Volunteers will assist in the construction/reparation of a wall that is all around the centre. ATTENTION: the work might be sometimes long and difficult. Volunteers will spend the whole day outdoors.
Accomodation & food:
You will have a dormitory in the centre with mats et bathroom with hot shower.Be aware that there is no Internet access in the camp place. It will be good opportunity to forget technology and to benefit from nature. et 61514;During the camp, the cooking team of the centre will cook for you.
Location & leisure:
The centre is located in deep countryside. By choosing this workcamp, you decide to live in the nature. All around, there are fields, woods and small villages. There are plenty of opportunities for entertainment: football fields and tennis or basketball playgrounds-During the weekend, it will be possible to organise cultural visits and to travel to the biggest Belgian cities. The town of Paliseul is 5 kilometres away from the Centre. From there, by train, it is very easy to reach bigger urban centres such as Namur, Brussels, Arlon, Bouillon or Liege.
Requirements:
Participation at the CBB pre-camp day (free but obligatory)from 6 until 7/07 in marche en famenne
Volunteers will renovate a big studio and prepare an exhibition space where people can come to learn more about the different aspects of clay construction. This workcamp will be physically and mentally demanding as the volunteers will be asked to bring ideas in order to come up with a common action plan to realize the work.
Accomodation & food:
In a rudimentary studio, in shared rooms, in the centre of Eupen. Please bring a sleeping bag.
Location & leisure:
Eupen is the largest town in the German-speaking part of Belgium and is located in the east of Belgium, at about 15 km from Aachen (Germany).
Requirements:
It is open to anyone interested by natural building with clay, it is not necessary to have a basic knowledge on the topic. Please bring working clothes and working shoes.
Within the youth centre, volunteers will carry out different renovation works in order to refresh the building and the green space of the youth centre. Concretely, the workcamp will consist in developing outdoor facilities in the garden and other renovation works (painting, sanding, masonry,...).This workcamp will also give to the volunteers the opportunity to meet and share their experience with the youngsters from the local community. During free time, volunteers will have the possibility to discover the region and, during the weekends, to visit other cities in Belgium.
Accomodation & food:
Volunteers will sleep in an old castle near the Youth Centre. Sleeping bag and sheets are needed.
Volunteers will mainly renovate a building of the farm, in order to create a public workshop for different types of crafts: insulation - floor - wooden construction (physical work). Some volunteers may also help to the others daily farm s activities : vegetables growing, goat s cheese, bakery. Free time on week-ends and evenings, 5 to 6h work a day, schedules to decide together.
Accomodation & food:
In the common room of the farm, and maybe also in a yurt . Please take a sleeping bag.
Location & leisure:
Co-housing and organic farm of Vevy Weron, 6 km from Namur railway station (65 km from Brussels); nice, green, and quiet place, work with a lot of inhabitants of the farm.
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