During summer 2025, FUSEBOX experienced two significant flooding incidents caused by a blockage in the building above, which resulted in burst pipes and overflowing toilets.
Despite over seven months of work with our venue partners to assess the damage and plan for recovery, the venue unfortunately remains closed to all activity.
While we had initially hoped to reopen in autumn 2025, and later January 2026, the situation is still unresolved.
As a result, all commercial hires are on hold, and our programmes for communities and young people have been postponed, cancelled, or relocated. The loss of FUSEBOX has taken away the beating heart of our organisation – the space where our team, emerging artists, vulnerable communities, and partners come together to connect, create, and share. Without it, the creative engine that fuels our work has been displaced, and the opportunities it provided have been put on pause.
The loss of FUSEBOX for over 7 months is a severe blow to our small charity. The venue generates 61% of Creative Youth’s total income, had been rapidly building momentum since its 2023 launch, and was set to host over 100 creative, educational, and community activities during this period — from mindful art sessions for young people struggling with mental health, to local schools exploring heritage, to residencies for emerging artists, to a vibrant performing arts programme spotlighting underrepresented performers.
This continues to be a challenging time for our organisation, as FUSEBOX sits at the heart of our work supporting young people to access the arts, build confidence, and find community in Kingston. We remain fully committed to that mission and very much look forward to reopening in 2026.
How you can support us
Without urgent support, there is a real risk that FUSEBOX, along with all it brings to our community, will be lost.
If you’re able to support our reopening, please come along to our annual Gala Dinner fundraiser on 22 April 2026. Tickets are now on sale and every ticket makes such a difference to the charity.
