📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Located in the heart of the Haute-Loire to 12 km of Langeac and to 40 km of the Puy en Velay, the small village of Pebrac shelters the rests of an abbey established)in 1062 which, during century, knew an important brilliance(radiation).In a privileged environment, with a protected natural environment, the association Les amis de Pebrac aims at the development of the local heritage as well as at the organization of friendly activities which allow to make live the village.Http: // lesamisdepebrac.fr/To continue the restoration of this exceptional site, the village wishes to organize an international workcamp of young volunteers, for the first time in 2018. The objective: reshape a wall in dry stones around the abbey.
💼 What the programme involves
Your mission during the workcamp will be to redevelop a dry-stone wall of 22 meters bordering the abbey. There will be work of clearance and restoration of stone walls. You will have the mission to restore it: handing stones and masonry. This project is a real opportunity to acquire manual skills in traditional masonry.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
To define
📍 About the location
Pebrac is a village of nearly 200 inhabitants located along the Allier River. The setting is exceptional: the nature is lush and historic sites are numerous You can swim in the Allier, canoening or participating of local parties. Hikes are possible around Pebrac. http://www.gorges-allier.com/
⚠️ 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