Questionnaire: New Centre for Essex Field Club result summary
There are approximately 320 memberships in the Club (individual, family, corporate
etc. We have had 196 responses (61%).
Question 1
The Essex Field Club is currently paying over £2000 per year to lease a storage
facility for its collections and library in a situation that cannot provide access to
members.
Do you support the Club's efforts to house its collections and library in a permanent
home that provides access to members and allows better curation?
Response Number
Totally Agree 190
Partially Agree 5
Neither Agree or Disagree 1
Question 2
Education, a wider participation role and reasonable public access to our collections
will be a crucial part of funding bids we make.
Do you support some public access to our collections?
Wider role Number
Totally Agree 170
Partially Agree 22
Neither Agree or Disagree 4
Question 3
Our membership has a wide geographical spread across the county (including the
London Boroughs east of the River Lea) and extends well beyond Essex. There are
good road and rail links to Wat Tyler Country Park.
Do you support the location of a new centre for the Field Club at Wat Tyler Country
Park?
Location Number
Totally Agree 117
Partially Agree 46
Neither Agree or Disagree 25
Partially Disagree 7
Totally Disagree 1
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Essex Field Club Newsletter No. 55, January 2008