participatory budgeting
People, Power, Money
Exciting FREE conference
Key note speaker: Shazia Hussain
Director of the Tower Hamlets Partnership, where local residents decided how £4.8 million of council money was spent effectively.
Shazia's presentation is now available to download below
A conference report will be available shortly
Top Dog Challenge
Created by Rotherham MBC for their Local Democracy week this resource pack contains all you need to run a Top Dog Challenge event - challenge local school teams to step into the shoes of decision makers and allocate a local neighbourhood budget of 100,000 pounds.
Parish Councils and Participatory Budgeting
25th May 10am to 3pm at St Georges Centre, Leeds
This seminar will launch a new toolkit and DVD for Parish councils wanting to run PB events. The morning will focus on PB and Parish councils while the afternoon will be a regional networking activity looking at wider issues about PB for anyone interested.
All participants will be given a free toolkit and DVD
Seminar Flyer with details can be downloaded below
For more information contact Jenny Lazarus at the PB Unit
Participatory Budgeting & the Big Society - One day Conference, 9 November 2010
The Participatory Budgeting Unit is holding a one-day conference on 9 November 2010, Westminster Central Hall exploring how PB can be taken forward in the new political and economic climate. Topics covered will include how PB enhances commissioning co-production and Total Place.
Voice your Choice - Participatory Budgeting comes to Eastfield
Residents of Eastfield near Scarborough, voted for £32,500 worth of projects addressing crime and community safety issues. As well as local people voting for projects on 'Decision Day' in June 09, residents played a key role in the design and delivery of the process.
Participatory Budgeting Case Studies
In February and March of 2009, 24 separate participatory budgeting pilots were held on the theme of community safety, all partly or fully funded by a Home Office scheme. The pilots were scattered across England and Wales from Thanet in Kent to Newcastle and Northumberland, and even one in Cardiff.
Participatory Budgeting Conference
Venue: The Source, Sheffield
Participatory Budgeting, where residents vote directly on spending decisions in their local areas, is becoming increasingly well established, with over 70 pilot initiatives nationally.
The day is for people either already engaged in delivering PB in the Yorkshire/Humber Region, or who are interested in developing PB initiatives, can meet, network, and share best practice.
