BBC Look North presenter Amy Garcia and Lindsey Burrow, widow of Rob Burrow, push a red sofa across Yorkshire for BBC Children in Need, with a stop in Harrogate.
Amy Garcia and Lindsey Burrow are taking a red studio sofa on a tour of Yorkshire from 9 to 13 November for the 'Push for Pudsey' challenge, raising money for BBC Children in Need. They'll be pushing the sofa on a specially designed trolley across five different routes over five days, with the first leg passing through Harrogate on Monday 9 November.
It's a big distance to cover in a short window. On day one, they go from Ripon to Knaresborough via Harrogate. Tuesday takes them from Sprotbrough to Conisbrough via Mexborough; Wednesday from Strines to Sheffield via Worrall; Thursday from Meltham to Holme Moss via Holmfirth; and Friday from Morley to Wakefield via Ossett. Along the way, they'll be broadcasting live for Look North and visiting projects funded by Children in Need to see how they support children and young people across the region.
The two have worked together before. Last year, they raised tens of thousands of pounds for Children in Need on a three-legged walk, and this is their next go. Amy Garcia is a Look North presenter; Lindsey Burrow is the widow of Rob Burrow, the Leeds Rhinos rugby league legend who died in 2024, four and a half years after his motor neurone disease diagnosis. Since then, she's run several marathons in his memory.
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Both are mothers, and they've described the trek as something that will test them to their limits. If you're around Harrogate on Monday 9 November, you might catch them as they push that red sofa through town on their way from Ripon to Knaresborough.
Date
9 November – 13 November
Location
Harrogate leg of the route
Recommended Age
+14 years
