25 community groups are celebrating after landing fresh funding to help support their work. Around 100 people turned out to take part in the 'Prestwick and Villages Decides' event.
Read MoreProposals have been made within Glasgow City Council to commit £1m per council ward to participatory budgeting.
Read MoreHear from Alistair Stoddart at the Democratic Society, about how PB, a practical tool to support community decision making in resource allocation, is progressing across Scotland.
Read MoreWork in Aberdeen where young people had their say on how £50,000 of underspend was used has been highlighted in a report which follows the process that took place.
Read MoreSouth Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership are running another PB event, this time in the Prestwick area.
Read MoreThis is a great short video which explains how participatory budgeting works in New York City.
Read MorePB Scotland is now On Twitter - follow @PB_Scotland to hear the latest.
Read MoreAyr North's Participatory Budgeting process allocates £10,000 to urban and rural community organisations
Read MoreMinister for Local Government and Housing Kevin Stewart MSP speaks about his ambitions for PB in Scotland.
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 MoreSouth 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 MoreJez 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 MorePB 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 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 MoreWhile 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 MoreGiovanni 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 MoreParticipatory 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 MoreApplications are now open for a new £2 million fund giving communities the opportunity to vote on how money is spent in their area.
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