Village survey results from November 2025
As you all know, we are continuing to produce a printed copy of the Parish News and deliver it to all households. But as promised, here is a summary of the survey we undertook in November. Our survey asked if you supported the proposal to put the Parish News online plus make paper copies available for collection.
We received 115 replies in total – that is more than 1 in 6 households, a really good response. Of those, 102 said yes they supported it, with 7 of those ‘yes’ replies commenting that they would like to pick up a paper copy. There were also many who said yes but suggested there may be alternative options, including maybe paying 50p for a copy or asking for donations, and asking advertisers to pay a bit more. There was also a suggestion that the council might support the cost of a new printer – which of course is what happened, although the money to purchase it was subsequently donated from Alison Bartlett in memory of her husband Bruce. Another concern was that we may end up losing some of the floodlighting contributions as many contributors do not have access to a computer. We also received comments that we should advertise more on social media (eg Kilk Chatter on Facebook), or put copies of the Parish News on noticeboards around the village, or change the format to a smaller, magazine-type publication.
In many of the comments, alongside suggestions, there was a strong shared feeling that we should not be undervaluing the importance of communication with everyone in the village, whether online or not, to ensure people are connected with events and with the running of the village. This was also a sentiment from the Parish Council, as this is the only place that their meeting reports appear in a printed version.
Some of the comments were more enthusiastic overall, such as stating it was a good idea, it would save a lot of work in printing and delivering, as well as being more environmentally-friendly.
The remaining 13 replies did not support the proposal. 5 of these did not add comments, but those who did commented:
It’s an integral part of village life, not the same online, and not everyone has internet access.
We shouldn’t be creating a 2-tier system, it’s unfair on those who are not online.
Considering how much money is spent on other developments in the village, couldn’t the council support the cost?
Could we start charging?
Advertisers will have less coverage and will withdraw their adverts.
In addition to comments about the proposal, we also received messages of thanks and appreciation for the work put in by our team over the years. So a big thank you to all Parish News team members! And thank you once again for rallying round and replying to the survey, it really is appreciated.
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