Communications

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Funding and training opportunities, participatory budgeting videos

(adapted from an email from Loraine Duckworth of Edinburgh Council)

Climate Challenge Fund opens for applications

Community-led organisations from across Scotland are invited to apply to the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) for funding to support local projects that tackle climate change.  Download How to apply (PDF) and content and images for websites (PDF).

CCF grants of up to £150,000 per organisation, per year, are available for projects taking place between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2020*. The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest, the first stage of the application process for a CCF Grant, is 17:00 on 28 August 2017. Continue reading →

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Our Stockbridge Event

(This is outside NTBCC's area, but may be of interest to some readers.)

Did you know that Stockbridge once had a beetroot factory?

Or that you could have a bath at Glenogle Baths for a shilling?
Or that Henderson Row used to have a wash house, with a rocking horse inside to keep children entertained whilst mothers did the weekly wash?

From tales of days spent playing peevers and tig in the streets, to painful school punishments and sneaking into empty buildings after dark, Our Stockbridge is a film project that brings together the memories of local residents who grew up in Stockbridge between 1920 and 1960 and the creativity of local modern-day 10-13 year olds.

All ages welcome. Click here to reserve your free tickets.

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Let’s Make a Song and Dance About It: New Ways of Doing Church Together

(adapted from an email from Edinburgh Churches Together)

When: Saturday 24 June 2017

Where: St Andrew’s and St George’s West, 13 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PA

10:30-12:00 with registration and  tea and coffee from 10:00

I’m delighted to draw your attention to a workshop to explore new forms of Church, an opportunity to share your story and learn new ideas, hosted by Edinburgh City Centre Churches Together and Edinburgh Churches Together.

The key speaker is A​lan Cowe, who will be talking about Greenside Church’s Arts & Entertainment Outreach.

As part of the workshop, we've also invited local churches together groups in Edinburgh to come  along and present for 5 minutes about the news, ventures and initiatives they have been involved with.

It is open to all and free, but registration would be helpful for catering purposes. Please register through:

http://newwaysofdoingchurch.eventbrite.com?s=76022667

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Community Choices fund: new money for participatory budgeting

(adapted from an email from Citizen Participation Network.)

New: Community Choices Fund announced for 2017/18

The Scottish Government has announced the £1.5 million fund will be open for applications until 21st July 2017.

First launched in 2016/17, the Community Choices Fund has supported participatory budgeting (PB) in Scotland.

For 2017/18, £1.5 million of the Community Choices Fund is available in two categories of £750,000 each:

  • Category one for Public Authorities which includes Local Authorities and other Public Bodies.
  • Category two for Community Organisations and Community Councils.

The fund aims to support PB activity which will significantly expand opportunities for more local people to make decisions on local spending priorities and contribute to local participatory democracy.

Targeted particularly at work in deprived areas, the fund aims to build on the support provided by the Scottish Government for PB since 2014 as part of a broader agenda around democratic innovation and engaged citizenship.

The closing date for applications is midnight 21 July 2017.

More information: https://pbscotland.scot/blog/2017/6/9/community-choices-fund-announced-for-201718