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May 27, 2021

Community projects benefit from new Queens Cross initiative

May 27, 2021/ Admin
Community projects benefit from new Queens Cross initiative

Four projects received a share of £15,000 through Queens Cross Connected; a participatory budgeting project funded by Glasgow City Council’s Communities Fund and Queens Cross Community Involvement Groups.

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May 27, 2021/ Admin/ Comment
News
Funding, communities, glasgow
February 07, 2020

On the Way to Mainstreaming - Gorbals Ideas Fund

February 07, 2020/ Admin

Get an update on the great work of Gorbals Ideas Fund, a community-led PB initiative based in the Gorbals area of Glasgow.

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February 07, 2020/ Admin/ Comment
Reports & Ideas, Static
gorbals, Gorbals, Gorbals Idea Fund, examples, glasgow
September 19, 2019

Funded through PB, young disabled people take on accessibility for all in Pollok

September 19, 2019/ Admin

Pollok Access Fund’s ambition to make Pollok more accessible for young disabled people and the wider community.

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September 19, 2019/ Admin/ Comment
News
impact, pollok, swamp, Glasgow Disability Alliance, glasgow
August 29, 2019

Applications open for Ward 6 Glasgow PB

August 29, 2019/ Admin

Groups can now submit applications for the Ward 6 Community Choices participatory budgeting process.

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August 29, 2019/ Admin/ Comment
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ward 6, glasgow
May 18, 2019

Community Choices Canal online voting goes live

May 18, 2019/ Admin
Community Choices Canal online voting goes live

Residents who live in the Canal ward in Glasgow are able cast three vote for their favourite projects.

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May 18, 2019/ Admin/ Comment
canal, glasgow, community choices fund, voting
April 23, 2019

Pollok PB event success sees young people decide on £200k

April 23, 2019/ Admin

Held at the Silverburn Cineworld, the event saw young people vote on the projects important to them.

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April 23, 2019/ Admin/ Comment
News
pollok, glasgow, community choices fund
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 06, 2018

Ideas "big and wee" to make positive change in Partick

December 06, 2018/ David Reilly

Event report: See how PB was used in Partick to make a difference to local communities.

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December 06, 2018/ David Reilly/ Comment
Reports & Ideas, PB Event reports
partick, glasgow, community choices fund, events, Tag1
October 10, 2018

Glasgow's PB journey detailed in new report

October 10, 2018/ Admin

Glasgow City Council has published a report which outlines the work they’ve been doing around participatory budgeting (PB) across the city.

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October 10, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
Reports & Ideas, Static
glasgow, learning, reports
June 07, 2018

Our Democracy: Act As If We Own the Place campaign

June 07, 2018/ Admin
Our Democracy: Act As If We Own the Place campaign

A conference on the future of democracy: Saturday 23th June in Glasgow

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June 07, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
News
Our Democracy, Event, campaign, glasgow
June 06, 2018

Next PB step for Glasgow City Council

June 06, 2018/ Admin
Next PB step for Glasgow City Council

Glasgow City Council has launched plans for an exciting, first of its kind in Scotland, Participatory Budgeting pilot scheme to give Glasgow residents more control over how money is spent.

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June 06, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
News
poverty, Inequalities, glasgow
March 22, 2018

Participatory budgeting potential for social landlords

March 22, 2018/ Admin
Participatory budgeting potential for social landlords

Free workshops exploring Participatory Budgeting within social housing

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March 22, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
News
Social housing, pb partners, fife, workshop, scottish government, glasgow
February 22, 2018

The Barrhead Housing Association Community Projects Fund

February 22, 2018/ Admin
The Barrhead Housing Association Community Projects Fund

Barrhead Housing Association will host an Easter themed Participatory Budget Decision event at the Barrhead Foundry on the Saturday 3rd March 2018 from 10;30am- 12:30pm. 

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February 22, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
News
PB event, scottish government, community choices fund, Barrhead housing association, barrhead housing association 2018, glasgow
February 08, 2018

South Glasgow Youthbank Big Grant Giveaway

February 08, 2018/ Admin

More than 100 young people from across Glasgow came together for this participatory budgeting event, organised by South Glasgow Youth Bank.

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February 08, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
Reports & Ideas
event, glasgow, young people
February 05, 2018

You’ve got to make your mark - Spirit of the Gorbals PB Event

February 05, 2018/ David Reilly

Glasgow’s Gorbals is famous for its strong community and on 1st February 2018 the Gorbals community met to decide on how public money should be spent. 

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February 05, 2018/ David Reilly/ Comment
Reports & Ideas, PB Event reports, Static
pb event, gorbals, glasgow, new gorbals housing association 2018, examples, reports
January 12, 2018

Funding available from Festival 2018

January 12, 2018/ Admin
Funding available from Festival 2018

Community groups based in Glasgow can apply for grants of between £100 and £5,000 to put on cultural events and arts activities in their own area before and during the Glasgow 2018 European Championships. Deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 29th January.

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January 12, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
News
pb event, applications, glasgow
January 10, 2018

Spirit of the Gorbals

January 10, 2018/ Admin
Spirit of the Gorbals

New funding available for individuals or groups of local people and neighbours who want to run local projects for the benefit of other community members in the Gorbals, Glasgow. 

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January 10, 2018/ Admin/ Comment
News
pb event, Funding, applications, Gorbals, new gorbals housing association 2018, glasgow
September 07, 2017

Blog: Young People Make Glasgow - YoMo Community Celebration

September 07, 2017/ David Reilly
Blog: Young People Make Glasgow - YoMo Community Celebration

David Reilly gives us his thoughts about the recent Young Movers Community Celebration night - and the difference young people are making in Glasgow.

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September 07, 2017/ David Reilly/ Comment
Reports & Ideas, PB Event reports, Static
young people, young movers, awards, glasgow, glasgow east, blogs
August 30, 2017

Poverty Alliance Annual Conference 2017

August 30, 2017/ Sarah Jane Mc Geown
Poverty Alliance Annual Conference 2017

Campaigning for Change: Learning from the Past to Shape the Future

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August 30, 2017/ Sarah Jane Mc Geown/ Comment
News
Poverty Alliance, Annual Conference 2017, event, glasgow
August 02, 2017

How the French do Participatory Budgeting!

August 02, 2017/ Sarah Jane Mc Geown
How the French do Participatory Budgeting!

A delegation from Fife and Glasgow, with the support of What Works Scotland, had the unique opportunity to visit Paris in December 2016 to learn about how Participatory Budgeting is being delivered at their scale.

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August 02, 2017/ Sarah Jane Mc Geown/ Comment
News
participatory budgeting, paris, fife, glasgow
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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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