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Corporate Service Newquay Town Council Municipal Office Marcus Hill Newquay

Reference: Newquay Town Council Parking Order 2022 Consultation

To whom it may concern,

I read with interest your proposals to change the name of Atlantic Road Car Park to South Fistral Car Park. I object to this on the grounds that it is likely to mislead visitors into believing that the car park is located adjacent to Fistral beach when, clearly, it is a considerable walk for families with young children.

I further strongly object to the proposal to include the Gannel Car Park, by which I assume you mean the Saltings, to the council enforcement responsibilities. This would deprive locals and visitors alike of the one remaining year-round free car park in Newquay. It is a place where people are able to stop for a few minutes to admire the view and generally relieve the stress of day-to-day life without having to dig into their pockets. It is well used by elderly inhabitants of the town, including those unable to tackle the long walk back up the hill into town. Many, many people avail themselves of the opportunity of doing just this. To introduce yet another charge on the hard-pressed pockets of those least able to afford it would be shameful.

As a Newquay-born person whose family has lived here for over three hundred years, I implore you to reconsider this course of action in its current form.

I must state again that I object to this proposal as it stands.

Yours faithfully,