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Burscough Parish Council PB, 2013

on 28 June, 2013 in England, Neighbourhoods, News, Themes

"Two children’s projects are to get a cash handout from Burscough Parish Council. The Parish Council, at their annual assembly meeting, allowed the public to decide how £10,000 in funding should be spent through Participatory Budgeting. Over 100 people turned out to vote for the two community projects to keep children active during the summer"… Read More

Guidance on community-led PB

on 20 June, 2013 in Documents, Neighbourhoods, News

Community Development Foundation commissioned PB Partners to write a community led PB ‘how to’ guide as part of its Community First programme (an £80million government-funded initiative which ran from April 2011 until March 2015). Community First provided local community panels with small sums to support community initiatives, and some tried a PB approach. This guide was… Read More

Richmond Fellowship Scotland: PB case study, 2013

on 20 June, 2013 in Case Studies, Health, Scotland

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

Miles Platting: You Decide from Adactus Housing

on 20 June, 2013 in Case Studies, England, Housing

Adactus Housing Association has once again set aside a pot of money and would like to put residents of Miles Platting in control of how it is spent.  ‘Miles Platting – You Decide’ lets residents of Miles Platting decide for themselves which projects are needed in their area. Any local community, voluntary or non-profit organisation… Read More

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue PB evaluation, November 2012

on 20 June, 2013 in Case Studies, England, Policing

In 2012, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue service ran a PB programme which distributed around £20,000 in three communities. The evaluation report stated: The aim of the activity was to carry out a series of PB pilots to see what the processes would offer a FRS as an engagement technique that could help improve… Read More

It’s Up 2 U, £500K, Durham

on 4 April, 2013 in Case Studies, England, Neighbourhoods

Durham County Council, in partnership with 3 Towns Partnership, had £500,000 of capital funding for projects in the Crook area. The public were invited to have their say and vote for their favourite projects at Crook Primary School on Saturday 23 February between 10.30am and 2.30pm. The 12 organisations and projects that were bidding for… Read More

Newcastle were first in the country to do PB with Carers

on 3 April, 2013 in Case Studies, England, Health

In 2010 Newcastle piloted the use of a budget to support carers in the area using PB. In what is believed to be an England first, the carers themselves decided how money should best be spent to meet their needs, rather than council officers making the decisions for them. Carers from across the city met… Read More

The Children’s Fund, Newcastle

on 1 April, 2013 in Case Studies, England, Young People

After months of preparation, 139 young people attended a participatory budgeting event in Newcastle in May 2008 to cast a 20% vote in the procurement of services for the city’s £2.25m Children’s Fund. This was one in a series of events held as part of the city’s Udecide participatory budgeting programme, which has given thousands… Read More

PB in Blaenau Gwent with Home Office funds

on 18 January, 2013 in Policing, Videos, Wales

On Saturday 13 March 2010, 150 residents of Blaenau Gwent turned out to have their say in Safer Blaenau Gwent‘s ‘Your Voice, Your Choice’ Participatory Budgeting Event. In total £30,000 was available for local people to decide which community safety projects would be funded in their neighbourhoods. The pilot, supported by the Home Office, invited… Read More

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