Teacher walks ten miles to school to prove point to class
Oct 13 2008 by Laura Sharpe, Liverpool Daily Post
David Iliffe
RISING hours before dawn, a headteacher from Sefton walked ten miles to school – to practise what he has been preaching to his pupils.
David Iliff, head of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, in Seaforth, set off to work from his home in Ormskirk at 4.45am.
Armed only with his iPod full of Talking Heads, the Police and Snow Patrol, he set off on his mission.
Two-and-a-half-hours later, after walking in the dark and meeting no-one but the milkman, he arrived at school ready to talk about International Walk to School month.
Mr Iliff, 44, said: “It was dark when I set off in my luminous orange jacket and walking boots.
“I was able to walk along pavements all the way, I really enjoyed it, and it was quite nice as dawn broke seeing everyone opening up their shops.
“The traffic slowly got worse as I approached Switch Island and Liverpool, but I’m impressed it didn’t take as long as I thought it would.”
After only six weeks in the job, Mr Iliff opted to walk to work to encourage his pupils to ditch the car and walk for a change.
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