The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
Building enthusiasm for Lego showcase
Events: Brickmania returns to Peterhead Prison Museum Shop worker is guilty of murder
The largest Lego show ever to hit the north-east will take place tomorrow in one of the region’s most iconic museums.
Brickmania returns to Peterhead Prison Museum, with a huge showcase of Lego models big and small.
The event will be three times bigger than last year and feature Star Wars characters, sports cars and face painters.
Its success has also seen organisers commit to a bright future for the show, with confirmation it is to become an annual feature.
Organiser and Tartan Lego User Group (Lug) chairwoman Christine Aird said: “Brickmania is an annual event now and this year we’re in the museum’s hall B, which is three times the size of last year’s space.
“I’m delighted with how many members are coming to display. We will be welcoming over 25 exhibitors from the Tartan Lug who will show off their marvellous creations, one of whom will be travelling from Chester to join us.
“It’s the biggest and largest Lego show the north-east has ever seen and we’ll have everything from Technic to city scenes and a train line.”
Alex Geddes, operations manager at the museum, said: “We are delighted to host the Brickmania event again and would like to take this opportunity to thank Christine Aird for all her continued enthusiasm.”
He added: “Without her support and that of her fellow builders the event would not be possible and we look set to welcome large crowds again after the success of last year’s event.
“I would expect this to now become an annual part of our events’ calendar and the group will no doubt make this bigger and more diverse every time.
“Seeing these complex builds going on display for all ages to enjoy is great, as is the enthusiasm of the builders while they speak to the visitors,” he added.
Brickmania will take place at Peterhead Prison Museum tomorrow between 10am and 4.30pm.
Entry is £3 or included with museum admission, while children under five go free. An axe-wielding shop assistant has been found guilty of hacking a colleague to death amid fears of being sent back to Pakistan.
Over-stayer Imran Muhammed attacked Seyed Khan, 49, who suspected him of stealing money at A-Z Furniture & Carpets in Ilford, east London, on January 24.
Muhammed, 31, from Ilford, had denied murder. He was remanded and will be sentenced today.
“It’s the biggest Lego show the north-east has ever seen”