It's a toy that has fascinated young and old alike for almost seven decades.

And a special fundraising effort tied in with the Tour de Yorkshire is set to use the toy to help a Huddersfield charity.

The Yorkshire Brick Show will return to the National Coal Mining Museum for England with a fantastic LEGO exhibition for the bank holiday weekend, May 2 to 4, coinciding with the spectacular cycle race around the county.

And money raised throughout the weekend will help Fairy Bricks, the charity which provides LEGO sets for hundreds of sick children in hospitals and hospices around the country.

Throughout the weekend, visitors will be able to help Fairy Bricks build a huge LEGO mosaic, take a stroll down Brick Street Market and visit the live workshops with master builders ready to share a whole range of building techniques.

The museum will also be host to two world record attempts.

One is to have the most LEGO bricks assembled underground to make a model, while the second is the deepest underground depth for a LEGO model to be built.

The two tongue in cheek attempts will take place on the museum’s underground tour to the former coalface.

A museum spokesman said: “The show will feature some impressive creations from adult fans of LEGO from around the world, with a whole range of LEGO universe themes including city layouts, trains and Star Wars.

“There is also the chance for adults to take a break while the kids put their new found skills to the test as they play with the huge collection of LEGO bricks”.

The event will take place in various locations around the museum. Admission to the museum is free but visitors will need to purchase tickets if they wish to visit the main LEGO exhibition from www.yorkshirebrickshow.co.uk . Tickets are not available to buy directly from the museum.

The museum will be open as usual over the weekend, allowing visitors to enjoy the depths of an underground miner’s tour or explore the galleries and exhibitions .

Tickets cost £6.50 and can be purchased from www.yorkshirebrickshow.co.uk.

Take a look at last year's event by clicking here.