Author Archives: La Giraudiere

About La Giraudiere

The whole idea of the La Giraudiere project is for people of all backgrounds, all ages, all nationalities to have the chance to live together learn about each others lifestyle exchange their knowledge, experiences and skills whilst living and working together in France and at the same time helping, improving and adding to the Project for those to come in the future. To see the different types of volunteers work that has been done and what is still required visit our website

Brocante à La giraudière le 12 et 13 août 2023

En 2022 il a été décidé de créer un jour de vente pour dégager une partie des marchandises qui s’étaient accumulées au cours des vingt dernières années à la Giraudière. La vente s’est bien déroulée et nous a incité à … Continue reading

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Volunteers set up Brocante

Brocante at La Giraudiere 12th and 13th August 2023 In 2022 it was decide to create a sales day in order to clear some of the goods which had accumalated over the last twenty years at La Giraudiere. The sale … Continue reading

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Volunteers Braderie

Volunteers from Denmark and New Zealand helping out at La Giraudiere and one of their first tasks is the re-opening of the Brossac Braderie or Vide Maison at La Giraudiere. Their work includes preparation of the braderie for our visitors … Continue reading

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Volunteers Arrive in France

As a new season begins at La Giraudiere, volunteers have begun to arrive gradually from all around the world. First volunteer to arrive comes from Germany. A few days later another volunteer arrived from Denmark. A short time later another … Continue reading

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Volunteers Program France Spring 2023

Easter arrives and we have a month to prepare La Giraudiere for the volunteers and interns who have signed up for the Spring program. For both the spring and the summer programs we have 17 volunteers and 2 interns wo … Continue reading

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