LEGO Mini Model Workshops

The Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The Mining Institute since 1872), and its significantarchive and collectionsdocumenting centuries of engineering, mining and wider scientific innovation.Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve ourcollections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers. We do this by running a range ofeventsandprogrammesfor the public, families, schools and industry, celebrating the North East's industrial past and present, and looking towards our future.The Common Room is also available forhire for private events, includingconferences,lectures,weddingsandgigs, and is complete with its own cafe bar,5|Quarter.

The Common Room

Join us FREE, and build your very own mini LEGO® models of some of the North East's greatest engineering feats!

Join us FREE for our Game Changers summer festival, to celebrate 170 years of the Mining Institute, and 150 years of our building – the Institute’s home since 1872.About our LEGO Mini Model WorkshopsBuild your very own mini LEGO® models of some of the North East's greatest engineering feats, a giant beast from our fossil past, or a rover and helicopter duo to explore the surface of Mars. Suitable for ages 5+Models you can build:- The Swing Bridge- Stephenson's Rocket- The Electric Car- The Geordie Lamp- A wind turbine- The Perseverance Mars rover- The Ingenuity helicopter dronePlus our newest models:- The Turbinia, fastest ship of its day- Arthropleura, the ancient giant millipedeThis ticket includes general admission to explore our historic building, as well as our key exhibitions, including the Game Changers exhibition, The Common Room Brick by Brick LEGO® Model and The Wealth of the North.Why not join us for lunch in our <a href="https://thecommonroom.org.uk/5quarter/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">5|Quarter</a> café bar? Show proof of your booking for a discount on kids' meals when you purchase a full-price adult meal (Ts and Cs apply).DatesSaturday 13th and Saturday 20th AugustWorkshop timesWorkshop 1: 10:30am - 11:30amWorkshop 2: 1:00pm - 2:00pmBooking informationEach person attending, including adults accompanying children, must have their own ticket.Tickets are free, but if you would like to make a small donation to support the charitable work of The Common Room, it would be hugely appreciated.If you can no longer attend your slot, we kindly ask that you cancel your ticket so someone else may take your place, as demand is very high. Donations can be refunded upon request, if you need to cancel your ticket.About our Game Changers anniversary festivalThe Common Room is hosting a free anniversary festival throughout the summer, celebrating the North East’s mining and engineering past, present and future innovations. The festival, called ‘Game Changers’, is delivered in partnership with the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (known to many as the Mining Institute) and will offer something for everyone, from live music, family science shows and workshops, to an exhibition and unique building tours. The festival marks 170 years of the Mining Institute and 150 years of The Common Room building, which has been the home of the Institute and some of the region’s most pioneering minds – or ‘Game Changers’ – throughout the years, including engineers Robert Stephenson, Lord Armstrong and Nicholas Wood. Our headline exhibition and festival’s namesake, ‘Game Changers’, will be open to the public between Saturday 16th July to mid-September on select dates - if you are joining us for an event this summer, the exhibition will be open that day. Book a general admission ticket to find out what other dates the exhibition is open this month. The exhibition will uncover the major individuals, inventions and innovations tied to the Institute throughout its now 170-year lifespan, and will also look to the future of innovation in the North East.The Game Changers anniversary festival has been made possible thanks to National Lottery Players, via funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.To find out more, click here.Additional informationLocation: Wood Hall, The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle NE1 1SEChildren must be supervised at all times by a responsible adult.Our building is fully accessible - if you have any queries about accessibility, please contact lucy.stockdale@thecommonroom.org.ukThe Common Room is taking a number of precautions to mitigate the risk to the public regarding COVID-19. Visitors will be encouraged to wear a face-covering (unless they have a medical exemption) and to practice social distancing. For further information on our COVID-19 protocol please visit <a href="https://thecommonroom.org.uk/about-the-common-room/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://thecommonroom.org.uk/about-the-common-room/</a>About The Common RoomThe Common Room is a charity formed in 2017 to restore the Grade II* listed Neville Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne (home to The Mining Institute since 1872), and its significant archive and collections documenting centuries of engineering, mining and wider scientific innovation.Thanks to National Lottery players, an £8.9m grant has enabled us to spend over £7 million restoring the building, and around £2m to support our running costs, preserve our collections, and to drive our mission: to use our unique heritage to inspire the next generation of innovators and engineers.Complete with its own cafe bar, 5|Quarter, The Common Room is also available for hire for private events, including conferences, lectures, weddings and gigs.Find out more at <a href="https://thecommonroom.org.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">thecommonroom.org.uk</a>LEGO is a registered trademark of the LEGO Group, who do not endorse or sponsorthis event.

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