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Hello travellers !
We're organizing a street-art exhibition in april 23 and need some help to prepare the place for the event...
We're looking for 1 organised, strong, practical, handy, independent volunteer (preferably a man with driving licence) during 2-3 weeks or more, to help us with the maintenance of the house & park : cutting trees- mowing - masonry, sanding & painting...
We are in a village close to Auxerre in Burgundy, in a heritage park on 1.5 hectares of land and there is always something to repair : several projects are underway ! The adjoining shed is now a small art center to highlight the industrial heritage of ochre & organise with our association, exhibitions, workshops, exhibitions, conferences, concerts...
Thank you to everyone who came from all over the world to help us...
Bonjour !
nous organisons une expo de street-art en avril 23 et recherchons de l'aide pour préparer cet événement !
Nous recherchons un volontaire bricoleur, indépendant, sympa... (charpentier, maçon, bûcheron, élagueur...) pour une durée de 2/3 semaines (ou plus selon affinités) pour nous aider dans la maison et le parc : couper du bois, des arbres morts, tonte, ponçage, peinture...
Nous avons emménagé dans une ocrerie du XVIIIe située dans un village près d'Auxerre en Bourgogne. Nous sommes dans un parc patrimonial d'1,5 hect de terrain et il y a toujours de quoi faire !
Nous sommes une association-maison d'art et organisons des ateliers, expos, concerts...
Merci et bravo à vous tou(te)s qui êtes passé(e)s nous aider !Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are into arts & a married couple. We live on an heritage & industrial site of ocher which was the first one in France around 1750. There are still ditchs bunkers and we'd love to organize exhibitions & concerts there.
Welcome to handy(wo)men who need to learn french, who want to participate to the renovation of this XVIII century house, interested in arts, colours, painting, nature, music & good food... !
Nous avons des métiers artistiques, nous sommes sur un ancien site patrimonial & industriel que nous rénovons petit à petit. Les anciens silos d'ocre sont nécessiteraient des travaux de maintenance et de construction.
Bienvenue aux bons bricoleurs qui souhaiteraient apprendre et discuter en français, participer aux travaux de l'ocrerie & intéressés par les arts, la couleur, la peinture, la musique, la bonne cuisine & les vins de Bourgogne !Help
Flexible, organised, independant & enthusiastic people are needed for wood cutting, pruning, masonry, carpentry, joinery and the maintenance of the house...
De bons bricoleurs organisés pour élagage, couper bois, débroussailler, maçonnerie, charpente, menuiserie, peinture, ponçage, nettoyage...Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.Accommodation
In exchange of your help, food & accomodation is provided 7/7 days.
En échange de votre aide, le gîte & couvert offerts 7/7 j.What else ...
We are at 1h30 from Paris with the train or car, we often go back there to work. Nearby our village (1500 people) the town Auxerre is at 10km, Toucy at 8kms.
Many wonderful places to visit around : the region is rich, green and various ! Bicycles to your disposal for your rides around in the hills and if you like wine, Chablis and its vineyard is at 30 kms !
A swimming pool with spring water is open in the village from july till august. If you like medieval atmosphere & construction, the Guedelon Château is a remarquable place to visit, a team of 50 master-builders have taken on an extraordinary challenge : building a castle using medieval techniques and materials ! Lots of other castles around, St Fargeau, museum & house of the writer Colette, concerts & exhibitions everywhere around,...A little more information
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Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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5 hours/day, 5 days a week - 5h par jour, 5j/sem.
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You did so much here : building 2 wooden sliding doors, a wooden lean-to, a hut bar, a beech wood ceiling, you cut and trunk trees for firewood, plant trees, cut hedges,… read more
The location is a newly-opened Bed & Breakfast with three rooms, generally occupied by one couple per weekend, located… read more
To my fellow workawayers, I cannot recommend highly enough a stay with Cathy and Gilles, such a warm a welcoming couple who have worked so hard to create what is now,… read more
Merci de ton aide, de ta peinture sur les poutres façon bois, du nettoyage & lustrage des tomettes, de ton coup de main avec excel que je grrrrr déteste et d'avoir réanimé ma Fender… read more
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You did so much here : building 2 wooden sliding doors, a wooden lean-to, a hut bar, a beech wood ceiling, you cut and trunk trees for firewood, plant trees, cut hedges,… read more
The location is a newly-opened Bed & Breakfast with three rooms, generally occupied by one couple per weekend, located… read more
To my fellow workawayers, I cannot recommend highly enough a stay with Cathy and Gilles, such a warm a welcoming couple who have worked so hard to create what is now,… read more
Merci de ton aide, de ta peinture sur les poutres façon bois, du nettoyage & lustrage des tomettes, de ton coup de main avec excel que je grrrrr déteste et d'avoir réanimé ma Fender… read more
The house and surroundings are beautiful. We left loads of things for you to do, a complete vegetable garden to plan and… read more
Le printemps est arrivé, les oiseaux sautillent de branche en branche, la terre regorge de vers, yum yum. Quand… read more
The work was great, I did some sewing, painting, and a little plastering. It was nice… read more
She did some painting & sewing at the house and it was very easy to exchange together...
Merci beaucoup Melina & Good luck for your next "au pair" job !!
These guys are great, friendly and interesting hosts with a lot of amazing stories of their life around the world.
You are treated like a family member in a wonderful domaine which was an ancient ocrerie and the former home of the very famous french singer… read more
It is a beautiful area with rolling countryside and lush forests with lots of pretty towns and villages.
The work was mainly in the house helping with rennovations/DIY which we really enjoyed and it was nice working together with Gilles and Cathy.
There is everything you need… read more