Paul Nelis reflects on Letham4All’s approach to voting. The community-led group used multiple methods of voting to engage the wider community. At the voting event in February 2019 they had collected 1,452 votes by using ballot boxes, online voting and in person voting. Around 10% of the population had their say.
Read MoreStrathearn & Strathallan communities will decide how grants of up to £4000 should be spent to make the area better for the people who live here.
Read MoreNew video about participatory budgeting in Perth and Kinross.
Read MoreCommunity groups in Perth and Kinross can now apply for funding to be spend on community-led projects that tackle inequalities through PB.
Read MoreSinging, dancing and even a few tears - not something you might expect from a public decision making process but it was clear from the outset that the ‘Carers Voice, Carers Choice’ event in Perth was going to be something very different. We
Read MorePerth and Kinross is organising a PB event on 4th February 2016 to enable unpaid carers to be involved in deciding how money is spent to benefit them.
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting in Scotland.
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a way for people to have a direct say in how local money is spent.
A 60-second guide
to PB
PB Scotland is developed by the
Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC)
with funding from the Scottish Government.
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