People brave rain as Children in Need celebrity Matt Baker passes through Rutland

More than 20 hardy souls, including young children, braved the rain to wait for Children in Need celebrity Matt Baker.

The star of BBC shows including The One Show and Country File, has been pulling a rickshaw across Britain in aid of the BBC’s big annual charity telethon, which takes place tomorrow (Friday).

His 400-mile route from Holyhead in Wales to London saw the presenter leave MeltonMowbray early yesterday, arriving at Barleythorpe at 8.30am, a little later than scheduled.