📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Do you wish to discover the rural bourbon lifestyle ? If yes, come and immerse yourself in the bocage sud where you are sure to experince a friendly welcome from the beginning ! For over 10 years now, the villages of Noyant and Saint Hilaire have been hosting international workcamps, and the local residents eagerly wait each year to meet new volunteers. During this workcamp, the villagers will invite you to visit the mine museum and the buddhist temple, to try the bike-rail, and to share festive and convivial moments with them. The schedule (10 days in each village), will allow you to discover a diverse territory : the territory of Noyant d'Allier that is marked by a significant asian presence, making the village wonderfully diverse and lively, and the more traditional village of Saint-Hilaire.
💼 What the programme involves
Starting off at Noyant d'Allier, you will work on the projects that were started last year : renovations at the Musée de la mine, maintenance of old tools, and restoration of the church's doors. The work will consist of sanding and repainting the doors with natural ochre paint that you will make beforehand. Next, at Saint-Hilaire, you will be introduced to traditional masonry techniques by working on a surrounding wall. The work will consist of cleaning the wall and then repointing it with lime mortar. Finally, an old building situated in the courtyard of the city hall, has to be completely uncovered. So, you will have to redo the framework and cover it in tiles after cleaning them. For the entire workcamp, you will be under the supervision of a professional brick-layer.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In the villages' common rooms. The food will be provided, and the meals will be prepared by rotating groups of volunteers.
📍 About the location
Saint Hilaire and Noyant-d'Allier, located 25 km from Moulins-sur-Allier.
This workcamp will give you the opportunity to meet young people of the region, to discover the contryside lifestyle, and to visit touristic places. A small bus will be provided for your trips.