Rob Burrow’s widow to push huge sofa 80 miles in latest charity challenge

Rob Burrow’s widow to push huge sofa 80 miles in latest charity challenge Lindsey Burrow is going to push a 'big red sofa' for 80 miles for charity The wife of rugby league legend Rob Burrow is pushing a big red sofa 80 miles for her latest charity challenge. Lindsey will join BBC Look North presenter Amy Garcia for this year's Children in Need. The pair will push the programme's red sofa 80 miles (129km) across Yorkshire over five days, covering 12-20 miles each day. Rob's former Leeds Rhinos team mate Sir Kevin Sinfield has raised more than £13m with his charity ventures, while Rob raised more than £20m for Motor Neurone Disease charities. Lindsey and Amy will start at Ripon on Monday November 9 and pass through South Yorkshire before crossing the finish line in Wakefield on Friday November 13. Their efforts will be broadcast live along the route. Last year, they raised tens of thousands of pounds on a three-legged walk for BBC Children in Need. They will also stop at Children in Need-funded projects along the way to see how they are supporting children and young people in the region. Lindsey, 43, has also run several marathons in memory of her late husband, who died in 2024, four and half years after his diagnosis of motor neurone disease. He told how his children Macy, 14, Maya, 11, and seven-year-old Jackson inspired him "never to submit" to the disease in one of his last interviews Lindsey said she expected the sofa push to be one of her toughest challenges yet. "We did a test push for about 500 yards and it's a lot harder than I expected" she said. "I think it's going to be a real challenge, to say the least."I like to take part in fundraising, and to be able to support Children in Need with the incredible work that they do and support the charities, is just really special." In 2018 the Big 50 Sofa Challenge raised almost £200,000 for Sport Relief. Amy and Lindsey walked 30 miles across Yorkshire with their legs tied together for the Children in Need Three-Legged Challenge in 2025. This year's route will be: 9 November - Ripon to Knaresborough, 10 November - Sprotbrough to Conisbrough, 11 November - Strines to Sheffield, 12 November - Meltham to Holme Moss, 13 November - Morley to Wakefield. Details of how to donate will be made public in the coming weeks.