 
Udecide Newcastle
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Name of person who posted the project:Ali Howes
Location of project:United Kingdom
Date when the project started:2006
Date when the project ended/project ongoing:2008
Background to project:Piloting Participatory budgeting in NewcastlePurpose of project:Following on from the £30,000 spent last year in Lemington, Denton and Woolsington through participatory budgeting there will now be £70,000 worth of U decide money to be spent in 2007.The U decide team help local people and groups to develop ideas that will be put forward to a big voting event in October, where local people are given the power to spend public money, to benefit their communities. Project activities:There are four steps for local communities and groups to be involved.Step One: Local people decide what areas they want the U decide money to be spent on. Step Two: Local people come up with ideas for projects (with help from the U decide team). Last year's successful projects included new equipment for a boxing group There is a U decide working group made up of 30 local residents who work alongside six council officers and a member of the Participatory Budgeting Unit at Newcastle City Council. Project results:Projects funded in 2006 included new homes for bats and birds in Woolsington Village, £2,200 awarded to D2 Youth Zone in Newbiggin Hall Estate for outdoor activities, Westerhope Bowling Club awarded money for new seats and to hold tea dances.Contact details:Newcastle City CouncilMaggie McKenna, 0191 211 5893, maggie.mckenna@newcastle.gov.uk. For general information about participatory budgeting go to www.participatorybudgeting.org.uk |
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