Families across the UK are increasingly turning to credit cards, crowdfunding platforms and even loan sharks to pay for funerals, as the cost of traditional services records its biggest annual rise in ten years. According to the latest Cost of Dying Report, published by SunLife, the average price of a traditional attended funeral rose...
Pictured above (left to right): Morag Webster, Fuze Foundation Chair; Lynne Wiseman, Regional Fundraising Lead from MND Scotland Charity; Charlene Low, Regional Fundraising Manager from Beatson Cancer Charity; and George McLean, Fuze Brand Ambassador. Our 3rd Quarter ‘give back’ As we reach the end of 2025, we’re delighted to share another inspiring quarter of giving...
To Absent Friends: Remembering Together Every November, people across Scotland pause to remember loved ones we have lost as part of the To Absent Friends festival. It is a week dedicated to stories, memories, and connection. At The Fuze Foundation, we were proud to host our own event this year, bringing together families, friends, and...
We’re honoured to be taking part in this year’s To Absent Friends festival, which takes place across Scotland from the 1st to 7th of November 2025. The festival gives people a reason to remember, to tell stories, to celebrate and to reminisce about people we love who have died. Join us, alongside our friends at Bishopbriggs...
13 Years of Impact: How the Fuze Foundation Has Made a Difference For more than a decade, the Fuze Foundation has been quietly, but powerfully, changing lives across Scotland. What began as a small group of passionate Humanist celebrants coming together to support people in need has grown into a movement of compassion, dignity, and...
Pictured above (left to right): Lynne Wiseman, Regional Fundraising Lead from MND Scotland Charity; George McLean, Fuze Brand Ambassador; Morag Webster, Fuze Foundation Chair; Lauren McGregor, Corporate Fundraisers from Beatson Cancer Charity. Our 2nd Quarter ‘give back’ Morag Webster and George McLean met with representatives from both our charity partners and revealed their individual give...
Pictured above Ynonne Hannah Fuze Celebrant, captured perfectly by Laura Kemp Photography The National Records of Scotland (NRS) have released their yearly life vital events report for 2024 – we take a dip into the numbers to give you the headlines on all the marriage stats The National Records of Scotland (NRS) recently...
At the Fuze Foundation, we’re passionate about giving back, not only as an organisation, but through the everyday actions of our incredible celebrant team. One shining example of this is John Tonner, a Fuze celebrant who recently volunteered his professional services time and expertise to support a brand new Edinburgh-based charity: House of Hope. House...
Photo credit: Neil Thomas Douglas Photography History Makers At the Fuze Foundation, we are proud to work in Scotland. A country that recognises the value, meaning, and dignity of Humanist marriage Ceremonies. As a Scottish-based Humanist organisation, we strongly support the growing call for legal recognition of Humanist marriages across the rest of the United...
Pictured above (left to right): Lynne Wiseman, Regional Fundraising Lead from MND Scotland Charity; Morag Webster, Fuze Foundation Chair; George McLean, Fuze Brand Ambassador; Heilidh Wilson and Lauren McGregor, Corporate Fundraisers from Beatson Cancer Charity. Our 1st Quarter ‘give back’ Morag Webster and George McLean met with representatives from both our charity partners and revealed...
