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Pembroke Dock Memorial Park project wins funds to develop county’s first disability-friendly play area

on 26 January, 2021 in Neighbourhoods, News, Wales, Young People

The Friends of Pembroke Dock Memorial Park have been successful in their bid for funding from the Cleddau Community Collaboration fund. The local charity has been awarded £2,000, which will be used towards its ambitious three-phase project to install disability-inclusive equipment in the biggest park in Pembroke Dock. 12 local projects applied to the fund,… Read More

Engaging young people in policy-making: Free webinar, 25th November

on 6 November, 2020 in Events, News, Scotland, Young People

Organised by CitizenLab, this free webinar will focus on participatory budgeting and other youth engagement work in North Ayrshire Council, Scotland, as well as wider reflections on youth participation in the UK and Europe. To find out more and sign up go to: https://www.citizenlab.co/webinar More information from the CitizenLab website below Engaging young residents in… Read More

Voting in Youth focussed participatory budgeting in Tampere, Finland now underway

on 4 November, 2020 in International, News, Uncategorised, Young People

Voting in participatory budgeting in Tampere, Finland takes place between 1–30 November 2020. The citizens of Tampere can vote for how to invest EUR 450,000 (approximately £400k) for the benefit of children and young people. The project includes 120 proposals. Citizens get to choose and vote for the proposals they want to see happen in… Read More

Tackling child poverty in Renfrewshire through PB

on 28 September, 2020 in News, Scotland, Young People

Child poverty initiatives implemented by Renfrewshire Council have helped boost the incomes of struggling families in Renfrewshire. Alongside a range of initiatives listed in Renfrewshire’s 2019/2020 Local Child Poverty Action Report was reference to their participatory budgeting initiative, called "Celebrating Renfrewshire – by young people, for young people." The process encourages young people (aged 12-25)… Read More

YOUth Making it Happen in Derry and Strabane

on 28 September, 2020 in News, Northern Ireland, Young People

An exciting new youth led and designed PB process has launched this autumn 2020, across the Derry and Strabane District Council Area of Northern Ireland. Over the last few months young people from across the city have been involved in shaping and designing the YOUth Making It Happen! PB process. Mayor Tierney joined some of… Read More

PB Youth Accelerator: Erasmus+ Pan-European Research Project

on 3 December, 2019 in England, International, News, Northern Ireland, Young People

PB Youth Accelerator is the working title of a new initiative looking to collate evidence of participatory budgeting involving young people in the community and in schools. This two year research partnership consists of 5 partners from 3 countries. It is lead by Polish foundation Soclab, with collaborators from Field of Dialogue in Poland and… Read More

Youth Leading Change in Newry Mourne and Down

on 20 November, 2019 in Neighbourhoods, Northern Ireland, Young People

In 2018 Newry Mourne and Down District Council in Northern Ireland had their first experience with Participatory Budgeting and it went really well. They ran two processes under the banner of Communities Leading Change. One for adults, and one focussed especially on young people. Funding was sourced by a partnership including Newry, Mourne and Down… Read More

PB in Schools: Has its time come in the UK?

on 27 March, 2019 in News, Young People

Schools play a central role in developing the life-skills and confidence of young people. Participatory budgeting (PB) is a proven deliberative process that can inspire, empower and engage young people in a cooperative, democratic and purposeful way. Bringing the two together has many positive benefits for schools, for society and for young people. In the… Read More

Our Money, Our Planet. Participatory Budgeting and the Green New Deal

on 27 March, 2019 in Blogs, Environment, Featured, News, Young People

In a new blog featured on the Shared Future CIC’s website Alan Budge connects PB and climate change. We feature some highlights below. Participatory Budgeting(PB) enables people to make their community better, starting with issues that concern us all.  The biggest concern we face as a society is climate change. In August 2018, Greta Thunberg,… Read More

PB and Social Isolation: New blog by Jez Hall

on 8 February, 2019 in Blogs, Health, Neighbourhoods, News, PB Network, Policing, Young People

In a new blog by Jez Hall, published on the Shared Future CIC website outlines why he thinks PB and reducing social isolation go together. Highlights of his blog are below. "Recently I’ve been coordinating a citizen inquiry on elderly care at home, where social isolation is a key emerging theme to promoting well-being and… Read More

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