We the undersigned petition Cheshire East to stop the implementation of parking charges in the towns of Sandbach and Middlewich. The parking charges will have a detrimental impact on the towns including the traders and the charity shops, both of which are struggling because of the current economic situation. Both of the Town Councils are against this. Listen to the will of the people of the towns. The report which Cheshire East is basing the charges on was rejected by Congleton Borough Council who declared it to be flawed and misleading. In Sandbach specifically the proposal would mean charging to park on an area that is officially designated as a village green, which means it is common land.