The Othona Community in Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex was founded in 1946. It is a residential centre for people of different ages, nationalities and backgrounds to seek a common understanding in the cause of peace. Othona has welcomed VAP volunteers since the early 1970's. Othona is a multi-faith non-dogmatic Christian Community founded next to one of the oldest churches in the UK (654AD). It fully involves non-Christians. It is an experimental community where work, play, drama, art and study are combined. Volunteers will be fully integrated in the life of the community.
In 2014 there will be a single discussion theme to which all VAP activists are invited to participate and share. The subject is the United Nations Millennium Development Goals which were signed up to by almost every state on Earth in the year 2000.
All incoming volunteers to VAP's British projects will be asked to find out about what each of their countries is doing to fulfill the promises in the goals and this information will be shared with the others and we hope it can lead to some wider discussion and activities.
We will also be offering work-free (but on-site) 'days off' on Thursday 31st and Friday 8th, plus the opportunity to spend much of Saturday 2nd at Bradwell Village Show (though that will involve helping to organise parking and end-of-day clearing-up).
Volunteers will be asked to pay a fee of £40 GBP upon arrival. This fee will be used in a fund to support the creation of new workcamps in the UK.
Volunteer s will sleep in a large static caravan. There is a shower and compost toilet block and large kitchen and dining area. Volunteers will be sharing this during the day with whoever is on site but will have it only to themselves in the evening.
Volunteers participating in this workcamp are expected to pay a participation fee of £40 (GBP) which will be used in a fund to support the creation of new workcamps in the UK.