Aidez à transformer une magnifique vieille bâtisse en maison de quartier à Mol, Belgique

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In 2019, I came across a magnificent Protected heritage building of 100y old that has been empty and abandoned Since 30y. I was immediately in love and quit my job to renovate it and restore it back to its grandeur of a century ago. It was built to be a cafe, restaurant, performance art center, hotel - which I want to bring back expanded with workcenters for pottery, weaving, woodcraft, and breadovens. The atmosphere should breathe health, inclusion, music, crafts, and the center should be helping people in need and be accessible for people without money as well.
Many people share this dream with me, and want to help bring this building back to life volunteering for renovation or supporting the events created to start a community linked to this project.

We organised many events in 2021 already: 3 live concerts, a nostalgic fancy fair, World War 2 re-enactment, a music festival. In 2022 we plan the same, and will add middle ages re-enactment and an ancient crafts weekend.
We would also love YOU to join our team!
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Jardinage
Bricolage et projets de construction
Entretien général
Aide informatique / avec Internet
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
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Qu'est-ce que c'est ?
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Many aspects of the renovation of protected heritage come into play here - many skills can be learned and practiced. We will prepare the building first, and turn it into a community center vibrant of music, nature, health and care for others - far away from the hastiness of profit focussed society.
So also mental growth though introspection and altruïsme are part of the journey.
Aide
All help is welcome: cleaning up the building or the garden, sanding, repairing, wood construction, plumming, painting, but also research on the internet for materials, supporting fund raising events,...
Langues
Langues parlées
Allemand: Courant
Anglais: Courant
Français: Courant
Hollandais: Courant
Espagnol: Intermédiaire
Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
Hébergement
all accomodation in place - except for heating (great open fire place though).
We even have a piano and a chill room for the workawayers with games and table tennis.
Autres infos...
The area is very green and fantastic for hiking, biking, sailing, etc. Belgium is centrally located and a good stop over during travel though Europe.
We prepared a complete floor to host up to 7 workawayers. Most of the time there are 4 or 5 there at the same time having a good time together, also during free time. The atmosphere is fantastic, be assured you will have a fun learning experience on top of adding value to the World!
Informations complémentaires
- Accès Internet
- Accès Internet limité
- Nous avons des animaux
- Nous sommes fumeurs
- Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
Good wifi all over the place
Espace pour garer des vans
Any size fits: the terrain is big
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Any non biting animal is welcome to stay
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
5hrs a day, 5 days a week (standard recipe I discovered)

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Exactitude du profil:
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Échange culturel:
(5.0)

Communication:
(4.9)

10.10.2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Lilla) pour l'hôte

Dear future volunteers, everything the workawayers have already written is true :) I know this because I lived and worked with Felipe, Philip, Xiaomei, Quentin, Vanessa, Liv, Nicola and many other young people. I also planned to stay for a few weeks at first, because I didn't really have experience in this kind of work, but after 3 weeks I had my… read more

(Excellent )

30.09.2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Felipe) pour l'hôte

What Lawrance wants to do with this place is amazing. It is something that he will forever remembered, so if you want to make part of this beautiful history you are welcome here. Lawrance is always eager to learn from you which is fantastic.
The place is great to learn, to teach, to make connections if you are really interest. You have a large… read more

(Excellent )

20.09.2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Philip) pour l'hôte

Lawrence was my 63rd host. I volunteered for 5 weeks in August 2022. He has adopted a 100-year-old community centre that will eventually become a hotel and event venue, on the condition that it is restored to its original state. Do not be deceived by the profile pictures, this is a real building site littered with scaffolding, crumbling ceilings,… read more and bare wiring. Bring tough clothing and boots that you don't mind getting covered in paint and mud. There's currently no central heating so you'll definitely need warm clothes in winter.

Your experience will vary greatly depending on the stage of the renovation, but during my period volunteers sanded old paint from wooden doors, plastered a ceiling, painted walls, set up powertools in a wood workshop, and my own job was mainly to replace a rain-damaged wooden floor and seek further leaks, though I also found plenty of opportunities to do my favourite organising and tidying. There is an impressive selection of tools including lathes, welders, etc, and appropriate safety goggles, gloves, etc. Lawrence hires professionals for dangerous or specialised jobs, so don't worry if you have no expertise. Work was the usual 5 hours per day with weekends off, so normally you have your afternoons free, but you can arrange your hours as desired.

