Caux work weeks
In 1986, it was suggested to have a Work Week to prepare the house for the 40th anniversary of the conference centre. Volunteers were invited to come and spend the day working in different parts of the building. Hundreds of people came through the years, from the very young to the much older. Tasks were varied, from painting, repairing, making apple purée, or mending sheets or aprons. These lasted for over 30 years.
A team ofvolunteers tackled this wall that was hiding the light in the Villa Maria, especially for Trudi Trüssel who spent many hours in the telephone office.
Volunteers repaint the doors of the garages
Young and old prepare the gardens for the summer conferences.
Scraping the plaster on the columns was quite successful, but the weather did not hjelp!
German and French men repairing chair. They don't speak each other's language, but the chair got repaired!
