📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The municipality wants to enhance the historical heritage of the city center. This workcamp will be the third with the town of Noyon. After restoring the color of the wrought ironwork in the cathedral district in the first year, the volunteers began renovating a freestone wall in 2020 and you will carry on this project.
Because of its central location, this workcamp will be an opportunity to meet and share a lot with the local population.
More information: http://noyon.fr/
💼 What the programme involves
Are you fascinated by History? Come and discover the town of Noyon which bears the marks of its long history. Built in Roman times, the town survived through the ages: it notably hosted the coronation of Charlemagne and was occupied during the First World War. Today, it is possible to have a walk in the heart of the cathedral district, where you can admire the medieval architecture.
This year you will continue the renovation of a freestone wall located in front of the cathedral, in the heart of the city center. You will discover the traditional technique of masonry with lime mortar. The intervention will consist in removing the pointing of the wall and making “seen stone“ coatings.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be in individual tents, girls and boys separated, next to the gymnasium. Showers, not mixed, will be at your disposal in this gymnasium. You will share the various collective tasks and prepare meals together. The collective life activities and the kitchen area will take place under a large tent.
📍 About the location
Noyon is a town of about 14,000 inhabitants located in the Hauts-de-France (North of France), in the heart of the former Picardie region. The town is 1h30 away from Paris on the axis Paris-Lille. The region also has a very rich historical heritage that you may discover during your stay: beautiful gothic cathedrals, the castle of Chantilly, the imperial palace of Compiègne, the castle of Pierrefonds, the Armistice quarry, etc.
You will also have the opportunity to discover how to do stone carving with a professional. Besides, a guided tour of the cathedral is planned for you, during which you will be able to discover all the secrets of the edifice. Don't forget, the 14th of July is the French national holiday! You may therefore attend the festivities of Noyon.
ℹ️ Additional information
Please bring working clothes as well as enclosed shoes. There may be aquatic activities, so don’t forget to bring a swimsuit. For accommodation in tents, bring your sleeping bag and a camping mat. Tents are provided. You can also bring traditional food from your country/region, photos, games, musical instruments: whatever you like and want to share during the workcamp, either with the local population or with the group of volunteers!
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.
