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Life in the Community at the Former Charity School, Edmonton - Public consultation (January 2024)

The London Historic Buildings Trust has been awarded a Development grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This grant is a significant step towards the restoration of the historic Charity School located on Church Street, Edmonton.

The Trust is collaborating with West Lea School and the Learning for Life Charity on this exciting venture. Our joint efforts are focused on creating a vibrant community hub, featuring a new cafe, room hire facilities and a community garden. These will also be gateways for young people to acquire vital life skills and valuable work experience. We are also committed to ensuring the site is accessible to wheelchair users. Further information can be found at this link 'Life in the Community at the Former Charity School'.

As we develop our ideas for this transformative project, your insights are invaluable. The purpose of this survey is to gather views and suggestions from local residents and businesses on our early plans. Your feedback is crucial in shaping these. All responses will be anonymous unless you choose to identify yourself.
1.Were you aware of the Charity School before today?
2.How likely are you to?
Very likely
Likely
Unlikely
Hire the old school hall (capacity up to 100 standing, 50 seated)
Hire the meeting room (capacity up to 12 sitting)
Visit the community cafe
Hire the community cafe/ garden for a private event
3.These questions are about the hall,  meeting room and cafe seating space/ garden which will be available to hire.

What types of events or activities would you want to host at the Charity School?
4.If you were hiring one of our spaces what specific facilities and equipment would you be looking for?
5.What would your budget normally be for hiring these types of spaces? 
6.How frequently would you expect to hire the space?
7.What other services would you expect?
8.These questions are about the community cafe.

We are thinking about the following food and drink options. Tick all of those that you would buy at the Charity School.
9.We want the cafe hours to reflect the local community's needs. These are our proposed opening hours. Please tell us what you think. 

Monday to Saturday 7 am to 6 pm
Sunday 9 am to 4 pm
10.Is there anything we can do to make the cafe more appealing to you? Please tell us below.
11.Please let us know if there is anything we can include to make your visit, or someone you know's visit, easier and more comfortable. Share your suggestions below.
12.If you have any other feedback about the planned cafe, and spaces for hire please tell us below.
13.These questions are about you. They will help us track who has taken part in the consultation. Please indicate which age group you fall into.
14.Please describe your gender
15.If comfortable, please could you tell us your ethnic group, it's important that we're talking to range of different communities.
16.If you are responding on behalf of an organisation or business please indicate who they are below.
17.Please share the first 5 digits of your home or charity postcode with us? This will not be shared with, or used for any other purpose other than us knowing we have consulted with the local community.
18.Do you ever play the National Lottery - either the draw or scratch cards
19.If you would like to be kept updated on project progress, please leave your contact details below. Your details will not be used for any other purpose.
Please submit your response by clicking on the DONE button below.
The data collected in this survey will be stored and processed by Alix Slater Consultancy & Training Ltd. on behalf of the London Historic Buildings Trust for the purposes of developing the Life in the Community project at the Charity School. Your responses are anonymous. The findings will not be attributed to an individual but written up as a data set and shared with the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of our submission. We may use your comments in our application. Data and your details will not be passed onto third parties. Alix Slater Consultancy & Training operates within the Data Protection Act and Market Research Society guidelines. Please email alix@alixslater.com if you have any questions regarding the content of the survey or your data.