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Partnership working between the Voluntary & Community Sector and the Public Sector in addressing the needs of Rural Communities

This collection of 15 case studies will highlight real examples of good practice between public sector bodies and VCS organisations and groups in rural communities. The profiles will detail how the partners from the two sectors collaborate effectively and gain a collective value from their shared expertise and activities.

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Commission - Case Studies on empowerment - deadline 19th Feb

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.

Neighbourhood Arrangements - Two different approaches in Rotherham

The case studies presented in this publication illustrate two very different approaches to meeting neighbourhood aspirations.

What have we learned about empowerment practice and how it could be improved?

A report by 'Laying the Foundations' - residents of Kendray estate in Barnsley who carried out a study to investigate the quality of resident engagement in Kendray's Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder by addressing the question: 'What have we learned about empowerment practice and how it could be improved?'

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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.