Exminster Garage

14/10/2026

Our beautiful Big Sam …. A much loved daddy, husband, brother and son❤️😇❤️

05/10/2026

Thank you so much to the sender of this beautifully painted stone, in Sammy’s colours, and for the beautiful note …. It could not have been received on a better day (3 months today since our final wave goodbye in the morning - only to find out that Sammy had been killed in the afternoon). There truly are some amazing people out there that care, I shall treasure this forever ❤️♥️❤️ a separate little note gives no name, but it does say that it’s been painted by another parent that so sadly lost a son ♥️❤️♥️

03/10/2026

Am I dreaming? Is it really 3 months (on the 5th) since we last saw our beautiful Big Sam? Our last chat together, our last hug, our last wave goodbye? 😢 I’m not going to lie, life is very hard for all of us, we will never, ever be the same again. I catch sight of Sammy in a photo and I still question, has he really gone? I know in my heart that he has, but my brain is still struggling to accept it. Grief is the price we pay for love …. We miss you Sammy ❤️♥️❤️ You’ll be forever in our hearts and minds xoxox (this is how Sammy always signed off his txts 😇)

28/09/2026

Time to share the latest update on my quest to get my big girl’s licence - sadly Sammy never got to know that this was secretly going on. I so wanted to just rock up on my big girl’s bike and surprise the boys …. I think although he’s physically not here to see, Sammy has been by my side on this journey, helping me all the way ❤️ So:
Pre CBT ✅
CBT ✅
Theory / hazard perception ✅
A Bobby dazzler crash helmet ✅
The dream to get out there, to enjoy what Sammy enjoyed is getting closer and closer …… just my big girl’s test to go - watch this space ❤️😇😎♥️

23/09/2026

Mummy’s ninkynonk ❤️😇♥️

18/09/2026

We love you Sammy ❤️♥️❤️😇

15/09/2026

Literally through blood, sweat and tears Glen has achieved what he set out to do for Mouna and the babies. This was Sammy’s much loved track bike, boots etc - now ready to be encased in glass in their garden ❤️ If you zoom in on his left boot (our left), you will see where Sammy wore a hole from having his bike cranked over so far on the corners - the moment his bike was not in his vision and he felt like he was flying ♥️😇♥️ Pembrey Circuit Sammy loved you all for your kindness to a newbie 🥰

12/09/2026

First ride out over Exmoor today with Glen as my wing man / protector ❤️ The helmet comms system was so great, talking to each other as we were plodding along - mostly Glen reminding me that I’d left my indicator on! I was very tired on arriving back home but felt a little bit on a high with a much needed release of endorphins…. Exactly what Sammy loved ❤️😇😎♥️
A huge thankyou to Luke Shadrick and his dad who kindly stopped to help when Glen’s number plate fell off - real Sammy style help for a stranger 🫶😎❤️ Absolute chance encounter, but this lad is also an amazing photographer who travels the world working with bands - he was one of the last photographers to work with Ozzy Osbourne!! Even weirder, he has a passion for rebuilding cars like James - as if that wasn’t enough his lovely dad was also a drummer!!! I think Sammy sent them to help us and lift our spirits whilst we connected on so many things ❤️

11/09/2026

Chris got a snot bubble blowing mummy through so must be good!! ❤️♥️❤️ Valour Rider Training 😇❤️🥰 Many females have not grown up doing motocross etc so the pre CBT course was exactly what I needed - a safe environment to firstly work out how do I get on and off this thing!!! 😎

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