The Antonine Wall Management Plan 2013-18 - Glasgow City Council

managing the World Heritage Site
Question one
Have we fully identified all key stakeholders
or can you identify others?
FRE (Antonine Wall) WHS Co-ordination
8.12 The scale and complexity of the Antonine Wall
WHS, with both national and international
involvement, requires there to be a strong degree
of co-ordination between the Partners. During
the period of the first Plan, an Antonine Wall
WHS Co-ordinator was appointed to co-ordinate
the implementation of actions and objectives in
the 2007-12 Management Plan, to help lead the
review of the 2007-12 Management Plan and to
prepare the 2013-18 version.
8.13 The Co-ordinator has been responsible for
managing and facilitating the various meeting
cycles for the Steering Group and delivery
groups, assisting Partners with project planning,
and arranging appropriate marketing and
promotional work. This co-ordination function
is an important one: bringing together the
work of the International and Scottish Partners;
maintaining and enhancing relationships with
other organisations and individuals who have
an interest in the management of the WHS;
and ensuring that all stakeholders are aware
of the importance of the Site and feel they can
contribute effectively to its management.
8.15 Projects between national Partners will
continue to benefit from central co-ordination,
ensuring that there is an overall awareness
of the achievements and progress being
made with Management Plan objectives. The
benefit of having a single point of contact for
managing the ‘front end’ of the WHS, such as
public enquiries and community engagement;
general administrative duties which include
managing meetings, marketing and promotion,
and advisory work, is central to the effective
management of the Site. Dedicated
co-ordination supports partner organisations
and facilitates a single approach to key matters.
At a time of limited resources and funds, this is
a sensible approach that benefits all Partners.
8.16 Effective co-ordination also enables delivery
of much of the day-to-day requirements as set
out by UNESCO: these include producing action
plans, monitoring reports and further versions
of the Management Plan, all of which amount to
significant amounts of work, especially for a site
of the nature of the Antonine Wall.
8.17 However it is achieved, successful co-ordination
is a necessity for a complicated Site that requires
the maintaining of a variety of relationships on
local, regional, national and international levels.
The loss of this function would significantly
hinder the successful implementation of the
2013-18 Plan and is therefore considered as a
potential risk for the Site.
8.14 Central to the successful implementation of the
2013-18 Plan, will be continued and effective
co-ordination. There are clear benefits in the
continuation of a dedicated Co-ordinator’s
post/function. It will aid continued collaboration
with international Partners (currently both
Hadrian’s Wall and the German Limes have
co-ordinators who meet regularly to discuss
joint working) which is crucial in ensuring
alignment between the Sites.
The Antonine Wall across Croy Hill
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