Wednesday, 17 August 2022

The results of the feedback from the recent Stratherrick and Foyers Highland Gathering, held at Corriegarth Estate, suggests the event was popular with those who attended.  Not bad for an event that was planned in only five months!  Your feedback helps guide the Board on what to do at this event in the future.

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE EVENT

58% of you heard about the event from the Trust newsletter / magazine

45% of you heard about the event from Facebook

39% word of mouth

23% from the flyer

23% were involved with the event in some way.

WHAT DID YOU ENJOY

Why did you enjoy it - the wordcloud below suggests this was a great community event, a chance for the local community to come together and had a great feel to it.

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE EVENT

We can improve the event by bringing the marquee and stalls closer together was consistent from almost everyone.  This is easily done.

IDEAS FOR NEXT YEAR

Ideas for next year - a Highland Games rated highly.

HOW OFTEN SHOULD THE EVENT RUN

Over 94% of you would like to see this event happen annually - only 1 person said never again.

WHAT MONTH SHOULD THE EVENT RUN

45% said run the event in July, 25% any of the three months suggested.

MARKS OUT OF 6

Out of 6 - 1 being very poor and 6 being very good - you gave the event a average score of 4.52. 

WOULD YOU GO NEXT YEAR?

96.77% of you said we should run the event next year. 

We are meeting this Thursday for a debrief and we hope to determine the date for 2023 then, giving us twelve months to plan.  Thank you to everyone who participated in this survey - it helps with planning next years event.  Also thank you to everyone who came along and all the volunteers and businesses who took part.  Without your help this event would not have happened and your support, as always, is greatly appreciated.

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