You will have to put together and disassemble different structures throughout the festival. It will be mainly about hefting and you will regularly carry heavy loads. Saturday will be free for you to enjoy different concerts. Once the festival is over, you will clean the site together with a team of volunteers.
Accomodation & food:
You will be living under tents within the camping site of the festival and you will have access to all amenities offered to the guests. Bring a warm sleeping bag. The meals will be shared with a team of volunteers in charge of the organizational part of the festival.
Location & leisure:
Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or is a municipality of 1300 inhabitants situated in the heart of the Mont d'Or massif, 6 km away from the northern boundary of Lyon and 13 km away from Bellecour square in Lyon's city center. Despite its proximity to the city, the municipality has preserved its distinctive rural character. You will benefit from convenient transport connections allowing you to easily visit Lyon and its region while discovering at the same time the charm and tranquility of nearby villages.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Poleymieux au mont d'or
Language(s):
English
Airport:
LYS: Saint Exupery (Lyon, France)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
You will arrive a few days before the festival in order to meet the local team and get a first impression of your new environment. During the event, you will be in charge of welcoming the public, tending a soft drinks stand and helping people with different activities such as a zip wire, trampoline and inflatable attractions. Finally, you will help taking down the structures at the end of the festival. This work camp needs a great deal of commitment from the volunteers as the festival takes place during ten days. Your aim is to engage in all these activities so that everyone can relax, have a good time together and meet new people! You will be accompanied by two camp leaders throughout your stay.
Accomodation & food:
You will be accommodated in the Pierre Robin stadium, which is a 5 minute walk from the festival and 10 minutes from the town Centre. You will sleep in two-person tents and group life will take place under a marquee. A kitchen, changing rooms, showers and indoor toilets are available on the stadium premises. The stadium will be entirely reserved for the workcamp and closed to the public. You will participate in the preparation of meals. You will be able to have your own barbecues and invite young people from Riom to spend time with you! People from Riom will lend you bikes for getting around the town.
Location & leisure:
Riom, an access point for Auvergne's volcanoes, is a close-knit community and a nice place to live in. Located only 7 minutes away by train from the region's capital, Clermont-Ferrand, Riom is a town that is brought to life by the many activities that are available during the summer: concerts, street shows, swimming in lakes and swimming pools, high-ropes challenge, hiking etc. Riom is a lively town that will make you love the Auvergne region! For more information have a look at: http://www.tourisme-riomlimagne.fr and http://www.ville-riom.fr.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Riom
Language(s):
English
Airport:
CFE: Auvergne (Clermont Ferrand, France)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
You will take part in various development works on a garden at the entrance of the village and will continue masonry work on a stone wall near the village that was started during a previous workcamp. You will take part in the organisation of the local festival of Clairette, on July 14th.
Accomodation & food:
You will be accommodated in the former retirement's house. The group will be sharing the cleaning chores and preparing meals together.
Location & leisure:
Adissan is located in the Hérault County (Region of Occitania) between Béziers and Montpellier, at 20 minutes of the Mediterranean coastline. For more information: www.adissanmairie.blogspot.fr
Age:
18-99
Location:
Adissan
Language(s):
English
Airport:
MPL: Mediterranee (Montpellier, France)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
You will work with volunteers, children and, youth of the Beaufief leisure center, on the preparation and the implementation of the festival. The work will consist of cleaning the park and making it attractive, and setting up the stages and stands. During the festival, you will be required to host the public and help the volunteers, and you will have the chance to perform on an open stage. So artists, get ready! After the event, you will help on cleaning up the site. Following the festival, you will organize exchanges with children from the leisure center. Activities, games, and moments of sharing and living together will enrich this cultural experience!
Accomodation & food:
In tents, on the campgrounds of Mazeray
Location & leisure:
Mazeray, Charente-Maritime, 1h from La Rochelle.The volunteers of Beaufief Leisure Centre will organize several activities to help you integrate into local life. They will accompany you to discover the richness of the area's historic heritage. Other attractions in the surrounding area include the artificial lake of Bernouet and its open-air-cafe.
