50 years 1974 - 2024
7th July - 3rd August 2024
Adult Courses
Walks, Sports and Country Pursuits
This Farming Life
272 TUTOR: Sid Vincent
This course provides a fascinating insight into agriculture in the Wiltshire countryside. Over the week, you will gain a greater understanding of farming life and aspects of animal husbandry, such as healthcare and management. You will enjoy hands-on experience with a range of livestock, including pigs, sheep, goats and cattle, ranging from organic, commercial and pedigree herds. In addition to introducing you to local stock breeders, your tutor will guide you on visits around a livestock auction and a butcher's shop.
Course Tutor
Sid Vincent
About Sid
Sid has been a tutor at Summer School for over thirty years, he has been teaching the On Target Course to children and Adults in the last five years and the Small Holders course for last two years. On Thursday evenings Sid takes a group of Summer School customers on a Savernake Safari to look for deer and other wildlife in the Forest. Sid began working life as a gamekeeper and later joined The Wiltshire Constabulary where he was a front line officer for thirty years retiring in 2005. Since retiring he has become a deer manager, sheep shearer, a shooting instructor and a personal protection officer then back to being a gamekeeper.
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