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RESIDENTS HIGH STREET SuRVEY QuESTIONS
At its meeting in June, the Town Council supported a proposal by B&NES to instigate a temporary closure of the High Street from Monday 13th July, to provide more space for social distancing.in order to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since then, the road has been closed to vehicles every day between 9am and 5pm, except for Dial-a-Ride access although cyclists have been able to use the road in both directions at all times. The High Street bus stop has been temporarily relocated to Ashton Way. The road closure will remain in place for as long as social distancing is necessary although refinements to the arrangements are being considered by B&NES as Keynsham News goes to press.
The Town Council are conducting a survey of local businesses (including those in Bath Hill/Temple Street/Rock Road) to gauge their feelings on how the closure has impacted their businesses for better or worse. However, the Town Council would also like to hear from residents as to whether the closure is encouraging them to visit the High Street or having the opposite effect. We also want to know how you feel the High Street should evolve going forwards. The inner page of this edition of Keynsham New contains a pull-out survey. Residents are asked to fill this in and return it to the collection points by 14th December as follows:
• Town Council Offices 15-17 Temple Street Keynsham BS31 1HF • Community at 67 Queens Rd Keynsham • Keynsham Library • Chocolate Quarter Reception, Somerdale
We would love to hear from more than one person per household. So please encourage them to download extra copies from the website. For those wishing a more accessible format or to have extra hard copies sent out please contact the Town Council on 07904 161097
Categorisation questions
Please give us some outline information about yourself. This is not to specifically identify any person. It is just to help us to understand the general state of health of our community.
Please give us an idea of your year of birth. Please tick ONE answer
Pre-1950
Jan 1950- Dec 1959
Jan 1960 – Dec 1969
Jan 1970 – Dec 1979
Jan 1980 – Dec 1989
After Jan 1990 Less than monthly
How long have you lived in Keynsham? Please choose ONE answer
Less than 1 year
1-2 years
2-3 years
3-5 years
More than 5 years
Who lives in your house? Please choose ONE answer
I live alone
I live with one or more other adults
I live in a nuclear family (mum and/or dad, and children_) I live in an extended family (multigenerational, etc)
I live in a care home or communal Do you consider yourself to be one (or more) of the following: Please choose ALL that apply
Disabled
Covid-vulnerable
High Risk for Covid-19
How frequently do you visit/shop in central Keynsham (by central Keynsham, we refer to the High St, Temple St, Bath Hill, Rock Road (Iceland end), Tesco end of Charlton Rd and Vicarage Green area? Please choose ONE answer
Daily
2 or 3 times per week
Weekly
2 or 3 times per month
Monthly
residence
How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected the frequency with which you visit Keynsham High St? Please choose ONE answer
I visit more frequently I visit less frequently
No difference at all – I visit the High St the same as I always did
Bath and North East Somerset Council have recently made changes to the traffic flow, so that the High St is no longer open to general traffic between 10am and 4pm. We would like to gauge your feelings on these changes. Please choose the ONE statement you most agree with. I wish buses and traffic were still allowed to go through the High St
The High St feels safer for me now that there is space to properly sociallydistance from other shoppers
It doesn’t feel safer or worse. It doesn’t affect how safe I feel
How do you normally get to the central Keynsham area? Choose the 2 most applicable
I walk
I cycle
I drive
I catch a bus/train
I use Community transport (such as Dial a Ride)
I get a lift
other Has the new traffic set up for the High St affected your travel to the High Street? Please choose the statement you most agree with:
My trips into central Keynsham are more difficult/awkward now
My trips into central Keynsham are much easier now
My trips into central Keynsham are not affected by the change in traffic flow How have the Covid-19 pandemic and the traffic arrangements affected parking in the central Keynsham area? Please choose the statement you most agree with
No change
Parking is easier – there is generally less problem to find a space
Parking has got much more difficult. The problem is worse
We’d like to know how you feel the cafes, restaurants and pubs in central Keynsham are working, and whether the pandemic has affected whether you still use these establishments. Please choose the statement you most agree with
I have never used any of the cafes, restaurants on the High St
I continue to use all my regular eateries, pubs and coffee shops – my habits haven’t changed
I stop and eat/drink locally and in central Keynsham more these days (you may be working more locally, etc…)
Please add any extra comments here:
SHOPPING
We need to know if you still find all the High Street shops accessible. Please tick one answer below:
Yes – I can still get around the inside of the shops with Covid precautions in place No – I find it is more difficult to browse and get around inside the shops
Are there any items of your regular High Street shopping that you can no longer get since the new safety measures went in? Tell us what they are in the space BELOW:
Do you have any suggestions for how we make central Keynsham a more shopper-friendly, better place to be?
