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gardens were the floral displays, the views, the variety of areas and layout and the colours. • 53% of visitors to the area felt that the gardens were they lived were worse than Manor Gardens, and 5% felt that the gardens where they lived were better. • There were a lot of very positive comments about Manor Gardens. • The things people felt would most improve Connaught Gardens were to put more labels on unusual plants and to have more for children and young people to do. The results of Manor Gardens were as follows: • Satisfaction with cleanliness has remained extremely high, with 98% of respondents saying that the cleanliness is good. • All the users think the floral displays are good, the same as in 2005 and 2007. This is an excellent result. • The signage and interpretation remains the area with most room for improvement but a high percentage of people still felt this was good (71%). • 99% of park users felt that the seating and benches were good which is very similar to previous years. • All of the 5 respondents who had spoken to a gardener found the gardener helpful, knowledgeable, courteous and polite. • All of the respondents were very or fairly satisfied with their visit to Manor Gardens. • The things people liked most about the gardens were the floral displays, squirrels and other wildlife, the peacefulness and the trees and greenery. • 29% of visitors to the area felt that the gardens were they lived were worse than Manor Gardens, and 29% felt that the gardens where they lived were better. • 52% of local people felt that Manor Gardens had got better over the last three years, mainly due to better flowers and a better standard of care for the gardens. • There were a lot of very positive comments about Manor Gardens. • The things people felt would most
improve Manor Gardens were a small cafe or tea shop, more events and festivals, cleaner toilets and less antisocial behaviour around the bandstand. Promotion and education of horticulture and parks; through engagement of local school children and students at Bicton College. Including design of hard and soft landscape schemes. Consultation and engagement with “Britain in Bloom” committees across the District. Property . Customer satisfaction survey of Leisure East Devon managers Use of public notice boards; signage; web; press office; poster campaigns; presentations to promote Street Scene and Property Services. Refuse and Recycling A communication plan was put in place to inform residents of the Recycling and Refuse initiatives in their areas. The plan is reviewed and improvements made to the plan through lessons learned from each phase. Community involvement and engagement through use of local schools ‘bedding design’ competitions and the resultant planting of public floral displays at Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth and Manor Gardens, Exmouth. Provision of free bedding plants for participating communities (value based on population). This service is used to enhance the street environment and to engage the community in making their town or village a pleasant place to live and work. Officer comments To be implemented in 2009/10 making use of the SNAP survey system. This survey had not been undertaken at the time this Plan had been written. Public notice boards are being used to promote Elizabeth Hall to increase income from hirers. Officer comments There were numerous initiatives to inform residents of the new recycling, kitchen waste and waste collection services. There will be, as in Phases 1 & 2 meetings arranged for all members and parish councils. Road shows in the five main areas in the phase 3 area. Introductory leaflets and a further more detailed leaflet to all households in the Phase 3 area. Leaflet design to be reviewed for Phase 3 area based on customer feedback. Consultation with residents, Town and Parish Councils; Ward Members and other stakeholders on the implementation of the recycling and refuse service initiatives
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