We’re back with another round up of a community LEGO event in the UK, this time in County Durham in the North East of England. Held at Locomotion Museum in the town of Shildon, we headed to Shildon Brick Show 2023 for two days of LEGO fun! Shildon Brick Show is organised by Brick Alley LEGO User Group, and has been running since 2016. With other 100 exhibitors, volunteers and traders, the show has grown to be a fan favourite in North East England. Our pick of LEGO models from Shildon Brick Show 2023 As ever it was hard to pick our favourite LEGO models on display – with around 65 exhibitors th ..read more

Bricklincs was back with a two day event for Lincolnshire LEGO fans this this year in the county city of Lincoln. Held at the Christ Church Hospital School on Wragby Road on 9th and 10th September 2023, Brick Lincs raised money for both Fairy Bricks and local charities. The event is the longest running LEGO fan event in Lincolnshire and draws exhibitors from across the country (we hear there’s a lot of home-baked cakes available for the exhibitors!). As ever, we’ve highlighted a selection of our favourite LEGO models from Brick Lincs 2023 below. John Lowsley’s BBC Radio Lincolnshire model Joh ..read more

Bricks McGee offer facilitated team building workshops with LEGO bricks throughout the UK, with hire of LEGO bricks, travel costs and seasoned facilitators to lead your event all included in our costs. Alternatively, you can hire LEGO bricks and run your own corporate team building event using our ideas below! Here are ideas from some of our most popular team building challenges and activities for businesses and organisations of any size. Not sure team building with LEGO bricks is for you? Read why LEGO bricks are great for team building activities here. 1. Classic tower build challenge A cla ..read more

We’re pleased to announce our new range of virtual and hybrid team experiences with LEGO bricks under the Bricks At Home name. Ideal for a hands-on experience for remote and distributed teams, we can tailor our virtual experiences for varying numbers of participants and with a range of team building activities customised for Zoom, Teams and Google Meet. If your team is fully remote working, our virtual team building workshops are a great place to start building your next team event, or if you have a blend of remote and in-office teams, try our hybrid team building workshops. Using LEGO bricks ..read more

The 15th and 16th July 2023 saw the Brick Féile LEGO fan event back in Dublin at the CityNorth Hotel for a weekend of LEGO fun for all ages. Hosted by Brick.ie, the Irish LEGO User Group, in aid of the Fairy Bricks charity who donate LEGO sets to children in hospitals around the world, Brick Féile saw its third year in 2023, after an inevitable break for Covid. Our favourite LEGO models at Brick Féile As usual, we selected a few of our favourite models from Brick Feile this year, and what better place to start than a LEGO model of Dublin itself! Dublin General Post Office model by 999bricks T ..read more

Our workshops with LEGO bricks are back at Shugborough Hall in Staffordshire, West Midlands, for the summer of 2023. This brilliant National Trust property is situated in beautiful grounds and will be home to a raft of summer activities, include Bricks McGee workshops. You can book your tickets via BookWhen here, or read on for more information. Workshop details Come along and join a master builder from Bricks McGee this summer at National Trust Shugborough Hall in Staffordshire on Monday 31st July, Tuesday 1st August, and Wednesday 2nd August 2023. Workshop tickets also provide access to the ..read more

Bressingham Bricks was in its fourth year this July, and it was finally a chance for the Bricks McGee team to visit this LEGO fan event in North Norfolk. Set in the beautiful grounds of Bressingham Steam & Gardens attraction near the town of Diss in Norfolk, Bressingham Bricks adds LEGO fan exhibits to an already packed day out for the family! The attraction has some 5 miles of railway tracks to ride in various gauges, with traction engines and other mechanical delights to see, plus their famous “gallopers” – a beautiful Victorian steam powered carousel restored to its former glory. Bressi ..read more

Bricks McGee’s list of virtual LEGO fan events is back for 2024. This list is shorter than previous years as there has been an understandable decline in virtual events since the Covid pandemic. SortLUG – sort your LEGO collection and talk to LEGO fans from around the world LEGO groups on Meetup.com – there are quite a few virtual events in many time zones Bricks McGee also compile a list of LEGO fan events in the UK and Ireland (2024 list), or you can contact us to arrange your own virtual workshop with LEGO bricks. Get in touch if you’d like to add your own virtual LEGO fan event ..read more

Another weekend, another LEGO fan event in the UK! This time we headed north to Discovery Brick Show in Newcastle upon Tyne for a weekend of model displays and activities for the public. Hosted by Brick Alley LEGO User Group in the North East of England, Discovery Brick Show is hosted in the stunning old Cooperative Society offices in Newcastle city centre, which is now home to Discovery Museum. The museum is home to many exhibits including a brilliant history of Newcastle, as well as the hard-to-miss Turbinia – once the fastest ship on the world! Our pick of favourite LEGO models from Discove ..read more

It’s that time of year again – Bricks McGee are back with our annual LEGO fan events list for the UK and Ireland 2024. As featured in the brilliant Blocks Magazine, this list is your guide to exhibitions and shows across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland for 2024. Check with event organisers before travelling to events. As usual, we’ve made efforts to identify event organisers where possible, and to categorise events by size. Event dates and venues do change, so please check with the event organisers before travelling to any LEGO fan event listed here. We have changed the boundaries for siz ..read more