Re: [SLN] Digest for swiftslocalnetwork@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 4 topics
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susan rowlands
Jan 24, 2026, 3:47:26 AMJan 24
to swiftsloc...@googlegroups.com, Tanya and Edmund Hoare, Rosalind Taylor
Hi Elizabeth.
I'm sure Ros or Tanya will be able to help you with a talk in Ulverston next year.
In the meantime, this year, I wonder whether you could help us by recruiting swift taxi drivers this season? We struggle to find volunteers to transport grounded swifts to the nearest animal rescue centre at Kendal College from your area and from the whole
of the Cumbrian west coast .
If any of your group are attending the meeting for CWT Local Groups at Plumgarths in February I'd be happy to have a chat about what we need.
Thanks,
Sue
Penrith Swift Group
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| Elizabeth A Warwick <anniew...@me.com>: Jan 23 03:04PM
Dear Ros, Tanya and Sue, Might you be able to share your wisdom with the Ulverston branch of CWT? I think that Tanya came to talk a few years ago. We meet on the third Tuesday of the month, at the Methodist Hall in Ulverston. The meeting starts at 7.30pm, with the talk lasting about 45 minutes to an hour, plus Q&A. It tends to be quite an elderly audience but we’ll try to rustle up some folk more adept at climbing ladders! We wondered about either January 19th or February 16th 2027; so to give people time to sort boxes and calls before the swifts return. (Sorry not this year - planning the next year’s programme.) With best wishes and happy memories of the inspiring conference that you organised last November, Annie Sent from my iPad |
| Laurinda Luffman <Laurinda...@rspb.org.uk>: Jan 23 10:51AM
Morning All Andrew Bunten from the Hexham Swift group was asking about the BT Openreach project. In partnership with the RSPB, Openreach is offering the use of its cherry pickers and engineers where their engineers wish to volunteer a day to help put up Swift boxes (ideally, where a good number of households/boxes are needed for a particular street/streets). The RSPB pilot was very successful last year and Natasha has put Openreach in touch with a number of RSPB groups. More Openreach engineers/crews have now come forward to say they'd like to be involved in the areas below. If there are SLN groups who would like to take up this offer, can they please contact Natasha and she'll put you in touch with the relevant Openreach organiser: Shropshire Aldershot Portsmouth Norwich Bury St. Edmunds Haverfordwest South Wiltshire Grantham Chelmsford Tiverton Sorry, Andy, nothing in Northumberland as yet, but if we get interest in new areas where we are looking for groups to take advantage of this lovely volunteering offer, I'm sure Natasha will let the SLN know. That's all for now! Laurinda Laurinda Luffman Head of Trusts & Foundations, RSPB Swift species lead laurinda...@rspb.org.uk<mailto:laurinda.luffman@rspb.org.uk> 07940 724242 (DD) | 01767 680 551 (Sbd) [The RSPB avocet brand mark]<https://www.rspb.org.uk/> UK Headquarters The Lodge Sandy Bedfordshire SG19 2DL rspb.org.uk<http://www.rspb.org.uk/> [The RSPB on Twitter]<https://twitter.com/Natures_Voice> [The RSPB on Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/TheRSPB> [The RSPB on Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/rspb_love_nature> ________________________________ Protecting habitats, saving species and helping to end the nature and climate emergency. Nature is in crisis. Together we can save it. ________________________________ The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity: England and Wales no. 207076, Scotland no. SC037654. This email and any attachments may contain material that is confidential, subject to copyright and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the named recipient you must not use, disclose, reproduce, copy or distribute the contents of this communication. If you have received this in error, please contact the sender and then delete this email from your system. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 207076 and in Scotland no. SC037654. The RSPB is committed to maintaining your data privacy. We promise to keep your details safe and will never sell them on to third parties. To find out more about how we use your information please read our online Privacy Policy: https://www.rspb.org.uk/privacy-policy/. |
| Mike Priaulx <michael...@yahoo.com>: Jan 23 09:10AM
Hi Cally, You're right that the new "Warm Homes Plan" only applies to England. Scotland has its own Warmer Homes Scotland scheme, but external wall insulation is far down their list which might be why your council isn't pursuing EWI at the moment, as it's expensive and perhaps they just can't get the funding: https://www.homeenergyscotland.org/make-home-warmer They might also have heard of the horror stories and decided to pursue safer options - it means less for us to worry about anyway! All the best, Mike Cally Smith Huntly & District Swift Group <huntlysw...@gmail.com>: Jan 22 03:35AM -0800 Hi Mike thank you and tbh i have no idea how you keep on top of all this stuff! We would be lost without your understanding of policy (me anyway!) I have several times mentioned EWI to our planners at Aberdeenshire Council (armed and ready with the SLN info) but they dont seem to be doing much about that within their housing stock, not in the past couple of years anyway. I suppose these upgrades will be frequently carried out by private means which we can't do anything about but change may be on the way. Again this doc doesn't apply to jolly Scotland! Thank you Cally |
| Cally Smith <huntlysw...@gmail.com>: Jan 23 10:26AM
Many thanks Mike and for the link. Yes, less problems for us! Cally Cally Smith *Founder of NES Swifts* (formerly Huntly Swift Group) T: 07411 808 573 E: huntlysw...@gmail.com Facebook/huntlyswiftgroup | Instagram/huntlyswiftgroup *Why not sign up for our free emailed quarterly 'Saving the Aviators' newsletter. Get in touch!* <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free.www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 09:11, 'Mike Priaulx' via swiftslocalnetwork < |
| amboyce...@gmail.com <amboyce...@gmail.com>: Jan 23 12:37AM -0800
True Edward. It is exasperating and seems a repeated approach on pretty much every serious issue now. I shall email my MP, however I only ever receive weasel words in long responses that are worthless from Rebecca Paul, seemingly cut and paste from tory HQ. They are too busy focussing on the culture wars they fed to distract from the really important things such as the basics of life: water, public health. I think they have all finally given up using ' lessons have been learnt' after 20 years of using it, whilst lessons have been firmly ignored for profit, repeatedly. Best Annie On Thursday, 22 January 2026 at 15:52:16 UTC Edward Mayer - Swift Conservation wrote: |
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Elizabeth A Warwick
Jan 24, 2026, 4:04:26 AMJan 24
to swiftsloc...@googlegroups.com, Tanya and Edmund Hoare, Rosalind Taylor, swiftsloc...@googlegroups.com
Yes indeed, we’d be happy to help.
Four members of our committee will be at Plumgarth’s and keen to find out more.
Best wishes,
Annie
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