Radio presenters' three-legged challenge for charity

BBC Radio Sheffield's Nick Wilson and Kat Cowan will walk three-legged around Meadowhall shopping centre

BBC radio presenters across Yorkshire are set to walk three-legged for 75 miles to raise money for Children in Need.

The two-day challenge starts at 06:00 GMT on Tuesday, with the teams aiming to complete the challenge by 19:00 GMT the following day.

It is part of a national challenge that will see BBC radio stations across the country walk a total of 1,000 miles for charity, often stopping off at some well-known landmarks and beauty spots.

BBC Radio Leeds presenter Gayle Lofthouse said: "I'm looking forward to being attached to all the different people along the way and to striding awkwardly across our fabulous patch."

Gayle will be joined by former Coronation Street star Colson Smith, walking through Bradford on the first day of the challenge and through Leeds on the second.

The duo will be supported by a performance from the Bantam of the Opera choir as they make their way from Bradford City Football Club to Darley Street Market, while tied to a variety of celebrities and sports stars.

Big names involved include ex-Emmerdale star Roxy Shaihidi, TV personality Annie Stirk, former Bradford City player Ian Ormondroyd, former Leeds United player and manager Simon Grayson and Rugby League legend Jamie Jones Buchanan.

Gayle Lofthouse and Colson Smith will take on the challenge in Leeds and Bradford

Meanwhile, BBC Radio Sheffield newsreader Nick Wilson and weekend breakfast presenter Kat Cowan will walk three-legged around Meadowhall shopping centre.

They will share the walk with three times World Squash champion Nick Matthew, former Olympic cyclist Ed Clancy, Olympic dressage competitor Becky Moody, World Stone Skimming champion Lucy Wood, comedian Rob Rouse, former professional boxer Johnny Nelson and Rob Walker, the voice of snooker at the Crucible.

Nick Wilson said the challenge would be "a journey into the unknown", adding: "I spend a lot of my spare time walking, but doing it attached to people I've never met before is going to be interesting to say the least."

BBC Radio York's Georgey Spanswick and Joanita Musisi will attempt the challenge at York Designer Outlet

BBC Radio York's Georgey Spanswick and Joanita Musisi will take on the challenge around York's Designer Outlet, joined by Elaine and Tony Teasdale from Race Across the World and The Yorkshire Vet star Shona Searson.

Georgey said: "I'm pretty nervous about this because you think a three-legged race, you're back to school, you're with your pals - it's going to be a doddle.

"But actually, walking round the Designer Outlet - 16 laps, strapped to lots of different people - I think it's going to be really quite difficult."

All teams taking part in this year's Thousand Mile Challenge will be supported by someone from The Society of Sports Therapists.

This year's Children in Need appeal show will hit BBC One on the evening of Friday 14 November and will be presented by Paddy McGuinness and Vernon Kay.

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