‘SHARE Farnham’ – a community store of free activities and equipment to help keep you busy and active – is set to open this May.

Led by the Farnham Coronavirus Helpline, Share Farnham is a joint initiative by the Farnham Maltings, Hale Community Centre, Farnham Town Council and the Herald.

The store, open to all, is a free-to-borrow service that will run out of the Farnham Maltings and Hale Community Centre. Items may be borrowed for three weeks.

An appeal has been made for donations of items to be dropped at four locations across Farnham from Monday, May 4 to Thursday, May 7:

* Farnham Maltings (Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR) between 10am and 12pm.

* Hale Community Centre (The Bungalow, 130 Upper Hale Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 0JH) between 10am and 12pm.

* The Bear and Ragged Staff pub (48 The Street, Wrecclesham, GU10 4QR) Between 2pm and 4pm.

* Badshot Lea (St George’s Church, Badshot Lea Road, Badshot Lea, GU9 9LD) between 10am and 12pm.

Donated items should be clean, quality objects in good condition and working order. No electrical or petrol-powered items.

Suggested items include puzzles and board games (complete sets), books (less than three years old), musical instruments (playable condition), garden games, sheet music, craft items (such as knitting patterns, cross stitch) DVDs, toys (no soft toys) exercise equipment and cookery equipment (eg pasta maker).

Maltings director Gavin Stride said: “This is based on a really simple idea, and we know many people are already doing this informally at a very local level.

“We want to share the things we have as a community with each other to get through these times. Perhaps it is an example for the long term?

“We should build on the out-pouring of generosity and care that exists within Farnham.”

Hale Community Centre manager Cathy Burroughs added: “During these extraordinary times of separation, we would like to help bring the community together to share their unwanted and outgrown items and see what possibilities there are for a new world where we continue to help and appreciate each other.”

Once enough games, items and books have been donated, the community store will open.

Call the Farnham and Villages Coronavirus Helpline (01252 745476) if you have a donation but are unable to leave your home to deliver it.