SPOTT

2025 M.A.P Project

A Local survey regarding: Home Energy,
Access to Local Food, Public Transport and Employment
 Who has had a say so far?
12

x22 10

-16 17-25
26-45 46-65
66+
Male Female

Total: 53
 How energy efficient is your home?

Not at all
0 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 Very efficient
8 9 10
Why do you feel your homes are not energy Why do you feel your homes are energy
efficient? efficient?
1. Age of house 1. Double glazing
2. Storage heaters 2. Loft insulation
3. Not all light bulbs energy efficient 3. Low energy bulbs
4. No solar panels 4. Energy efficient appliances
5. Wood burning stoves
What do you feel would make your home more What are your reasons for not making
energy efficient? these changes?
1. Wind turbines (small/ community scheme) 1. Cost
2. Solar panels 2. Time
3. Replace light bulbs 3. Not a home owner
4. Stop draughts 4. Need community to work together
5. Insulate 5. Planning
Have you had an energy audit? No: 23 Yes: 4 Do you want one? No: 21 Yes: 9
 How much of the food you buy is locally produced/ grown?
15
10
5
0
None 0 1 2 3 All
4 5 6 7
8 9 10
Why not a score of 10 (all)? Why not a score of 0 (none)?
1. Shop at supermarkets for convenience and price 1. Shop at Knowes Farm Shop
2. Not all locally available 2. Local Fish shop
3. Local food often more expensive 3. Crunchy Carrot
4. No time to garden 4. Look at labelling
5. Grow my own

What would make it easier for you to eat more locally produced food?
1. Dunbar Farmers Market (ASDA car park, Bleaching Fields, Swimming Pool, Harbour)
2. Supermarkets to stock local produce
3. Allotments near Spott Village
4. Local Bakery
5. Better labelling
 How often do you use Public Transport?

Never 0 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 Always
8 9 10

Why not always? What do you use PT for now?

1. Not convenient 1. Train to Edinburgh
2. Bus in Village irregular and not frequent 2. Sometimes bus to Edinburgh
enough 3. As back up to car
3. Not suitable for my journey to work 4. To get to ASDA
4. Cost to high 5. Use park and ride sometimes
5. Not enough parking at station
What would make it easier to walk/ cycle to work/
What would make it easier for you? school?
1. Regular and reliable Bus 1. Safe walk and cycle route to Dunbar e.g. Along
2. Late night train Spott Road
3. Lower cost of bus and train 2. Sign post cycle tracks and extend to Spott
4. Improve and less expensive car park at station 3. Slow down drivers on Spott Road
5. Bus linked up to station and other villages 4. Clear footpath and tarmac from East
Broomhouse to A1
5. Local jobs
 Local Employment and Initiatives?
Work locally? 11 Are you Interest in getting involved in
Would you like to? No: 10 Yes: 14 local initiatives?
Doing what? Energy: x12
Admin, Farming, Retail, Psychotherapy Food: x4
If no why? Retired Water: x4
Transport: x5
Local Skills:
Health: x5
Work with pensioners, charities, young people Employment: 10
Child care Other: Environment x2
Team building Writer
Joiner
Sports
Plumber
Management Electrician
Bsc Engineering Horses
Coaching Sewing
Midwife Knitting
Architect
Music x3
Vet
Retired teachers, Head Mistress Countryside Ranger x2
Gardening x2 Parent Council
Cooking x2 Computers
Artist Community Council
Probus
Church x3