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ProgressupdateTechnicalmeetingJanuary2016
Welcome
“Myheart'sintheHighlands,myheartisnothere;Myheart'sintheHighlandsa-chasingthedeer;A-chasingthewild-deer,andfollowingtheroe,Myheart'sintheHighlandswhereverIgo.”RabbieBurns
Outcomessofar
What’sbeengoingon?
Outcomes1
Strategic/corporate:• LAWHFtoWHUKAmajorre-focusandnowaCIO• Widermembership(notjustLA’sbutalsoneedtosaythat
theyremainveryimportant)• Anenthusiasticboard(andyounginheartifnotalwaysin
years)• ShrugsofftheEnglishlocalauthorityledapproachand
embracesScotland,WalesandNorthernIreland,• Andallachieveddespitethedifficultfinancialclimateand
resourceshortages• Clarityaboutobjectives,thankstocharitableobjects• jobcreation(.4FTE)
Trustees
AnnaBrennand(Ironbridge)MaxBryant(Giant’sCauseway)GillClarke(Independent)SecretaryTonyCrouch(Bath)Vice-chairLesleyGarlick(DevonCC/CornishMining/JurassicCoast)JaneGibson(Durham)DavidPhillips(LGA/SwanseaCouncil)SamRose(JurassicCoast)ChairIanWray(Liverpool)+BethThomas(Stonehenge/Avebury)Co-optedtreasurer
Outcomes2
Advocacy• HEandothernationalagencyrecognition,includinginvitationtobe
partofTLevaluationpanels• DCMSrecognitionandpresenceatconference.IncludingVideo
fromminister+meeting• ConstructiveandpositiveengagementwithHE,includingfeeding
intostrategyandPeriodicReporting• ConstructiveandpositiveengagementwithUKNC,including
coordinatinginputintoresearch• FirststepsinforgingagreedresearchagendaforUKWH,with
LiverpoolUni• Helpingtomapouttherolesandresponsibilitiesoforganisations
engagedinWHintheUK
Outcomes3
Networking• SupportandencouragementforSitesandTLSites• Tangiblelinkedactivityacrossthenationsandsitesintheshapeof
the30yearsofWHSlogo.• Jointtraining/networkingwithHistoricEnglandinLiverpool–30
peopleattending+thismeeting!• MirrorsothersuchorganisationsinEuropeancountriesenabling
internationalco-operation• Conference.90+attendees,excellentfeedback,highqualityof
speakersillustratesadvocacybrief• Continuedandvitalnetworkingactivity,includingatEuropean
meetinginStrasbourg• Newlinkswithorganisations,e.g.WWF
Outcomes4
Promotion• Astrongernameandbrandimage• Websitewithgrowingaudience&increasedrecognitionby
Google,andblog• Facebookandtwitteraccounts• Mailinglist• Pressreleaserelaunch• LocalmediareConference• NationalBBCBroadcastreWHSites• TalksaboutWH:UK,incBathHeritageForum2016
Outcomes5
Membership◦ 25Votingmembers◦ 15Associatemembers◦ 88followersoftheblog◦ 8,497viewsofthewebsite
Events
What’shappeningthisyear?
Events
◦ Thismeeting–technicalandledbySiteneeds–focusedonpractitioners
◦ March2016–EventorganisedbyALVA◦ June2016–tbcMembersmeeting–GiantsCauseway,
focusingonnewVisitorCentre,nature/cultureinteractions,networking–widermembership
◦ October2016–conference/AGM–venueandthemetbc,forfullmembership
◦ November2016–PossibleParliamentaryreceptionfor30thAnniversary–tbc-forkeySitestaff
◦ January2017–technicalmeeting–venueandthemetbcfocusedonpractitioners
Events
AGM–takeplaceaspartoftheconference◦ Currentboardwillresignandthosewishingtostand
willseekre-election◦ OpeningsfornewTrusteesfromthemembership
andoutside◦ Plentyoftime!
Events
◦ 30thAnniversaryeventsat:◦ Durham◦ StonehengeandAvebury◦ Giant’sCauseway◦ St.Kilda◦ StudleyRoyalandFountainsAbbey◦ IronbridgeGorge◦ CastlesofGwynedd
CommunicationsandFeedback
Thisisyourorganisation
Socialmediaandallthat
◦ Websitewww.worldheritageuk.org◦ Twitter@worldheritageuk◦ Facebook/worldheritageuk◦ HashtagsforWorldHeritageDay:
◦ #WorldHeritageDay◦ #WHDayUK◦ #WHUK30??
◦ Blogstories–pleasecanwehavethem?◦ Allfeedback/storiesto
Yourinputintoevents
Themes,venues,speakersandsupportfor:◦ Technicalmeetings◦ Annualconference◦ Membersmeetings◦ Otherevents–e.g.possibleparliamentaryreception
Yourinputintoauditsandresearch
TheGovernmentwanttoshowcasetheUKasanexemplarforWHSmanagement,andwealreadyknowthatwedoagreatjob,but……sometimeswewillneedtoaskyouforinformationandyourinputintothings.Pleasehelpustoestablishabaselineofevidencethatwecanusetohelpdeliverforyou.
Futureplansandstrategy
Howtomakethisthingfly!
Areminder
VisionTheUnitedKingdomwillhaveacoherentapproachtoWorldHeritageSites,whichwillbebetterknownandunderstood,andsupportedthroughsustainablefundingsothattheirOutstandingUniversalValuescanprovideinspiration,learningandenjoymentforsociety.MissionRaisetheprofileandsecurethefutureofUKWorldHeritageSitesbyadvocatingforsupportandresources,promotingtheSitesvalues,andfacilitatingnetworking,trainingandsharingofgoodpractice.
StrategicAim1:WorldHeritageUKaimstoundertakeeffectiveadvocacyatalllevelsforthejointbenefitoftheUK’sWorldHeritagepropertiesandfortheWorldHeritageConvention.StrategicAim2:WorldHeritageUKaimstofacilitateandencouragenetworkingbetweenorganisationsandindividualsthatplayaroleinthemanagementoftheUK’s29WHSites,bethatattheSite,agency,NGO,government,corporateorindividuallevel,forthecollectivebenefitoftheSites’management.StrategicAim3:WorldHeritageUKaimstopromotetheUK’sWorldHeritageSites,incollaborationwithkeypartneragencies,toanationalandinternationalmarketsoastoallowmorepeopletoexperiencetheSitesinwaysthatareappropriatetotheirdifferentsituationsandpressures.
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Why◦ Tohaveaclearerplanforthenextthreeyearssothat
wecanplanworkstreamsandbudgets◦ Tohaveclarityofpurposeforthemembershipandfor
fundingapplications◦ Sothatweallknowwhatwearedoing,whyweare
doingitandareabletospeakasonevoice.
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Timetable◦ Shortdiscussionhere◦ Inviteinputbyemail◦ DiscussatBoardmeetinginMarch◦ AgreewithmembershipatMembersmeetinginJune
(tbc)
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Groupsof4or5,spendXminutesansweringthefollowingquestions:WhatthesinglemostimportantthingthatWorldHeritageUKshouldbedoingoverthenext3yearsfor:◦ Advocacy◦ Networking◦ Promotion
OhandwhodoyouthinkmightbeagoodPresidentforWH:UK?
“Ifopportunitydoesn'tknock,buildadoor”MiltonBerle
“Thebestlaidschemeso'micean'mengangaftagley.”
Thankyou
Andonwiththeshow
