📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This is the first time that the workcamp takes place in the village Veselí nad Úhlavou in Western Bohemia in cooperation with the local association Tvrz Veselí. This association was founded with the aim of restoration of a ruin of a castle in Veselí nad Úhlavou and its utilization in future as a place for cultural and social purposes. Its activities involve preparatory maintaining works and fundraising to repair the castle. The castle has a disturbed past and is now in a very bad state. The aim of the workcamp is to clean an overgrown castle park from self-seeding plants and fallen trees and clean up a castle fountain.
💼 What the programme involves
Work will be manual and will be done in an overgrown and a much neglected park. The tasks will include: removing self-seeding woody plants, shrubs and fallen trees (with scissors, a hatchet and a handsaw), cleaning an old fountain. Bring working clothes which can get dirty, sturdy shoes and waterproof jacket or raincoat (in case of bad weather). There is not any work to be done indoors so be prepared for all kinds of weather. We will not work inside of the castle as it is not allowed to enter for safety reasons.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In the privacy at one of the association’s member in the village Pocinovice (about 10 km from the workplace). Sleeping on borrowed mattresses in your own sleeping bags. There are two big rooms, WC, a bathroom and a kitchenette with a cooker and jug kettle. Hot lunches will be brought to the work place every day. You will prepare other meals by yourselves.
📍 About the location
Veselí - a small village (about 58 inhabitants) which is a part of the municipality Janovice nad Úhlavou, and a village of Pocinovice (around 548 inhabitants). Both are located at the foothills of Šumava National Park, close to Klatovy. From the place of accommodation (Pocinovice) to the workplace (Veselí) you will go every morning by train (20 min). The train station is near the castle. The village of Pocinovice has bakery, pub, library, some small shops and sports grounds.
Study part: Presentation of the castle and its troubled history, excursion to a selected sight (according to the agreement) with the Club of Friends of History, cultural afternoon with the Pioneers from Klatovy.
Leisure time: Trip to Šumava- the Black lake which is related to one of the legends of Veselí; volleyball tournament with local players, trip to Dobrá Voda (5km by forest road) with young volunteer firemen, trip to Castle Klenová.
⚠️ Requirements
Workcamp is suitable for history lovers. Due to living in a house with a host you will have a unique opportunity to experience local culture and customs, at the same time we ask you for respectful behavior :-)