Below
are the responses to the open-ended question:
'In
the box below, please write what leisure activity you would choose to spend time
on, if you were not limited in any way, for example by time, money or access to
facilities.'
Note: Responses were
only edited for grammatical reasons, if necessary. Square brackets
indicate where editing occurred. Number in parantheses indicates frequency
if the same response was given more than once.
1. (Singing, dancing & acting) performing
arts.
2. A dance class, shopping, going to the cinema.
3. A handball
alley, going to the Gaeltacht.
4. A LGBT youthclub
5. A sport, probably
tennis or badminton.
6. Access to music lessons.
7. Access to the
stadium in Belfast in order to play football with everyone who wants to learn
how to play.
8. Airsoft or Paintballing
9. Airsoft, basketball,
football, shooting club and cadets.
10. Airsoft. (2)
11. Any sports.
12. Archery, some from of Marcel [Martial] art, Guitar & Uillain pipes.
13. Archery. (2)
14. Army cadet force.
15. Art - drawing,
painting, sculpting etc.
16. Art, Concerts, Travel
17. Art Exhibitions.
18.
Art, working with animals, travelling.
19. Athletics, going to the gym,
football, cooking.
20. Attend concerts or go to the gym.
21. Attend
cultural events such as concert, live theatre, exhibitions.
22. Attend
more ethical and musical events.
23. Attending cultural events such as
concerts take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym.
24.
Attending social activities ie Guides Youth fellowship
25. Badminton Squash,
Canoeing, Kayaking & Surfing.
26. Badminton, Playing the piano/guitar.
27. Ballet.
28. Basketball. (3)
29. BMX, mountain biking and
skateboarding.
30. Boating and Paintballing!
31. Boxing, gaelic
football and gym.
32. Buying magazines.
33. Camogie, Gymnastics,
Football, Acting, Trampolining, Singing.
34. Camogie, I'm not really interested
in other sports.
35. Canoeing & Horse Riding.
36. Cheer leading,
shopping , hockey & swimming.
37. cinema music concerts swimming yoga gym
fitness classes
38. Cinema. (2)
39. Climbing (rock face, mountain),
sky diving, travel to foreign counties, scuba diving, get military skills Airsoft
competition (similar activities) do triathlons, physic training, bungee jump,
climb me eve fest.
40. Concerts as much as I can, time with family, swim
more often, beauty therapy, holidays.
41. Concerts, discos and parties.
42. Concerts. (2)
43. Cooking.
44. Cricket.
45. Cycling,
Skiing, Watching films/internet, music at home & cinema.
46. Dancing (6)
48.
Dance and Gymnastics (2).
49. Dance classes. (2)
52. Dance, Swimming
and Roller Blading.
54. dance/cheerleading
56. Dancing & Gym.
57.
Dancing and trampolining.
58. Dancing! go to all type of classes.
59.
Dancing, going on the internet and reading more.
60. Dancing, Theatre &
Concerts.
62. DJ lessons.
63. Drama.
64. Drumming Lessons.
65. Either reading or going to the cinema as both help me to escape
to another world and leave my worries behind.
66. Equestrian / Horse Riding.
67. Extreme sports (sky diving, paragliding, crime fighting, abseiling
etc).
68. Extreme sports e.g. Skydiving, going in to space skiing, learning
to break dance and pop & rock.
69. Figure Skating - ice rink is too far away.
70. Fishing.
71. fitness
72. Fitness room and weight lifting.
73. Flying, Scuba diving.
74. Football (22)
76. Football & Running.
77. Football and Hockey.
78. Football and Horse Riding.
79. Football and Rugby.
80. Football matches, Football club.
81. football or gym (Gaelic, soccer)
82. Football, Pool, Darts, Technology & Tennis.
83. Football, running, basketball basically just any sort of sport.
84. Football, Swimming.
86. For my leisure activity i would go to my friends' house and i
would chat to them for a while about school and stuff.
