Celebrate 60 Years Of The Brick At LDC Manchester
Jan30

Celebrate 60 Years Of The Brick At LDC Manchester

LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Manchester is gearing up to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the LEGO® bricks next month with a series of activities taking place at the centre during February. There’ll be exclusive pop badges to collect, stop motion workshops and the chance to win ace LEGO prizes. Hunt around Miniland on a brick-themed scavenger hunt and see what awesome creations you can build with 60 LEGO bricks. The LEGOLAND...

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LEGO Worlds Celebrates 60 Years Of The Brick
Jan29

LEGO Worlds Celebrates 60 Years Of The Brick

LEGO® Worlds is getting in on the 60th Anniversary celebrations with a spectacular new showcase build now available from the Brick Build Showcase. This huge new build features the classic 2×4 along with a few familiar bygone LEGO sets including 6399: Airport Shuttle, 375: Castle, 6285: Black Seas Barracuda and 928: Space Cruiser & Moonbase, the very same sets that appear in the special 60 Years of the Brick promotional set....

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Building Bigger Thinking Let Your Creativity Flow
Jan29

Building Bigger Thinking Let Your Creativity Flow

If the 60th anniversary of the LEGO® brick has inspired you to get creative then the brand new range of Building Bigger Thinking sets are the perfect way to unleash the inner Master Builder. Each set features an impressive selection of colourful LEGO bricks and elements which can be built into all sorts of creations. Plus as an added bonus each set also include a special 60th Anniversary printed tile. These new sets are available now...

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Mainstream Media Celebrates 60 Years Of LEGO
Jan28

Mainstream Media Celebrates 60 Years Of LEGO

With almost all of the major fan media sites celebrating the 60th birthday of the LEGO® brick, the mainstream media has also been getting in on the action, with LEGO stories and interviews appearing in national newspapers, on TV and radio plus on social media. It seems the new UK PR firm Mischief have been busy, with outlets such as Sky, ITV, Channel 5 and the BBC all covering various LEGO stories over the last few days, some of which...

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Happy 60th Anniversary To The LEGO Brick
Jan28

Happy 60th Anniversary To The LEGO Brick

At this very moment 60 years ago, the LEGO® Brick was officially born. At 13:58 on January 28th 1958 the iconic design of the LEGO brick was patented in Denmark. If lasting 60 years wasn’t impressive enough, those very first bricks produced 60 years ago are still compatible with those you can buy today, how many other toys can boast of that achievement. Although these last 60 years haven’t been plain sailing for LEGO,...

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Brick-built Clocks Countdown In The LEGO House
Jan28

Brick-built Clocks Countdown In The LEGO House

As LEGO fans across the world celebrate the 60th Birthday of the LEGO brick, in the heart of Denmark, a very special celebration is taking place at the LEGO House in Billund. A number of fan builders have put their build skills to the test to create a variety of brick-built clocks each showing the exact time the LEGO brick patent was issued. These clocks are all on display in the LEGO House and you can see some of them below, thanks...

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A Look At LEGO…. Where It All Began
Jan28

A Look At LEGO…. Where It All Began

Since the LEGO Group was founded in 1932, it has come a long way over the past 80 years. Beginning life as a small carpenter’s workshop in Billund before evolving into a modern, global enterprise that is now one of the world’s largest manufacturers of toys and most powerful brands. The LEGO® brick in its present form, was launched in 1958 and patented in the same year. Although the brick was inspired by a similar one from UK company...

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Free 60 Years Of The LEGO Brick Set Now Available
Jan28

Free 60 Years Of The LEGO Brick Set Now Available

With today marking the 60th anniversary of the LEGO® brick, a new LEGO promotion has begun and you can now get a very special commemorative set with purchases of £100 or more in LEGO Brand Stores and shop.LEGO.com The 60 Years of the LEGO brick set, shrinks down iconic LEGO sets into four microscale dioramas. These include sets 6399: Airport Shuttle, 375: Castle, 6285: Black Seas Barracuda and 928: Space Cruiser & Moonbase....

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