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Welcome to Northern Brickworks. 

Get Involved with Northern Brickworks

There are many ways to get involved with Northern Brickworks activities. When there are no events taking place, you’ll still find our members are keeping busy, whether it be building new models for their next event or offering help and advice to others, this is a friendly community after all!

A number of our members hold monthly meets online via Google meets plus there are physical meets in Sheffield, South Manchester, Halifax and Derby. You can find details of all these on our forum, there’s also private Facebook group if you prefer the social platforms. You need to join us via the webpage to be able to join the other platforms.

If there isn’t anything taking place where you live why not start your own? We can offer help and assistance if you need it.

Exhibiting – Where to start

Perhaps you fancy having a go at being an exhibitor but are not really sure where to start. I’ve written an article about this which can be found HERE. Have a read and if this is you, why not look to apply to one of the shows already announced. Don’t worry if they’re not near you, more will be announced soon.

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This is Rob's habitat: What inspired you to pick This is Rob's habitat: 

What inspired you to pick this animal?
I have always loved hippos, so when I saw the challenge I had no other choice

What inspired you to pick this animal?
I really Enjoyed using the slope pieces to make his flappy ears

What inspired you to pick this animal?
I would love to see something regarding mythology or perhaps history? 

#legofancolab
🚨NEW SHOW🚨 Our members Liam & Nyle have organised 🚨NEW SHOW🚨

Our members Liam & Nyle have organised an event!
On Saturday 14th November we will be at Thurcroft Parish Church,  Rotherham S66 9LH

It may only be a small one, but you can still expect some brilliant MOCs!

#legofancolab
Our Halloween themed mosaic brought no tricks, onl Our Halloween themed mosaic brought no tricks, only treats at @brick_lincs yesterday! 👻

We had such a fun time!

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🎃 Happy Halloween from Northern Brickworks! 🧙‍♀️ 🎃 Happy Halloween from Northern Brickworks! 🧙‍♀️

​We held a member competition for spooky season, and we are absolutely thrilled to reveal the winning MOC crafted by Sarah! 

Sarah’s build is packed with spellbinding details. Huge congratulations, Sarah, on an incredible, atmospheric build that truly captures the spirit of Halloween! 

Are you building anything for Halloween? 

#legofancolab
Here's your November releases! Not many for this Here's your November releases!

Not many for this month, but some pretty cool ones 🤩
Any day one purchases for you?

#legofancolab
This is Denise's Animal Habitat: What inspired y This is Denise's Animal Habitat: 

What inspired you to pick this animal?
I originally chose panda’s as I love pandas, but someone else also chose them so I switched to a giraffe. 

What was your favourite element/part usage?
My favourite element was the water feature. 

What collab would you like to see and take part in next?
Transport 

#legofancolab
Northern Brickworks Local Meet‑Ups! Looking to me Northern Brickworks Local Meet‑Ups!

Looking to meet fellow LEGO fans in your area?
We host friendly and relaxed local meet‑ups — perfect for builders, collectors and anyone who loves the brick community.
📍 Sale 
📍 Brighouse 
📍 Chapeltown 
📍 Derby
These meet‑ups are a great way to chat about builds, share ideas, swap parts, and get involved with the Northern Brickworks community. 

💻 If you're not local to any of these locations or if in person meet ups aren't your thing, fear not! We also host virtual meets each month; so you can join from the comfort of your own home.

✨ Want to find out more? 
Join Northern Brickworks to see dates, locations and everything happening near you. Head over to NBLUG.org.uk and our join us page to sign up for free!
Come along, say hello, and be part of something awesome!

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Up next in our Animal Habitats collaboration is Ti Up next in our Animal Habitats collaboration is Tim: 

What inspired you to pick this animal?
I chose the tiger just because I like tigers. 

What was your favourite element/part usage?
My favourite element was the dark green ferns. 

What collab would you like to see and take part in next?
Sports

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On Sunday 27th September our members gathered in B On Sunday 27th September our members gathered in Bolton for the first ever Bolton Brick Show!

Ben and Emily had arranged a brilliant line up of amazing MOCs and activities. It's safe to say a great day was had by all who attended!

#legofancolab
Here's Molly's Animal Habitat: What inspired you Here's Molly's Animal Habitat: 

What inspired you to pick this animal?
I used to go on holiday in Cornwall and we would go rock pooling. When I go on holiday now I still look for little crabs. I also had the little fossil pieces that I really wanted to use (LEGO Part 6100972).

What was your favourite element/part usage?
I like how random the rocky parts around the pool can be. I also love the translucent water pieces.

What collab would you like to see and take part in next?
Little mocs that represent us in our jobs; or castle/medieval little mocs where we all have a different brief so we can make a big scene.

