Seaham Gets Creative with Sea Glass!

Gemma came to an Unlock Training event in Sunderland last Autumn. As part of the day Gemma and her colleagues had fun planning an Unlock session along these lines.
The group started by identifying something that was special to the story of their community. Seaham was home to one of the biggest bottle manufacturers in Europe between 1850 and 1932. At the end of each day the waste glass was simply tipped onto the beach. So, Seaham beach is famous for the quantities of sea glass that can be found there. The group used the idea of the sea glass to create this Unlock workshop outline.
You are chosen by God, you are loved.
Search out pieces of sea glass from a tray of sand. Find ones that you like and say why they appeal to you. Use this activity to encourage people to share something of themselves and their stories.
Seaham sea glass is something that has been thrown away as rubbish but it is still beautiful and can be used to make beautiful things.
Watch a clip from ‘The Chosen' - Jesus choosing his Disciples or Zacchaeus.
Song - God has chosen me?
Continue a discussion of being chosen while making or doing something using sea glass - mobiles, mosaic hearts, light catchers, pictures, decorate jam jars with sea glass.