📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
After more than a decade of successful workcamps with our association, from 2006 to 2019, both for the participants and for the commune, the latter wishes to welcome for the 15th time an international volunteer workcamp to participate in the restoration of the Fort des Dunes , a military fort built in the 19th century. The objective of the commune was both to enhance the value of this site so that it could be visited and used for cultural purposes by associations and music groups and to bring an intercultural dynamic by creating links between the inhabitants, visitors and volunteers. Over the years, important improvements have been made to open this site, which is full of history, to the public. Outside, with a secure tour route (interpretation of the site with the help of an audioguide), and inside, where rooms have been restored and opened to visitors, including a room dedicated to the history of the fort (interactive presentation, animated model of Operation Dynamo).
💼 What the programme involves
Supervised by a technical animator, you will work on different parts of the fort for the clearing of the exterior parts, the restoration of the exterior stairs, the collection of old paving stones and branches. You will also continue the work of clearing brush. This work will be done in small groups. Among the highlights of the workcamp, you will help prepare and participate in the Beach Festival, a meeting with associations of the city, the first weekend of August. You will present the international workcamps. You will be able to participate in the World Shrimp Peeling Championship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i2BuwquXmI
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated in a tent and have access to a kitchen and sanitary facilities at the Foyer Berteloot. You will participate in the preparation of meals and in daily tasks (washing up, cleaning, tidying up). Remember to bring a sleeping bag, mattresses are provided. We cannot take care of you if you arrive before the start date.
📍 About the location
The city of Leffrinckoucke is located a few kilometers from the city of Dunkirk. The military fort is 500 meters from the beach and 500 meters from the city of Dunkirk. There are buses to the surrounding towns. The nearest train station is in Dunkirk. Many connections exist and several TGV links to LILLE (35min) or PARIS (2h00) are available.
⚠️ Requirements
1/ The association does not provide vehicles for the volunteers during the work camp. 2/ Foreigners from the European Union must bring their European Health Card (for reimbursement of medical expenses upon return to your country) or European Health Insurance Card. You will be responsible for your own health care costs on site and will be reimbursed once you return to your country of departure. 3/ If you have a driver s license, bring it with you in case of need. Don t forget to bring: a sleeping bag, warm clothes (a thick sweater and a K-Way), a bathing suit. For boys: underpants are generally forbidden in public pools in France, so bring a pair of swimming trunks. For work: used clothes and sturdy shoes (boots, safety shoes - mandatory for safety reasons). Your games, songbooks, CDs, musical instruments and recipes are also welcome To facilitate exchanges and meetings, think of bringing photos of your home, a few postcards and small gifts. 4/ All the information about the train transportation on www.voyages-sncf.com
ℹ️ Additional information
chantier ouvert au participants francais a partir de 17 ans