87. Formula One.
88. Gaelic football and going out with friends.
89. Gaelic football and golf.
90. Gaelic Football and Soccer.
91. Gaelic football, camogie and walking.
92. Gaelic Football. (8)
93. Gaelic, walking and gym.
94. Gaelic.
95. Gaming- xbox playstation (2)
98. Getting together with friends. (8)
100. Go-Karting, Paintball & Quading.
101. Go-karting, quod biking, or dance lessons (street dance)
102. Go Carting, Archery, and Pellet gun shooting. MMA.
104. go out with friends more often
105. Go see rugby matches, read more & exercise more.
106. Go swimming, go to the cinema and go shopping all the time.
107. Go to a concert or to a comedian or something.
108. Go to galleries and cultural things I would also love to go
swimming.
109. Go to gym go to the cinema.
110. Go to man united matches regularly/buy a box in Croke Park
(Soccer/Gaelic).
111. Go to more concerts & festivals.
112. Go to more concerts.
113. Go to the gym more or see my friends more.
114. Go to the gym weekly. Attend a fashion design course.
116. Go to the local outdoor activity centre more often.
117. Going fishing or playing snooker.
118. Going on nights out (clubbing etc), go out shopping.
119. Going out at night.
120. Going out shopping. (6)
121. going out with friends at weekends (2)
123. going out with friends shopping.
125. Going shopping or going to the cinema
28. Going to concerts and shows or taking part in sports.
129. Going to concerts and the cinema/theatre & traveling.
130. Going to cultural events (e.g. concerts).
131. Going to girl guides; spending more time on my common wealth
award, fundraising and working towards my leadership.
132. Going to more concerts e.g. Ulster Orchestra or plays/theatre.
133. Going to more concerts.
134. Going to more gigs, more music lessons, swimming kickboxing
gymnastics & dance.
135. Going to the gym , going shopping I would have more time for.
136. Going to the gym more often.
137. Going to the gym, concerts, shopping more often.
138. Going to the gym. (23)
139. Going to the gym. Meeting up with friends.
140. Going to the gym/swimming.
141. Going to the movies, shopping, watching TV, getting together
with friends, attending cultural events ad take part in physical activities.
142. Going to the swimming pool.
143. Golf and shopping.
144. Golf, gymnastics, gym, swimming, time with friends/family, more
duties for St. John.
145. Golf. (3)
147. Gym training and swimming.
148. Guitar.
151. Gym & Camogie.
152. Gym & swimming (2).
153. Gym and concert (pop)!
155. Gym Classes.
156. gym membership
157. Gym more often, if I had more free time.
158. Gym spinning
159. Gym, Cycling & Running.
160. Gym, if wasn't as expensive.
161. Gym, Surfing & Swimming.
162. Gym, Swimming and Gaa training.
163. Gym, swimming pool & ice-skating.
165. Gymnastics and Gym cheaper.
166. Gymnastics, Concerts - Lady Gaga etc. Camoaro Travel - Holidays.
167. Gymnastics. (2)
168. Hand Ball.
169. Helping out with reptiles.
170. hiking up mountains with my friends
171. Hip-Hop Dancing. (2)
172. Hockey training and go karting.
173. Hockey, swimming, running, art and listening to music.
174. Hockey. (4)
175. Horse-riding swimming paint-ballin gice-skating water sports
rock climbing sky diving abseiling
176. Horse riding (12)
178. Horse riding and archery.
179. Horse riding or travel.
180. Horse riding, dancing, singing, sky diving, absailing, canoeing,
showjumping, acting, touring Europe, modelling, Bungy jumping!
181. Horse riding, going to concerts and live theatre.
182. Horse riding, swimming & going to the gym.
184. Horse Riding. Sailing.
186. horseriding ice-skating singing lessons cinema...
187. Hunting with lurchers, shooting and fishing.
188. Hurling. (3)
189. I already do drama, but I'd like to spend more time at the theatre,
watching plays etc.
190. I do not have a leisure activity that I would choose to spend
time on as I only play Camogie.
191. I go swimming and running.
192. I go to the gym but it is expensive so I go less often only
when I have money.
