PB in Action: Uist and Barra bus project
/As featured on the Innovation Exchange website, Western Isles Council has used PB to engage withcommunities in Uist and Barra around the redesign of the local public bus services.
Read MoreAs featured on the Innovation Exchange website, Western Isles Council has used PB to engage withcommunities in Uist and Barra around the redesign of the local public bus services.
Read MoreJune saw 2 Participatory Budgeting events in East Ayrshite - Mauchline on June 5th and Valley Ventures, in Darvel on June 25th.
Read MoreKilwinning’s young people came out in force at the weekend to secure over £3500 for community projects in the town.
Read MoreEach of Glasgow’s 21 Area Partnerships had access to £10k of the £210,000 pot for disbursal using Community Budgeting - read about how it happened in this report.
Read MoreNorth Ayrshire's second PB event was held in the 3 Towns of Saltcoats, Stevenston and Ardrossan on the 21st May 2016 - read about the results of this PB process
Read MoreOn Saturday the 30th APRIL 2016 (11am to 3pm), people in South Central Edinburgh will have the chance to decide how £200k is spent on housing, the environment and roads.
Read MoreLocal residents in a disadvantaged area of Midlothian are being supported to decide how to spend £30,000 to support people who are struggling financially
Read MoreThe first North Ayrshire PB event will take place on Saturday 19th March 2016. The event will be a chance for local community members aged 8+ to vote on £12,000 of funds for community organisations, who can bid for up to £700.
Read MoreEdinburgh South West Neighbourhood Partnership has run a PB process where young people have decided on £10,000 for local projects.
Read MoreColleagues from Ayrshire have let us know about some of the developments taking place in the early part of 2016, including community information meetings and PB training.
Read MoreIn what is a first for Aberdeen City Council, children and young people have been given a vote on how an underspend of £50,000 will be spent on activities in their local community.
Read MoreThe people of East Brechin are being invited to spend a budget of £20,000 on initiative to improve wellbeing in their area.
Read MoreMidlothian Council is working with Coalfields Regeneration Trust to deliver a Participatory Budgeting (PB) project in Woodburn and Dalkeith.
Read MorePB Scotland is featuring a series of updates from Scottish local authorities who have been supported to engage in PB activity by the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government is part-funding PB consultancy support delivered by PB Partners during 2015/16 to twenty local authorities across Scotland signed up for PB activity in their area.
You can read these updates below.
June saw 2 Participatory Budgeting events in East Ayrshite - Mauchline on June 5th and Valley Ventures, in Darvel on June 25th.
Kilwinning’s young people came out in force at the weekend to secure over £3500 for community projects in the town.
Each of Glasgow’s 21 Area Partnerships had access to £10k of the £210,000 pot for disbursal using Community Budgeting - read about how it happened in this report.
North Ayrshire's second PB event was held in the 3 Towns of Saltcoats, Stevenston and Ardrossan on the 21st May 2016 - read about the results of this PB process
On Saturday the 30th APRIL 2016 (11am to 3pm), people in South Central Edinburgh will have the chance to decide how £200k is spent on housing, the environment and roads.
Local residents in a disadvantaged area of Midlothian are being supported to decide how to spend £30,000 to support people who are struggling financially
The first North Ayrshire PB event will take place on Saturday 19th March 2016. The event will be a chance for local community members aged 8+ to vote on £12,000 of funds for community organisations, who can bid for up to £700.
Edinburgh South West Neighbourhood Partnership has run a PB process where young people have decided on £10,000 for local projects.
Colleagues from Ayrshire have let us know about some of the developments taking place in the early part of 2016, including community information meetings and PB training.
A number of local events have taken place in Fife which are promoting PB approaches - along £500k devolved to local communities to spend on their priorities.
Read MoreRead of two PB projects are underway in the Western Isles, one focusing on the local transport budget and another as part small youth grants.
Read MorePB has been a key area of development in the Highlands, with a series of events taking place across the year around funds of more than £60k.
Read MoreAs part of the approach to community planning Glasgow City Council is rolling out community budgeting to local areas so local people have greater influence over, and input into, how services are developed and delivered.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting in Scotland.
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a way for people to have a direct say in how local money is spent.
PB Scotland is developed by the
Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC)
with funding from the Scottish Government.
For more information please contact info@pbscotland.scot.
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As featured on the Innovation Exchange website, Western Isles Council has used PB to engage withcommunities in Uist and Barra around the redesign of the local public bus services.