - Reasonable - Not so good +Service offered by staff: Good - Reasonable - Not so good + +If your group is a larger one e.g. Scotland GM, is it vital to have the whole meeting house available? +If you are involved in planning young people’s residential events does the meeting house meet your needs? + + Is there anywhere else in Scotland you could use bearing in mind the need to keep costs low for the young people? + Do the facilities for preparing food for the young people meet your needs? + Do you have any other comments about 7 VT as a venue for young peoples residential events? + + + +
+
+ B. For MEMBERS and ATTENDERS at CENTRAL EDINBURGH MEETING +

South East Scotland Quakers bought the present Meeting House about 20 years ago to meet the needs of a growing Quaker meeting and to serve the community by providing a meeting place in Central Edinburgh, especially for charities and grass-roots organisations. Twenty years later, we wish to assess how well this nineteenth century building (which is quite expensive to maintain and update) is meeting the needs of both Quakers and other users. Please help by completing this questionnaire and returning it, either to the person who gave it to you or to the Meeting House Office. Thank you very much.

+

Please put a cross in the appropriate space and add any helpful comments in the space between questions. Leave no mark where you feel you have no useful response to make.

+ + In general, how well do you feel the building meets the needs of the Central Edinburgh Quaker meeting? +

Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

+ + How important is it to you that the Meeting House is located in the centre of the city? +

Very important ___ Quite important ___ Not important ___

+ +How would you describe the accessibility of the Meeting House location? +

Excellent __ Good __ Fairly good __ Not very easy __ Difficult __

+ +How would you describe internal accessibility to all the rooms and facilities you use? +

Excellent __ Good __ Fairly good __ Not very easy __ Difficult __

+ +How well does the foyer meet your needs as a meeting, greeting and information space? +

Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

+ +How well does the Meeting Room meet the needs of Sunday worship? +

Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

+ +How well does the building meet the needs of our children and young people? +

Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

+ +How well do the Library and Hall rooms meet their Sunday uses? +

Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

+ +How well do the kitchen and its equipment meet their Sunday use? +

Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

+ +Do you feel the building represents good value for money for the Area Meeting which owns it? +

Yes ___ No ___ Don’t know ___

+ +If you visit the building other than on Sundays, how well does it meet your needs? +

Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

+ +Please add comments below, if you wish, on any other aspect of the Meeting House, its current use and suitability for that use. Add you name if you wish. + +
+
+ C. For MEMBERS and ATTENDERS at EDINBURGH MIDWEEK MEETING +

South East Scotland Quakers bought the present Meeting House about 20 years ago to meet the needs of a growing Quaker meeting and to serve the community by providing a meeting place in Central Edinburgh, especially for charities and grass-roots organisations. Twenty years later, we wish to assess how well this nineteenth century building (which is quite expensive to maintain and update) is meeting the needs of both Quakers and other users. Please help by completing this questionnaire and returning it, either to the person who gave it to you or to the Meeting House Office. Thank you very much.

+

Please put a cross in the appropriate space and add any helpful comments in the space between questions. Leave no mark where you feel you have no useful response to make.

+ + In general, how well do you feel the building meets the needs of Midweek Meeting? +

Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

+ +How important is it to you that the Meeting House is located in the centre of the city? +

Very important ___ Quite important ___ Not important ___

+ +How would you describe the accessibility of the Meeting House location? +

Excellent __ Good __ Fairly good __ Not very easy __ Difficult __

+ +How would you describe internal accessibility to all the rooms and facilities you use? +

Excellent __ Good __ Fairly good __ Not very easy __ Difficult __

+ +How well does the foyer meet your needs as a meeting, greeting and information space? +

Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

+ +How well does the Library room meet the needs of Wednesday worship? +

Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

+ +How well do the kitchen and its equipment meet their Midweek Meeting use? +

Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

+ +If you visit the building other than on Wednesdays, how well does it meet your needs? +

Very well __ Well __ Adequately __ Inadequately __

+ +Do you feel the building represents good value for money for the Area Meeting which owns it? +

Yes ___ No ___ Don’t know ___

+ +Please add comments below, if you wish, on any other aspect of the Meeting House, its current use and suitability for that use and add your name at the bottom if you wish. + +
+
+ D. For LOCAL MEETINGS in South East Scotland Area Meeting +

South East Scotland Quakers bought the present Meeting House about 20 years ago to meet the needs of a growing Quaker meeting and to serve the community by providing a meeting place in Central Edinburgh, especially for charities and grass-roots organizations. Twenty years later, we wish to assess how well this nineteenth century building (which is quite expensive to maintain and update) is meeting the needs of both Quakers and other users. Please help by completing this questionnaire and returning it, either to the person who gave it to you or to the Meeting House Office. Thank you very much.

