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Yorkshire & Humber seminar huge success
More than 60 people attended a joint seminar by the PBU, the regional empowerment partnership and the Government Office.
Participation experiments
Get involved in a participation experiment Accenture are running online until the end of December.
Community councils in Wales pilot PB
Tremeirchion Community Council in North Wales are holding a decision day on 8th December to allocate funds on the themes of Clean, Green, Safe and Sense of Community
Norfolk get ready for decision day
Norfolk hold their first PB decision day on 6th December to allocate £200,000.
SQW to do CLG evaluation
Communities and Local Government have recently awarded the tender for their evaluation of the PB pilots to SQW. SQW will be working with all the pilots over the coming months to produce the evaluation
Conference report now on website
We have produced a report of our national conference on 15th September, which is now on our website.
PB guru Sergio Baeirle to speak in Bradford
Bradford University are hosting a seminar run by the original PB guru - Sergio Baeirle.
Rural PB pilots commissioned
The PB Unit is working with the Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) to develop some rural PB pilots
Conference video now on website
We produced a video of PB so far for our first national conference on participatory budgeting on 15th September. We've had so many people ask for the video that we've put it on our website.
Values, principles and standards now published!
We launched the final version of the values, princples and standards for PB at our national conference on 15th September.
Hazel Blears announces 12 new PB areas
Hazel Blears' announced 12 new areas for PB at her keynote address to the national participatory budgeting conference.
1st PB national conference resounding success
Over 240 people from all walks of life attended the 1st national conference on participatory budgeting on Monday. Delegates heard from a wide range of speakers including Hazel Blears MP and discussed how national priorities translate to work on the ground.
Participatory budgeting conference around the corner
Over 240 people are coming to the conference at the Midland Hotel, which promises to be a fantastic day dedicated to participatory budgeting and how it's moving forward in the UK.
Twitter for empowerment!
Communities and Local Government have set up a twitter channel to let people know what they're doing about empowerment and for people to twitter themselves.
PB commitment in Policing Green Paper
"the Home Office will support the use of participatory budgeting involving community safety resources. The participatory budgeting process ensures that hte views of the local community are built into the decision-making process" (Policing Green Paper, p.20)
PB Unit deliver to a packed out West Midlands seminar
Over 70 delegates attended the PB Unit's West Midland's regional seminar on PB in conjunction with Government Office West Midlands (GOWM) and Regional Action West Midlands (RAWM). The event was very popular with people attending from all over the West Midlands, and some from further afield.
PB key message in empowerment white paper
On Thursday 10th July, Communities & Local Government published 'Communities in Control: real people, real power' or the community empowerment white paper. The PB Unit is really happy to note that PB runs as a key thread throughout the whole paper and is linked to a number of other key commitments as well as there being PB specific key commitments.
Southampton's Your Health Your Community Your Vote success
Southampton PB pilot's first PB voting event on 27th June was a huge success with Thornhill residents turning out to vote on how £50,000 of monies allocated to health should be spent.
PB Unit's new website launched!
After much hand wringing and gnashing of teeth, the PB Unit's new website has been unveiled. Please have a look around and let us know what you think.
North East regional seminar success
The first of the PB Unit's regional seminars, held in the North East, was a great success. Jointly hosted by Government Office North East and the regional empowerment consortia, and supported by Newcastle City Council, over 70 people attended.
Yorkshire & Humber seminar huge success
London regional PB seminar
