Re:badge of honour or perhaps tile of honour

[Halesworth Swifts]

Here are our two handmade tiles.  Made by Smoke and Fire tilemakers in Darsham near Halesworth http://smokeandfire.co.uk/

We supplied artwork however there is some tilemaker’s own creativity in the final product.  We thought about colours, a sky blue background perhaps but found that most people preferred an understated palate that didn’t clash with their paintwork!

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Halesworth Swifts <haleswor...@gmail.com>: Apr 18 12:04AM +0100 re badge of honour - Halesworth Swifts (we are in east Suffolk) offer a choice of fired tiles to be affixed on the front of a property. For general supporters we have a tile that simply says Suffolk Swifts, but for the lucky few we have one that says "Swifts nest here". A local tile company makes them for us and we sell them at cost which is £15. They are popular amongst our supporters. I will try and find a photo of same...   Monica pp Halesworth Swifts

Helen Lucy <hmll...@gmail.com>: Apr 18 06:15AM +0100 Hi Monica, this is exactly the sort of thing we’re talking about, and £15 sounds extremely reasonable! If you could find a picture to send me I’d be very grateful. Helen Lucy email: help....@gmail.com   On Sat, 18 Apr 2026 at 00:04, Halesworth Swifts <haleswor...@gmail.com> wrote:

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Swift and Swallow SOS group renamed

Mike Priaulx <michael...@yahoo.com>: Apr 17 07:30PM +0100 Hi all,   I saw today the Swift and Swallow SOS- Facebook group for finding rehabilitators for grounded birds is now called:   "Swift SOS- Coordinating Rescues (Swifts, Swallows and Martins)"   Will need to update a few documents!   Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18b5gXExNf/   Swift Conservation First Aid webpage is the non-Facebook equivalent.   All the best, Mike   Islington and Hackney Swifts Groups

Helen Lucy <hmll...@gmail.com>: Apr 17 07:31PM +0100 I know - I saw that and my heart sank!   On Fri, 17 Apr 2026 at 19:30, 'Mike Priaulx' via swiftslocalnetwork <

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The telegraph article

Hannah Bourne-Taylor <hannahbou...@gmail.com>: Apr 17 09:11AM +0100 Hi everyone, In case you haven’t seen, here is a link to the full telegraph article: https://archive.ph/2026.04.16-150444/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/16/the-heartbreaking-race-to-save-britains-swifts-from-network/   Some of the quotes from me are not exactly what I said and I had to correct one when they reported I had said something about swifts not always using twigs and there is a lack of context which will likely mean some people then don’t understand that swift boxes and bricks are really really good (obviously i think this!) but unfortunately word counts and misunderstandings can lead to stuff like this but overall it’s good attention and one hopefully we can all use.     Negotiations are underway but until things are ironed out there is no official updates but there is some secret hope.   All best, Hannah

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