Wallasey man takes on 150-mile charity walk

Jun 3 2009 Matt Hurst

SIX months ago Brian Macintosh was made redundant and admits he became lazy .... but now he has kick- started his life again.

The father-of-three has started to turn his life around and has embarked on a 150-mile walk for charity.

Eight years out of the Army and the former Mosslands School pupil found himself without a job, after his work as an HGV driver dried up.

Brian, 32, told the News: “I got laid off and started by being a bit lazy.

“Then I thought I’ve got to do something, so I did some volunteer work at Oxfam.

“I started there and, for some reason, decided to go to church.

“The local church here, St Hilary’s, is 150 years old this year, so I thought maybe I could do a sponsored walk and go 150 miles from the church to Oxford, where Oxfam’s head office is.

“It’s better than just sitting around feeling sorry for myself.”

And on Friday, Brian packed his bags, loaded up his tent and set off on his week-long trek.

He hopes to visit Oxfam shops along the way, camping some nights and staying with associates who have heard of his plans.