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Enhancing Collaboration and Vision Among AONB Stakeholders

This discussion addresses two critical aspects: the relationship between the Staff Forum and the Association, and priority issues to tackle both internally and externally. It acknowledges the successes of the Association, such as its growing reputation and membership numbers, while identifying weaknesses and areas for improvement, including clarity in roles, effective communication, and resource management. A shared vision for AONBs is proposed, focusing on mutual support, training development, and meeting member needs for a cohesive future agenda that recognizes and utilizes existing skills effectively.

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Enhancing Collaboration and Vision Among AONB Stakeholders

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  1. Two aspects to consider • The relationship between the Staff forum and the Association (and to a degree the CA & CCW) • Priority issues to address - internally and externally • Personal views: gathered through the SFSG, discussion with others, but not with their mandate

  2. Acknowledging successes • An Association with a growing reputation; two dedicated part time staff; good membership numbers (and slowly growing); a sense of family (across two countries) • Conference; Outstanding; AONB news; Training seminars; Whitehall presence (ministerial ear ?); consultation presence

  3. My process today • Look at the weaknesses • Set a vision for AONBs • Pressing issues • Identifying a possible future agenda

  4. Analysis of weaknesses • The Staff Forum / SF Steering Group • The AAONB /Executive • Staffing • Working with others

  5. Staff Forum • All AONB officers already doing a very full job and many have not recognised the importance of national work (or perhaps its their managers ?) • Not sure of their role in briefing their JACs etc about the national scene • In danger of re-inventing the wheel too often

  6. Staff Forum Steering Group • Struggling to find the extra time to do the developmental work needed • The process of raising issues, seeking guidance, developing advice not effective • Not fully in the picture of what skills exist in the network and what stage an AONB is at • Skills wanted by everyone

  7. Association • Feeling its way…..towards what exactly ? • Mandate to speak / act • Unsure of what it can deliver • Is it a stable base ? -membership, finances, constitution • Differing needs of members due to differing stages of development

  8. Executive committee • Feeling its way as well • A model that needs support that doesn’t exist • Can its strengths be utilised better ? • Members action between meetings - is it expected? Clear ? Realistic ? Supported ? • How is it communicating ? • Where does its mandate come from ? • How is its progress monitored ?

  9. Staffing • Multiple roles - is everyone clear who is in charge, who does what, who manages whom and who should be approached ? • Relationship between ‘Association staff’, ‘Agency Staff’, ‘New Regional Staff’, ‘AONB Staff’ ‘bought in staff’ • Does the new constitution help or hinder? • What would be best ?

  10. Wider aspects • CA staff - in the centre, in the regions, in the programme areas: and those grant aided • SW protected areas / SE support staff • Training staff • Contracts / research: what, why and who • Expectations - Government, public, public bodies, JACs, Partners

  11. A way ahead - my vision • A common vision • One body • A body to meet needs rather than follow tradition • Mutual help • Recognising skills rather than positions • Recognising positions mean strengths

  12. Pressing issues - external • Regionalism- dealing with it politically; dealing with it pragmatically • Awareness - so who still doesn’t know what an AONB is ? • What’s the focus for AONBs ? Who’s deciding it ? • Rural revival ? Landscape enhancement ? Community involvement ? Biodiversity ? • Haskins’ review of DEFRA & CA

  13. Pressing issues - internal • Regionalism • Awareness • A new constitution - and a new way of working ? • Meeting the needs of members • joining up the support to make 1+1 to be at least 2

  14. Future agenda • Common vision with everyone clear about what they can do to help • Agreeing the current headline news and getting the message across • informing and influencing • resources and political will • Creating one effective body

  15. A little detail • Working group to draw up the details under the constitution • Formulate a new awareness programme and get the necessary resources • Determine what skills already exist in the family and dove-tail in the training to strengthen it • Get our friends on board - new regional CA supported staff working with AAONB; links to ANPA

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