Volunteers stayed in six bedrooms each with a wardrobe and desk, though no lightswitches yet. We shared one shower and two toilets, and a washing machine with a drying line outside. There is a lounge with comfy chairs and a projector. The kitchen is well-stocked, and each week Lawrence buys whatever food the volunteers have written on the shopping list, so you can eat mostly what you like. Wifi was everywhere, 100Mbps down, 25Mbps up. Generally it is the job of one of the volunteers to cook lunch for the group, which is eaten together, often with visitors. Other meals are prepared individually. Cleaning of communal areas needs to be self-arranged by the volunteers.

Lawrence has a bedroom but rarely stays at the centre, living 1 hour north and having a regular day job and family. He is often away on business trips, trusting the volunteers to continue their work, though can always be contacted on Whatsapp. He was present for 2 of my 5 weeks, which is fine for experienced volunteers, though new people may feel they lack some guidance and feedback, so make sure that you ask him to demonstrate tasks while he is available.

The building is 3km from Mol train station, from which there is an hourly bus. It is surrounded by a canal and swamp, so mosquitoes were a real problem on summer nights, but nets etc were provided. A 10-minute-walk over the bridge was a sausage-n-chip shop and a bakery. There is a supermarket 3km south through the farm-animal-filled forest. There are two bicycles that you can borrow. Visiting any other town or country is only possible via train to Antwerp, which costs €10 from Mol and takes 1 hour.

Numerous volunteers extended their initial stay and expressed a desire to return.

(Excellent )

09.09.2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Xiaomei) pour l'hôte

I had an absolutely amazing one-month staying here with our lovely workaway family! 🥰 Lawrence is such an amazing person I feel very blessed to meet and learn from! He's so kind, genuine, wise, open-minded, inspiring, funny... I can keep writing lots and lots more. Even after one month I'm still shocked 😆 how every day he has such positive active… read more

(Excellent )

09.09.2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Nicola) pour l'hôte

This it was my firts workaway and... It was amazing.
Lawrence is a very nice person, always ready to help, have fun, share he's knowledge....
Tha building is huge and beautiful. There is a lot of work to do but this is also good because you can learn a lot of new different skill.
I think that the most beautiful, think is the community that we… read more

(Excellent )

01.09.2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Quentin) pour l'hôte

English below

Ce premier workaway, dans le cadre de mes études d'ingénieur, a été une véritable expérience sociale.
J'étais venu pour valider mon diplôme, je suis reparti avec des amis, des souvenirs incroyables et l'envie de revenir le plus vite possible !

Lawrence est une personne véritablement à part. Sa bonne humeur et son énergie gagne… read more

(Excellent )

27.08.2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Vanessa) pour l'hôte

This was my first Workaway and I couldn't have asked for anything better. Lawrence is the nicest and most helpful person on the face of the earth, his passion for his project is infectious, to the point that it is always difficult to leave the building. I found a perfect balance between shared and private space, each guest has their own room and… read more

(Excellent )

20.07.2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Liv) pour l'hôte

My stay here was amazing. The freedom to work when we wanted, learn the new skills that interested us, and all while being surrounded by amazing people was more than I could have hoped for. Lawrence is an amazing host: providing you with practically anything you need or want and always available to help and make you feel comfortable. I arrived… read more

(Excellent )

31.05.2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Geof) pour l'hôte

Lawrence has a terrific project going here with so much work to be done. He is full of enthusiasm and a can do spirit. It was great to spend time with the other workawayers from different countries who were prepared to work hard and learn new skills. Lawrence provides plenty of food and the volunteers prepare their own meals. I had a fun birthday… read more

(Excellent )

23.05.2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Kei) pour l'hôte

I stayed here for four weeks. My experience there has been wonderful and valuable for me. The unique feature of the workaway here is that you can live with other workawayers from different countries. We can have meals together, watch movies, and even go on little trips on the weekends.
Work is fun every day and doesn't worry if you don't have any… read more

(Excellent )

28.03.2022

Laissé par le workawayer (Iván) pour l'hôte

I had a great time here! I've been one and a half week, but I would have liked to stay longer. The place is wonderful! the building is beautiful, it's really interesting to think how it was used back in the days, and the improvement one can work in to bring it back to life. The area is a really nice too, a few tipical Belgium towns around, the… read more

(Excellent )

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