Sam Beaven died last month but was remembered today as a true gentleman and motorbike enthusiast. Image: Facebook.
He also worked with his mum, Helen Beaven. She reached out to bikers in the area to take part in a funeral escort in honour of her son.
Bikers lined up outside the Tom Ross Chapel on Orchard Road in Forres ready to escort Mr Beaven’s coffin on its journey from Forres to Nairn.
Following the service, Ms Beaven told The Press and Journal it meant a lot that the bikers participated in the procession.
She said: “To all the bikers that turned up, it gave us so much comfort for all the support from them, and meant we gave Sam the send-off that we wanted for him.”
The family has placed Mr Beaven’s helmet next to his coffin for the trip from Forres to Nairn. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson.
Bikers lined up as the coffin of Moray bouncer Sam Beaven passed. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson.
Sam Beaven died before he could attend the Thunder in the Glens so his mum decided to reach out to bikers to come along for a fitting send-off. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson.
Mr Beaven’s coffin travelled from Forres to Nairn with hundreds of motorbikes in tow. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson.
Mr Beaven was known to many for his distinctive beard and love of motorbikes. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson.
Ms Beaven said it would have been what Sam would have wanted. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson.
The sheer number of bikers who turned up shows how loved Sam Beaven was. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson.
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‘We gave Sam the send-off we wanted’: Bikers ride alongside coffin of Moray bouncer
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