You are here: Home » Neighbourhood Partnerships » South Central » What's On » South Centra£ Decides - Saturday, 30th April
South Centra£ Decides - VOICE YOUR CHOICE
METHODIST CHURCH HALL
25 NICOLSON SQUARE
SATURDAY, 30th APRIL 2016
11.00 AM to 3.00 PM
The South Central Neighbourhood Partnership has over £200,000 worth of funding available for distribution in 2016/17 and YOU, as a resident of South Central, are asked to Voice your Choice and decide which projects get what. Anyone over the age of 12 is eligible to vote so long as they live in South Central. The money is split into three different "pots" which are described more on linked pages. (click on the headings for information on each fund and how you can propose a project and/or your group can apply for a community grant.) This type of approach is known at Participatory Budgeting or PB as it is often known as - it's a system where local people decide on local money. Check our FAQs to find more about PB.
What's happening and how does it all work? Click here and we will explain the process to you - all quite easy and good fun.
Commmunity Grants: - We have £24,000 that community groups can apply for (Maximum grant £2,500). £12,000 has come from South Central Community Grants budget and another £12,000 from the Scottish Government.
Neighbourhood Environment Programme: This is money the Council allocates each year for the community to decide how it is spent. It is split into two "pots" but both can be spent on footpath improvements, pavement improvements, installation of dropped kerbs, fancy paving stone in certain spots, guard rails (designed to prevent children running from a park straight out onto a main road). Click here for FAQs on the NEPs programme
Housing Revenue Fund: We have approximately £130,000 to spend from this pot. The money comes entirely from Council House rents and therefore can only be spent on improvements on Council land in and around Council Housing. In South Central this really means Dumbiedykes, Prestonfield and bits of the Pleasance as that is where there is by far the biggest concentration of Council homes.
Roads Capital: We have approximately £67,000 in this pot. This money can be used to fund projects across South the whole of South Central. As these projects need to be costed, the closing date for this fund has now past but you will be able to select your favourite on or before 30th April.
There are loads of buses that stop at Nicolson Square - Nos 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 14, 33, 37, 47, 48, 49 & 60
There is also limited parking (at a cost) in the Mosque car park beside the hall.
If you need any further information please contact Mags Campbell, Partnership Development Officer.
Email:
Tel: 0131-529 7182
