BEAUTIFY CENTRAL PARK

Located 900 meters above sea level in the heart of Regional Park Livradois, Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine is often considered as a dynamic village. In a privileged environment, with a preserved natural environment, fifteen associations unites people around various activities such as sports, art or culture. In order to further increase its tourist appeal, the town wants to organize a workcamp youth volunteers, for the first time in 2016. The goal: to enhance a park in the heart of the village.

work 
Your mission during workcamp is to embellish the park. This place is composed of old trees and historic walls. There will be work clearing and restoration of stone walls. In addition, you will build a BBQ in the park with the inhabitants : it is an opportunity to build relationships and celebrate this achievement then! You will participate to the work with other international volunteers and a technical supervisor will teach you specific techniques. The work takes place the morning for 5 hours maximum. Afternoon and weekends are dedicated to activities.

accomodation and food 
You will stay at the football stadium a few meters from downtown. Tents and mattresses will be provided, please bring a sleeping bag. You’ll have on-site access to all the facilities (toilets, electricity ...). The showers will be taken in the recreation room. There will be a kitchen area with refrigerator, stove, tables and chairs so you can eat together. You will cook in turn, by two, and a budget will be allocated to food shopping in the grocery store of the town.

location & leisure 
Located on average mountain, the town offers magnificent views of the mountains of FOREZ. You can admire during your walks on the many marked trails specificity of landscapes, fauna and flora. Heritage is unique: since 2014, the municipality is committed to the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism Development with the Regional Natural Park Livradois. In this protected natural environment, you can walk, swim in the river, visit exceptional sites such as Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, whose interior is completely painted, or jasseries of FOREZ. Many tourists visit the Holiday Villages of Saint-Amant-Roche-Savine, where they enjoy during the summer of incomparable cultural programming. Like them, you may soon landscapes, markets, local producers, artisans, those that sustain this country! http://www.parc-livradois-forez.org/ There will be a big party the last weekend of your stay: the chance to live unforgettable moments in the heart of French culture!