Havering Council has issued its budget consultation for 2024 and it is proposing to start introducing pay and display charges in all council run parks across the borough and this will include Sunday charging as well. In addition, the council are looking to increase the cost of parking generally across the Borough to £3 for 1hr (£5 for 2hrs, £7 for 3hrs) and more if you stay longer. 

This will seriously impact many sports and events that take place in Harold Wood park including football matches, cricket matches, tennis and the running club. The proposals will also affect dog walkers, parents dropping their kids off to school, school staff and those residents that just want to spend time in the park to enjoy the wonderful facilities that we have. 

We believe the council should rethink its approach to pay and display charging in all parks and we urge all residents to respond to the budget consultation which can be found here -https://consultation.havering.gov.uk/corporate/budget24/ 

We petition the council to keep Harold Wood park (along with other parks in the borough) free from any car park charging. Please sign and share this petition online

Harold Wood Hill Park Residents Association