📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Organiszed by the Authorized Association Syndicale du Canal de la Varèze (ASA) and supported by 3 municipalities : Auberives sur Varèze, St Alban du Rhône and Clonas sur Varèze, you will works for upkeep and protection of the canal of the Varèze to .
Digged in the Middle Ages, its water made it possible to turn mills, operate sawmills, a tack mill, a rope factory, to feed a settling tank for kaolin ... But also to irrigate the meadows by simple gravity, using "locks".This year, two teams of volunteers will mix together at the place of life and will be assigned to two distinct projects: heritage for one and environmental for the other.
💼 What the programme involves
Today the canal no longer irrigates the meadows but it waters the vegetable gardens, fruit gardens thanks to pumps. Its usefulness remains undeniable Recognized as anecological, faunistic and floristic interest of the natural area, the canal has a precious environmental interest.You will participate in the clean-up of the site with respect for biodiversity and will install a fence to protect it. You will work 4 to 5 hours a day and will be supervised by volunteers from the ASA e la Varèze who will pass on their techniques and knowledge to you.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in tents at the former local football grounds. You will use the shower and the sanitary facilities in the changing rooms. A kitchen will be set up under a barnum. The meals will be prepared collectively and you will be required to participate in daily tasks (cooking, washing dishes, cleaning). Your technical leaders will take you to the work site everyday, or you will walk when intervention is close to ST Alban.
You won’t be just 8 in St Alban! Indeed, another international workcamp is taking place during the same period and, even if your work will be different, you will share daily life all together!
📍 About the location
Located in Isère at the confluence of the Rhône and the Varèze rivers, Saint-Alban du Rhône is a dynamic town of 849 inhabitants. On both sides of the Varèze, you will have access to the leisure area composed of tennis courts, pétanque, a city-stadium, a skate park and a fitness trail. You can also use the barbecues in this area. The municipality plans to rent a minibus to help you discover the territory (Vienne, Lyon). A time will be organized so that you can meet the local young people and exchange with them. Finally, the associative network is very dense in the town, you can in particular be introduced to the game of local pétanque (boules lyonnaises). Many hiking trails pass through Saint-Alban du Rhône and allow you to discover the surrounding villages. You can also stroll along the Varèze canal. The people of the ASA organization will take you to some tour and visits.