The gang who did the ice sculpture at Greenbelt and the Fingermaze on the concourse in 08 have come up with a funky idea for Advent off the back of an event they ran last year.  BEYOND are based in Brighton & Hove and last year ran the world's first Advent Beach Hut Calendar – every day in December a different beach hut opened it's doors for an hour in the evening to reveal a seasonal installation themed around a Christmas carol.  The creative folk of Brighton came up with all kinds of interesting interpretations of carols from full on re-creations of stable scenes to huts in the shape of giant angels and even one hut carpeted with dozens of tiny cotton wool sheep.

This year their running the event again and in preparation have created a very artistic Advent Calendar featuring a beach hut design where the doors actually open to reveal a photo taken from last years event.  You can buy them over at the Beyond Church Shop and all the proceeds go towards funding BEYOND to create more art with a spiritual core.  If you want to visit the beach event keep an eye on their website for the full schedule of openings and if your in the north you may want to look out for a similar event being run in Bridlington by Ben Norton of St Max's.