Watch the In Your Hands Film Online

Poulton Neighbourhood Management has produced a DVD about the participatory budgeting scheme.
The DVD explains in more detail about how participatory budgeting came about and the benefits of allowing local people to spend public money. The film shows what happened at the Grand Voting Event and what the participants thought of the experience. You can watch the In Your Hands DVD online

Community starting to benefit from the ‘In Your Hands’ scheme

Local community groups who won ‘In Your Hands’ funding, decided by local residents, are already putting it to good use.

St John Ambulance recently received their cheque for £2000 from Poulton Neighbourhood Management on behalf of local residents who voted for their bid to provide community training.

The Rainbow Centre has also received £605.26 for evacuation wheelchairs and first aid training for volunteers.

Morecambe Brass Academy have been putting their £2000 winnings to good use already by encouraging more young people to learn musical instruments.

Local children are thrilled with the new play equipment that their ‘In Your Hands’ grant has been used for. Chatterbox pre-school are based at the Memorial Hall and were awarded £750 for equipment that will help the children with their learning and development.

Local residents decided who should receive a share of the £20,000 in February at the ‘In Your Hands Grand Voting Event’. A total of 26 applications were made from local community groups for money to spend on building a stronger community. Residents scored each bid out of ten and those with the highest scores received their funding.