{"id":3726,"date":"2026-04-22T15:59:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:00:32","slug":"here-comes-the-catapult-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=3726","title":{"rendered":"Here comes the catapult ban!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The proposed catapult ban is on the <strong>RBWM Cabinet Agenda for consideration as Item 17 on 28th April 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Extract from consultation:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In total 1,434 responses were received to the consultation. All of the responses were via the online survey tool. The responses recorded in the dataset were submitted between 27 November 2025 and 8 January 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Of those who answered this question, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>1,396 respondents agreed<\/strong><\/span> or strongly agreed with the proposal and <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">35 respondents disagreed<\/span><\/strong>. 3 respondents did not provide a response to this question.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Proposal for the introduction of Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) to address catapulting in Eton &amp; Castle, Old Windsor, Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The detailed supporting report can be found <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/rbwm.moderngov.co.uk\/documents\/s71513\/Cabinet%20report%20catapults%202026.pdf\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I recommend that the 35 respondents who objected to the proposed catapult PSPO attend the meeting in order to provide detailed explanations about their concerns!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The proposed catapult ban is on the RBWM Cabinet Agenda for consideration as Item 17 on 28th April 2026. 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