Western News: October 15, 2019

4 Tuesday October 15 2019
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WESTERN NEWS
News
Painter produces
artwork to raise
cash for charity
•From page 1
The results came back clear,
much to Ms Burdett’s relief,
but she continued painting
and compiling artwork for the
calendar.
She developed a passion
for art when she was at high
school in Whakatane, and says
painting is not
hard for her –
she just lets her
feelings flow on
to the canvas.
Ms Burdett’s
feature piece for
the calendar La
Femme portrays femininity and
hope.
“It had to be beautiful and
feminine,” she said.
Family is an important part
of Ms Burdett’s life and the
inspiration behind her art,
which is mostly done using oil
paint.
“Every painting has a story,
people may not get it, but
they just have to use their
imagination,” she said.
‘This is not perfect, I’m
not perfect, but this is
through my eyes’
– Lorelei Burdett
Each painting generally takes
Ms Burdett about two days to
complete, depending on how
“hyped-up” she is about it.
Many of the pieces in the
calendar are colourful and
dedicated to members of her
family, including her late
husband Peter, who died in 2009
from pancreatic
cancer.
After Peter
died, she
dedicated a
calendar to him
and painted
another one for
the CD Kids Hospital Appeal in
2017.
Ms Burdett said her art may
not be perfect, but that is part of
the beauty of it.
“This is not perfect, I’m not
perfect, but this is through my
eyes, and that’s how I like it,” she
said.
•To buy a calendar for
$20, email loreleiburdett@
hotmail.com
Crossing to get safety gates
•From page 1
Mr Sutton said while the
crossing is a safety issue for
everyone, teenagers don’t
understand a train can’t
stop as quickly as a
vehicle and they often
listen to music while
walking to the school.
This makes the crossing
even more dangerous
for them.
Hornby resident Mark
Peters expressed the
same view. He said the
improvements are a “huge step
forward” as young people often
Mark
Peters
have their headphones in when
using the crossing.
He said having a barrier in
place to make young people
aware of the crossing
is a good idea.
“You get a fair bit
of pedestrian traffic
through the crossing.
When trains go
through there they
do tend to be doing a
fair rate of knots,” Mr
Peters said.
Hornby Primary
School principal Gary Roberts
and resident Marc Duff also
endorsed the initiative.
“Anything that is an
improvement for the children
has got to be good for the
community,” Mr Duff
said.
Mr Roberts said the
pedestrian gates are a
“marvellous move” as
Carmen Rd and the
railway crossing are very
busy. But he wasn’t sure
whether children from
Hornby Primary will be
affected by the changes
as he does not know how many
pupils use the crossing.
Gary
Roberts
SAFETY
CHANGES: The
railway crossing
on Carmen Rd
in Hornby will
get pedestrian
gates.
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