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The Participatory Budgeting Unit is changing!
To meet new challenges and opportunities the PBU is becoming Participatory Budgeting UK (PBUK). We will be working collaboratively and engaging with partners and PBU friends throughout this transition period.
Get involved with The People's Budget!
Billions of pounds of our money is being used by public bodies with hardly any involvement of local people.
PB Unit rolling out masterclasses
Last year, the PBU piloted three masterclasses looking at how PB can be developed in the current economic and political climate.
Miles Platting Decided
On Saturday 12th November residents in Miles Platting were given the chance to take a lead in improving their own neighbourhood thanks to Miles Platting: You Decide, a new project from Adactus Housing Association.
Recycling with You Choose in Tameside
Tameside have just had their voting events across the borough, where 726 people voted on how to spend over £400,000 of money saved through recycling
Over to Youth a success in Fife
Over to YOUth Fife’s first Participatory Budgeting Initiative for young people was hailed a great success. The Voting Event took place at the Lomond Centre, Glenrothes.
Get localism here – the West Country shows the way
The South West Participatory Budgeting regional network has produced a regional guide to localism, featuring different tools and approaches taken across the region with lots of case studies
The People's Budget website launched
The People's Budget project has officially launched and is online at www.thepeoplesbudget.org.uk
National PB evaluation published
Today, DCLG have published the final report following a 2.5 year evaluation into PB.
New series of PB masterclasses announced
The PB Unit are holding a series of masterclasses on timely and relevant topics - how to involve citizens in commissioning and shaping services and how to develop PB with neighbourhood budgeting - that are aimed at practitioners wanting to take PB to the next level.
Evaluation for Scottish community safety pilots published
The Scottish Government has now published the evaluation of the Scottish PB & Community Safety pilot scheme - Community Wellbeing Champions Initiative.
PB Toolkit for towns and parishes
Rural Action Yorkshire have produced a toolkit and DVD on implmementing PB in town and parish council areas. It draws on the work of several councils in Yorkshire and Humber.
Adur's council leader thinks PB is great for communities
Councillor Neil Parkin, the Leader of Adur District Council, has written a ringing endorsement of PB, following their first PB process in 2010.
Fife's young people learn about democracy
Glenrothes Youth Forum was launched in March and members are encouraging other young people to have a say and get involved in decision making.
A guide to using developers funds for PB
East Devon District Council have impelemented PB using Section 106 developers' funding for 3 years. They have produced a guide based on their experiences
Help shape "Your Local Budget"
Izwe, in conjuction with Big Society Network and NESTA are developing a website of resources to engage with communities around budget issues. They are looking for people to help test the site.
PB a part of the 'good society'
In an article for Civitas, Patrick Diamond has argued that PB is an essential part of local democratic empowerment, which is needed to nurture communities in 21st century
First PB in urban parish council launched
Campbell Park parish council is the first urban parish to implement PB in it's area using the parish's own budget.
The Participatory Budgeting Unit is changing!
We need to move beyond the ‘Councillors know best’ approach in Edinburgh
The People's Budget workshop at TPAS conference
