Sea Change Lab is one of the first projects delivered by SeaScapes Co/Lab this year. A series of creative workshops run by three different artists: Dawn Felicia Knox, Tracy Thomas, and Jo Howell. Sea Change Lab explored questions around personal connection to the coast with young people from Horden through sessions focused on visualising and […]

BE THE SEA is a project commissioned by Sea AIR, part of SeaScapes Co/Lab the creative engagement project for SeaScapes. Listen to this recording https://soundcloud.com/charlotte-steele-2/be-the-sea?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing by student Lottie Steele (MA in Radio at University of Sunderland), created for Spark Radio to learn about the process, participant feedback and experience. It is a collaboration between Louise […]

SeaScapes and SeaScapes Co/Lab is excited to offer a funded artists commission that collaborates within and across different communities in Sunderland to explore the positive influence diverse and migrant cultures have had on our local food traditions SeaScapes Co/Lab: ‘Coastal Cuisine’ will support a socially engaged glass/ceramic artist/maker based in the North-East, to explore links […]

Our Hartlepool Beach Tots had a fab session on the beach, exploring rockpools to find sea snails and hermit crabs. We also collected shells, sea glass and pebbles to make saltdough beaches to take home. Interested in joining us? Visit www.durhamwt.com/events

Some of our Volunteer Beach Clean Leaders along with Vicky and Dee from the SeaScapes team spent an afternoon on Crimdon Beach with Matt from Marine Conservation Society learning to record microplastics on our beaches as part of the #bigmicroplasticsurvey. After learning about different types of micro- and meso-plastics we hit the beach to practice […]

We are celebrating our first birthday on World Ocean Day with two beach cleans in Seaham and Whitburn. In its first year, SeaScapes has produced remarkable results, connecting 5,000 people with the ocean between the River Tyne and River Tees, while more than 1,300 bags of rubbish have been removed from beaches across the North […]

The theme for 2022 World Ocean Day on Wednesday 8 June is “One Ocean, One Climate, One Future – Together”. We couldn’t think of anything better to focus on, and we will be doing what we do best – making sure our beaches are clean for everyone to enjoy. Help us on the 8th June […]

Tees Archaeology, in collaboration with SeaScapes, are digging deeper into the significant role that the North-East coast played in strategic UK sea defences during war time and the story of the gun batteries at Roker is an important part of this story. Cliffe Park is now a pleasant grassed area on the cliffs at Roker. […]

We are looking for individuals to join the Volunteer Little Terns Warden team at Durham Wildlife Trust. No previous experience is required, just a willingness to learn how to monitor and protect the Little Tern and other coastal birds. Volunteer opportunities are available weekdays, evenings and weekends and full training will be provided. This is […]

A number of the children had not visited the beach before and we heard comments like; ‘this is the best day ever’. This is just one amazing comment from Broadway Junior School, Sunderland, which took part in an intergenerational project with Living History North East, working alongside partner Banyan Arts. During the workshops the children […]

It’s all systems go at Seaton Carew as volunteers from Durham Wildlife Trust prepare the nesting site for the return of the little terns. Weighing the same as a tennis ball, these rare seabirds are making their way from West Africa to Seaton Carew to nest on the shingle. Their nests are made in shallow […]

A couple of weeks ago the Beneath the Waves team headed west to give a hand to divers taking part in the project with 3D modelling in the classroom. What a day it was! Many models were produced, some of which will be showcased over the next few weeks. We’re looking forward to putting these […]