Appendix 6: CENTRAL COUNCIL TRENDS WORKING GROUP
We would like to gain information about the age profile of ringers and the effect that this may have on the future prosperity of the ringing exercise.
Please help us by completing the following questionnaire and returning it before you leave today. Completed questionnaires will be entered into a prize draw. To enter the draw, please provide your name and address. We should be pleased to accept anonymous completed questionnaires, but you will not be able to enter the draw if we do not have your details.
Please tick the most appropriate answer to each question. We appreciate that your answer to some questions will be subjective, but please give your view of the situation.
1. Your age: under 12 12-18 19-28 29-38 39-48 49-58 59-68 over 68
2. Years as a Ringer: up to 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 60+
3. Stage reached in your ringing career:
Learner Call changes Basic methods Intermediate Surprise
4. If you learnt to ring as a child, do/did you have ringing parents? Yes No
5. Home tower: City centre Urban Suburban Market town Rural village
6. No. of bells at home tower: 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 >12
7. No. of ringers in band at home tower: <5 6 8 10 12 15 20 25 30 35+
8. Band situation: Prospering Steady Declining Struggling
9. Age of Tower Captain: under 18 19-28 29-38 39-48 49-58 59-68 over 68
10. Branch/district situation: Prospering Steady Declining Struggling
11. Age of Branch/district Ringing Master: under 18 19-28 29-48 49-68 over 68
12.
How/why did you first take up bellringing?
Please complete the following details to enter the draw:
Name
Address
.
Tel no./e-mail address ...
We may wish to send out further
questionnaires regarding ringing and the church. Please tick box if you would
be prepared to take part in a further survey. 1
Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.