You will participate to the organization of the festival from A to Z: editing, design, logistics, entertainment and of course, participation in activities. You will also occasionally work on the park landscaping. You also have a European culture day planned on July 17h with local teenagers and twinning committee teenager from local community. There will be several activities with them such as sport, music, food market and much more.
Accomodation & food:
You will be hosted in the camping site of the domain in tents for 2, boys and girls separated (bring your sleeping bag!). Cooking and collective life will take place in the Castle's premises. You will share the various collective tasks and prepare meals as a group. A budget that you need to manage will be allocated by the animators. You will participate in grocery shopping and meal preparation, giving priority to healthy and local products.
Location & leisure:
The Domaine de la Fraysse is in the Fargues St Hilaire city territory. This village, surrounded by vineyards is about 20 Km far from Bordeaux city and 60 Km far from the Atlantic Ocean. Visits (the Pyla Dune, the city of Bordeaux) and leisure activities (bubble foot, biking) will also take place during your stay.
Age:
15-17
Location:
Fargues saint hilaire
Language(s):
English, French
Airport:
BOD: Merignac (Bordeaux, France)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
You will take part in the preparation, as well as in the daily animation of several stands. During the fair, you will be asked to dress-up in medieval costumes, and to prepare the pauper soup, or to wait the tables during the banquet. At the end of the festival, you will help with clearing the location. You will be involved in all phases of the process: assembly, animation, disassembly and clean up.Attention, this will be a very intense week of work. This workcamp is a challenging experience which will require a lot of energy and flexibility. Certain evenings, the stands will be open until midnight!
Accomodation & food:
In a dormitory. Food will be provided, and meals will be prepared by rotating groups of volunteers. In the afternoons, you will eat with the other festival volunteers.
Location & leisure:
Souvigny, located 10 km from Moulins-sur-Allier.You will have time to explore the region on the last week of the workcamp. During the weekends, you will mostly be occupied by the fair, but you will be able to take advantage of the activities at the fair.
You will decorate costumes and floats as part of the "Fête de l'Oie", the annual festivity of Coulaures which celebrate a new topic every year, with an international dimension. "Journey through dance" is the theme of this year: in addition of the creative part, you will work on choregaphies in order to cheer up the festival, and will be involved in the global organization of the event!
Accomodation & food:
In a shared room in the town's hall of events with kitchen and sanitary facilities acccess. Food is included, and you will cook in turns.
Location & leisure:
Coulaures is 15km away from Thiviers, 30km away from Périgueux, and 8km way from Excideuil.During your spare time, you can discover the magnificent landscapes of Dordogne, visit the castle of Excideuil, or Périgueux city, full of History. The workcamp will take place during the summer time, a lively season: you will be able to meet the local residents at the farmers' markets, during the festival and during the traditional international meal that you will share with them.
You will participate in different activities together with a group of other festival volunteers. You will help with the logistics before and after the event: setting up and dismantling the stages. You will make the decoration of the festival. You will raise awareness of sustainable development (construction of dry toilets). You will also welcome the artists as well as the visitors during the festival and be in charge of the car park, catering of the artists and the stands "Refreshments" and "Catering» for the public. You will be accompanied by two camp leaders throughout your stay.
Accomodation & food:
You will be sleeping on mattresses, on the mezzanine level of the municipal gymnasium in Blesle, which is located in the centre of the town. The group activities will take place in the gymnasium, which is entirely reserved for the group. You will have access to the gymnasium's changing rooms, showers and toilets.The group will be sharing the cleaning chores and preparing meals together. Midday meals will be shared with the other festival volunteers. The budget will be allocated to the group leader and you will participate in the preparation of dishes with good products from the market and local producers.
Location & leisure:
Blesle is a village with 600 inhabitants and is located in the Haute-Loire Department (Auvergne region). It is located 70 km away from Clermont-Ferrand city, in a very beautiful valley called Allagnon. The town is full of charms, with remarkable historical and architectural features, and it has been voted as one of the most beautiful villages in France. It is especially popular with tourists and is a friendly and calm place where you can experience life close to nature without being too far from local amenities. For more information, you can take a look at: http://aperos-musique-blesle.com and http://www.tourismeblesle.fr.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Blesle
Language(s):
English, French
Airport:
CFE: Auvergne (Clermont Ferrand, France)Vegetarian food will be available
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