Tennis club calls for catapult ban after vandalism

A tennis club in northern Surrey has backed a campaign to ban the carrying of catapults in public, after its windows were smashed.

The incident happened at Knowle Hill Tennis Club in Virginia Water in Runnymede.

Danni Rogers, a volunteer at Shepperton Swan Sanctuary, has launched an online petition, after catapults were used in attacks on wild and domestic animals.

But one retailer who sells the items said a ban would unfairly penalise anglers.

Knowle Hill's club secretary Tony Campain told BBC Radio Surrey: "Somebody fired a catapult through the external wire netting and shattered the window.

"My colleague who does the repairs was able to see two pellets which had been caught in the window.

"I would fully a ban on catapults."

Andrew Fuller, whose Dorking shop sells catapults, said a blanket ban would be unfair.

"There's a lot of anglers who use catapults for legitimate purposes and why should we be targeted":[]}