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PB masterclass: PB in neighbourhoods

This is one in a series of masterclasses aimed at providing targeted and relevant support to practitioners in developing PB in the current economic and political climate.

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When	Apr 16, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 03:30 PM
Where	Micah Room, 35 Dale Street, Manchester
Contact Name	Jenny Lazarus
Contact Phone	0161 236 9321
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Participatory Budgeting (PB) can play a crucial role in helping deliver genuine localism by offering people a direct say in how money is spent in their communities:

This workshop will offer participants the opportunity to explore:

How PB is already working at Neighbourhood level
How ‘local PB’ can be scaled up
how evolving PB initiatives eg at parish level can mesh effectively with the current policy agenda around neighbourhood budgets, open public services and local empowerment in general.

The PB Unit has over 10 years experience of practical support and facilitation of PB in the UK. The Unit is a project of the charity, Church Action on Poverty, based in Manchester, but working nationally.

This is one in a series of masterclasses aimed at providing targeted and relevant support to practitioners in developing PB in the current economic and political climate. The masterclasses will be deliberately kept small to ensure maximum learning and focused support relevant to your context.

35 Dale Street is located in Manchester city centre within the Northern Quarter, very close to Piccadilly and Victoria Train stations.

Prices:

Private sector: £250

Public & social enterprise sector: £150

Community/voluntary sector & students: £50

More information and booking:

For more information please contact Jenny Lazarus on 0161 236 9321 ext 2 or email jenny@participatorybudgeting.org.uk

If you are interested in hosting a masterclass in your local authority area or region, please get in touch to discuss it further.

A booking form is attached for your convenience. Please complete this and return it to us.

Special offers:

Book two and save: if you book on two masterclasses you'll receive £50 off the second one

Bring a buddy: if you bring a colleague or friend to the same masterclass they can come for 1/2 price

Further dates:

If you’re unable to attend, or would like to attend more than one, we have further masterclasses on the following dates. More dates will be confirmed shortly.

16th February 2012: An introduction to participatory budgeting

7th March 2012: PB in the housing & development context

15th May 2012: PB in commissioning and budget cycles