Tower Hamlet council has commissioned a company called MCA (based on the Isle of Mull) to carry out a small study of the town centres involving 3/4 traders and similar number of residents to get their views on how the town centres could be made more appealing and attractive to encourage people to spend more time/money in them. The Report is expected to inform the council as it considers the future promotion of the town centres.
Please copy and paste this questionnaire into a word document or email, complete the questions and return it to:administrator@mcass.co.uk or call T: 01681 700750 and ask them to email the questionaire to you.
Your views are important - make it count! Replies must be in by Friday 21 May 2010
Town centre assessment. Name of Centre:
Specific shopping choices
How much would more of these varieties of shop improve the town centre | Very much | Fairly | Not at all | Notes |
Food and drink (bakers, juice bars, wholefoods, butcher, grocers etc.) | ||||
Clothes and fashion | ||||
Health and Beauty (barbers, chemists, hairdressers, health clubs, etc) | ||||
Home and garden (DIY, furnishings, florists) | ||||
Pubs and restaurants | ||||
Other shops (audio, banks, cycle, dry cleaners, jewellers, newsagents, etc) | ||||
Questions on types of fashion and clothes shopping
Clothes and fashion shops often add vitality to a town centre. What kinds of fashion shop would you like to see ? | A lot | Moderately | Not at all | Notes |
International designer shops | ||||
International designs within shops | ||||
Value design (e.g. M&S or New Look) | ||||
Mainstream High Street names | ||||
Niche fashion outlets | ||||
Second hand designer labels | ||||
Other (state) |
Questions on cultural and art retailing
Art and culture industries can enhance a shopping trip. How important are these ? | Very important | Fairly important | Not important | Notes |
Shop units for designer / retailers in the town centre | ||||
Retail squares and clusters for designers | ||||
Having a cultural quarter in the town centre | ||||
Premises for clubs, theatre and bands | ||||
Space for exhibitions and performances | ||||
Presence of design & hi-tech consultancies | ||||
Other (state) |
Questions on ethnic diversity and culture
How much should this town centre contribute to the cultural enrichment of Tower Hamlets through its ethnic diversity | A lot | Moderately | Not at all | Notes |
By having more focus on specialist trades | ||||
By hosting festivals and events | ||||
By greater promotion of diverse cuisines | ||||
By stimulating more social interaction | ||||
By sports and street theatre | ||||
By the creation of a cultural trail | ||||
Other (state) |
Questions on attractiveness to different age groups
How much would these features make this town centre attractive to the following groups (1-10; 10 is ‘very attractive’) | Young people | Older people | Families | Notes |
Variety and number of interesting shops | ||||
Safe space for wandering about | ||||
Socialising with diverse ethnic groups | ||||
Good links with cultural attractions | ||||
Having frequent festivals / events | ||||
Being safe and open at night | ||||
Having a street market | ||||
Other (state) |
Questions on the social functioning of the town centre
How much would you approve of the following social activities in the centre | Very much | Moderately | Not at all | Notes |
Outdoor cafes and tables on the street | ||||
Shops with bigger more flexible frontages | ||||
Evening shopping events | ||||
Clusters of shops rather than parades | ||||
Higher quality street markets | ||||
More spaces for people to circulate | ||||
Other (state) |
Some details on yourself
How would you describe yourself under the following categories | ||||||
Age | 16-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 60-75 | Over |
Ethnicity | White | Asian /Asian British | Black /Black British | Mixed / dual heritage | Other | Prefer not to say |
Gender | Male | Female | ||||
Employed status | Self employed | Employed | Unemployed | Other | ||
Other issues of interest in making this town centre more attractive:
Thank you very much for completing this questionnaire. It will help Tower Hamlets Council to plan for making this town centre more successful.
Martin Caldwell and Glyn Austin
MCA Regeneration
Working with Tower Hamlets Council
Tel No. 01681 700750.
administrator@mcass.co.uk
