I am carrying out my Integrated Vocational Assignment at Bocketts Farm in Leatherhead.

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Dom Hughes

Integrated Vocational Assignment (IVA)

Part One

Select Your Practical Project Topic

        I am carrying out my Integrated Vocational Assignment at Bocketts Farm in Leatherhead.  It is a family farm that is run primarily for the entertainment of the public.  It is one of Surrey’s busiest and most popular tourist attractions, offering good value for money and many attractions.  It has facilities such as a childrens playbarn and indoor slide, tearooms, gift shop, animal handling, pig racing, goat milking demonstrations, tractor and trailer rides, electric ride on tractors, face painting, badge making, and various play areas as well as numerous farm animals.

Part A:  Proposals for practical project

        

This is a list of possible projects I could use for my Integrated Vocational Assignment practical project:

Option one:  Rejuvenate fencing around the pond

        The pond in question is on the main drive at Bocketts farm just by the main farm entrance.  It is one of the first things visitors see when they arrive at the farm to pay, and so I think it is important that it looks respectable.  The pond is home to several varieties of ducks and geese and is fenced off to keep the poultry in and the public out.  In areas of the fence it has been damaged by machinery and general damp and wear and tear over the years.  The fence has been temporarily fixed in a different style but never properly attended to, and so the result is a rather unfinished, scrappy looking fence.  The fence has been standing for several years so ideally it should be completely rebuilt as the wood is beginning to weaken.

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        This project involves planning the structure of the fence, the removal of the existing fence, and calculating and purchasing enough material to rebuild the fence.  The material would then have to be cut to size and installed as a new fence.  Alternately, areas of the fence most affected could be replaced and painted to look the same.  A completely new fence build gives the opportunity for a differently designed, perhaps more aesthetically looking fence to be built for minimal cost.

Option two:  Installation of bird boxes around the farm site

        A lot of small birds and pigeons nest in ...

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