Local Charities

Each of the six regions within Rock Compliance regularly dedicates a day to working with a local charity, whether wrapping Christmas gifts to be distributed to families in need or packing boxes ready for distribution at a food bank.

This summer, the staff at the Newton Abbot office approached the estates team at client Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust to see if there was anything on the go that they could help with.

The Trust had the perfect suggestion – a project they had wanted to carry out for some time but not had the resources to start.
 

Occombe Farm

Occombe Farm is a family-friendly farm attraction in Paignton that offers a mix of animals, play, a nature trail, and a cafe, with all visits supporting the Trust’s conservation work.

In just one day, the Rock Compliance volunteers – more accustomed to being behind a desk or travelling the UK to carry out Water Hygiene compliance services than working in muddy field – cleared the quarantine area and built a brand-new fenced compound for newborn lambs. Work included fitting the fence posts and gate and wiring off the area to protect its precious residents.

In addition, the farmhands-for-a-day laid down a mulch track from the maintenance hut to the new compound and onwards to the waste area, cleared a large are of waste and rubble to the other side of the farm, and even mucked out some sheep fields.

Rock Compliance also made a financial donation that enabled the Trust to buy brand new materials for the project.