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Council Parks and Open Spaces - Have Your Say
1. What is your gender?
Female
Male
Other
Prefer not to say
2. What is your age category?
Under 16
17 - 24
25 - 35
36 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
65 - 74
75 plus
Prefer not to say
3. Are you...
A resident
Visitor from NI
Visitor from outside NI
Working in the area
4. Please provide your postcode? We will only use this information for data analysis. Optional.
Postcode
5. Please select the three Council parks and open spaces you visit most often, in order of the most frequent.
Most Frequent
-- Please Select --
Abbeyglen Area
Alexander Irvine Park
Antrim Forum/Antrim Loughshore Areas
Antrim Castle Gardens
Ballyclare War Memorial Park
Ballyduff Community Centre & Rath Open Space
Ballyeaston Village
Ballynure War Memorial Park, Village & Roundabout
Ballyrobert Village
Burnside River Park
Carnmoney Hill Open Space
Cranfield Park Area
Crumlin Glen
Gideons Green Park
Glas na Braden Glen
Global Point
Hazelbank Park
Jordanstown Loughshore Park
Lilian Bland Park
Merville Village and Land at Merville
Mossley Mill Civic Centre
Mossley Mill to Manse Road
Mossley Rec Grounds Area
Parkgate
Randalstown Viaduct
Rathcoole Leisure Park
Rea's Wood
Rush Park
Sandyknowes Park
Sixmilewater Park
Steeple Park
Threemilewater Park
Toome Canal Walk
Toome Park
V36 – Valley Area
Wallace Park Area
Second most frequent
-- Please Select --
Abbeyglen Area
Alexander Irvine Park
Antrim Forum/Antrim Loughshore Areas
Antrim Castle Gardens
Ballyclare War Memorial Park
Ballyduff Community Centre & Rath Open Space
Ballyeaston Village
Ballynure War Memorial Park, Village & Roundabout
Ballyrobert Village
Burnside River Park
Carnmoney Hill Open Space
Cranfield Park Area
Crumlin Glen
Gideons Green Park
Glas na Braden Glen
Global Point
Hazelbank Park
Jordanstown Loughshore Park
Lilian Bland Park
Merville Village and Land at Merville
Mossley Mill Civic Centre
Mossley Mill to Manse Road
Mossley Rec Grounds Area
Parkgate
Randalstown Viaduct
Rathcoole Leisure Park
Rea's Wood
Rush Park
Sandyknowes Park
Sixmilewater Park
Steeple Park
Threemilewater Park
Toome Canal Walk
Toome Park
V36 – Valley Area
Wallace Park Area
Third most frequent
-- Please Select --
Abbeyglen Area
Alexander Irvine Park
Antrim Forum/Antrim Loughshore Areas
Antrim Castle Gardens
Ballyclare War Memorial Park
Ballyduff Community Centre & Rath Open Space
Ballyeaston Village
Ballynure War Memorial Park, Village & Roundabout
Ballyrobert Village
Burnside River Park
Carnmoney Hill Open Space
Cranfield Park Area
Crumlin Glen
Gideons Green Park
Glas na Braden Glen
Global Point
Hazelbank Park
Jordanstown Loughshore Park
Lilian Bland Park
Merville Village and Land at Merville
Mossley Mill Civic Centre
Mossley Mill to Manse Road
Mossley Rec Grounds Area
Parkgate
Randalstown Viaduct
Rathcoole Leisure Park
Rea's Wood
Rush Park
Sandyknowes Park
Sixmilewater Park
Steeple Park
Threemilewater Park
Toome Canal Walk
Toome Park
V36 – Valley Area
Wallace Park Area
6. How often do you visit Council parks and open spaces?
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Only when an event is on
One off visit
7. How do you mostly travel to Council parks and open spaces? You may select more than one.
Walk
Cycle
Car
Public Transport
8. How satisfied are you with Council parks and open spaces in the Borough?
(Required)
Extremely Satisfied
Very Satisfied
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
Please comment below:
Overall, how satisfied are you with all services provided by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council?
9. Do you feel there is adequate opportunity to access Council parks and open spaces?
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
10. Please rank the following by order of importance to you, with 1 being the most important. You can select as many as you wish.
Nature & wildlife
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
Aesthetics
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
Quality paths & accessible routes
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
Play spaces for children & young people
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
Catering/refreshment
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
Safety/security
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
11. Why do you visit our Council parks and open spaces? Please rank by order of importance to you, with 1 being the most important.
Exercise
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Dog walking
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Headspace & wellbeing
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Being close to nature & wildlife
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Attend events
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Play parks
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Family time
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Refreshments & catering
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Meet people & socialise
-- Please Select --
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
12. If you visit to exercise, please select all those activities that you participate in.
Walking
Cycling
Running
Parkrun
Exercise class
13. What sort of events would you like to attend in Council parks and open spaces? You can select as many as you wish.
Music
Food
Crafts
History & culture
Walking tours
Gardening & nature
Sport
14. What would you like to see more of in Council parks and open spaces?
Paths and trails
Nature, wildlife, trees and wildflowers
Cycle routes
Events
Spaces for children and young people
Parks connected by trails and nature networks
Community leadership - Volunteering / friends of groups
Refreshments and catering
Information boards
Interactive art/displays
15. What additional facilities would you like to have access to? (select as many as relevant).
Greenways
Play parks
Sensory gardens
Forest parks
Community managed parks & open spaces
16. Please provide any additional comments about Council parks and open spaces?
Additional Comments
17. Would you be willing to participate in a community group to look after parks and open spaces? (if so please provide contact details)
Yes
No
Name
Telephone
Email
Do you have any specific skills set?
There is a limit of 500 characters
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