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Mark and Sarah Wallis
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Mark has been at Imperial Kennels since 1990 and after being Assistant Trainer for six years he took over the full reins from Linda Jones in 2005. Mark is now fully established in his own right as one of the leading Open Race trainers in the country. Sarah, who is Linda Jones’ daughter, has been married to Mark for 10 years and they have two children. Sarah originally worked full time as a kennelhand but now concentrates on caring for the children and providing the backbone of the business by taking care of all adminstration and financial work.
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Patrick Janssens

Patrick Janssens
Assistant Trainer 

Originally from Belgium, Patrick joined the kennel in 2002 after gaining experience working in Ireland with top trainers Matt O’Donnell and Pat Dalton.  Patrick has been one of the major influences in the kennel’s success and has been Mark’s Assistant Trainer for the past two years.
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Pete Vernon

Pete Vernon
Head Kennelhand 

Pete also joined the kennel in 2002 after working for two years with Pat Chambers and has contributed immensely to the success of both Linda and Mark.  He was voted BGRB Kennelhand of the Year in 2005. 
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Jemma Oliver

Jemma Oliver

Jemma Oliver is our youngest full-time team member who started work for us in June after completing her exams at school. As you can see from her 20 questions, Jemma is keen on horses!
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Sid Huett

Sid Huett

Sid is Linda’s nephew and has been working in the kennel since 2004.  This is Sid’s first experience of working with greyhounds and he is one of the most enthusiastic and popular members of staff and a mainstay of the kennel. Read more about Sid...

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Cheryl Tillett

Cheryl Tillett

Cheryl is a recent appointment at the kennels.  As well as being Patrick’s girlfriend, Cheryl has loads of experience working with Spencer Mavrias and Tommy Wade. Read more about Cheryl...

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Sandra Love

Sandra Love and Chris Heald 

Sandra is invaluable to the kennel as our regular Parader at Walthamstow Stadium and Chris also provides valuable assistance when required. 

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We also rely heavily on our part-time staff at the Lakenheath kennels:-
Ronnie Smith, Gemma, Steph and Darren. 
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Ron Mills  - Our team is completed by Sports Massage Therapist Ron Mills who has worked with the kennels since the early 90s.  His weekly visits have played a crucial part in the kennel’s success over the years.

 

 

 

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