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The free community music and arts festival for the Midlands Friday 13th to FREE! Sunday 15th August Beacon Park Lichfield WS13 6RA Fri 7-10pm Sat 12-10pm PROGRAMME Sun 11-6pm #LichfieldFuse NO TICKET NEEDED www.fuselichfield.org.uk JUST TURN UP ON THE DAY! Organised and run by independent charity Lichfield Arts. Charity no: 1156217 www.fuselichfield.org.uk 01543 262223 WELCOME TO New 2 & 3 bed homes at The Spires, Lichfield. Hello and welcome! TOILETS Now in its 20th year, Fuse is a MOMENTUMSTAGE MarKEt StaLlS ChiLdREn’S well-established and loved event pLay AReA BABY EMERGENCY anD CHANGE in the Lichfield calendar. EXIT acTIviTIes Through a diverse mix of live CIRCUS music, workshops, displays and BAr SKILLS activities you will be entertained, CENTRUM MarKEt engaged and inspired at our sTalLs wonderful community festival TOILETS EVOLUTION E in Beacon Park. And thanks to STAG the involvement of a range foOD of community groups, we sTalLs are ensuring inclusivity and FIRST AID diversity. Where else could you experience such a kaleidoscope of music, arts and creativity over MAin ENtRanCE three days for FREE? & EXit We hope you enjoy! Cheers! We'll help get The Lichfield Arts Team you moving • To reduce plastic waste Fuse Ecocups will be available for £1 at the bar – or feel free to bring your Ecocup from previous years! • A raised platform is available at the back of the Evolution runs events all • If you don’t have enough equity Marquee for wheelchair users. year round in to move home, we’ll top-up your deposit* • Feel free to bring your own chairs, but please do not place Lichfield! them in the middle of the marquees. See • With our Easymover scheme, www.lichfieldarts.org.uk we'll take the stress out of trying ABOUT for latest listings. to sell your current home** ORGANISERS OF FUSE Lichfield Arts is an independent charity run such as the Fuse Festival, L2F (The Lichfield BOWER PARK AT THE SPIRES mainly by volunteers that has promoted music Festival of Folk), our Blues & Jazz festival and 01543 229881 and arts events in Lichfield since 1974. We various beer festivals. always welcome new volunteers to help at our Lichfield Arts encourages and promotes local FRIARY MEADOW AT THE SPIRES many events. talent in various ways: running outreach 01543 223159 Lichfield Arts promotes around 40 concerts a projects; supporting Wildfire Folk, Lichfield taylorwimpey.co.uk year including the genres of folk, jazz, blues, Lighthouse Company, and other events and roots & rock. It also stages a number of festivals projects. *Selected homes only 67090_TWM - Lichfield Fuse Festival programme advert - 148x210mm.indd 1 28/07/2021 15:51 CUSTOMER CONTRACT MAIN ARENA ALL WEEKEND Fuse is an event for the whole family • Climb on fences, barriers, equipment alcohol and are subject to a search Flotsom The Fool Damon Conlan and whilst entrance is free, a donation etc. in accordance with the Drinking in Circus workshops for families, teaching would be very welcome. Well behaved • Buy or consume alcohol and cannot Public Place Order (DPPO) covering FUSE skills such as juggling, diabolo, poi, magician dogs on a lead are welcome on site and prove you are at least 18. Beacon Park, which allows alcohol to Combining sleight of hand and water will be provided. • Buy alcohol for anyone under the age be confiscated from you. flowerstick and load more! Plus they will KIDS We are working with Staffordshire of 18. If you intend to buy or consume alcohol, do fun stilt walkabouts around the site which even glow in comedy, resident Fuse magician Damon Conlan – Jocular Prestidigitator Police, Staffordshire County Council and • Bring alcohol on to the site. please bring proof of ID to show you the dark once the evening draws in! Flotsam The Fool are – will be roaming across the arena Lichfield District Council to encourage • Take any alcohol off the site. are over 18 – PASS is the recognised not to be missed. http://flotsamthefool.co.uk/ responsible behaviour and an attitude to • Allow your dog to inconvenience national proof of ID. to bring memorable, mirthful and alcohol consumption which contributes others, or do not clean up after it. Lost Children will be taken to Fuse Event The National Childbirth Trust miraculous close-up magic. With a to everyone’s enjoyment and safety. • Smoke or vape in, or at the entrances Control in the backstage area. will be with us providing fun, engaging and approachable style, Alcohol can only be purchased and of any of the marquees, facilities