Category: Press Releases

  • Blocks Issue 17 incoming!

    Blocks Issue 17 incoming!

    Good evening all, got a few press releases to post out for you. Playing catch up as been out of office all afternoon. First up is from Blocks magazine who I consult for, the next issue should be arriving on peoples doorsteps this week and will be on sale shortly at all good retailers. Issue…

  • LEGO Foundation and Tsinghua University team up

    LEGO Foundation and Tsinghua University team up

    A slow news day compared to last weekend! Here is the latest press release sent out by the LEGO Group; LEGO Foundation and Tsinghua University, China, have signed an agreement to found Laboratory for Lifelong Learning in Beijing to support creativity and play in the Chinese educational system from pre-school to university. As part of…

  • The LEGO Durham Cathedral hits major milestone

    The LEGO Durham Cathedral hits major milestone

    Hot of the press – A fundraising project to create a Lego model of Durham Cathedral has passed what organisers described as a significant milestone. With 300,000 bricks required to complete the project, the 200,000th piece was added by South Korean student Chang Soo Lee. In honour of the occasion, he was awarded a commemorative medal.The project…

  • Ford teams up with LEGO

    Ford teams up with LEGO

    Befriending someone who enjoys turning wrenches will lead to some interesting conversations. During that “get to know you phase,” one of the questions you will likely find yourself asking is “So what got you into cars?” Most of the time you will hear words like “Hot Wheels,” “Micro Machines,” or “Big Wheels,” with all of…

  • Travel to new adventures with the LEGO City great vehicles

    Travel to new adventures with the LEGO City great vehicles

    The press packs continue this week with more on the new LEGO City sets. First up is a look at the latest in the Great Vehicles sub theme. Collect and build a world you can explore with LEGO® City Great Vehicle sets Rally Car (#60113 RRP £7.99) Hop in the LEGO® City Rally Car and buckle…

  • Blocks issue 16 out this week

    Blocks issue 16 out this week

    The press releases just keep coming of late. This one comes from Blocks magazine regarding issue 16. If you are a subscriber then you should get your copy through the mail, if not then it’s in shops from Thursday. Here is what’s coming up in the latest issue: Issue 16 of Blocks Magazine is now…

  • Junior Builder Week at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel

    Junior Builder Week at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel

    The LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort Hotel’s Junior Builder Week is back for February half term 2016 with a swashbuckling jam packed programme of pirate themed LEGO® building activities at an amazingly good value price tag! From just £140, a family of four can enjoy an overnight stay in a LEGO themed room plus breakfast at the…

  • German federal competition authority fines LEGO Germany

    German federal competition authority fines LEGO Germany

    First of three TLG press releases for you this morning; The German federal competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, has fined the German subsidiary of the LEGO Group, LEGO GmbH, in a case concerning non-compliance with competition legislation in Germany. The fine amounts to EUR 130,000. The LEGO Group accepts the decision of the Bundeskartellamt and the…

  • LEGO City sets the new year on fire!

    LEGO City sets the new year on fire!

    Continuing our press coverage of new 2016 sets, the UK press people have sent us feautres on the new City ranges, we kick off with the Fire sub theme. Collect and build a world where you become the hero with LEGO® City Fire sets. Be part of the crew that helps protect LEGO® City from…

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