Sandy Elliott obituary
Sandy Elliott painted a mural for Our Lady’s church, Hereford, and designed an imaginative mosaic at the west end of Hereford Cathedral
Sandy Elliott painted a mural for Our Lady’s church, Hereford, and designed an imaginative mosaic at the west end of Hereford Cathedral
MichaelTavinor
Wed 21 Apr 2021 13.07 EDT
Last modified on Wed 21 Apr 2021 13.08 EDT
As a teacher of art in Herefordshire schools, my friend and colleague Sandy Elliott, who has died aged 71, encouraged her pupils to become more than they felt they could be and many owe the development of their careers to this early encouragement.
A BIG-HEARTED teenager will bring joy to dozens of underprivileged children this Christmas after putting together a haul of shoeboxes packed with presents. Alec Hunter student Bradley Paxton, 13, hopes the array of toys and gifts he has collected will be handed out to students at White Hall Academy, in Clacton, before the Christmas break. Bradley has been working with mum Lorraine Walsh since September to get the shoeboxes filled to bring a smile to those less fortunate. Each one contains a mix of books, DVDs, stationery, soft toys and games. Lorraine said: “Last year we said we wanted to do something to help others this Christmas and had initially thought about helping out on Christmas Day at a local homeless shelter.