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Community/Visitors Survey
COMMUNITY/VISITORS SURVEY
FEBRUARY-AUGUST 2017
10 Minutes of Your Time, Please? Take our community/visitors survey.
This survey will help the Society's volunteers understand how visitors to the Sheringham Point Lighthouse Heritage Site, and members of the local community, would like to use the site. The survey will also help the Society better understand how we might enhance the visiting experience. Please answer as many questions as you can, and for each question, please indicate the response that is closest to your actual situation/views. And please don't hesitate to provide any additional comments/thoughts/suggestions you may have in the boxes provided. Thank you.
ABOUT YOUR VISIT TO THE LIGHTHOUSE SITE...
1. How often have you visited the Lighthouse site?
Never
Once
2-5 times
More than 5 times
2. If you are a regular visitor, how often to you visit?
Daily
More than once per week
More than once per month
Once per month
Other (please specify)
3. What time of day to you usually (or prefer to) visit the Lighthouse site?
Early Morning
Morning
Afternoon
Late Afternoon/Early Evening
Varies
4. What days of the week do you usually (or prefer to) visit the Lighthouse site?
Weekdays
Weekends
No preference
5, When visiting the Lighthouse site, how long do you usually stay?
Less than 30 minutes
30 minutes - 1 hour
1-2 hours
More than 2 hours
6. When visiting the Lighthouse site, are you usually... (please click all that apply)
Alone
With family / friends
With children
With pet(s)
7. Was the Lighthouse site (and parking lot) easy to find?
Yes
No
Please provide any comments /suggestions to make the site easier to find.
8. How was the walk from the parking lot to the Lighthouse?
No problem
Too long for me
Too steep / difficult / uneven for me to use comfortably
Please provide any comments / suggestions regarding access to the site
INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES: USING THE SITE...
9. When visiting the Lighthouse site what are you most interested in? (please choose your top 5):
Enjoying the scenery and ambience of the site
Seeing the Lighthouse
Viewing wildlife
Viewing plants / vegetation
Learning about the history of the Lighthouse
Learning about the Lighthouse and how it works
Learning about wildlife / plants
Learning about the local community and its history
Learning about other (similar) places to visit
Getting exercise
Taking photographs
Having a picnic
Other (please specify)
10. The Society was instrumental in obtaining a 3.5 km loop trail on private property adjacent to the Lighthouse (called Lighthouse View Trail and Jennie's Trail). When visiting the Lighthouse site have you...?
Hiked ALL of the loop trail
Hiked SOME of the loop trail
NOT hiked the loop trail
11. What additional activities would you like to be available at the Lighthouse site? (click all that apply)
NONE, keep it as it is
Opportunity to view inside the Tower and Engine Room
Opportunity to go to the top of the Tower (i.e. with a guide; requires climbing 4 steep ladders inside the Tower)
Opportunity to see more historical artifacts, like the Fresnel Lens, or the Fog-horn
Special programs from time to time, such as plant identification, whale watching, lighthouse or community history, etc. led by volunteer specialists.
Other (please specify)
12. Would you be willing to pay a small fee / contribution for any of the activities in question 12 above?
No, I think it should be free
Yes, I would make a donation
Yes, I would pay a fee of up to $5
Yes, I would pay a fee of $5 - 10
Other. Please provide any comments / suggestions about costs.
13. What additional amenities do you think we should establish at the site?
NONE, keep it as it is
Other
I would like to see the following...(please provide any suggestions you may have in the box below)
14. Should pets continue to be allowed on site?
Yes
No
Yes, but on a leash
SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITE...
15. How did you hear about the Lighthouse site as a place to visit? (please check all that apply)
From friends / family
From local media
From the Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society website
From another website
From the Lighthouse Society's Facebook page
From the Lighthouse Society's Twitter page
From other Facebook or Twitter pages
From your Hotel / B&B
From a tourism office
Other (please specify)
16. If you have used the Lighthouse Society’s Website, how informative/useful did you find it?
Have not used the website
Very informative/useful
Somewhat informative/useful
Not very informative/useful
Please provide any comments about the website or suggestions regarding how we could improve it.
17. If you have used the Lighthouse’s Facebook or Twitter pages, how informative/useful did you find them?
Have not used the Facebook or Twitter pages
Very useful/informative
Somewhat useful/informative
Not very useful/informative
Please provide any comments about the Facebook or Twitter pages or suggestions regarding how we could make them more useful to you.
ENGAGING WITH THE SHERINGHAM POINT LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION SOCIETY...
18. Are you a MEMBER of the Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society?
Yes
No
Not sure
19. If not, would you like to become a member?
Yes (you will be redirected to a page with more information, upon completion of the survey)
No
20. Would you like to volunteer your time / skills to help the society in its work?
Yes (you will be redirected to a page with more information, upon completion of the survey)
No
21. Would you like to make a donation to help the Society protect and care for the Lighthouse?
Yes (you will be redirected to a page with more information, upon completion of the survey)
No
22. Would you like to be added to the Society’s mailing list (email) to receive more information about the Lighthouse and the Society’s activities?
Yes (you will be redirected to a page with more information, upon completion of the survey)
No
23. Do you belong to or support...? (please click all that apply)
Other Lighthouse support/heritage groups
Other heritage/history groups
Other environmental conservation groups
Other community development groups
ABOUT YOU...
24. Do you live in...?
Shirley
Jordan River
Sooke
Elsewhere in the CRD
Outside of the CRD? (if so, please indicate where)
25. What age range are you?
Under 18
18 - 25
26-54
55-64
65 or over
26. What is your preferred language for communication?
English
French
Other (please specify)
27. Please provide any additional comments/thoughts/suggestions you may have to help us provide the kind of experience you'd like to have when visiting the Lighthouse site.
Thank you, once again. Your help is most appreciated.
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