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Peter Panto Visits Park Wood!

Peter pan-to Visits Park Wood!

Peter Pan-to Visits Park Wood!

This Years Panto at Fusion is Peter Pan-to Visits Park Wood!
Because it was such a success last year, this year there will be two performances, both will be on Saturday the 7th of December 2024. 

The Matinee Performance will be at 2pm and the Evening Performance will start at 6pm. 

Ticket Prices will be
£2 for the Matinee and
£4 for the Evening Performance.

The Evening performance incudes Dinner.

The Panto performances will be at:

The Holy Family Church Hall
Bicknor Road,  Park Wood
Maidstone, ME15 9PS

Call 01622 691177 or pop into Fusion to book your tickets today!
Or to book your tickets online scan the QR code below
(or the one in the poster above)
Panto Tickets QR Code
ByS. Maidens

Fusion Summer Lunch Programme

Thanks to Maidstone Borough Council’s funding our Summer Lunch Programme was able to provide 550 free lunches through the summer holidays! 

Each weekday Fusion provided children who usually receive free school meals a lunch to take away, and on Friday’s we provided the whole family with a takeaway meal. The project was an amazing success!

We got some amazing feedback, but if you wanted to leave a comment about the project please do!

550 Lunches!
ByS. Maidens

Volunteer Awards Ceremony 2024

On Friday 7th June 2024, as volunteer week came to an end, Fusion hosted our annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony.  This was a truly magical evening.  Fusion appreciate and value each and every one of our volunteers and the awards ceremony is just a small token of our appreciation.  The awards were presented nu Tad Taberer the chair of Fusion’s trustee board and Sue Maidens Fusion’s CEO.

The category nominees and winners were as follows:

Volunteer Awards

Behind the Scenes Whizz (Kitchen)
Nominees:
Freya, Jason, Harry, Alecia, Mia, Rick, Stephen, Isaac and Jack

Winner:
Freya – Freya is an absolute star at Fusion.  She has amazing initiative and confidence in the workings of a kitchen and coffee shop setting and can be given any task and do it well.  Freya has a great attitude to working and learning.  Freya joined the Fusion team in 2023.

Behind the Scenes Whizz (Kitchen)

Best Newcomer
Nominees:
Paula, Richard, Toby, Sarah and Dudley

Winner:
Richard – Richard is Fusion’s newest trustee, but he has been volunteering with us for some time via his association with the Maidstone Riverside Rotary and their outstanding work at the Park Wood Allotments project.  Richard joined the board of trustees as he fully appreciates the work Fusion does in the community and the efforts the team makes to improving the lives of people in and around Park Wood.  Richard always offers a helping hand and volunteers at many fundraising events.

Community Star
Nominees:
Gloria, Bess, Kathleen, Val, Ruth and Trish

Winner:
Trish – Trish’s hard work with hypertension heroes has meant that she is constantly working with the community, offering information, support and guidance.  Trish’s presence on reception on a Friday at Fusion is always welcoming, kind and supportive.

Fundraising Champions
Nominees:
Mick, Liam C, Jeremy, Ina, Andy, Wendy Y and Lisa

Winners:
Jeremy & Ina – Since Fusion brought back fundraising events, Jeremy has been at every one, always offering a helping hand with a smile!  Jeremy is also a Fusion driver who can always be relied on to deliver an off-site buffet.  On more than one occasion Jeremy has stepped up at very short  notice  to run the coffee shop or cook the meal for Free Food Friday.

Ina – Ina is another volunteer that has been at every one of the fundraising events, always offering her support with enthusiasm.  Ina also covers our reception on a Tuesday and Thursday morning as well as being a hypertension hero and a true ambassador for Fusion.

Long Service Award
Nominees:
Patricia, Scott, Venetia, Jenny, Gary and Angela H

Winner:
Venetia – Venetia is a hugely supportive volunteer who has been with us for a very long time, her loyalty and enthusiasm for Fusion is contagious.  Venetia is a lead volunteer at our Chat & Natter table, our Knit & Knatter group, at Golden Friends and at both of our Chair Exercise groups. 

Outstanding Service Award
Nominees:
Angela H, Ekene, Mike and Geoff

Winner:
Geoff – Well Geoff is an absolute hero in Fusion’s eyes, fixing toilets at the drop of a hat in his role as volunteer handyman!  His incredible work with hypertension heroes has been an unmistakable asset to Fusion.

Professional Progress Award
Nominees:
Shabnam, Tabitha, Evie and Lasya

Winner:
Evie – Evie has been with Fusion for over a year now and her professional skills have blossomed, she is an essential part of the admin team.

Real Life Super Hero
Nominees:
Maidstone Riverside Rotary, Graham, Liam M, Angela B and Catherine

Winner:
Liam  – Well what can we say about Liam, his tireless hard work (mostly lifting things that Chloe cannot) always means that every event goes off without a hitch!

Special Achievement Award
Nominees:
Mel, Susanna, Sam, Joe and Tad

Winner:
Mel – Mel is such an incredibly supportive human with such a kind nature, her untiring efforts have been an asset to Fusion.

Special Achievement Award

Supporter of Others
Nominees:
Wendy W, Mervyn, Katy, Gay, Louise and Dan

Winner:
Gay – Gay is always offering a helping hand, either to Fusion or others.  Without fail she will offer her support to anyone in need!  Gay is a lead volunteer for our Young Person Cooking Programme, a support volunteer for Slow Cookery and Golden Friends as well as being a hypertension hero.

Supprter of Others

A volunteer celebration even would not be complete without a thank you to our board of trustees who volunteer their time to support the charity.  We would therefore like to make a special mention and thank Tad, Gary, Angela, Dan, Richard, Wendy, Lisa and Louise for their hard work and dedication to Fusion.

We would also like to make a special mention to the students of Cornwallis Academy and New Line Learning Academy who, under the supervision of head chef Lee, prepared, cooked and server an outstanding three course meal for all our volunteers.  These students have all taken part in Fusion’s Young Person Cooking Programme and were very keen to be involved with the Volunteer Awards Ceremony.  A huge thank you to each and every one of you for volunteering your time on Friday what an achievement!

If you would like to know more about the volunteering opportunities available at Fusion please call 01622 691177 and speak to one of our friendly team, call into the centre or email enquiries@fusionhlc.org.uk.

We are a healthy living centre offering various health and wellbeing services and social support for Park Wood and across Maidstone. We also run various activities and events for all ages throughout the year, especially around national holidays and celebratory days.

Our centre also includes computers for public use and free WiFi; printing, photocopying and scanning facilities; and room hire for meetings

Everyone is welcome!

Fusion Maidstone HLC
2 & 3 Cobb Way, Off Livingstone Walk, Park Wood, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9XF

Tel: 01622 691177
Email: enquiries@fusionhlc.org.uk

 

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