Aimee Ryan

Aimee works 2 days a week at our Purleigh surgery. She has 3 cats at home and is currently  at University doing Bachelors of animal science in zoo and wildlife conservation.

Melissa Harris

Mel is our newest member of the team. Mel works Part time at our Purleigh surgery

Kirsty Ainslie

Kirsty is a member of our nursing team at Purleigh who joined us in 2023. In her spare time she enjoys country walks and being outside on the farm in the tractor. Kirsty currently has 2 horses called Kingston and Woody, 3 cats called Sooty, Winnie and Cracker and the newest member of the family ,Benelli, a gorgeous Labrador puppy.

Nicola Diment

Nicola qualified in 2017 and started working at Edgewood in 2023. She works at our Purleigh and Maldon branch. When Nicola is not at work she is very busy looking after her 2 children and when she gets time loves to sit down and read.

Ria Hollands

Ria has worked in the profession for 16 years and decided, after 12 years, to do her veterinary nurse training. She qualified  as a RVN 4 years ago to pursue her passion of caring for animals. She enjoys surgical nursing, anaesthesia and cytology (using the microscope to examine samples).

In her spare time she enjoys exercising and spending time socialising with friends and family which includes a cat and a dog.

Rebecca Rowe-Wakeling

Rebecca qualified in 2021 and joined the team in July 2023. She enjoys all areas of nursing but has a keen interest in anaesthesia. Rebecca loves to help nervous and afraid animals feel relaxed and settled when coming into practice.
Outside of work Rebecca enjoys being outdoors and spending time with her friends, family and her 5 dogs and 4 cats

Ella Farrell

Ella joined the team while finishing her training in November 2021 and qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in March 2022. Ella enjoys all aspects of her job and is looking forward to progressing with further qualifications in the future. When not at work, Ella enjoys travelling, spending time with her horse Nico and socialising with friends and family. You would also catch her sitting down on a Sunday for the Formula 1 Grand Prix’s.

Jacqueline Jones

Jackie joined our team in 2022 as a part time nurse, she enjoys her job and spends her spare time with her family.

Cobie Lang

Cobie joined Edgewood on reception in 2021, since then has progressed to be a Veterinary Care Assistant in 2023 and aims to start training as a nurse soon. Cobie enjoys reading and spending time with her cat Mayhem and her partner. She also may be found trackside at MotoGP or BSB races.

Holly Nicholls-Cooper

Holly joined us in 2021 as a full time receptionist. She has since been on maternity leave to have a baby and returned as a part time receptionist at Purleigh. Holly enjoys customer service and she is a great organiser.