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The
Thornhill Community Health Group is looking to allocate
up to £50,000 this year to one-off projects ranging
from £1000 to £10,000 that have an idea
for a health focused project aiming to benefit the Thornhill
community.
As
part of the agreement of Thornhill Plus You's contribution
to build the ‘Thornhill Centre for Healthy Living',
the Primary Care Trust has provided a pot of funding
that can be used to pay for small to medium sized projects,
which aim to improve the health of the Thornhill community.
If
you would like more information about the Thornhill
Community Health Fund or would like to apply for a funding
application form, please contact Paula Windebank at
Thornhill Plus You on 023 8091 5402 or email pwindebank@thornhillplusyou.co.uk
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Thornhill
Residents Decide a ‘Healthier' Future for their Community
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To
decide how this money is allocated, an event will take
place on Saturday 28 th June enabling all Thornhill
residents to vote, X-factor style, for their preferred
health and wellbeing projects, all of which will be
presented at this event. This event will be one of the
first of its kind in the UK .
This
scheme, Participatory Budgeting, will be spending a
set amount of money provided by Southampton Primary
Care Trust. The Thornhill Community Health Group, a
group of local residents and agency representatives,
usually oversee how this allocated. This group have
decided to pilot this scheme in health and wellbeing
projects in Thornhill which will be pioneering for Southampton
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Thornhill residents will be invited to the event, where
candidates will be presenting their healthy ideas and
projects. Once the ideas have been presented, residents
will have to vote for the projects they think will best
benefit the Thornhill community. This way everyone in
the community can have a deciding influence over how
the community health fund is spent.
Using
Participatory Budgeting engages local communities in
making decisions on how local budgets are spent. The
process aims to give local people a say in prioritising
services, or projects, through community-led debates,
neighbourhood votes and public meetings.
For
more information about the event or participatory budgeting
please contact Paula Windebank at Thornhill Plus You
on 023 8091 5402 or email pwindebank@thornhillplusyou.co.uk
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