Summary of Responses to Survey on Forbes Hall
Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 8:39AM
Many thanks to everyone who took the time to express their views on activities and services they would like to see at our expanded and renovated hall.
Altogether 78 people responded to the survey. Below is a listing of proposed offerings and the number of respondents who expressed interest in each, ranked from highest to lowest for each category.
Health Care Practitioners
Nurse practitioner - 45
Massage therapist - 45
Physiotherapist - 30
Foot care nurse - 16
Acupuncturist - 12
The Programming Outreach Committee has heard from two massage therapists and a doctor who would be interested in providing services on Thetis.
Recreational Activities
Exercise class - 39
Visual arts - 38
Gardening - 36
Yoga - 35
Dance - 33
Languages - 33 (conversational practice/lessons in French, Spanish, Hul'qumi'num...)
Philosophers' cafe - 32 (discussions on various selected topics)
Book Club - 31
Travel - 31 (slide shows, talks about places visited)
Badminton - 27
Photography - 26
Ping pong - 26
Tai Chi - 21
Choir - 19
Bridge - 15
Additional repeated suggestions included various activities for children and toddlers, and music, crafts, poetry, film, drama.
Food Related Activities
Soup's On - 53
Supper's On - 31
Theme Dinners - 37
Morning coffee/tea - 22
Afternoon tea/coffee - 20
Lessons in food preparation - 32
Through an oversight this question only allowed for one selection. Respondents were good about providing comments and the above totals include additional specific selections made through comments as well as including the responses of 18 people who indicated they were interested in all of the activities. A couple of respondents indicated a desire for a cafe.
Thanks again for your participation. The Programming Outreach Committee will be in touch with leaders of previously offered activities to give them a chance to see the hall and discuss preferences for spaces and scheduling. For new activities we will extend an open invitation to begin a conversation about how people might want to share in their various interests.
Other community centres are now offering some low exertion activities so it is hoped that by May, following Covid protocols, the Forbes Hall Community Centre will have a soft opening to enable us to enjoy each others company again.
Your comments, questions, and ideas are always welcome at forbeshallprograms@gmail.com
