📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The diversity of the natural and built heritage of the city of Cerilly gives to the town a special attraction. Located in the heart of the Troncais Forest, people love to come during summer to spend a good time. The inhabitants and the local associations will receive volunteers for the first time with a great enthusiasm. The municipality of Cerilly and the association of local authorities PAYS DE TRONCAIS are the main partners of this workcamp. More info on this website : http://www.pays-de-troncais.com/
💼 What the programme involves
The local population attaches an importance to the preservation of built heritage. This project therefore embodies a desire of residents and local elected to preserve it: for 3 weeks you will be helpful to the territory and its inhabitants The work will consists of the preservation of a fountain and an old wash house: cleaning, rebuilt certain part and embellishment the surrounding.You will participate to the work with other international volunteers and a technical supervisor will teach you specific techniques. The work takes place the morning for 5 hours maximum. Afternoon and weekends are dedicated to activities.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation on the communal campground at the edge of a pond. Mattresses and tents provided. Bring your sleeping bag and warm clothes for the night. Shower nearby. Equipped kitchen where meals will be prepared and shared together. Dining room under a large tent. The campground is located near the city center where you will have access to various shops and services. Jeunesse et Reconstruction does not support the volunteers arrived before the start date of the project.
📍 About the location
By applying on this project, you will have the opportunity to live in the heart of the Troncais forest. This forest offers different activities: hiking, swimming, historical visit. Regarding the city of Cerilly, nearly 1,500 people live in the town. Activities will be proposed during your stay in partnership with various organization of Cerilly. To learn more and view photos of the territory, visit this website: http://www.mairie-cerilly.eu/photos
⚠️ Requirements
1/ No special knowledge or competence is required for this camp, except being motivated and loving work in group You will share friendly moments with local people : be open-minded and curious.2/ Bring: sleeping bag, warm clothes and rain-coat, bathing suit (for male: short pants prohibited in the public swimming pools, please bring a bathing suit). 3/Bring for work: worn out clothes, safety shoes/boots compulsory. 4/ Bring some material from your culture (documents, pictures, postcards, little gift, musical instruments, games,...) to share with other volunteers and local population and make exchanges easier.5/ Foreigners belonging to the European Union must bring with them a personal EHIC (European Health Insurance Card), and everybody must, in any case, BRING THEIR INSURANCE CERTIFICATE. If health issues on the camp, the volunteers will have to pay for it, and then get reimbursed once back in the home country. 6/ Transportation back to the train station at the end of the workcamp will be organized during your stay with the campleader.7/ More info about trains : http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ 8/ If you have a driving license, please bring it along in case of necessity