At its June Cabinet meeting, the Council proposed introducing car-parking fees at Coate Water and Lydiard Park. The Council hope that this will generate £400,000 across the two parks, whilst conceding that the level of income will be hard to predict as this is an entirely new model. The Council argues that this figure of £400,000 will help to balance its budget and make the parks sustainable. Councillor Abdul Amin said: “We are sad to see charges introduced to access…