193. I guess surfing or snowboarding because they look very fun,
skillful and look full of adrenalin.
194. I like to go out shopping when I have enough money. I love getting
together with my friends and family they make my life in school. I
use the PC and internet daily and I also like to go for a walk daily
as it releases stress and keeps me fit.
195. I like to play 5-aside football with my friends or go to the
gym and into the swimmers after.
196. I like to swim.
197. I play Gaelic and soccer on a daily basis. I also would attend
a gym over winter.
198. I play guitar and sing and write songs - Music is my life and
it will be my career. I am working hard to ensure I get a record deal
in the future. I worked trusted from being very young.
199. I play netball, play violin and piano and go out with my friends
a lot. I would like to see family more.
200. i would attend a stage school although these can be extremely
expensive and can take up a lot of time - I am currently doing my
as levels and am constantly busy with schoolwork.
201. I would attend the movies more if I had more money because
it helps me socialise & build relationships.
202. I would choose banana boating.
203. I would choose to go to a go-karting circuit if I was not limited
in anyway.
204. I would chose to spend time on dancing and learning to play
a musical instrument.
205. i would enjoy doing skiiing or motor bike racing
206. I would go shopping more often if money wasn't limited. I would
also go to the cinema more often.
207. I would go skiing in France.
208. I would go to more concerts and the gym more often as can be
expensive.
209. I would go to the cinema if I had more money.
210. I would go to the cinema often with friends in free time & have
fun, as we can't do this while at school.
211. I would go to the movies once a week if I could. I could use
it as a way to meet up with old school friends.
212. I would like to attend the gym if it wasn't so expensive.
213. I would like to do horse riding and badminton.
214. I would like to go horse riding every week, as it is very expensive
to do and the equipment e.g. boots and a hat are expensive to buy
also.
215. I would like to go to as many concert and live theatre events
as possible.
216. I would like to go to more concerts.
217. I would like to go to the gym more often.
218. I would like to learn piano.
219. I would like to play more sports but I have a job of other
things that are more important e.g. schoolwork, playing music.
220. I would like to read more, use the internet more. I would also
go to the gym a lot more go shopping a lot more, meet up with friends
more, go to gigs in Belfast.
221. I would like to spend more time practicing my music as I find
it difficult to find the time due to school work. I would also like
to spend more time with my friends at the weekend although lack of
money prevents me from doing so.
222. I would like to spend time on going out to with my friends
and socialising.
223. I would like to spend time on my musical instrument because
currently because of sport and homework I have little time to practise
so more time would be a total gift.
224. I would like to spend time on swimming and going to the gym.
225. I would like to spend time with friends more often going out
or too the cinema. Currently it is quite expensive.
226. i would like to take part in more sports but due to time restraints
and not living close enough to sports groups amd my school having
little facilities for female sports i am restricted to activites.
227. I would look to be able to take up swimming again as I did
enjoy it, along with tennis.
228. I would love to be able to read in peace book after book and
have the time to research enough to write a book or novel.
229. I would love to go ice skating but there isn't any facilities
near by.
230. I would love to go studying; the feeling of no control in enables
me to feel free.
231. I would love to join a tennis club, because I really enjoy
it. It is cheap and fun, but not many places offer it near me.
232. I would love to play basketball as often as i could but there
are no courts in close proximity i also enjoy drawing and arts &
crafts as well as fashion presentation & cooking.
233. I would love to spend my time at the zoo because I have a great
passion for animal and wild life.
234. I would love to spend my time on trampolining if money was
easier.
235. I would love to spend time daily on extending my speech & my
vocabulary. Possible/I would also like to spend time training to become
a dancer.
236. I would love to start dance classes but I can't cause I am working
can't afford classes and I just don't have time.
237. I would not change a lot. I enjoy reading and feel I should
read more now like I used to.
238. I would participate in more sports and the gym. Video games
and music would still be important.
239. I would play the piano or go to dancing classes.
240. I would prefer to swim or play instruments.
241. I would probably spend my time reading books or writing stories
or drawing.