or Please ensure your children are made baby changing facilities and Damon is always popular at Fuse. Make consumed within the Fuse fenced area. designated areas. familiar with their surroundings so that, comfortable baby feeding areas. sure you catch him if you can…! We reserve the right to undertake • Are found in possession of any liquids should they become separated from random searches for dangerous objects, which are not in sealed containers. you, they will know where to go for help. Simon the bubble man Sporting challemges alcohol or illegal substances. • Bring in or obtain any glass objects or First Aid - Please familiarise yourself We all love bubbles! Simon’s fun bubbles will have kids Sporting Challenges brought to you by JC Academy and We reserve the right to refuse entry or containers. with the location of the on-site first aid captivated and his home-made wooden games provide a real Lichfield Fitness Community – beat the goalie, basketball eject you from the event if you: • Refuse to act as required by FUSE staff point and its qualified staff. challenge, Boxercise, mini archery, and toddler football • Cause inconvenience, nuisance or in the interest of your own or others Do not light fires, BBQs or Chinese challenge! Look out for Simon in the Arena. offence to other people including staff. safety or enjoyment lanterns anywhere in Beacon Park. Sponsored by Footsteps Nursery. skills. • Appear drunk or under the influence We operate the “Challenge 25” policy, No drones. Sponsored by Somerton Jones and Lodge Park Nurture Community CIC Homes. of drugs. so if you look younger than 25 please Please be considerate to our neighbours Come and join in the fun with Nurture’s community partners! • Are found to be in the possession of don’t be offended if: – enter and leave the site quietly, Full programme of activities will be displayed in the Nurture dangerous objects, alcohol, illegal • We ask you for proof of your age particularly at night. substances, or illegal drugs. when you buy alcohol or if you are in Leave no trace – take home all of your Community Garden area. Support from We Love Lichfield. • Remove, interfere with, or damage possession of alcohol. possessions, bin all of your rubbish and property. • You appear to be in possession of leave our beautiful park spotless. GETTING TO FUSE & ACCESSIBILITY FAMILY FRIENDLY ZONE Getting to Fuse Bikes: If you do bring a bike to Fuse it are pregnant, disabled or less able to We encourage our visitors to arrive is at your own risk. Please do not ride stand. You can bring your own chair/s AT T H E by foot, bike or public transport if your bike within the festival arena. but if using in marquee it needs to be possible to ease congestion and help Buses: Lichfield bus station is a 10 at the side. H E L P U S the festival to be greener! minute walk away. Toilets: There will be an accessible G RO W O U R Cars: There is no car parking on the Trains: Lichfield City Station is a 10 toilet in each block of toilets on site COMMUNITY ART festival site. There are three public pay minute walk away. at Fuse. Changing Places toilets are GARDEN INSTALLATION and display car parks at Beacon Park Taxis: There are taxi ranks in Lichfield available in the Friary Car Park and can OR ATTEND AN with limited parking that do get busy. city centre. be accessed by anyone with a radar 13th-15th August 2021 EVENT key. Friary Car park is approximately These are at Bunkers Hill (the closest Accessibility C H I L L to our site) Greenhough Rd and Shaw Car Parking: There are designated 0.3 miles from the festival site. & C H AT Lane. There is parking in Lichfield disabled car parking spaces in all First Aid: The first aid tent will be w i t h city centre (pay and display) a short three of Beacon Park’s car parks. These located near the entrance to the site F A M I LY F a m i l y A r t TEDDY BEARS and will be on hand for the entire F O R E S T W o r k s h o p : P I C N I C ’ S distance from Beacon Park: are on Greenhough Rd, Shaw Lane S C H O O L A R T S J A M with support Become a festival. F R E E The Friary Car Park, nearest postcode and Bunkers Hill (the closest to the F a m i l y f r o m n o c h a r g e friend of If you have any further queries E v e n t s W i l l o w WS13 6QE, University (East and West) festival site). The entrances from these p e r Cooking Class: W o r k s h o p : B A C K Y A R D Car Park, nearest postcode: WS13 6QE, car parks are slightly sloped (around regarding accessibility, please get in c h i l d M A K E B I R D for £5 a touch.