This looks like a canny idea (assuming the weather is nice), especially if you've got kids.
First There is a Mountain - Sunderland Culture
Sunday 18 August, 10am -2pm Roker Beach, Sunderland, Free, drop-in Connecting the archipelago via one water, one tide, one sand; carrying mountains of sand across time. Join us for a special free event at Roker Beach to transform the beach into sand mountains as part of a new touring...
sunderlandculture.org.uk