A WATER CAROUSEL IN LOIRE VALLEY

Take part in a workcamp between city and nature, by participating in the renovation of an old Water Carousel that was used to irrigate the Bois de Coquille, an island of greenery at the entrance of the city of Saint-Jean-de-Braye, East of the Metropolis of Orleans, in the Loire Valley, located in the heart of France, at the gates of the Loire castles. For this third consecutive workcamp, you will continue the work to enhance the heritage and biodiversity of the wood named Bois de Coquille. Abandoned for many years, the Water Carousel needs to be renovated, starting with the exterior walls. Your work will consist in removing the concrete of the stone facade and then repointing it with lime according to traditional techniques respectful of the history of the building. In order to enhance the site, you will also contribute to the development of a path between the Water Carousel and the Bois de Coquille. Part of the work will be carried out using a secure scaffolding. A medical certificate for working at height is required to participate. Furthermore, thanks to the participatory budget, the inhabitants of Saint-Jean-de-Braye have set up a zip line on the Loire riverbanks in the summer of 2020, on the bike road of La Loire à Vélo. You will participate in the construction of benches and outdoor furniture facilitating the access of families and elderly people to the riverbanks of the Loire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This workcamp is part of a project of three workcamps organized by the Metropolis of Orléans with its member municipalities of Orléans, Saint Cyr en Val and Saint-Jean de Braye and the CRIJ Centre-Val de Loire (regional information center for youth) to help people discover the Loire region and its heritage and cultural wealth. You will have the opportunity to meet and exchange with the volunteers of the Orléans and Saint-Cyr-en-Val workcamps during the welcome drink, the intercultural day and the itinerant inauguration of the work carried out on the three workcamps.