Ben Ainslie Racing Public Consultation at Portsmouth Cathedral
Locals joined together to discuss the future of Old Portsmouth’s historic Camber.
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“We really need the support of all local residents. It’s going to be a tough enough task as it is to take the cup away from the American’s and Larry Ellison’s team.” — Ben Ainslie (BAR)
As Sir Ben Ainslie approached the podium for the highly-anticipated public meeting at Portsmouth Catherdral, local residents and supporters welcomed him with applause and cheering.
The contentious plans for the Ben Ainslie Racing headquarters on the Camber Dock in Old Portsmouth pulled a large crowd to the Cathedral, with Portsmouth citizens and sailing fanatics from across Hampshire turning up to show their support and get their questions about the ambitious project answered.
Team Locals Media were on hand with live blogging on social media platforms and via www.teamlocals.co.uk, our online news platform. Tweetbot and Instagram were extensively utilised live during the event to relay minute-to-minute accounts of the discussion and speeches from various representatives.
HD video footage was edited and uploaded to YouTube to create a sharable, documented account of the meeting, allowing non-attendees to review the consultation.
A news article was created and distributed on www.teamlocals.co.uk to our community readership and via the Google News Global Network.