We were delighted to join Lindsey Burrows and Amy Garcia in the Market Square this morning at the start of their BBC Look North big red sofa push across Yorkshire.
They will be walking from Ripon to Bishop Monkton, then Burton Leonard and Ripley, where they will stop for lunch.
They hope to reach Harrogate in time for a live broadcast for Look North at 18:30 before they head to Starbeck and finish in Knaresborough at about 20:00.
Our photographer and supporter Andrew Dobbs was on hand to record the moment - you can browse the images in the gallery below.
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All images © Andrew Dobbs Photography