ROYAUME UNI  2008       

Places left on CONCUK 26, 27, 28
 and a leader is needed on CONCUK 28.

18-25 ans

Introduction

Concordia is a small, not-for-profit charity which since its beginnings in 1943 has been committed to international youth exchange in the hope of promoting greater international understanding and co-operation across cultures. Concordia now is involved in setting up workcamps, MTV and EVS opportunities.

Volunteers need to fulfil the following criteria:
-18 and 25 years of age
-be open minded and flexible
-able to communicate in ENGLISH without difficulty. 
-be highly motivated if applying to work with children or on social projects
play scheme/youth projects require volunteers to produce a certificate of good conduct
-be prepared to participate in all aspects of life on the project including the domestic chores such as shopping, cooking and cleaning
-be physically fit enough to do the heavy work involved in some projects
-prepared to carry out the work that is expected of them in a responsible manner, with due regard for personal safety and the safety of others
There are no additional fees for any of the UK projects.

LES CHANTIERS 2008

CONCUK26       RETURN TO PESTALOZZI   06.10 – 20.10  ENV /REN

The Pestalozzi International Village sponsors young people aged 16+ from low-income families in Africa and Asia to study at the village. The Pestalozzi Estate covers 75 hectares of land and has many different wildlife habitats in it and has many different bird, animal and tree species. There is always important environmental and renovation work on the estate and international volunteers have been invited to help this worthwhile charity with this work.
Work: Tasks are likely to include putting up fences, building paths, removing alien species, painting and decorating some of the buildings.
Accommodation: Volunteers will sleep in student accommodation in shared rooms with bunk-beds. There is a communal area and a small kitchen in the accommodation where volunteers will prepare their breakfast, the main meals will be provided in the canteen with other visitors to the village. Smoking is permitted in designate outdoor smoking areas.
Location: Pestalozzi is situated in East Sussex on an isolated hilly but beautiful site 8km inland from the coastal resort of Hastings .  The site is surrounded by the scenic South Downs and the historic town of Battle is nearby.
Terminal: London airports.  Battle train station.

CONCUK27        VINE HOUSE FARM 2         18.10 – 01.11       ENV   

Vine House Farm is an arable farm situated in the Lincolnshire Fens about 90 miles north of London . The owner Nicholas Watts is a keen conservationist and has won many national awards for conservation. Nicholas Watts started recording the breeding birds on his farm in 1982, by 1992 he realised that the numbers off breeding birds was disappearing. Ever since he realised this he has been planting hedges and digging ponds to try and bring back the wildlife. These ponds and hedges now need some maintenance and that will be the job of the volunteers. Work will consist of planting trees, chopping bushes down, clearing islands of vegetation, thinning woods and general maintenance work to improve habitats on Vine House Farm as well as one or two neighbouring farms.  
Accommodation: Volunteers will sleep in beds in a three bedroom house on the farm with central heating. There is a kitchen with washing machine and bathroom. Volunteers will need to bring a sleeping bag.
Location Vine House Farm is in the village of Deeping St Nicholas . Good shopping facilities are located in Spalding or Market Deeping, both 5 miles away.
Terminal. There is a frequent train service from Kings Cross in London to Peterborough or 4 buses a day from Victoria bus station in London to Peterborough .
Special requirements: Volunteers must be prepared to work outside in the English winter when the weather will be cold and wet and will need to wear Wellington boots. This project will be physically demanding.
Website: http://www.vinehousefarm.co.uk/  

CONCUK28 HAIRY CATERPILLARS 11/11-15/11  ENV 9 VOLS
chenilles : de la main d'oeuvre plutôt que des pesticides !

Spurn Head has a problem – a hairy caterpillar problem! In the summer months the Brown Tailed Moth caterpillar (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) wakes up after sleeping through the winter and causes a lot of misery for the people who live in the area. This is because the caterpillar has fine hairs which are released into the air and cause skin irritation for people who are affected by it. Some people want to leave their homes the problem is so bad. The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have found an environmentally friendly way to reduce the numbers of these caterpillars but need a lot of people to do this and have invited Concordia volunteers to help them.
Work: In the winter the caterpillars weave a tent around their bodies and go to sleep, they are not harmful when they are in their tents. Volunteers are asked to remove the tents from hedgerows using gardening tools so that they cause as little damage to the hedges as possible. The caterpillars are then collected and thrown on the fire. This is the most ethical way to solve the problem and means there is no need for poison or burning the hedges and the birds and animals that live in the hedges are not affected. 
Accommodation: Volunteers will sleep in beds but they will need to bring WARM SLEEPING BAGS AS IT WILL BE VERY COLD. There are kitchen facilities, shower and toilet.
Location: Spurn Head is a beautiful but very remote area 1 hour drive from Hull in the northeast of England. It is a three and a half mile peninsula, composed of sand and shingle, stretching out between the North Sea and the River Humber in a south-westerly direction. 
Terminal: Hull Train Station
Special requirements: The caterpillars can cause a very nasty skin irritation which can itch and cause blisters, some people are sensitive to them and some people are not affected. The project is in a very remote but beautiful location so most evenings will be spent at the accommodation.