Jez Hall of PB Partners is running a workshop at this year’s Consultation Institute annual conference on the 22nd October 2014, at the America Square Conference Centre, London. The conference, entitled "The Power of the People", is one of the most high profile events in the UK consultation world. Speaking in the workshop section on… Read More
Events
Participatory Budgeting meetings and conferences
PB Partners joins the Big Local spring roadshow
PB Partners will be presenting workshops on community led PB as part of the upcoming round of Big Local Trust Roadshows. Participatory Budgeting has been used successfully in a number of Big Local groups, from Devon and Cornwall in the South West up to Oldham in the North. As part of an ongoing connection with… Read More
Manchester the venue for June 2014 PB Network gathering
The PB Network is holding an informal conversation about the future of the PB Network, and directions for PB to develop in the coming years. The conversation will feed into new ideas for structuring the Network to be responsive to the needs of potential members. We’ll also review the responses from the PB Survey 2014,… Read More
Report of January 2014 Participatory Budgeting Network meeting
On the 27th January around 35 people gathered for a day of presentations and discussions around building effective and innovative participatory budgeting experiences in the UK. Key messages emerged around building the network’s communication strategy and moving towards becoming pro-active in seeking funding and partnerships. Susan Ritchie will be the new acting chair for the… Read More
Participatory Budgeting Network Meet-up, London, 27 January 2014
Our 4th network meeting will be an especially significant one. You will be able to hear about the latest developments in Participatory Budgeting(PB) in the UK, join engaging workshops, meet leading experts, and add your support to one of the most interesting and effective innovations in participatory democracy. Taking place in the Board Room of… Read More
How to make Participatory Budgeting work for you: training from TCI
PB – where local people decide how to allocate part of a public budget 05th December 2013 – London – Avonmouth House SE1 Two years in to the Coalition Government and few things remain untouched. The case for Participatory Budgeting, however, is one of them! Originally championed as part of the last administration’s Empowerment Agenda,… Read More
International conference on Consultation, 22 October 2013
The Consultation Institute (with whom the PB Network has long had good working relations) is holding a major international conference to celebrate the Institute’s 10th anniversary.. "A World That Listens?" takes place in London on Tuesday 22 October, 2013. The theme of the conference is overcoming consultation fatigue and harnessing community engagement worldwide. Speakers include:… Read More
Report of PB Network meet-up, Durham, 1 October 2013
The PB Network hosted its autumn network gathering in the historic North East market town of Durham on 1 October 2013. The venue was the main hall of the newly refurbished Durham Town Hall. We heard presentations on the latest developments in Participatory Budgeting (PB) in the UK, held engaging workshops and debates on mainstreaming… Read More
Hearing the voices of the unheard, 23 January 2013
Tim Hughes leads Involve’s work on open government and coordinates the UK Open Government Partnership civil society network. He wrote the following blog report following the 2nd meeting of the PB network "Hearing the voices of the unheard" held on the 23rd January 2013 at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, Westminster University. Extract… Read More