📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
In the Loire countryside, an old forgotten wash-house awaits you to get back to life!
Only the elders still remember this old wash-house. It was a living and meeting place, the last relic from a period when we were taking the time to meet and do things manually. Come and take the time to rebuild this heritage with us, giving its authenticity back. Allow it to regain its place in the history of Neulise, and in the heart of its inhabitants.
💼 What the programme involves
You'll participate to renovate a laundry house built in early twentieth century, completely rehabilitating the roof damaged by the time. Some small masonry works will have to be done to strengthen the construction. You will also work on weeding out the outskirts of the building and on cleaning the pond to facilitate its access by the hikers.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will sleep in tents on the municipal football stadium, next to the wash-house. Bring your sleeping bag and mat. The kitchen, toilets, showers, and the collective living space will be indoor, reachable from the stadium's changing rooms, which will also allow the group to shelter in case of bad weather.
You will participate in preparing the meals in turns. We'll favor the local products and the short supply circuits. Tastings of local specialties may also be organized with local producers or garden owners.
📍 About the location
Neulise (1 300 inhabitants) is a municipality of the Loire county, located in the north of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The cities of Lyon and Saint-Etienne (French capital city for Design) are both 1 hour drive away. The Auvergne region and its volcanoes are also very close.
Located near Roanne, the “Pays entre Loire et Rhône » gathers 16 municipalities. It's bordered by the Col du Pin Bouchain (760 m. high) on the east and the Gorges de la Loire on the west. It's a land of small mountains with, alternately, ridges and valleys where many rivers flow. This land rich in heritage, has everything to please fresh air lovers, vast horizons and beautiful landscapes.
⚠️ Requirements
Don't forget to bring work gloves, clothes and closed shoes with you. As the nights can be cool, take a warm sleeping bag with you. Some convivial times will be organized! If you want to share a bit of your culture with the others, bring a piece of your country in your backpack (cooking recipes, traditional tales, unusual objects…). 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 it, and then be reimbursed once back in their home country.
ℹ️ Additional information
Meeting point:
Saint-Jodard train station
Closest airport:
Lyon or Paris