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SDA 109 REPÚBLICA CHECA The village of Chric RENO/FEST 14/08/2019 25/08/2019

SDA 109 Old Brewery Chric
14/08 – 25/08/2019
RENO/FEST
Vols: 12 + 2 team leaders
Age: 18+
Requirements/Note: -
Project: The workcamp takes place in a 16 th century brewery situated in the small village of
Chric in cooperation with the local NGO Propolis. The brewery was a ruin until 2009 when
Propolis started to renovate it with the help of volunteers. The brewery is an educational
centre focused on history and local handicrafts as well as a social and cultural centre
organising various workshops and festivals. There is a Museum of Daily Life hosting
interactive exhibitions on traditional rural life. Propolis also runs a social enterprise producing
beer and employing people with mental and physical disabilities. The aim of the workcamp is
to help with the ongoing renovation of the area around the brewery where open-air events
take place, such as the Kric music and theatre festival which you will also help to organise.
Work: You will work in the garden next to the brewery. You will learn to use a traditional
technique of building dry stone walls. The work itself can be physically demanding. These
traditional stone walls are an important feature in the garden amphitheatre where open-air
events are hosted. You will choose and transport the right stones to fit the wall. On 24 th
August, the 10 th edition of the Kric Festival ( www.kricfest.cz ) will take place there and you will
partly participate in preparation of the festival (e.g arranging benches etc.). Please note that
preparing festival will take about 10% of working time, 90% will be working on the wall. Bring
working clothes that can get dirty or damaged and solid working shoes.
Study part: Learning some traditional masonry. Learning about the history of the place, the
history and the future of the brewery and the way beer used to be and is now produced here.
Learning about traditional rural life from the local Museum of Daily Life run by Propolis. There
is also a possibility to visit the Museum of Beer in Pilsen.
Leisure time: In the afternoons after work or during the free days, you can visit one of the
surrounding castles, a nature reserve or go swimming in a nearby river. You can borrow a car
or a van from the hosting organization for trips. You can also play table tennis, football or foot
volleyball.
Accommodation/Food: In the brewery building, in four rooms on mattresses or beds. There
are toilets and showers in the building. Last two days you will sleep in a school on camping
mats because the rooms in the brewery will be dedicated to the artists coming for the festival.
Please bring your own sleeping bag and a camping mat. There is a pub with a garden which
you can use for meet-ups. The hosting organisation will prepare all the meals. You will eat in
the brewery’s bistro. Vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free food is unfortunately not possible to
prepare.
Location: The village of Chric (about 200 inhabitants) in the Western Bohemia. It is very
isolated and the connection by public transport is poor. In the village, you can find a shop, a
post office and a church. The locality is not very populated, but there is a beautiful
countryside.
Meeting point: Chric. The meeting time is usually in the afternoon. Please note it takes at 2-3
hours to get there from Prague. The exact info will be provided in the infosheet.
Note: You can learn more about the social brewery and its history here:
www.pivovarchric.cz/en . You can see some photos from the previous workcamps here:
http://bit.ly/chric-2019. Please note that it is possible to stay at the workcamp site until

Monday in case you want to relax after the festival and explore the surroundings.
Requirements: Unfortunately, no vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free diet is possible.