242. I would probably take part in the running club at school.
243. I would purchase a gym membership and attend daily
244. I would shop and go swimming more
245. I would spend more time doing sporting activities.
246. I would spend most of my time going to concerts, but it's to
expensive.
247. I would spend my time in outdoor activities like; rock climbing,
campaign, hill walking, canoeing & activities like team building etc.
248. I would spend my time on the basketball court training, also
football. Doing as much outdoor things/activities as possible.
249. I would spend time going to concerts of my favourite artists
all around the world.
250. I would spend time on going to the swimming pool and also go
to the cinema.
251. I would spend time on my laptop as I can listen to music talk
to my friends and write or read easily and do many things I enjoy
at once.
252. i would spend time on sports or adventure activities
253. I would spent time in a gym but unfortunately money would hold
this back.
254. i would start up kickboxing different types of dance like ballet
tap and salsa. would also like to do bellydancing and pole dancing
when im a bit older eighteen or something
255. I would take part in team show jumping every month.
256. I would thoroughly enjoy a dance session.
257. Ice Skating (6)
258. ice skating and the cinamna
261. If i had the choice to do any activity at all i would do gymnastics.
I cannot do gymnastics due to the fact that i have scoliosis and it
would hurt if i tried to do it
262. If i had the time and money i would like to go horse riding
or perhaps learn how to sail or windsurf as we have a boat etc. but
i haven't learnt how to use it myself
263. If I was no limited in any way I would good time swimming or
cycling.
264. If I was not limited in anyway I would like to spend time on
learning new languages and other cultural as being from Great Britain
their is a laziness in learning new languages.
265. If not limited in any way or form I would love to take part
in some water sports. Windsurfing swimming diving etc.
266. Internet/PC.
267. Irish dancing more often, hockey and going to the gym.
268. its not exactly the leisure activity that matters it is the
company that your in such as friends and family because you can make
anything good fun with the ones you love so money or access wouldnt
be an issue it is just the time because school work is very time consuming.
269. Judo & wrestling.
270. Karate & Horse-riding.
271. Karate.
273. Kayaking. (2)
274. Kick boxing (4)
276. Learn to play the cello. Engage in more creative writing.
277. Leisure Center.
278. Listening to music and attending concerts.
279. Listening to music. (2)
281. Meet with my friends in town to chat and hang out during the
day.
282. Meeting up with friends and going out as I don't have the time
to do this as often as I'd like or the permission from parents.
283. Mixed Martial Arts. (2)
285. MMA, Horse riding, Gaelic and Rugby.
286. Money.
287. More horse riding, more going to the movies anf go swimming
more often.
288. More shopping & rowing.
289. More Sport.
290. Moter Racing.
291. Motocross.
292. Motorcross - Scramblers.
293. Mountain Biking.
294. Movies and friends.
295. Movies, shopping & gym.
296. Museums, exhibitions, theatre/plays, language groups, art, concerts,
bands music, fashions.
297. Music - listening to music, playing piano and singing. (I'd
like to have my own recording studio!).
298. Music lessons for guitar bass singing piano and drums
299. Music, Concerts.
300. Music, if I had mor money I would pay for lessons to play guitar
as it is a big passion of mine, just I've not got the money to pursue
it.
301. Music, playing drums and singing.
302. Music.
303. Musical Instrument (Drums) and Sport (Gym, Rugby, Cricket, Badminton
etc.).
