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Participatory Budgeting deadline extended vote now

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Residents across North Ayrshire are being urged to cast their votes for the council’s latest Participatory Budgeting (PB) round.

The deadline to vote online via the Shaping North Ayrshire website has been extended until midnight on Sunday 16 November 2025.

Don’t miss out! Vote online now via the Shaping North Ayrshire website.

North Ayrshire Council’s Connected Communities team received 324 nominations throughout September as community groups and organisations applied for their chance to be shortlisted to go to the public vote.

Now the team alongside their group of independent community reviewers have identified 78 youth projects, 158 locality projects and 27 Community Wealth Building Fund projects that meet the eligibility criteria.

There’s a total of 263 community groups overall that now have a chance to receive votes for their share of £204,159 funding. But hurry, time is running out to vote for who most-deserve the helping hand!

The significant funding also includes - for the first time ever - a Community Wealth Building Fund element of £30,000.

Allocation of the funds will be distributed between three key elements:

  • Locality PB: Health and Wellbeing, Building Community Spirit, Cost of Living, Green Projects
  • Youth PB: Green Projects, Health and Wellbeing, Young People’s Voice and Rights, Equality and Diversity and Cost of Living
  • Community Wealth Building Fund: Community Ownership, Enterprising Communities and Local Innovation

Pupils across North Ayrshire secondary schools have also been given the chance to vote online if they hold a Young Scot card. In schools, further support is being provided for pupils to vote with their Young Scot card. Alternatively, temporary voting passes can be provided.

Participatory Budgeting is a type of citizen participation where local people are involved in the process of deciding how public money - in this case the council’s PB budget - is best spent. It is based on an ethos of ‘it’s your money, you decide’.

Quote: North Ayrshire residents know better than anyone else which projects are going to be the most beneficial to them in their local communities, so it is only fair that our communities have a direct say on how money is spent. We encourage those living in North Ayrshire to please take the time to read through ALL of the eligible projects in your locality. This will ensure that everyone voting can make an informed choice of who needs the funding most and who can make the most impact locally. By getting involved in our participatory budgeting voting period, the council look forward to working together with residents and the groups supporting our communities to raise their profile, provide support and build a thriving North Ayrshire for all. It’s your money, you decide, so vote now before it’s too late!​

Quote from: Councillor Alan Hill, Cabinet Member for Communities, Housing and Islands

The public is being reminded that voters are entitled to vote for up to three projects in their own locality and the Community Wealth Building fund.

The projects that receive the most votes will then be successfully funded from this year’s funding.

To find out more projects that have been successful in previous funding cycles, check out the Shaping North Ayrshire website.

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Published: 07 November 2025

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