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April 05, 2019

Linking Communities runs £100k PB programme in East Renfrewshire

April 05, 2019/ Admin

Linking Communities is an umbrella group made up of representatives from Barrhead, Neilston and Thornliebank

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April 05, 2019/ Admin/ Comment
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community choices, east renfrewshire, east renfrewshire council 2018
February 21, 2019

'PB TV' launch sees £200,000 for young people in Pollok

February 21, 2019/ Admin

Young people of Greater Pollok have £200,000 to spend as part of Glasgow's Community Choices participatory budgeting (PB) process

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February 21, 2019/ Admin/ Comment
News
pollok, community choices, glasgow, young scot
December 12, 2018

Peterhead community asked to decide on £20,000 of local improvements

December 12, 2018/ Sarah Jane Mc Geown
Peterhead community asked to decide on £20,000 of local improvements

Residents and community groups from across Peterhead are being invited to suggest ideas and projects that will help improve the local area. Suggestions can be submitted up until Monday, January 14, 2019.

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December 12, 2018/ Sarah Jane Mc Geown/ Comment
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applications, Peterhead, community choices, aberdeenshire
June 29, 2018

Gorbals Idea Fund

June 29, 2018/ Admin
Gorbals Idea Fund

The Gorbals Ideas Fund Community Panel is now accepting applications for their Summer Event!

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June 29, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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Gorbals Idea Fund, Gorbals, community choices, new gorbals housing association 2018, Event, applications, scottish government
June 07, 2018

Applications now open: Community Choices 2018/19→

June 07, 2018/ Admin

The Scottish Government has announced the latest round of the Community Choices Fund, giving community organisations and community councils an opportunity to run their own participatory budgeting (PB) events.

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June 07, 2018/ Admin/ Comment /Source
Reports & Ideas
community choices, scottish government
June 05, 2018

Your Voice Your Choice: Sharing the Experience from Musselburgh

June 05, 2018/ Sarah Jane Mc Geown
Your Voice Your Choice: Sharing the Experience from Musselburgh

Tuesday evening Musselburgh Area Partnership held an event to showcase their evaluation process of ‘Your Voice Your Choice’ programme.

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June 05, 2018/ Sarah Jane Mc Geown/ Comment
News, Reports & Ideas, PB Event reports
event, Musselburgh Area Partnership, community choices, evaluation, edinburgh
April 26, 2018

Money for Moray - Beneath the tip of the PB Iceberg

April 26, 2018/ David Allan

For most groups running PB processes the final event is what everybody sees, the visible tip of the iceberg, if you like. But the planning, preparation and sheer hard work that goes into PB represents the other nine tenths of the process.

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April 26, 2018/ David Allan/ Comment
Reports & Ideas, PB Event reports
moray, money for moray 2018, community choices, community-led, evaluation, blogs
February 26, 2018

Community Choices events near you in 2018→

February 26, 2018/ Admin
Community Choices events near you in 2018

Community Choices funded events are taking place across the country during 2018. Catch up on everything that's happening. 

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February 26, 2018/ Admin/ Comment /Source
Reports & Ideas
community choices, events, announcement
February 13, 2018

Girvan Youth Trust - Take 2 South Carrick 2018

February 13, 2018/ Admin

Girvan Youth Trust is organising another participatory budgeting (PB) initiative, taking place on 24th February 2018 at Girvan Academy.

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February 13, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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girvan youth trust 2018, girvan, girvan youth trust, community choices
February 13, 2018

Burnfoot Bids Together Again for 2018

February 13, 2018/ Admin

Local community groups are encouraged to submit ideas that will benefit the local community, with funds between £500 and £3,000 available. 

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February 13, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
News
burnfoot community futures 2018, burnfoot, community choices
February 01, 2018

Arbroath Talks - You Say, We Pay, March 10th 2018→

February 01, 2018/ Admin

The public will vote on the list of options for the £50,000 to be spent on, following on from the PB Information Day on Saturday 24 February.

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February 01, 2018/ Admin/ Comment /Source
arbroath, community choices
January 31, 2018

Money for Moray Health and Wellbeing PB for 2018

January 31, 2018/ Admin

Money for Moray are embarking another participatory budgeting (PB) process for 2018, with £60,000 available for groups.

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January 31, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
News
money for moray, money for moray 2018, moray, community choices
January 02, 2018

Better Barrhead Community Fund 2018

January 02, 2018/ Admin

The initiative is being driven by a group of local community members who have formed the Better Barrhead steering group.

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January 02, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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barrhead housing association 2018, community choices, barrhead, east renfrewshire, east renfrewshire council 2018
January 01, 2018

North Carrick "Participate Activate Regenerate" PB process for 2018

January 01, 2018/ Admin

North Carrick Community Benefit Company have launched a new round of participatory budeting funding for their local community.

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January 01, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
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north carrick community benefit company 2018, north Carrick, community choices
October 30, 2017

1% local government target sees £100 million for PB

October 30, 2017/ Admin

The Scottish Government and COSLA have announced that at least 1% of local government budgets will be decided through participatory budgeting (PB) by the end of 2021, with £100 million in council funds potentially available

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October 30, 2017/ Admin/ Comment
Reports & Ideas
announcement, community choices, funding, scottish government, cosla
October 24, 2017

£1.5 million for Community Choices

October 24, 2017/ Admin

16 community organisations and 17 local councils will share the £1.5 million fund, with more than 90 applications submitted for 2017/18.

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October 24, 2017/ Admin/ Comment
News
announcement, community choices fund, community choices, funding
October 12, 2017

The right choices? Read the Community Choices Fund 2016/17 Report

October 12, 2017/ Andrew Paterson
The right choices? Read the Community Choices Fund 2016/17 Report

Anyone interested in PB in Scotland should have a look at this collective summary of reports from PB projects funded through the Scottish Government's Community Choices Fund in 2016/17.

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October 12, 2017/ Andrew Paterson/ Comment
News, Reports & Ideas
community choices, evaluation
June 06, 2017

Hear the Voice, Make the Change: Guide to evaluating PB processes

June 06, 2017/ Andrew Paterson
Hear the Voice, Make the Change: Guide to evaluating PB processes

This comprehensive guide from PB Partners lays out 10 essential actions to record, monitor and evaluate the impact of a PB programme.

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June 06, 2017/ Andrew Paterson/ Comment
Reports & Ideas
pb partners, community choices, How, evaluation, guides
May 02, 2017

North Glasgow youngsters lead the way in £60,000 grant funding

May 02, 2017/ Andrew Paterson
North Glasgow youngsters lead the way in £60,000 grant funding

Blog post by ng homes about its work with young people across North Glasgow, culminating in a Community Choices budgeting event on 28th March in Springburn Academy, Glasgow.

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May 02, 2017/ Andrew Paterson/ Comment
Reports & Ideas
housing association, glasgow, community choices, springburn, schools, case studies, learning event reports
March 16, 2017

Leith Links - Bringing the Community Together

March 16, 2017/ David Reilly
Leith Links - Bringing the Community Together

This event report of the Leith Links event in March 2017 shows how PB helped bring the community together through low fuss table top presentations, community discussions and social voting for £400 - £2,000.

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March 16, 2017/ David Reilly/ Comment
Reports & Ideas, PB Event reports, Static
leith, edinburgh, community council, community choices, examples, learning event reports
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PB Scotland

Participatory budgeting in Scotland.

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Participatory budgeting (PB) is a way for people to have a direct say in how local money is spent.

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