Ainslie to have open-top bus tour (From Basingstoke Gazette)
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Ben Ainslie to have open-top bus tour in Lymington
12:35pm Wednesday 5th September 2012 in Sport
Ben Ainslie
OLYMPIC hero Ben Ainslie will be given an open-top bus tour of his home town next week.
Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of Lymington when the most successful sailor in Olympic history rides through the town on Tuesday.
Ben, 35, will stand on the top deck of a double-decker bus operated by the New Forest Tour, which normally takes tourists around the district.
The vehicle will follow the route taken by the Olympic flame when it passed through Lymington on July 14.
Ben will pass the High Street post box that has been painted gold in recognition of his medal-winning triumph in the Finn class at Weymouth last month. He had already won three gold medals and a silver at previous Games.
Town mayor Jacqui England, who has organised the event, said: “He will get an amazing reception. The atmosphere will be electric.”
Comments(7)
Georgem
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3:52pm Wed 5 Sep 12
sarfhamton wrote:So the story should be "Charles Benedict To Have open top bus tour", so that everyone can then ask "Who?"
His name is Charles Benedict not Ben and he was born in Macclesfield.
sarfhamton
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3:56pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:Just saying
sarfhamton wrote:So the story should be "Charles Benedict To Have open top bus tour", so that everyone can then ask "Who?"
His name is Charles Benedict not Ben and he was born in Macclesfield.
cantthinkofone
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7:12pm Wed 5 Sep 12
IanRRR
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9:31pm Wed 5 Sep 12
emma38
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9:34pm Wed 5 Sep 12
lionheart
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10:39pm Thu 6 Sep 12
sarfhamton says...
2:56pm Wed 5 Sep 12