Last autumn, Patrick Amber and Jan-Erik Bullet made a 2.5 meter wingspan swift! 'Hannah' as she has since been named, darted about outside Sheffield Town Hall as a Swift's Lament was read out and Sheffield Swift Network‘s ‘Make Swift Bricks Compulsory’ petition was handed in. The petition had some success The Petition Is In! and Hannah made an impression too.

Now we have more ideas for more swifts and we need your help!

On Sunday 15th and Sunday 22nd January 2023, we will be running free Swift Making Workshops in Sheffield. Anyone can come and make a swift. Materials will be provided and there'll be plenty of help at hand. We'll be using willow and techniques used for making carnival lanterns. Once constructed, the swifts will be painted with artist's acrylics, varnished and ready for action. The workshops will be videod for training purposes - so more swifts can be made!

The cost of materials is little over £100. Any additional funds raised would go to Sheffield Swift Network. The artist's time (preparing and delivering the workshops) and room hire is donated in kind.

We'd like the swifts made to be available for future events organised by Sheffield Swift Network. Makers would be welcome to take them home to care for them in the meantime if they wish or leave with us.

Let's look out for swifts.