#legofancolab
We challenged our members for Halloween to create We challenged our members for Halloween to create an 8x8 habitat! 

And we want YOU to pick your favourite! 
Tell us which you like most 🤩

We will post the spooky winner on the 31st 👻

#legofancolab
Last Sunday some of our members gathered at our Ch Last Sunday some of our members gathered at our Chapeltown meet up, just outside of Sheffield. 
There was an insane show and tell, as always, an interesting build challenge and a table full of parts to rummage through!

#legofancolab
Up next is Rachael: What inspired you to pick th Up next is Rachael: 

What inspired you to pick this animal?
Sloths are my favourite animal honestly. I am a slow person so resonate with them 

What was your favourite element/part usage? 
The actual sloth piece, I hadn’t realised LEGO officially made until I was looking at ideas for this collaboration. 

What collab would you like to see and take part in next?
Favourite LEGO theme, I think it could be cool to see how everyone would represent their favourite themes in a smaller scale MOC 

#legofancolab
Up next is James' habitat: What inspired you to Up next is James' habitat: 

What inspired you to pick this animal?
What inspired you to pick this animal? I love capybaras, they represent just going with the flow and letting it go

What was your favourite element/part usage? 
What was your favourite element/part usage? The crocodile in the water.  I wanted to emulate the classic Capybara riding on the back of a crocodile meme

What collab would you like to see and take part in next?
What collab would you like to see and take part in next? A series of interlocking modules.  I actually have 3 ideas
A communal farm, garden centre mocA trade mill - little stacking modules representing 
those little craft/retail businesses in a large mill
Stacking modules representing one of those browser games where you build rooms for a survival base/bunker/vault.

#legofancolab
Our 7th Animal Habitat is Ian: What inspired you Our 7th Animal Habitat is Ian:

What inspired you to pick this animal?
I was inspired by many trips to Anglesey to choose the seal. There are a few spots we love where you often see them. I didn’t have any Lego animals in my collection, as it’s mainly Classic Space based, so I had to buy them just for this. 

What was your favourite element/part usage? 
In terms of favourite part, 4042 the trans-clear curved bar. It helped me solve how to have one of the seals swimming under the water. 

What collab would you like to see and take part in next?
As to what collab I’d like next, well this is my first collab so for me everything is new. Perhaps one on “my home town”. 

#legofancolab
Up next in the Animal Habitats spotlight is Mark's Up next in the Animal Habitats spotlight is Mark's owls:

What inspired you to pick this animal?
They were handy as at the time I had a few owl figures on my desk 

What was your favourite element/part usage? 
Using the wands as stars

What collab would you like to see and take part in next?
Something upscale 

#legofancolab
The next MOC in our Animal Habitats collaboration The next MOC in our Animal Habitats collaboration is Nikki's birds:

What inspired you to pick this animal?I adore birds, even naming my son after one. I love the variety and freedom they represent. 

What was your favourite element/part usage? 
Using the grey shield for the roof of the shed. 

What collab would you like to see and take part in next?
Fantasy/or mythical/or historical. 

#legofancolab
Next up is Emily's polar bear habitat: What inspi Next up is Emily's polar bear habitat:

What inspired you to pick this animal?
I decided to choose polar bears because they’re one of my mum’s favourite animals.

What was your favourite element/part usage? 
I think my favourite element is the polar bear itself. I just think it’s really cute and looks so lifelike!

What collab would you like to see and take part in next? 
I’d love to do a fairytale world collab, where everyone creates a little section of a magical world and then it all comes together to create one big, beautiful scene. 

#LegoFanCoLab #neverstopplaying
Our members were busy on late august bank holiday Our members were busy on late august bank holiday weekend; They were displaying at Bricks In The Roundhouse at Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre. 

The organisers challenged exhibitors and volunteers to create a train platform of any theme, for a giant collaborative build!
Members Andy with his Star Wars themed platform and Lauren with her Axolotl platform, were voted by the Roundhouse staff and by the public as their favourite 🤩

All of the platforms on display at the weekend were incredible! The imagination and talent were evident in trainloads 😉

#LegoFanCoLab
Member Clare has made a sea turtle habitat, here's Member Clare has made a sea turtle habitat, here's what she said about it:

What inspired you to pick this animal? 
I have wanted to do a build with my sea turtles for a while, and this was the perfect opportunity 

What was your favourite element/part usage?
The clear curved bar (6444527) that I have used to give the impression the bigger turtles are swimming 

What collab would you like to see and take part in next?
Tiny Worlds - Each member creates a tiny ecosystem: jungle, desert, arctic, swamp, ocean, alien planet, etc. 

#neverstopplaying #LegoFanCoLab
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