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Ayr North Decides
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Ayr North's Participatory Budgeting process allocates £10,000 to urban and rural community organisations
Read MoreA message from the Minister
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Minister for Local Government and Housing Kevin Stewart MSP speaks about his ambitions for PB in Scotland.
Read MorePB in Action: Participatory Budgeting comes to East Ayrshire!
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June saw 2 Participatory Budgeting events in East Ayrshite - Mauchline on June 5th and Valley Ventures, in Darvel on June 25th.
Read MorePB in Action: Kilwinning’s young people decide!
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Kilwinning’s young people came out in force at the weekend to secure over £3500 for community projects in the town.
Read MoreAyr North Decides! - 16th July 2016, John Pollock Centre
/South Ayrshire Council is running a PB event where local groups will have a chance to bid for money related to health and wellbeing in the local community.
Read MoreBlog: People led democracy in Denmark - What can we learn from grown up politics?
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Jez Hall, who will be known to many practitioners across Scotland through the participatory budgeting support work he is currently carrying out on behalf of Scottish Government, shares his thoughts on grown up democracy following the UK's vote for 'Brexit' last week.
Read MoreRead the latest PB Scotland Event Reports→
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PB Scotland attends participatory budgeting events from across Scotland, capturing the energy and learning at each event through a range of media, including photos, videos and interviews.
Read More£210,000 given out in Glasgow Community Budgeting
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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.
Read MorePB in Action: North Ayrshire Three Towns Pilot Event
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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
Read More'Teeing Off' - First steps in Troon's PB journey
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While the small Ayrshire town is experienced at hosting the Open International Golf Tournament which returns this summer, this PB process was something really new for residents.
Read MoreKeeping an eye on inequalities
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Giovanni Allegretti shares his knowledge of PB from around the world at this PB event in Edinburgh. He said we need to keep our eye on inequalities and make sure the process supports this aim.
Read MoreWhat is PB?
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Participatory budgeting is a way for local people to have a direct say in how, and where, public funds can be used to address local requirements.
Read MoreCommunity Choices Fund
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Applications are now open for a new £2 million fund giving communities the opportunity to vote on how money is spent in their area.
Read MoreParticipation of Midlothian
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On Saturday 21st May 2016, 349 local residents in a disadvantaged area of Midlothian decided how to spend £30,000 on projects supporting people struggling financially. PB Scotland was there to capture the action.
Read More£250k for Fife: Oor Bit Places and Spaces
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People can share their ideas with others by using an app on their mobiles, tablets, laptops or pcs to get them onto the website www.oorbit-fife.org
Read MoreTroon Locality Decides - applications close 10th June
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South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership is running a PB event in Troon with up to £10,000 available to local organisations.
Read MoreAngus Participatory Budgeting Learning Exchange - 17th June
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The day will be a chance to learn more about the PB process and hear more about the Your Budget, Your Choice PB work that has been happening in Angus already
Read MoreInternational experiences in Participatory Budgeting: A session with Giovanni Allegretti
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What Works Scotland is inviting those interested and involved in participatory budgeting to morning session with international participatory budgeting expert Giovanni Allegretti.
Read MoreSouth Centra£ Decides on Saturday
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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.
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