Doubts over funding have led to the cancellation of the 2015 Fuse festival in Lichfield – but organisers insist it will return.

FuseLogo[1] (3)Lichfield Arts made the announcement that the free community arts festival in Beacon Park would not go ahead next year.

As well as uncertainty over how the £30,000 needed to fund the event would be found, organisers also say an internal restructure has left a gap for a new voluntary co-ordinator for the festival.

Lichfield Arts president Brian Pretty said: “A number of factors have come together which mean we feel it is sensible to give Fuse a rest in 2015, but we will use the time this gives us to come back in 2016 with a revitalised, reinvigorated festival for all to enjoy.”

 

The organisation said it would continue to run community projects during 2015, including the Lichfield Festival of Folk and a new blues, jazz and community event in June.

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