A GROUP of mums campaigning against proposed parking charges at Tredegar Park have presented Newport City Council with more than 300 letters of objection.

Louise Marie, Shevaughan Georgiou and Sam Brunnock took 317 letters to the council offices on Wednesday, and plan to deliver "a lot more" today (Thursday).

Together, they have raised awareness about the council's plans to introduce parking charges at the park, and have orchestrated an opposition campaign – even offering to deliver letters to people's homes and then collect them once signed.

The response has been very positive, Ms Marie told the Argus on Wednesday, after the first batch of letter had been delivered to the council.

"It feels brilliant to have the public's support," she said.

"[Tredegar Park] is our local space for the community.

"Let families have fun without putting a price on everything."

A council spokeswoman told the Argus previously that the revenue raised by the proposed parking charges at Tredegar Park and Fourteen Locks would be used "to support the annual costs associated with the overall budget for environment and leisure sites".

But Ms Marie, who works in a primary school, said the charges would place further burdens on cash-strapped families.

She said: "I've seen how many families rely on the park. This is one thing we don't want taken away from local families. Let them have a bit of free fun."

People had objected to the plans for many reasons, Ms Marie said, including concerns park-goers would instead leave their cars in nearby residential streets, blocking access.

If more people parked near Tredegar Park and then walked, she added, there might be more accidents as families crossed the roads.

A formal notice of the plans was published in March, giving residents until April 11 to lodge objections.

The charges at Tredegar Park and Fourteen Locks are planned to be in place from 6.30am until 4pm, seven days a week.

At Tredegar Park, the charge would be £1 for up to two hours, £3 for up to five hours, and £5 for more than five hours.

Meanwhile at Fourteen Locks the charges would be £1 for up to four hours, £3 for up to five hours, and £5 for more than five hours.

The deadline for members of the public to respond to the formal notice is today (April 11).