

Dawn Norton
Practice Director
Dawn has worked at the practice since 1987 and has a degree in business and finance. Dawn's spare time is taken up with showing, judging and occasionally breeding Miniature Long Haired Dachshunds. She currently has eight mini longs, one mini smooth and one very special, very noisy and mega spoilt Miniature Schnauzer called Sheilagh.


Cathy Campbell
Practice Manager
Cathy has worked at Haygate since 2010 starting at Muxton then moving into Wellington administration. Cathy has an unnatural number of cats in her house meaning that it is very difficult to sit down on any sofas! Most of her cats have been acquired since she started at Haygate. Cathy is the official Mother Christmas of Haygate and turns her office into a true Santa’s grotto complete with reindeer, often starting to prepare in July!


Adam Griffiths
Practice Administrator at Wellington
Adam has been working for Haygate at the Madeley surgery since 2003, starting straight from school and happily feels it is still the best decision he has ever made. He has a passion for veterinary work and is moving into management and learning how it all works from the inside out. He has a handsome boy cat called Ichigo who still acts like a kitten. Beside his love of animals he has many hobbies including being a gamer and Japanese manga/anime fan but, most of all, a HUGE batman fan.


Mandy Pullen
Practice Administrator
Mandy has worked with Haygate since 2011 starting as the Muxton receptionist and then moving into the admin office in 2016 and was a finalist in Support Staff of the Year. Mandy has excellent artistic skills and especially loves glitter, so watch out for any noticeboards for her handywork. Mandy has two cats who are learning tricks such as sit and beg – we will ask her for proof of this!


Liz Walker
Head Receptionist
Liz has worked at Haygate for over 35 years (don’t ask the date!). She especially enjoys meeting all the puppies and has a special love for Labradors.


Kate Arrowsmith
Receptionist at Madeley
Kate has worked at Haygate since 2007. Kate has a cat called Jeffrey. In her free time she enjoys watching her son play tennis and rugby, socialising, pet sitting, fine dining and helping friends with dog walks.


Hannah Bailey
Receptionist at Madeley
Hannah loves showing her Great Danes and Bloodhounds at Championship shows including Crufts and Discover Dogs. She is ring craft trained and owns and competes her horse Newton in ridden and show jumping events. Hannah owns a working Cocker Spaniel named Dennis, a Great Dane named Eva, and Wilma, a cross breed rescue dog. She has a zest for life and for all animals great and small.


Jaime Duggan
Receptionist at Wellington & Oakengates
Jaime joined the Haygate team in 2019 after graduating with a degree in Animal Management and Welfare. She has a spoilt Cavalier King Charles Spaniel at home called Honey who snores so loud it’s impossible to watch TV! Jaime likes to spend her spare time in the gym, playing football or running up the Shropshire Hills.


Norma Jones
Receptionist at Muxton
Norma is a farmer’s wife and a farmer’s daughter, so animals very much run through her blood. She has spent all of her working life in the equine industry working directly with the horses, and more recently in the saddlery trade. Norma has two dogs, Crumble, an elderly chocolate Labrador, and Spike, a very feisty Jack Russell who likes nothing better than to accompany her on runs, especially off road and cross country.


Judy Mortimer
Receptionist at Madeley
Judy started work at Haygate in 1989. Judy particularly enjoys meeting clients and their pets and getting to know them over their lives. In her spare time Judy makes spectacular celebration cakes and we enjoy eating them! Judy has a beautiful black Labrador called Teasel.


Emma Price
Receptionist at Wellington
Emma joined Haygate Veterinary Centres in 2019 after graduating with an Animal Science and Animal Behaviour degree. She has spent some time volunteering in South Africa which and says it was was definitely a highlight of her life. She loves training animals big and small and has trained a bull ready for show (he’s just a big dog really!). Having grown up with two Dobermans, Emma is a sucker for big dogs. Although she would be lying if she didn’t love the puppies.
Emma is also a semi-retired figure skater who used to compete in the British Championships and still does it as a hobby, which she prefers to going to the gym.
Emma is also a semi-retired figure skater who used to compete in the British Championships and still does it as a hobby, which she prefers to going to the gym.


Karen Winch
Receptionist at Madeley
Karen has worked for Haygate since January 2014 and loves all animals, so getting to work with them every day is her dream job! She has a little Chihuahua called Minnie and seven cats: Maisy, Fifi, Oscar, Ash, Marley, Jack and Lola.