Short-term (2 to 4 weeks) "manual work" projects in Denmark

Volunteers are supposed to work and live as in the Iron Age. Accommodation facilities and work will give the volunteers an insight into and understanding of human interaction with nature. During the camp focus will be on food procurement and food preparation, use of raw materials, energy sources and energy consumption, waste and recycling, household and agricultural technologies. The work will focus on the provision and use the natural resources, different materials and their uses, craft technology and work processes.

Indkvartering finder sted på Vingsted Mølle. Her findes køjerum, toilet- og baderum, op-holdsrum og køkken, som arbejdslejren disponerer over. Desuden er der en have med bålste-der. Vingsted Mølle ligger lige ned til Vejle Å.Nogle nætter vil overnatning og madlavning måske foregå i et af Jernaldermiljøets langhuse.

Accommodation takes place at Vingsted Mill. Here are bunk beds, toilets and bathrooms , social rooms and kitchen, at the participants disposal. There is also a garden with a fire place. Vingsted Mill is situated right on the Vejle River .Volunteers will cook themselves. Some nights the accommodation and cooking may take place in one of the Iron Age longhouses.

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Vingsted historiske værksted vingsted mølle, vingstedvej 58 7182 bredsten

EnglishVegetarian food will be available

You will be part of the festival crew preparing for the many activities. Work will include: building outdoor furniture and infrastructure such as a bar and lounge area, setting up outdoor signs and other decorations that will communicate the festival, raising tents for the performances, checking tickets at venues, selling festival passes in the streets, handing out festival programmes and other work that involve the festival.You will be part of a dedicated team of festival workers where we all help each other in order to make the festival a huge success. We look after each other and are always willing to help.

Sleeping facilities:The volunteers will sleep together in one large room at the School of Music in the city centre; only 2 minutes walk from the festival centre. We will provide mattresses, but you need to bring your own sleeping bag, pillow and towel. There are kitchen facilities, toilets and showers, and it will be possible to wash clothes elsewhere for free.

You will be cooking your own meals; both breakfast, lunch and dinner, so be prepared to cook.Sometimes it will be necessary to bring a packed lunch, since the work is spread out in the city.

Helsingoer is a small, old and beautiful town located at the North coast of Zealand. Here you can find sandy beaches, large forests and amazing sites such as the castle Kronbrog – home of Hamlet, and close by the famous Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. Moreover, you will of course be able to visit Sweden, which is only 20 min on a ferry from Helsingoer. You can reach Copenhagen within 40 minutes in train and discover the vibrant city, hang out at cafes and do shopping. During the festival, you will see plenty of street theatre and be part of the cosy nights at the festival centre with music and shows. Bring playing cards, music, films, and computer for the evenings before the festival begins.

A motivational letter is required for this Work Camp.Please write 1/2 page about yourself, explaining why you are motivated for this camp.You will be working outside so bring clothes for practical work. Also keep in mind that the Danish summer weather can change a lot and be rainy, so bring waterproof shoes and jackets.A lot of the work will be manual work, so it does require some talent or interest for this. You have to cook lunch and dinner for the other participants in turns, so it is required that you know how to cook.

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The festival centre:helsingoer theatrehavnepladsen 13000 helsingoeraccommodation:helsingoer musikskole (music school)svingelport 7a3000 helsingoer

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CPH: Kastrup (Copenhagen, Denmark)Vegetarian food will be available

The camp consists of different minor projects, all involving manual work. For example removing invasive species of trees to preserve the open dune heath, or moving hay to protect rare plants. Only manual tools will be used and local professionals instruct the work.

The volunteers will stay in an outdoor camp situated in the country site in connection with a modern farm guesthouse with toilet, bath and kitchen facilities.You will sleep in tents with camp beds. Males and females will not sleep separately. Please bring your own warm sleeping bag. Temperature in Denmark can be down to 10 celcius degrees during the nights.Cooking will be done both in the farmhouse kitchen and on the outdoor fireplace. Everyone is expected to take part in cooking, cleaning and other camp activities, like chopping wood and lighting the fire. No primitive camp experience is required.

Denmark is relative densely populated, but Thy National Park is a rare area of Danish wilderness. Throughout time people have lived with and struggled against nature, which has left historical landmarks as 3000 years old grave mounds, 1000 year old churches and wartime fortifications from World War II. Fishermen still fish from small boats direct from the beach in the minor villages along the coast. But you also find cafés, surf schools and a sea pool. Tourists bring the villages alive in the summertime, but you still find you a lot of quit places at the beach or in the wild. There are all kinds of weather here, from perfect sunny and quit days to days with heavy winds and rain.Outdoor activities involving water or tree climbing will be arranged during the stay. Local volunteers will show and tell about nature and the history of the area.

You must know how to bicycle, since most daily transportation will be done by mountain bike - both to work areas and if you want to go somewhere in your spare time.Physical condition for manual work is required.

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Thy national parkstenbjerg landingsplads 4, 7752 snedsted

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AAL: Aalborg (Aalborg, Denmark)Vegetarian food will be available