Our history

Mrs James originally started the practice in Padbury, as a small mixed practice. The practice grew and segmented with the small animal practice moving to Winslow. The development of the Winslow site, from the Windmill Public house was finished by 1995 and photographs taken at the time show the huge amount of work required to change the derelict building into a veterinary centre.  

Jane Alexander bought the small-animal portion of the practice from Mr James in 1997, having managed the practice for the previous two years. The branch practice was moved from Padbury to Buckingham, where it has remained. Jane subsequently partnered with Jacqui Naysmith in 2001. They ran the practice together until 2018, when sadly Jacqui lost her battle with cancer and passed away aged 49 years old.  Richard Rallings, who joined the practice in 2017 became a Director in May 2020, who was then joined by Johanna Dear in 2024 following Jane’s retirement as a Director. 

We are an RCVS Tier 2 accredited training Practice, and have an Advanced Practitioner Certificate holder in medicine, and General Practitioner certificate holders in surgery, ophthalmology and anaesthesia.  

We’ve been awarded Silver Cat Friendly status with the ISFM as we recognise the unique nature and needs of your cat when coming to the vets. Additionally, we have been awarded Best Vets in Buckinghamshire (based solely on client reviews) for the last five years and sit within the top 25 of practices in the UK.