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