Stephen Grove BVSc MRCVS
Steve is very much an adventurer at heart, and when he is not in the clinic he can be found wandering the hills of Wales, exploring the tarns of the Lake district or Scaling up rock and ice faces in Scotland. He is also a keen sailor, having competed in many a sailing race. Whilst in the clinic, his area of interest lies in orthopaedics.
Sarah Grove BVSc MRCVS
Sarah enjoys soft tissue surgery and acupuncture whilst at the clinic. In her time off, she enjoys walking with her 3 dogs, Phoebe Tallulah the crossbreed, Olga the Borzoi and Connie the Irish Wolfhound. She also enjoys visiting her son in London and catching a show in the West End with her friends.
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Alice Grove BSc DVM MRCVS
& Tom Keene MOcean (Hons.)
Alice spends her time looking after her menagerie of animals! 2 horses, 2 cats and 8 dogs keep her very busy! She can be found enjoying the beach with husband Tom and their pack of dogs, Albert, Blossom, Zebedee, Arrietty, Lottie, Fergus, Roux and Polly. On cold and wet days, she likes to curl up on the sofa in front of the fire with the dogs. When in the clinic, she has a keen interest in internal medicine.
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Tom has an interest in 18th-20th century antique restorations and when not out with the dogs he can be found driving his 1933 Austin 7 RP Box Saloon. You will see Tom on the front desk when you come in to the clinic.
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Terri Horsley RVN
Terri loves working with us so much, that she commutes to us every day from LLangollen! On her days off she can be found kayaking down the River Dee to the nearest country pub or trekking the hills around her home with her husband Chris and 2 dogs, Tess and Fern. She also loves driving up to the Outer Hebrides in her campervan to "get away from it all" and sit by the campfire drinking beer and eating marshmallows!
Julie Sutton
Julie is our wonderful receptionist and has been a valued member of our team for over 20 years! Julie loves her garden and spends many an hour exploring garden centres for interesting plants and tending to seedlings in her greenhouse. When she isn't in her garden, she can be found walking the pathways of Cheshire with her Husband Ian. On the odd Summer evening, she can be found next to her chimenea with a glass of Gin and Tonic!
Sam Hamilton
Sam was originally trained as a human nurse but swapped people for pets! She and husband Nigel have 2 gorgeous children and an equally gorgeous Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Benji. In her limited spare time, she enjoys cruising the local canals with her husband, walking with her family and keeping her inquisitive kids entertained!
Jeanny Vincent SVN
Jeanny moved to the UK from Colombia, where she lived on a farm and loved to ride her horses. Now, her and husband Noel have 3 beautiful Children and spend their days off taking them on adventures. She also enjoys going to the gym, playing ladies football for a team and making cocktails!
She has recently enrolled on a vet nursing course to become a fully qualified veterinary nurse.
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Sue Firman
Sue is one of our wonderful receptionists, joining us in 2021 after spending many years working with horses. Horses and animals still play an important role in her life as she loves to walk with her rescue dog Goose. She is a fully qualified reflexology practitioner and love spending time with her 3 children.
Charlotte Wilks RVN
Charlotte is our newest nursing member of the family, joining us in March 2024. She is a wonderful asset to our team and can be easily identified by her very pink crocs! You may also see Charlotte in our nurse clinic. Outside of the clinic, she can be found walking with her lovely Flat coat retriever Juno or tending to her horse Monson.
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Practice Pets!
We couldn't have a page about our team without introducing you to our gorgeous animals!
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This is Sarah's Borzoi, Olga. She can occasionally be seen when she is at the clinic, when she has escaped and rushed through to the reception for a Pigs ear!
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This is beautiful Tess, Terri's cavalier. Tess can be found in Terri's campervan going on lots of lovely camping holidays!
Fern, Terri's Springer Spaniel, a bundle of fun and energy, and a complete change of pace from the Cavaliers!
These are 3 of Alice's dogs and 1 of Sarah's, Zebedee, Tallulah, Blossom and Albert. Zebedee and Tallulah came over from Budapest as rescues and Blossom came into the surgery to be euthanised after her owner died and Alice offered to rehome her!
This is Jeanny's very energetic Cocker Spaniel Lola. Lola loves walking and playing with Jeanny's kids!
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These are Alice's horses, Snowy, Atticus and Pingu. Sadly Snowy is no longer with us butPingu and Atticus lead a very happy retired life!
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This Cheeky face is Nancy, one of Sarah's Donkeys.
This is Arrietty, she is Alice's Miniature Smooth Haired Dachshund. She is adorable but very naughty!
This Annie and her foal Solo, 2 of Sarah's Donkeys. Unfortunately, Annie is no longer with us.
This is Sam's dog Benji as a puppy who, as you can see, is a very adorable Tri colour cavalier! He is a bundle of energy!