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CONFIDENTIAL TO THE BOARD PLEASE HAND COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE TO A DIRECTOR AT THE MEETING OR POST IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED

 

The future viability of the Marina club is in your hands

 

PLEASE COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE AS HONESTLY AS POSSIBLE, (anonymously if you prefer). WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR OPINIONS AND ANSWERS TO HELP ENSURE THAT YOUR CLUB HAS A FUTURE.

 

It may help to scan through the questionnaire first, to judge where best to make your comments.

 

MEMBERSHIP

1) Are you a current paid-up member? _____  If so - for the first time? _____

2) How often do you use the club

3) If not a member now, have you been in previous years, and if so which? _______

4) Current annual membership fee is £20, if the best way of keeping the club open was to charge more, how much more would YOU be willing to pay if:

The club stayed more or less as it is now _____

The club made half the changes you have suggested _____

Any related comments:

 

WHAT ARE WE GETTING RIGHT - AND WRONG Please answer the following questions as indicated. Where a score is required: 0 = very poor / totally disagree / not at all important, and 5 = excellent / totally agree / very important.

 

CURRENT CLUB OPERATING DAYS

The club is currently open Tuesdays - Sundays. Please ring the days you would MOST likely want to use the club, and cross out any days where you are unlikely to use the club, leave other days (if any) blank.

 

Monday   Tuesday   Wednesday   Thursday   Friday   Saturday   Sunday

 

Any related comments:

 

CLUB OPERATING HOURS

If the Club was theoretically open 24 hours a day, when would you be most likely to visit it, (please put both start and finish times) and score (0-5) on how important any such change in current opening times would be to you.

 

'my' hours

Current operating hours

  day

  evening

  score

Mon

Closed

Tue

6 to 11 pm

  __________   __________   _____

Wed to Fri

 1 to 3.30 pm  

6 to 11 pm

  __________   __________   ____

Saturday

6 to 11 pm

  __________   __________   ____

Saturday

6 to 1:30 pm

  __________   __________   ____

[Note: The times shown above have been corrected by the Website Editor.]

 

Any related comments:

 

 

THE BAR

Would you like to see any change in drink prices remembering that the club needs to be viable, and that a price increase may be the best solution. Please ring a change you would be reasonably comfortable with, and put a cross on any that you would most definitely not, leave others blank.

 

Would you like / accept the following change in drink prices:

 

-10%   -7.5%   -5%   -2.5%   0   +2.5%   +5%   +7.5%   +10%   +12.5%   +15%   +20%

 

Any related comments:

 

Range of 'soft' drinks available: (score 0 - 5) _____

 

Range of `hard' drinks (excluding wine) available. (score 0 - 5) _____

 

Range & quality of wine available (score 0 - 5) _____

 

Any related comments:

 

Are staff helpful & courteous?: (score 0 - 5) _____

Please add an additional score that you feel is the minimum acceptable standard if it is higher than the score you have already given. _____

 

FOOD

We are continually trying to balance the needs of our prospective and current clientele, with the availability of suitable qualified staff at a price we can afford.

 

When using the Marina Club how often would you use the following food services?

 

Commercially Packaged bar snacks (crisps etc) (score 0 - 5) _____

 

Locally prepared cold food (sandwiches etc) (score 0 - 5) _____

 

Locally prepared hot bar snacks (soup etc) (score 0 - 5) _____

 

Lunch time hot meal (main, pudding): (tick)

 

Which days: Sat:____ Sun:____ week-days:____ how often: (score 0 - 5)____

 

Evening meal (starter, main, pudding) )

 

Which days: (tick) Sat: Sun: week-days: how often: (score 0 - 5 )

 

Any related comments:

 

What TYPE of food would you most like to see available?: (score 0 - 5)

Italian, ____

French, ____

traditional English (pub grub), ____

modern English, ____

Chinese,____

Indian, ____

Other: (please specify and score) _______________________________

 

Any related comments:

 

Assuming that you were to get the quality and presentation that you pay for, how much would you like to pay (per head without drinks) for:

Lunch time hot meal (2 courses): week-day: £ _____ Sat: £ _____ Sun: £ _____

Evening Meal (3 courses): week-day:  £ _____ Sat: £ _____ Sun: £ _____

Any related comments:

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

Which of the following would you be interest in attending: (score 0- 5)

Quiz night ____ Disco ____ coffee morning ____

Other: (please specify and score)  _________________

 

Any related comments:

 

LOCATION / AMBIANCE

How important are the following to you, when deciding whether to be a club member: (score 0 - 5)

That the Club is within walking distance of home: _____

 

That the Club has terrific views of the Marina: _____

 

That the Club has good high quality furnishings _____

Rate current furnishings: _____

 

That the Club has good facilities (loos etc) _____

Rate current facilities: _____

 

Any related comments:

 

Given a choice, what sort of "environment / atmosphere" would you like the Club to have?: (score 0 - 5) Pub (lounge bar), _____ Pub (public bar),  _____ Wine Bar _____

Other: (specify and score) _____________________

 

related comments:

 

IMPROVEMENTS

What discourages / prevents you from using the Club?: _____

 

What single issue do you think most needs changing or improving: _____

 

VIABILITY

Assuming that you believe that the Club provides a useful amenity for residents, and enhances property values, do you agree that NON service charge funds (example: rent from the former supervisors house) be used to subsidize the Club if it was essential to keep the club open? : (tick) Yes _____ No view _____ No _____

 

ORGANISATION

At the moment the Club is run directly by the Board, would you prefer to see it run "for the members, by the members". In other words would you prefer there to be a Committee that organises the various events, and looks after the daily running of the Club. (Note: Unless the Club were to take over the lease and financial responsibility, they and associated responsibilities would still remain vested the Board).

 

Yes I want to see a Members Committee 'running' the Club: (score 0 - 5) _____

 

Would YOU be prepared and willing to serve on a Members / Social Committee?: If yes please give your details to Dilys Matthews or enter them here:

 

 

Please add any further comments and / or complaints you wish to make to help ensure the future of the Club.

OPTIONAL: If you are willing to be contacted regarding your views / ideas please give your name and contact details:

 

 

CONFIDENTIAL TO DIRECTORS PLEASE HAND COMPLETED QUESTIONAIRE to A DIRECTOR AT THE MEETING OR POST IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED

 


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