As part of my 'in-service training' as a Councillor, this morning I attended a briefing event about Participatory Budgeting.
This half-day event was run by the Improvement Service and is funded through the Convention of Scottish local Authorities, (CoSLA).
This was a very practical session which provided insights into a number of approaches to public involvement in deciding spending priorities. I hope that it will be be possible to trial one of these approaches with The Ferry Local Community Planning Partnership.