Beyers grew up in South Africa and has always had a love for all animals. He never wanted to be anything but a vet and was lucky enough to qualify in 1995 at the University of Pretoria. After graduating he came to the UK for a year to gain experience and see a bit of the world…… This plan changed when he met Clare in South Wales.

They got married in 1997 and moved to her hometown Chandlers Ford. The rest is history as they say – he became a partner in the year 2000. In 2016 Clare and Beyers became full owners and shareholders of the practice.

His role in the Practice is both clinical and managerial which is only possible due to the excellent support staff we have at the Practice. He likes surgery as well as chatting to owners about their pets.

It gives him great satisfaction to make animals better and to interact with them. Apart from the usual veterinary work he tries to motivate and train staff to the best of their abilities and gets a real sense of satisfaction when people reach their goals in work and life.

Clare and Beyers have two children in their teens and also share the house with two Dachsies and a three-legged Rhodesian Ridgeback. When not at work he likes spending time with his bees that he is obsessed with, and also keeps Koi and chickens. He loves rugby and does a bit of grass-roots coaching and refereeing at a local club. He has also recently bought an electric guitar – much to the delight of his family.

Clare has been one of the longest serving members of the practice. From a young age, she has always wanted to be a vet and started at the practice as a ‘Saturday girl’ whilst still at school. After taking her A levels at Barton Peveril College, she gained a place at Bristol University and graduated in 1994.

Her first job was in a busy small animal practice in Newport in South Wales where she worked for 3 years. It was here that she met Beyers, after they married they moved back to Chandlers Ford and joined Davies and Aylott.

After having her two children, Clare followed her interest in Psychology and Behaviour and studied part time for 3 years at Southampton University and gained a post graduate diploma in Companion Animal behaviour counselling and sees behaviour cases as part of her work load.

Clare works at the Boyatt Wood Surgery and particularly enjoys getting to know all the clients and patients.

Outside work, she is busy as a taxi service to her 2 teenage children and looking after the menagerie of animals at home!

Joe started working for us in August 2015, he was already familar with the practice having spent time with us on placements during his degree.

He has a keen interest in soft tissue surgery and his current ambition is become an accomplished general practitioner. Outside of work he enjoys mini golf, running and cycling.

Annekie qualified in South Africa in 1998 and joined the team in 2006. She lives in Chandlers Ford with husband, Leslie, two children, and three guinea pigs.

She’s involved with the local community and loves walking, cycling and bird watching.

Marta moved here from Benidorm in Spain and is getting used to our less sunny weather!
She would like to develop her skills in veterinary medicine. In her spare time she enjoys discovering new places to visit in the UK.

Cherrie graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2018. She has since worked in Surrey and London until she joined the Chandler’s Ford Veterinary team in June 2020.

She has an interest in ophthalmology and internal medicine and her paper on feline pancreatitis has recently been published.

She grew up in the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong before moving to Surrey when she was 16. She’s trilingual with fluent Cantonese and conversational Mandarin. Outside of work, she enjoys doing yoga, kickboxing, weight lifting, scuba diving and most importantly keeping her fluffy ginger cat Cecil entertained (and fed)!

Lisa has been with the practice since 1988. She took on the role of Head Nurse in 2014. She has flourished in the role, particularly enjoying the organisational challenge.

She also helps with both our Puppy Parties and Weight Watchers clinics, the latter as a Hills approved VNA.

She is a VN assessor, a role she enjoys and is keen to develop. She is married to Warren and they have two boys, Luke and Ollie. In her free time, what little she has, she spends it reading, gardening, caring for her labrador Dougie and her four hens Ava, Nicola, Brenda and Sylvia.

Lorraine has been a nurse at Chandlers Ford Veterinary Surgery for 34 years. She did her nurse training at a Winchester practice and she qualified in 1982. Lorraine has been our Assessor/Lead Clinical Coach for nurse training since 2001 when the practice started the nurse training through the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and Sparsholt College.

She finds this aspect of her duties very rewarding, being able to give back to the profession that has given her the career she always wished to do. Lorraine enjoys helping to care for her Westie, keeping her garden as full of nectar rich plants as possible, and photographing the Hampshire countryside.

Anna has been a long-standing member of our staff. She joined full-time in July 2003, having worked weekends and holidays and attended college previously. She has always enjoyed caring for animals.

Her interests are TV and soaps (Corrie and Eastenders rather than something from Lush) and an array of pets that include dogs (Shelties)/rabbits/chinchillas/degus/guinea pigs/aquatic frogs and a puffer fish.

She is keen to improve her veterinary nursing knowledge and skills. She is one of the practice first-aiders and so is qualified to treat more than animal cuts and bruises.

Dom initially worked as a part time assistant whilst she was still at school. After a few years away she came back full time in September 2008. Her and her husband Matt have 2 children.

They share their home with their black labrador Maximus. Dom enjoys all aspects of nursing, particularly surgery.

Charlotte joined the Practice in November 2012 and fulfilled her ambition by qualifying in August 2017. She has a keen interest in post-operative care and animal behaviour. She runs regular puppy socialisation classes and enjoys designing waiting room displays. Charlotte lives with her partner Chris and two cats Kinder & Milka. She has a passion for good food, French food especially, and travelling in France. In her spare time, she loves finding bargain furniture, re-furbishing it and giving it a new lease of life!

Jo joined the team in 2013 after finishing her Level 3 Diploma to become a qualified Veterinary Nurse. She enjoys travelling the world and in 2014 jetted off to Sydney, Australia for 3 years with her husband Rob, spaniel Lola and cats Chloe & Lily. After 3 years down under they have all made the return trip and Jo has settled straight back into her role here at Chandlers Ford. In her spare time she enjoys horse riding, running, exploring the countryside with Lola and spending time with friends and family.

Lana joined the team in November 2014 after previously working in the equine industry for the previous 10 years. She enjoys working with small animals and qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2018.

Her interests at work include laboratory work and caring for inpatients. Lana owns a Jack Russel Terrier called MJ and enjoys taking him for long walks. In her spare time, she likes running, exercising at the gym and socialising with her friends. Lana plans on expanding her knowledge in both small animal and equine medicine.

Jo started working at the practice in October 2012, after spending 10 years working at St Francis Animal Welfare Shelter in Fair Oak.

Jo gained lots of experience in handling domestic animals of all shapes and sizes. Since joining the team at Chandlers Ford and Boyatt Wood Vets, she has achieved her Veterinary Care Assistant qualification.

Jo spends most of the week at the Boyatt Wood practice and enjoys getting to know the clients and their pets!

Outside of work, she enjoys socialising with friends and going on adventures to find lovely places to walk with her dog Spencer.

Jess joined the team in April 2019 and had previously worked at another veterinary practice for two years. Jess gained quite a bit of experience at her previous job and is now training at college to become a qualified VN.

At home Jess has a border collie called Bugzy and a syrian hamster called Arnie. In her spare time she enjoys reading non fiction books and socialising with her friends.

Gwen joined the practice in May 2020 to pursue her dream of becoming a qualified Veterinary Nurse. Having completed a course in Animal Management in 2017 she has since used her free time to combine her love of animals and travel by volunteering at conservation projects abroad.

At home she has a rabbit, guinea pigs and a Staffordshire Bull Terrier named William.