+

It would be helpful to have your feelings and responses to the following questions as to how you use and see the use of the meeting house which belongs to us all.

+

(Please circle your answer add any comments in the spaces)

+ + Does the meeting house meet your needs? +

perfectly - satisfactorily - adequately - quite well - not well

 +How do you rate the facilities? + +location and access ie. buses, parking, other transport, steps +

good - adequate - poor - impossible

+ +moving around the building - especially if you are disabled in any way +

good - adequate - inadequate - impossible

+ +opening hours +

suitable - unsuitable

+ +availability of a room of your preferred choice +

good - satisfactory - poor - never what I want when I want it

+ +size of rooms +

perfect - good - poor - always either too big or too small

+ +suitability of rooms +

excellent - just right - see above

+ +booking system +

helpful - could be improved - difficult

+ +staff +

very helpful - - helpful - unhelpful - unfriendly

+ +facilities : catering +

excellent - good - restrictive - irritating

+ +facilities: clean and comfortable +

excellent - good - good enough - cold and dirty

+ + + + +

Thank you. We appreciate the time you have taken to do this. We +will be studying the feedback as we continue to review how we use the +meeting house.

+
+
+ E. For MEETING HOUSE STAFF +

South East Scotland Quakers bought the present Meeting House about 20 years ago to meet the needs of a growing Quaker meeting and to serve the community by providing a meeting place in Central Edinburgh, especially for charities and grass-roots organisations. Twenty years later, we wish to assess how well this nineteenth century building (which is quite expensive to maintain and update) is meeting the needs of both Quakers and other users. Please help by completing this questionnaire and returning it, either to the person who gave it to you or to the Meeting House Office. Thank you very much.

+

In sections 1 and 2, please circle your choice of answer and add any comments which may help.

+ + Based on your personal experience, do you think that the suitability of the building for its present purposes is: +

Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

+ + How do you think users of the building find the following +facilities to be: + +Access to the building +

Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

+ +Parking +

Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

+ +Number & sizes of rooms +

Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

+ +Access within the building +

Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

+ +Cloakrooms & toilets +

Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

+ +Comfort (e.g. heating, catering) +

Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

+ +Support facilities (copying etc) +

Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

+ +Cleanliness +

Very good - Good - Satisfactory - Fairly good - Poor

+ + +In sections 3 to 8 please use ticks for your choice of answer and add any other comments you wish to make. + +Would you like to see greater ___ or less ___ use being made of the building? +

If “greater”, would this be to enhance Quaker outreach ___ or increase income ___ or improve service to the community and to visitors ___ ?

+

If “less”, would this be in order to decrease pressure on the building and it staff ___ or to enhance its usefulness to the Meetings in our Area ___ ?

+ +Given the acknowledged cost and practical difficulties involved +in maintaining the building, do you favour retaining 7 Victoria +Terrace as the established local Quaker centre ___ or endeavouring to +find alternative accommodation ___ ? +If you favour remaining in Victoria Terrace, do you consider the +present managerial structure to be satisfactory ___ or in need of +review ___ ? +If you favour removal, should this be to a central location ___ +or to a more outlying area ___ ? +In any alternative accommodation would you wish to replicate the +functions of 7VT ___ or extend our outreach and service to the +community ___ or concentrate on meeting the needs of the Meetings in +our area ___ ? +Do you consider the provision of accommodation for a resident +warden to be essential ___, desirable ___ or unnecessary ___? + + +

Your response to this questionnaire will be of great assistance to us. Please feel free to add your comments on any relevant matter. Thank you.

+
Appendix C: Summary of contributions from open meetings @@ -1410,7 +1627,6 @@ -

Subtotals for the year:

£6548.00