304. Musical Instruments & Horse Riding.
305. My X Box 360 online or play station 3 online or my laptop.
308. Netball and Hockey also the gym if it wasn't so expensive.
309. Netball and Swimming.
310. Netball.
311. No facilities in this area; This applies to Q17, Q.18 & Q20.
313. On the computer/Internet.
314. Out with friend.
315. Outdoor activities such as Canoeing.
316. Outside activities on the farm.
317. Paint Balling. (3)
320. Paragliding.
321. Participate in a musical ensemble.
322. Perform in stage plays or musicals.
323. Performing on stage, taking part in plays, drama in general.
324. Personally, indoor football or football on a synthetic pitch.
325. Photography (2)
327. Piano playing
328. Play Basketball.
329. Play football in youth club or local park.
332. Play musical instruments e.g. drums & guitar.
333. Play piano.
334. Play rugby and go to the gym.
336. Play the drums.
337. Play video games.
338. Play with friends.
339. Playing cello
340. Playing football & metting friends.
341. Playing football for Armagh.
342. Playing Football. (2)
343. Playing Golf (2).
344. Playing guitar, writing songs, singing and performing on stage.
345. Playing music (2)
347. Playing on MMORPG (RuneScape) with my girlfriend.
348. Playing piano, playing guitar and draw colour with copies.
349. Playing snooker
350. Playing sport and playing music.
351. Playing sports (2)
352. Playing Squash & Golf. Flying a plane or small aircraft.
353. Polarise.
354. Propably go to the gym and swimming pool.
355. Public speaking
356. racing cars on proper tracks
357. Racing cars, bodybuilding (naturally).
360. Read books. (3)
361. Reading because I relally enjoy it.
362. Reading books and going shopping.
363. Reading books or learning languages.
364. Reading.
365. Rock clim[b]ing, Camoige.
366. Rock climbing. (2)
368. Rowing and cycling.
369. Rowing, skiing, swimming, diving, go skating.
370. Rugby (6)
371. Rugby & Airsoft.
372. Rugby and Gym.
373. Rugby Union.
374. Rugby, go to cinema with friends more.
376. Running machine & going swimming.
377. Running or using the gym.
378. Scuba diving, water skiing or skiing.
379. Sculpt/build large scale portraits, characters from TV etc i.e.
fun (advertising time TV show).
380. Shooting.
382. Shopping (18)
383. Shopping & Socialising.
384. Shopping and socialising with friends.
385. Shopping Ice skating Badminton Running.I would also start different
activies like karate judo or fencing if they were available but they're
not in my area.
386. shopping if i had the money and going out more with friends
if i had the money and there where more facilities
387. Shopping in Belfast/Dublin with friends and going to concerts.
388. Shopping more often.
389. Shopping or acting.
390. Shopping or playing gaelic football.
391. Shopping with friends and family.
393. Shopping, netball, play musical instrument and swimming.
394. Shopping, spending time on the internet.
396. Singing and getting vocal coaching
397. Skateboarding.
399. Skiing :) i love the sport so much and would love to be a ski
instructor in Whistler some day!
400. Skiing if there was an indoor ski slope near me
401. Skiing or horse riding. (2)
402. Skiing or Swimming.
405. Skiing, Motorsport.
406. Skiing, Show Jumping and going to movies.
407. Skiing, Sky Diving, Golf & Motor Facing.
408. Skiing, Swimming & outdoor adventure activities/water sports.
409. Skiing. (11)
411. Skydiving & Skiing.
412. Skydiving, as I love adrenaline rushes, I've just always wanted
to do it.
413. Skydiving.
414. snowboarding and rock climbing
415. Snooker and football.
416. Soccer & Gaelic.
417. Soccer.
418. socialising with friends
419. Socialising.
420. Something extreme where i can get an adrenaline rush like:Sky
divingBungee jumping 1 421. Something like Pilates.
422. Sound engineering.
423. Spending more time with friends.
424. spending time with animals so i would like to visit the zoo
because its interesting
425. Spending time with friends & attend events.
426. Spending time with friends / social activities travel.
427. Spending time with my friends somewhere other than the cinema,
or bowling alley etc, but there are limited facilities for young people
in this city. Especially if you don't want to go out to bars and nightclubs
yet.
428. Sport - Hockey, Tennis, Shopping, Parties.
429. Sport.
430. Sporting activities like football or go to the gym.
431. Sports and spend time with family/friends.
432. Sports in a leisure centre. Meeting socially with other groups
of young people.
