Scottish Borders Council (SBC) have asked The Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) to facilitate 4 sessions on participation, local democracy, and engagement.

These sessions are open to anyone within the Scottish Borders Council area who is involved in increasing community participation, supporting empowerment and helping ensure that people have a say in the decisions that matter to them.

The sessions will look at participation, engagement and involvement, participatory budgeting, local systems, and structures, what the policy context is, and ways to get better at working together. There will be a range of presentations, group discussions and practical elements to make these sessions interactive and useful.

The session dates are…

  • Wednesday10th November,

  • Wednesday 17th November,

  • Tuesday 23rd November and,

  • Wednesday 1st December.

Sessions will be online using Zoom, starting at 6pm.

For enquires please contact info@scdc.org.uk.

 

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