📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
A green space where a river sings, Filain is a very small village seen as a “town of character“. Its residents are looking forward to welcoming their very first international workcamp. This project corresponds with the goal „sustainable cities and communities“ established by the UN. This includes discovering new and different ways of thinking and acting, sharing skills, investing oneself to develop an area and taking part in the collective life: there will be many possibilities to promote solidarity! Each workcamp offers unique experiences, so come and make your own!
💼 What the programme involves
This international project will represent the first step in setting up a medieval garden. The town has just acquired unused land, with the idea of developing a whole complex there which would highlight the historic jewels of the city. Along the river, your work will consist of building a dry stone wall, approximately 6 hours a day in the morning. You will learn traditional stonework techniques. You will work as a team and participate in the tasks of collective life at the same time: cooking, cleaning, washing up, activities, etc.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in a community room reserved for your group, One room will serve as a collective sleeping space where you will sleep on camp beds, in mixed groups. Please bring your pilllow and sleeping bag! Showers and laundry will be done at residents' homes. The place is equipped with a kitchen and WiFi. Accompanied by the camp leaders, you will make the menu and prepare the meals each day (vegetarian or vegan if asked).
You will have to take the main street of the village to reach the site of the construction site, a 10-minute walk away. For other trips, the local population will be happy to accompany you to go shopping or visit the surrounding area.
Accompanied by the camp leaders, you will make the menu and prepare the meals each day, in turn. The budget is approx. 5 € per day and person. There will be the possibility to eat vegetarian or vegan and to plan accordingly, if necessary. You will often times share meals with the villagers giving you the opportunity to discover the local food and to share special moments together.
📍 About the location
Filain (70230) is a town located 15km from Vesoul (70000) and 42km from Besançon (25000), in Haute-Saône.
Leisure activities : Whether its in the afternoons or during the weekends, it will be your group that initiates and organizes the activities for the free time. The ideal programme will account for the wishes of everybody, the local possibilities (hiking, multi-sport field, historical visit to the village, national holiday, craft brewery, summer concerts, etc.) and the financial situation.
You can also rely on the support of the villagers to organize moments of exchange and they will be delighted to engage with you and to give advice on how to best discover the local environment and enjoy your stay.
⚠️ Requirements
There are absolutely no requirements in terms of language or technical abilities. Simply a base level of physical fitness is necessary, as you will carry stones to build the wall.