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You Choose 2012
Giving Tameside Residents a Say in Local Spending
In 2011 Tameside Council launched “You Choose” and ran 8 events across the borough to support local community groups. Following those successes the events will run again in 2012, plus there will be a “Pan-Tameside” (across Tameside) event.
You Choose gives local residents the opportunity to have their say on the projects they want to see go ahead in their communities. The initiative replaces the way the council previously provided smaller community based grants, including the Community Chest Fund.
The money for You Choose comes from the efforts of local people who recycled their waste, thus saving on landfill costs. The more residents recycle, the more Tameside Council can save and pass on to the community.
You Choose means the local community decide how to spend the recycling savings, hence the phrase “You Recycle, You Choose”. In this case Tameside groups bid for money by presenting their proposal at public events, and the audience votes on each proposal. Scores are tallied up and each of the groups who get the most votes will be awarded their You Choose grant until the grant funding allocation runs out. This method of distributing funding provides greater consistency and transparency in the Council’s approach to grant allocation. This process is known as ‘participatory budgeting’.
As well as giving community groups the opportunity to apply for funding, local residents have the chance to vote for the projects that they think are most deserving of receiving the funding. Tameside community groups are welcome to apply for projects that directly benefit Tameside or a specific District Assembly area, and that meet the criteria.
The criteria for grant applications will be based on Tameside’s priorities and all applications will be assessed by an Assessment Panel before going to the residents' vote. The amount of funding you can apply for will vary depending on which event you are applying to.
For more help or information on You Choose, please use the contact details below:
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 Performance and Change Tameside MBC Council Offices Wellington Road Ashton under Lyne OL6 6DL |
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