Representatives of Participatory Budgeting (PB) projects from across Scotland met in Glasgow on the 15th October 2014 to share the rich experiences of PB in Scotland over the last 10 years. Funded by the Scottish Government, hosted by the Scottish Community Development Centre and Faith in Community Scotland it used a participatory format to capture… Read More
Scotland
What’s happening in Participatory Budgeting across Scotland
Leith Decides Open For Applications
The next £eith decides decision-making event is on 7 February 2015 at Leith Community Education Centre. The Leith Neighbourhood Partnership have handed over the decision-making on the allocation £22,092, in grants of up to £1,000, to the people of Leith. Leith Decides has been a long running and successful example from Scotland of residents deciding on small grants… Read More
Over 1000 residents participate in Leith Decides 2014
For the fourth year in a row numerous local projects have been funded in Edinburgh through the Leith Decides Participatory Budgeting programme. Over 1000 people participated through multiple channels, including postal voting, using local libraries as voting stations as well as at the decision day event. Just under £23,000 was in the pot, with local… Read More
Canny wi’ Cash – Older People’s Participatory Budgeting
Older People Deciding on Grants for Older People. An inclusive process with the principles of co-production and resilience at its heart. Commenting on the experience, one of the Older People participating said: ‘Our voices are being heard at last.’ As part of Edinburgh’s ‘Reshaping Care for Older People – Change Fund’ Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council… Read More
Edinburgh positive about the impact of Participatory Budgeting
In a recent report on a range of Participatory Budgeting initiatives Edinburgh City Council recognises the positive impacts in terms of public approval for opportunities to have a say over budgets. Examining programmes like the award winning Leith Decides encouraged the council to continue to develop the approach, and it is trying PB in a… Read More
Leith Decides wins COSLA award
Now in its fourth round, Leith Decides has been running since 2010. In 2013 they achieved an award from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) for their pioneering work. Leith Neighbourhood Partnership (NP) was aware that annual surveys had consistently shown that most people in Leith don’t feel able to influence what happens in… Read More
2013 evaluation report for the Leith Decides PB programme
The 2013 evaluation report for the Leith Decides PB programme is now online. Loraine reports that the steering Group of Leith Community Reps is now planning the fourth programme in partnership with CEC, community police and voluntary ector workers. Download the Leith Neighbourhood Partnership report (PDF)
Richmond Fellowship Scotland: PB case study, 2013
The Richmond Fellowship Scotland has sent us the following report about their 2013 ‘Outcomes are Fun’ PB event. This is a report back about one of their four £20,000 processes, run and organised with members of their community. "The aim of the project was to give over control and creativity to vulnerable people to achieve… Read More