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Sharon Marsh - B.Vet.Med. MRCVS - Veterinary Surgeon and Partner
Sharon has worked for Cinque Ports since graduation in 1993 and is the senior vet at our Kingsnorth, Lydd and Wye branches. Sharon is also one of the four partners of Cinque Ports Veterinary Associates. |
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Jillian Hall - B.Vet.Med. MRCVS - Veterinary Surgeon
Jillian graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2004. She has practiced in the local area since then, joining our Kingsnorth branch in 2009. She is currently studying for her certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice, inspired by her particular interest in surgery. Her pet companion is Jess her rescue German Shepherd who keeps her very fit. |
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Vanessa Martin - B.V.M.& S. MRCVS - Veterinary Surgeon
Vanessa graduated in 1991 from Edinburgh. She began practicing in Yorkshire and then in the local area in 1996, joining us at Kingsnorth in September 2004. She to is kept busy by her family and pets, with a passion for riding and competing on her horse, Mr Parker who qualified for the Badminton Horse Trials 2011. |
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Esther Braham - B.V.Sc.B.Sc MRCVS – Veterinary Surgeon
Esther Braham joined the Kingsnorth branch in 2010. Esther graduated from Liverpool University in 2009; she initially qualified as a Veterinary Nurse at the Royal Veterinary College in 2005 but decided to go on to train to be a vet. She enjoys all aspects of small animal veterinary work and in her spare time enjoys leisurely hacking out on her horse Penny. |
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Mark Neall - B.V.Sc. CertVC MRCVS – Veterinary Surgeon
Mark graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2004. He has been working in small animal practice ever since, initially in Milton Keynes and then in the Ashford area since 2006. Mark enjoys all aspects of his work, but has always had a keen interest in cardiology, gaining his certificate in 2010. He joined the Kingsnorth branch in 2011 and lives in Ashford with his wife, two cats, a tortoise and some tropical fish. In his spare time he enjoys fishing and keeping up with Formula 1. |
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Rita Dingwall - MCMI, CVPM - Group Practice Manager
Rita is a former president and regional organiser of the Veterinary Practice Management Association (VPMA), and was the VBJ practice manager of the year in 2008. Rita is also a member of the RCVS Communications board and the BVA In Practice Editorial board. Hobbies include reading, cycling, horse riding, skiing and she has a strong interest in technology. Rita has in the past, produced show horses and competed in endurance riding events and crewed for the British teams abroad. She is also currently Chief Horse Steward for the Heathfield Agricultural Show. |
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Sarah Startup - Branch Manager
Sarah has worked in veterinary practice since 1989 as a Receptionist. Sarah joined the Kingsnorth branch when it was opened in Summer 2001, becoming Branch Manager in 2007. She is assisted in her office by Izzy her rescue terrier. |
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Lee Faunch - VN - Head Nurse
Lee began nursing in 1999 qualifying as a Veterinary Nurse in 2002. Lee joined the Kingsnorth branch in 2006 gaining her A1 Assessor qualification in 2008 enabling her to train our student veterinary nurses. She frequently returns to Scotland to visit her family with any spare time taken up by Jeffery her very bouncy Labrador! |
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Rachael Stooks - VN - Veterinary Nurse
Rachael began nursing in 1998 gaining her Veterinary Nursing qualification in 2002. She joined the team at our Tenterden branch in 2003, nursing for our referral orthopaedic specialist Mr Gary Clayton-Jones. In 2008 she transferred to the Kingsnorth branch where she has a particular interest in organising the wide variety of nursing clinics. Rachael gained her Royal Canin Pet Health Counsellor qualification in 2011 enabling her to advise on a wide range of beneficial healthcare issues. |
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Julia Henwood - RVN - Veterinary Nurse
Julia began nursing in 2001, qualifying as a Veterinary Nurse in 2004. She went on to gain her Veterinary Nursing Degree in 2005. In 2007 she joined the Kingsnorth branch and enjoys jewellery making, looking after her two children and their many pets. |
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Kate Coles - RVN -Veterinary Nurse
Kate began nursing in 1998, qualifying as a Veterinary Nurse in 2008. She joined the Kingsnorth branch in 2007 and is kept busy by her daughter and many pets including Lola her dog. |
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Andrea Found - Kennel Assistant
Andrea joined our Kingsnorth branch in 2008 as a Receptionist going on to be our Kennel Assistant in 2010. Andrea has studied at Folkestone College to gain her First and National Diploma in Animal Care. She is interested in all aspects of animal care and nursing, practicing with Smartie her Westie. |
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Melanie Jones - Head Receptionist
Melanie began nursing at our Rye branch in 1984. She moved to Kingsnorth when it opened in 2001 to work alongside Sarah Startup and now also divides her time between Kingsnorth and our Wye branch. She enjoys gardening, with the help of her two children and two cats, Emily and Smartie. |
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Lorna Tudball - Receptionist
Lorna joined our Kingsnorth branch as our Ambulance driver in 2005 going on to work as one of our Receptionists. Her spare time is taken up by a varied collection of pets including Heidi the Labrador, Barney the Jack Russell Terrier, two cats and several guinea pigs. |
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Jackie Willis - Receptionist
Jackie has been a Veterinary Receptionist since 2004 joining the Kingsnorth branch in 2008. She spends her spare time riding and competing on her horse Malley and also trying to wear out her two very lively Jack Russell Terriers Billy and Pip. |
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Julie Luke - Receptionist
Julie joined the Kingsnorth branch in 2010 as a Receptionist having worked in veterinary practice in the past. Her spare time is taken up with walking her dog Delta and looking after her cat Bilbo who she rehomed from the local branch of the Cats Protection League. |
