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ESC: Heritage restoration at the Gombervaux castle

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France European Voluntary Service Culture European Voluntary Service Culture Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Heritage restoration at the Gombervaux castle

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Presentation of the site : Gombervaux is a castle of the 14th century in Vaucouleurs (East of France, department of Meuse). It is classified as an historical monument since 1994. The association Gombervaux is a member of the REMPART Union. The missions of Gombervaux are : restore the castle, create life on the site and study the site. The missions : The main mission for the group of 12 international volunteers will be : improve the accessibility to the site for the visitors with motor disabilities. The priority will be to build a wood platform. The final goal is a projection room to offer an alternative visit for the people who can’t climb into the dungeon. If there is more time, the group could realize medieval seats for the dungeon. These missions will be supervised by a group life leader and two local artisans (one black-smith and one carpenter).

🏠 Accommodation on site

Hosting: On the site, in a large collective tent with camp beds. Volunteers have to take a pillow and sleeping bag. There is a solar shower and dry toilets but no access to drinking water on the site. A source is nevertheless used to wash the dishes and bottles will be bought to drink. The meals are prepared collectively. Bring warm clothes are necessary because of the temperatures which can be low even in the summer in this region of France (especially at night). The castle is located in a rural area. The nearest big city (Nancy) is 45km away. A pick-up point will be organized in Commercy.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Expected volunteer profile : - Heritage interest - Interested in equal access to culture - Open minded - Attraction for manuel work - Ability to live in a group - Skills and knowledges in carpentry is a benefit but not necessary
Deadline: Application deadline: 11/07/2024

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
  • Training before and after the project
  • Health insurance during your project
  • round-trip travel reimbursement
  • accommodation and food
  • pocket money
  • language course
  • Return Week-end
  • Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

FR40556

17/08/2024 → 30/08/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 11/07/2024

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

10 Av. Raymond Poincaré, 55140 Vaucouleurs, France

France

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:31 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English French