HUNDREDS of people lined the streets of Wincanton to greet Radio 1 DJ Greg James as he continues his Longest Ride effort for Comic Relief.

The star passed through the South Somerset town at around 12.30pm, having already been through Sherborne in nearby Dorset earlier in the day.

He was greeted by wet scenes after a downpour, but the warmth of the welcome will have kept him going, including scores of schoolchildren from Wincanton Primary School, who lined the street outside their school as he whizzed past, waving as he went.

Greg set out from Weymouth this morning, and is set to reach Edinburgh next week as part of his epic 1,000-km challenge.

He is now in Bruton as he heads north…

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