This weekend a north Kent beach will be transformed into a huge sand sculpture with hundreds of mountains of sand.

The nationwide First There Is A Mountain artwork involves hundreds of people coming together to create miniature mountain ranges on beaches across the UK through to October.

To be held in Kent on Leysdown beach on the Isle of Sheppey as part of the Whitstable Biennale, the event will see specially-made buckets available to create scale models of five of the world’s most famous mountains – Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa), Mount Shasta (North America), Mount Fuji (Asia), Stromboli (Europe), and Uluru (Oceania).

The day will be led by artist Katie Paterson, whose artwork aims to poetically connect world mountains to the smallest grains of sand.

Fifty buckets will be available at Leysdown for people to use along with an information pack for kids. The event runs from 3pm to 6pm.

Its aim is also to encourage people to slow down and take a moment to think about the world, its shifting coastlines and eroding shorelines.

Find out more at firstthereisamountain.com