Southern View: October 28, 2021

Thursday October 28 2021 3
Smallest team member suits up for duty
• By John Cosgrove
THE SMALLEST member of the
Christchurch South Community
Patrol has received his uniform,
courtesy of the time bankers at
Manuka House, Addington.
“Ed has been a wonderful addition
to the team,” said patrol team
leader Ken Bye. “We were looking
for a different mascot and Ed fitted
right in with our plans.”
The large teddy bear is often
seen on patrol with Ken and also
appears at special occasions.
“It’s all about having fun and
reaching out to the community,”
Bye said.
But fun is far from normal
when the patrol is on duty.
“Our role is to support the
police, the council and the community.
We are there to observe,
record and report,” he said.
The Christchurch South Community
Patrol is one of seven
located in the metropolitan area.
It is the largest, with more than
60 active members, covering an
area stretching from Halswell to
Ferrymead.
Bye said they usually have
two teams out, six days a week.
Each patrol varies, as does their
tasking, which can come from
the police, the city council or
themselves.
“We all know the roads we are
driving on, so we know when
something is odd or out of place.
Bye said those little, out-ofthe-ordinary
things were often
what the patrol reported into the
police or the council.
“It could be rubbish or graffiti
– we use the snap app to inform
the council about any we see – or
it could be a tasking from the
police to keep an eye out for this
or that, to watch a particular
intersection or observe any activity
in a specific area.
“But we are not police.
Although we often have police
recruits accompanying us, it
gives them valuable comms
experience working the radios
and phones when reporting
incidents,” Bye said.
Some of those incidents can
be bizarre or dangerous, like an
individual doing push-ups in
the middle of a busy intersection
then fighting the traffic signs,
or an intoxicated man smoking
while leaning up against a
ALERT: Ed, mascot of
the Christchurch South
Community Patrol, dresses
for the job.
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE
petrol pump.
Bye, a retired school teacher,
said he is rostered on patrol duty
for 12 hours a month.
“We are all volunteers, some
retirees, some young people and
others with time on their hands,
but we all want to serve our
communities.”
He said the police paid for
their fuel costs, but the rest they
had to fundraise themselves.
“And that’s where Ed comes
in, to make a connection with
the public at events to help us
fundraise and promote the
service,” Bye said.
Clare Reilly
Calming the Wild Heart
Little River Gallery October 30-November 23
Clare Reilly has been exhibiting at Little River Gallery for
almost 30 a October decade. Her - work 23 is November in hot demand, 2021 her serene and
meditative paintings sent all over the world.
‘This collection of paintings has been inspired by a seven day
boat trip in Fiordland that I went on last October 2020. This Kotare watching the incoming tide
complete contrast of landscape to most of the rest of New Zealand,
has started my journey of exploration into these paintings.
The wild Southern Ocean acts as a protective barrier to the rugged
land of the fiords.
A vast place of vertical steep land, dense forest and huge volumes
of precipitation and very few landing spots have saved this extensive
area from exploitation.’
‘Eye of The Calm’ book launch
At the Main exhibition Rd, opening Little River October | 030 325 at 11.30am, 1944 ‘Eye of the Calm’
book will be launched. It is a celebration of artist Clare Reilly’s life
art@littlerivergallery.com
and work. Reilly’s passions for coastal New Zealand and the country’s
wildlife are brought to life in this beautiful collection, which explores
themes of habitat destruction and renewal, grief, finding new paths,
and the joyful movement of birds in flight. Experience a sense of calm
and hope with this story of a fascinating life told through both words and imagery. A beautiful,
meditative exploration of a life’s work. Available at Little River Gallery, limited edition leather
bound and hardback versions.
Water Song of the Fiords
Korimako in the Puysegur Forest
Clare Reilly
Calming the Wild Heart
30 October - 23 November 2021
Main Rd, Little River | 03 325 1944
art@littlerivergallery.com
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