Finest Brands International – John Ayres Memorial Service

Wednesday 19 June 2013

A memorial service in celebration of John Ayres’ life will be held on Friday the 21st June at Chepstow race course at 1.30pm.

 

Co-founder and chairman of Finest Brands International and Champion Manufacturing Ltd, John passed away surrounded by his loving family on the morning of the 4th of June, following a courageous battle with cancer. The Ayres family would like to extend an invitation to anyone that would like to join them in their celebration of John’s life to attend Chepstow race course at 1.30pm on the 21st of June for his memorial service.

 

A life-long racing enthusiast, Chepstow is the perfect location for a fitting tribute to John, a man loved by many, respected by all and whose premature death is an enormous loss to the equestrian industry, his family and all those who knew him.

In lieu of flowers John requested donations to The Injured Jockeys Fund and Tenovus Cancer Charity.

 

John requested that bright colours be worn to the celebration of his life.

 

The following businesses will be closed on Friday the 21st of June:

Finest Brands International

Champion Manufacturing

John Ayres Import/Export

John Ayres Saddlery

Proline Sports

For more information on and directions to Chepstow Race Course contact: Fern Morgan, Chepstow Racecourse, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 6BE Tel: 01291 622260

email fmorgan@chepstow-racecourse.co.uk

 

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