TV programme The One Show's annual The Rickshaw Challenge is set to come to Leigh on Friday.

A team of six young riders are expected to arrive in the borough around 2.50pm on the last day of an eight-day 423-mile journey which began in Calais on Friday.

The exact time and location that the rickshaw will arrive and go to has not been confirmed yet.

Presenter Matt Baker will be checking on the team's progress before they finish the challenge in Salford in aid of Children in Need.

This year's rickshaw has been built by McLaren and is more accessible to pedal.

Ahead of this year’s challenge, Matt Baker said: “This is the eighth year that we’ll be heading out on the roads with the Rickshaw Challenge and I can’t wait to get back in the saddle alongside six truly inspirational young people.

“Every year the support that we get never ceases to amaze me, it’s fantastic to see how people from all across the UK get behind the Challenge and I’m looking forward to seeing all those friendly faces willing us on again this year, and helping us to raise so much money for a charity which is incredibly close to my heart.”

Since 2011, The One Show’s Rickshaw Challenge has raised more than £21m for BBC Children in Need.

Fellow The One Show presenter, Alex Jones added: “The Rickshaw Challenge is a chance for our viewers to really see how funding from BBC Children in Need is making a difference to young people’s lives.

"It’s one of the highlights of our year at The One Show, and I can’t wait to cheer on the team as they conquer another epic journey across the country on the rickshaw.”

The One Show viewers will be able to follow Team Rickshaw’s progress on the show every day.

To view its route visit pudsey.viewranger.com.

For more information about Children in Need go to bbc.co.uk/pudsey.