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My family and I moved to the beautiful little town of Mauzé sur le Mignon in the Deux-Sevres region of France in the summer of 2019. Now that the (human) boys have gone off to University that leaves my Husband & I as well as our cute, little, white dog. We are looking for some help with decoration, light renovation and gardening. In return we can offer private, separate accommodation in one of our gites and friendly contact with native, British English speakers.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Animal Care
Language practice
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our village is in a beautiful, peaceful part of France a short distance from the Marais Poitevin and the Atlantic Coast. The weather is really good in the area. The town of Mauzé is a short bike ride away and has a train station, supermarkets and bars. My husband & I are native, British English speakers and also speak French. I am actually an English teacher who has specialised in Teaching English as a Foreign Language for 20 years so am able to help with English practice if desired.
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Help
Having just moved to the property we need to get to grips with the rolling maintenance of the 3 houses and 2 acres of land that the elderly previous owners had let slip in recent years. Nothing too heavy or strenuous would be needed just light renovation of tired parts of the property, decorating, cleaning and gardening. Perfect for a couple.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Accommodation
We have plenty of space available and would accommodate helpers in one of our 2, beautiful gites that are on the same property as our main house. The gites are completely private and have their own fully equipped kitchens, bathrooms and living areas. We have a selection of twin and double rooms so our property would be appropriate for single people or couples.
What else ...
Our house is 3 kms from the local town of Mauzé so a car is not essential. The local train station regularly serves the coast at La Rochelle and the main towns of Niort and Poitiers.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (3)
We really enjoyed the daily 11am tea… read more
Carole and Andy are one of the most friendly, easygoing and relaxed people and their little dog Ludo was so kind and cute.
The work we did was different kind of painting work. The work was always… read more
I was sharing work with an workawayer couple, Claire and Darren from up North, who were a great help and had always great answers to my questions about work. We had a fun time together.
And Carole and Andy the English Hosts who cooked some very nice English Food (not only)
If you want to… read more
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We really enjoyed the daily 11am tea… read more
Carole and Andy are one of the most friendly, easygoing and relaxed people and their little dog Ludo was so kind and cute.
The work we did was different kind of painting work. The work was always… read more
I was sharing work with an workawayer couple, Claire and Darren from up North, who were a great help and had always great answers to my questions about work. We had a fun time together.
And Carole and Andy the English Hosts who cooked some very nice English Food (not only)
If you want to… read more
It was a real pleasure having Davie… read more
