DONNINGTON Bridge was lined with people waving flags and cheering as the torch went past shortly before 7.30am.
Families, commuters and fellow residents made the effort to get up early and showed community spirit in their hundreds.
Catherine Gibb from Rose Hill, celebrating her 65th birthday today, said: "It was great to see so many people. Even if I did have to get up at 6am on my birthday."
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