📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
What\'s the common point between a castle, winter and a giant hole in the floor ? The answer is in Le Créneau ! During this project, you will help us renovate the fixed ice house on the castle grounds. The ice collected from the water in winter was stored there to ensure the preservation of foodstuffs throughout the year.
Help us enhance this small heritage, to give it acknowledgment and to highlight the skills acquired over the years!
Currently without any roof protection, the ice house must be waterproofed to protect it from bad weather. Your actions will be in accordance with the objectives 5 and 8 of sustainable development (UN) in favor of gender equality and decent work and economic growth.
💼 What the programme involves
This project is a continuation of the first one carried out in July and is in advance of another one. It will consist of protecting the structure from bad weather and laying a temporary floor in preparation for the final restoration of the roof using the methods of the time.
In detail, this work, centered around carpentry, will consist of
- the installation of a floor structure based on the existing low wall
- laying a temporary floor on this structure
- the construction of a framework to protect the structure
- the installation of a temporary roof over this structure
- the construction of a protective barrier around the ice house
The work will take place between 8:30AM and 1PM and between 2:30PM and 4:30PM, with a break of 30 minutes around 11AM.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Participants will be hosted on Le Créneau’s camping, in collective tents with wooden floors and beds. WiFi is not available on site. Food will be provided and prepared by the participants in groups, with the support of the cooking staff.
📍 About the location
The workcamp is located in Montcombroux les Mines, 45 kms away from Moulins. Weekends are planned collectively with the group leaders. If you want to discover the cities around, Vichy and Moulins are 45 kms away. If you’d rather have a nice walk in nature, the surroundings are perfect for hiking, landscape seeing, discovering local markets, swimming, and enjoying sports activities and games.
ℹ️ Additional information
This project is a volunteering team supported by the European Solidarity Corps. You will receive pocket money (6€ per day) and a travel reimbursement with an upper limit based on the ESC distance calculator.