THE repertory company hoping to re-open Farnham's Redgrave Theatre is appealing to the public to help them raise the last portion of its £47,000 start-up costs.

The New Farnham Repertory Company, which plans to run a pilot season between January and May without any money from the public purse, needs the final £7,000 to bring the vacant Redgrave building up to current safety standards.

A full version of this story can be found in the Farnham Herald of August 20.