📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The town of Latresne (www.mairie-latresne.fr), located on the outskirts of Bordeaux city, along the Garonne. There are both green sites and several buildings showing its rich past.
The town has called on Concordia to participate in the renovation of the town's heritage, particularly the Maison des Associations. The project consists of creating links between international volunteers and the inhabitants of the commune.
Events and festivities will be organized around the “mobile bar/barbecue” that was imagined and created during a previous project.
💼 What the programme involves
The commune and Concordia work together to preserve and renovate the local heritage. For several years, Concordia has been working on the Maison des Associations (Non-profit organizations Home) and you will therefore continue the renovation of one of the facades of this old and majestic bourgeois stone building. Following the previous workcamp in July, the volunteers will take care of recoating with a lime plaster tinted with natural pigments. This work involves working on scaffolding.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in tents in the heart of the city and you will have access to all the needed facilities. You will also have a common area for cooking, dining and group activities. You will share the various collective tasks and prepare meals together.
📍 About the location
Just a stone's throw from the city of Bordeaux, Latresne is at the gateway to the Entre-Deux-Mers region. This region known for its vineyards is situated between the Garonne and the Dordogne rivers. The Entre-Deux-Mers is a region rich in bastides and Romanesque churches, you will be charmed by the ancient cities, mills and other castles. You will be able to take part in various activities (visiting a vineyard, for example) and walking or cycling while discovering this magnificent region!
ℹ️ Additional information
Bring a sleeping bag for cold weather, work clothes, sports shoes, warm and rain clothes, a torch lamp, a swimsuit and sunscreen.
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 happen on the project, volunteers will have to pay for them, and will then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