433. Sports, spend time with family and friends.
434. Squash flight lesson.
435. Squash, badminton, Frisbee & snowboarding.
436. Swimming, horse riding & top dancing.
437. Surfing Gaelic Soccer.
438. Surfing, swiming and life saving.
439. surfing/ swimming/ life saving
440. Swimming - no local leisure centre. American football - don't
think there are any local clubs. Hurling/Football - my local club
has no facilities.
443. Swimming & Dogging.
445. Swimming and cycling.
446. Swimming and dancing.
447. Swimming and football maybe hockey at occasions.
449. Swimming and going to gym. (5)
451. Swimming and Ice skating (2).
452. Swimming Bungee Jumping Sky diving Outdoor activities Mountain
boarding and Synchronized Diving.
453. swimming concerts ice skate.
454. swimming gym and dance classes
455. Swimming or Cycling. Going to the gym.
456. Swimming Pool, Gym.
457. Swimming, Badminton & Dance.
458. Swimming, badminton and gym.
459. Swimming, dancing , sailing, horse riding , rock climbing, art,
paint balling, zoo, roller balding. There are loads of things that
I would like to try.
460. Swimming, Drama and singing lessons.
461. Swimming, going for a walk & Kick boxing.
462. Swimming, going out with friends, football.
464. Swimming, Gym, Shopping.
465. Swimming, Tennis.
466. Swimming, Trampolining & Netball.
467. Swimming. (168)
468. Swimming/and or dancing.
470. Swimming Zip linning Park facilities Surfing Canoeing Water
sports
471. Table Tennis, Football, Swim.
472. Take part in more running - I am limited by time/school. Dancing.
473. Take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the
gym, going for a walk.
474. Taking part in more sport such as surfing or ice-skating.
475. Taking part in physical activities. (2)
477. Talking to friends
478. Tennis & Concerts.
479. Tennis or Badminton.
481. The gym and dance and ftness classes
482. The gym and street dancing.
483. The gym and swimming
484. The gym and swimming or internet.
485. The gym as I don't have the time.
486. The gym, Badminton, Variety of dance classes.
489. The internet on social networking sites such as facebook for
up to several hours a day.
490. The leisure activity I would probably spend time on would be
swimming, but I don't go swimming that often due to my location/time
access.
491. The leisure activity that I would choose to spend time on would
probably be dancing or swimming. I would go to the gym to keep fit
and healthy.
492. The Leisure activity would be football because I have so much
time for it and love it.
493. the liesure activity i do more often is keep at the gym but
i dont have the time because of coursework
494. Theatre Trips.
495. Time: read more books & see friends and family more.
496. To get young member of the community together to 'bond' and
from this organize a more evening for example.
497. To go to art class and the gym.
498. To play rugby in my town.
499. Travel around the world with my boyfriend.
500. Travel the world.
502. Travelling and extreme sports. (2)
503. Travelling around the world.
504. Travelling going places and doing activities there that are
not available in my own town.
505. Travelling. (2)
506. try to go to the gym more.
507. TV, reading, listening to music, seeing friends, badminton,
dancing, baking.
508. TV/Internet
509. Use the gym. (2)
510. Video gaming.
511. Visiting famous places with my friends such as New York London
Rome etc.
512. visiting friends and family
513. Volleyball team.
514. Walking the dog.
515. Walking, Swimming and going to the pictures.
516. walking/farming
517. Warhammer 40000.
518. Watch Ice Hockey
519. Watching TV, Reading Books, Shopping and attend cultural events.
520. Water-skiing, water activities & hot-air ballooning.
521. Water sports (Wake-boarding etc).
522. Water sports, travel.
523. Water sports.
524. Waterskiing
525. Watersports e.g. water skiing, sailing, Parasailing.
526. Weight training in the gym.
527. Work out in a gym play golf.
528. would go out more often with my friends to the cinema shopping
etc
529. Would go out on trips with friends to various places in Northern
Ireland.
530. Writing or live concerts.
531. xbox
532. Xbox and computer.
533. Xbox live.
