CHRISTMAS FAIR   -   RESIDENT’S SURVEY

The Christmas Fair has been run by Councillors and other volunteers (Town Councillors are unpaid) for many years now.  They do so for the following reasons; to provide entertainment at Christmas for the town’s children and young people, a social gathering, meet old friends, opportunity for local voluntary groups to raise their profile and funds, a celebration of the Christian festival and to promote the town  regionally in competition with Lincoln, Brigg and Hull.

The Council has always tried to respond to issues that people have had with the fair, but it isn’t of course possible to make everyone happy all of the time. The event in its current format depends on the closure of several central streets which naturally creates friction with the town’s traders and a huge amount of time is spent annually trying to reach compromises with people’s issues.

The Council wishes to consult and find out people’s views. As the town’s traders have been extensively consulted through the good offices of the Barton upon Humber Chamber of Trade and Industry, this form is aimed at Barton residents rather than the traders in order to gain a complete picture.

Do you live in Barton?                                                                                                Yes      □          No       □

Which age group would you place

yourself in?                                                     16-24   □          24-40   □          40-65   □          65+      □

Would you prefer the Fair to be a small craft type fair

on, say, a central car park or George St King St?                 Yes      □          No       □   Don’t Know  □

Do you think the Council should encourage more

charity stalls?                                                                          Yes      □          No       □   Don’t Know  □

Should the Council continue with the Christmas lights?         Yes      □          No       □   Don’t Know  □

What additional attractions do you think the fair should have?

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Can you suggest other venues for the fair?

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Parade – should there be one and if so what form should it take?

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Have you any ideas on how we could make improvements?

Individual replies will not to be answered but any issues of real concern may be brought to the Annual Meeting on Thursday 17 April 2008, 7.30pm at the Assembly Rooms.

Please return your survey to the Town Council Office at the Assembly Rooms on Queen Street, Barton, before the Annual Meeting on 17 April.

If you would like to download the survey as a word file and then email it to the Town Clerk then click the links below.

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