Northeast of England
Pilot Studies in the North East of England
Pilot studies in the northeast of england
The Children's Fund, Newcastle
After months of preparation, 139 young people attended a participatory budgeting event in Newcastle in May 2008 to cast a 20% vote in the procurement of services for the city’s £2.25m Children’s Fund.
The St. Ann’s Funding Team Awards for Young People 2009 – ‘The SAFTA’s’ in Stockon on Tees
The St. Ann’s Funding Team Awards for Young People 2009 (The SAFTA’s) a participatory budgeting event was held on the 19th March 2009.
Acorns Your Voice, Your Choice Ballot
Your Voice, Your Choice ballot project was one of the Home Office community safety PB pilots which was given £20,000 of Home Office funding for PB. The time constraints for delivery were such that service providers were asked to come up with projects that met the community safety criteria. Ten were short listed by the steering group to go on the ballot.
Voice Your Choice in Eastfield, Scarborough
Residents of Eastfield voted on how £32,000 should be spent on projects addressing crime and community safety issues. As well as local people voting for projects at the ‘Decision Day’ in June 2009, residents played a key role in the design and delivery of the process.
PB Unit rolling out masterclasses
PB masterclass: commissioning and budget cycles
Choose Health in Deptford
