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Helen Barnard

Helen Barnard

Lead Receptionist / Client Care Manager

Helen is our Lead receptionist and has been working at the Chess Vet Clinic for 29 happy years (which she can’t quite believe!). Over the years the clinic has changed from a quiet little county vets into a now thriving busy practice with over 4,000 clients.

She really loves her job. She thinks her Chess family are and have always been lovely and our Hertfordshire clients are the best! Helen is responsible for training and guiding our wonderful reception team through the many challenges they face on a daily basis. She finds the most rewarding part of her job is not just the lovely kittens and puppies she sees daily but watching the joy from owners who have collected their previously very poorly pet to take back home again.

She has been married for 35 years and has 2 wonderful sons who she is extremely proud of. They have had many cats over the years, at one time they had 4, but now only have little Tillie who is 17 and living a happy fulfilled life on thyroid medication. One day she will definitely be getting a puppy, after years of persuading the husband! In her spare time her passion is gardening, having moved last year to a much bigger garden which was definitely a very blank canvas, the new projects are keeping her very busy!

Chess Veterinary Clinic Surgeries

Rickmansworth Surgery 97 Uxbridge Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7DJ
Opening Hours Mon - Fri: 8.00am - 8.00pm Sat: 9.00am - 6.00pm Sun & Bank Hols: Closed
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Chorleywood Surgery 1B New Parade Chorleywood Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 5NJ
Opening Hours Mon & Fri: 9.00am - 7.00pm Tue - Thur: 9.00am - 5.00pm Sat: Closed Sun & Bank Hols: Closed
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