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We successfully completed our Dash in a Day challenge yesterday! Eleven of us cycled the equivalent of the distance between London and Billund to raise money for Fairy Bricks . We aimed to cover 1100Km but a couple of riders went a bit mad and did over 200Km each which took our total to over...
Our cycle ride to raise money for Fairy Bricks takes place tomorrow. Eleven of us in the UK, Denmark, France and Germany will each ride about 100Km in our local areas to total the distance from London to Billund, a journey four of us undertook on two wheels in 2018. Unfortunately, after a 30c...
... company Bright Bricks. Ed has been a keen cyclist for many years and was one of the original Bikes to Billund riders. Ed is also chairman of the board of trustees of Fairy Bricks. " Being involved in Fairy Bricks has been an immensely rewarding experience. Seeing the charity's growth...
... company Bright Bricks. Ed has been a keen cyclist for many years and was one of the original Bikes to Billund riders. Ed is also chairman of the board of trustees of Fairy Bricks. " Being involved in Fairy Bricks has been an immensely rewarding experience. Seeing the charity's growth...
... company Bright Bricks. Ed has been a keen cyclist for many years and was one of the original Bikes to Billund riders. Ed is also chairman of the board of trustees of Fairy Bricks. " Being involved in Fairy Bricks has been an immensely rewarding experience. Seeing the charity's growth...
... 41288 Mojo Jojo Strikes I will shortly be announcing a charity cycle ride by the Bikes to Billund team and others to raise funds for the charity, which we've actually been planning for some time, so stay tuned for that. ...
The Skaerbaek fan weekend in Denmark is the highlight of the AFOL calendar but unfortunately, at the moment, it's looking doubtful whether it will take place this year. Since 2009, participants of the event have been given an exclusive minifig in their registration pack, which are the subject...
It's ten years today that we added the first 30xxx series polybags to the database and since then over 330 have been allocated a number in that series. The consistent numbering system introduced in 2009 for promotional polybags has contributed to them becoming highly collectable, with many...
... to populate this display. Please note the very collectible Huw minifig from last year's Bikes to Billund (recently fetching record prices on eBay) in a position of honour at the top! View image at flickr For the most part, there's ample room between minifigs for display. ...
Two weeks ago today the Bikes to Billund team cycled into the LEGO House after successfully completing our challenge of riding to Denmark from the flagship LEGO store in Leicester Square, London, to raise money for Fairy Bricks. Along the way our support team in the Fairy Bricks van donated tens...
The Bikes to Billund team have arrived at The LEGO House, completing their 975km journey from London to Billund! A wonderful group of supporters welcomed the cyclists to The LEGO House, including Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen who is pictured here with the team this morning. Of course, this entire journey...
Huw and the Bikes to Billund team are approaching the halfway point on their journey to Billund, having already travelled almost 500km through the UK, the Netherlands and Germany in aid of Fairy Bricks! The cycling team consists of James Pegrum, Ed Diment, Ralph Doering and Huw Millington, pictured...
In 24 hours' time myself and the rest of the Bikes to Billund team will be be setting off from Leicester Square on our bikes, hoping to reach the mecca of LEGO a week later. Thanks once again to everyone who's sponsored us: we've raised over £5k already! If you haven't yet,...
This time next week myself and the rest of Bikes to Billund team will be setting off from the flagship LEGO store in London's Leicester Square, aiming to arrive in Billund a week later. Rather than harp on about the journey and participants this time I thought I'd remind you why we are...
... on this trip: View image at flickr When Kev asked me if I’d like to join the Bikes to Billund team last December, I felt very honoured. I also thought that this will be the most relaxed trip I ever had, as he offered to take all our luggage in his van. Boy was I wrong! As it happens:...
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It's now just four weeks until myself and three other riders set off from London on our bike ride to Billund in Denmark, a total of just under 1000Km, which we plan to complete in 6-and-a-bit days. You can read more about it here . We've just heard that someone very special plans to meet...
Where do Brickset users live and what do they do when on the site? How many visitors log in? Which pages are viewed the most? I've been digging around in Google Analytics recently and, given it's a slow news day, I thought I'd share what I found. If web statistics interest you,...
At the end of September I will be embarking on the longest cycle ride I've ever undertaken. Myself and three others will be cycling almost 1000km (620 miles) from the flagship LEGO store in Leicester Square, London, to the LEGO House in Billund, Denmark, in seven-and-a-half days, to raise money...
So one afternoon, an email arrives from Brickset HQ asking if I fancy going a top secret mission to Denmark and reporting back. Naturally I gave the most appropriate answer and started packing my bags immediately! As it turned out, there was a twist to the destination. I was expecting to head off to...