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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

chris.mahon@worldheritageuk.orgortoanyoftheTrustees

Yourinputintoevents

Themes,venues,speakersandsupportfor:◦  Technicalmeetings◦  Annualconference◦  Membersmeetings◦  Otherevents–e.g.possibleparliamentaryreception

◦  chris.mahon@worldheritageuk.orgortoanyoftheTrustees

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.

Convertthatintoaworkprogramme

Why◦  Tohaveaclearerplanforthenextthreeyearssothat

wecanplanworkstreamsandbudgets◦  Tohaveclarityofpurposeforthemembershipandfor

fundingapplications◦  Sothatweallknowwhatwearedoing,whyweare

doingitandareabletospeakasonevoice.

Convertthatintoaworkprogramme

Timetable◦  Shortdiscussionhere◦  Inviteinputbyemail◦  DiscussatBoardmeetinginMarch◦  AgreewithmembershipatMembersmeetinginJune

(tbc)

Convertthatintoaworkprogramme

Groupsof4or5,spendXminutesansweringthefollowingquestions:WhatthesinglemostimportantthingthatWorldHeritageUKshouldbedoingoverthenext3yearsfor:◦  Advocacy◦  Networking◦  Promotion

OhandwhodoyouthinkmightbeagoodPresidentforWH:UK?

“Ifopportunitydoesn'tknock,buildadoor”MiltonBerle

“Thebestlaidschemeso'micean'mengangaftagley.”

Thankyou

Andonwiththeshow