Please put answers in the space below
KEYNSHAM HIGH STREET HERITAGE ACTION ZONE CULTURAL PROGRAM BID
here are two significant public realm improvement projects being undertaken in T Keynsham Town centre. (1) Phase 1 Public Realm improvements - funded by £1.5m from WECA and £193,000 s106 matched funding B&NEs to support the rejuvenation of the central High Street area and improve the public realm with decluttering, wider pavements, improved crossings, signage and street furniture
(2) Phase 2 , the High Streets Heritage Action Zone programme (HSHAZ) to make the high street a more attractive, engaging and vibrant place for people to live, work and spend time, with culture and creativity will play a crucial role in this. The £1.1m grant, leveraged with matched funding of £40,000 from Keynsham Town
Council and £100,000 CIL funding from B&NES, will support further public realm improvements in keeping with its status as a conservation area to include Upper High Street and Temple Street areas, and additionally focusing on sympathetic improvements to shop front design in the High
Street.
NEW CULTURAL PROGRAMME BID
In partnership with Arts Council England and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Historic England is now offering support and funding for the development and production of cultural programmes and partnerships that will complement the work of the High Streets HAZ Programme. The cultural programme will take place alongside the capital development works taking place on the high street and will act as a way for people to engage with that building and development work, celebrating the local character and heritage of the location and make High Streets a key place to experience and participate in culture.
Keynsham is setting up a Cultural Consortium of many local organisations and stakeholders to put the program/bid together and then deliver the activities. It is envisages a significant bid of up to £120k funding will be applied for and the Town Council, as nominated Cultural Consortium lead in the main grant application, needs to prepare and submit the bid by 11th December 2020.
If you have any suggestions for activities and events that may fit with this brief that you feel should be included in the bid, please Email townclerk@keynsham-tc.gov.uk by 23rd November 2020.
GOOD CITIZEN AWARDS
2020/2021
eynsham is once again looking for nominations for its Good Citizen Award. K 2020/2021 will be the 13th year that the Town Council will be running the awards that aim to reward the individuals who devote their own time and effort to enhancing the community and area in and around the town.
Deputy Town Clerk, Dawn Drury said: “It’s important for the Town Council to recognise the good work of the citizens of Keynsham.
“The town has many worthy organisations that make Keynsham a better place for all, and within those organisations are some very special people that deserve the recognition of the Good Citizen Award.”
Over the coming weeks, residents are being asked to nominate anyone they feel deserves recognition for what they have contributed to Keynsham. The selected Good Citizens from all nominations will receive a certificate and cheques for an organisation/charity of their choice within the Keynsham area.
Last year’s winners were:
Young Citizen under 25 years of age – Molly Hale for her volunteering work with Keynsham & District Mencap. Good Citizen over 25 years of age – Michael Everett for his volunteering work with Suicide Prevention Bristol
Lifetime Achievement Award – Adrian Inker for his volunteering work with Community At 67
If you would like to nominate somebody to receive an award in 2020/2021 email deputytownclerk@keynsham-tc.gov.uk for a nomination form.
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