Cash-strapped drama club in Bognor may be forced to close down

Thespians at a drama club in Bognor Regis fear they have taken their last bow after posters advertising their summer shows were taken down.

The lack of publicity for Bognor Regis Drama Club's shows meant poor attendances which has not generated enough money to secure the club's long-term future.

Barbara Hendrick, who has been a member of the club since the 1970s, has appointed herself fundraising secretary to try to raise some cash so the shows can go on.

"It is devastating," said the 68-year-old. "We have been holding on by our fingertips as it were.

"The club means everything to me.

"I lost my husband a little while back and people at the club have been my rock.

"All I have left now is my 93-year-old mother and the club."

Posters and banners went up and were taken down in June, July and just last week ahead of the club's shows of Arsenic and Old Lace, Take 3 and Stepping Out.