A Clarendon Park toyshop owner has helped to breathe new life into a children's classic toys at one of the cities oldest venues.

This Saturday Abbey Pumping Station, corporation Road, is opening its doors to the public for the very first 'Lego Madness'.

Ian Adcock, owner of Midway Models, which has served the community for 26 years, said: "Over the last six years this shop has specialised in Lego. Lego is still where I would say 'in the unknown'. It has the ability to be enjoyed and to entertain people of all ages and such a great way for kids to get their imaginations working."

"When the pumping station approached me I thought the idea of a Lego day for the city's children was a grand idea and have helped to provide the Lego for them, and will be helping people to make different scale models."

The free event is to be held in conjunction with British Science Week, and will include games, such as guess how many pieces on the model, a Lego trail around the museum and a range of stalls including one from Mr Adcock, making second hand Lego available to buy and displaying models he has previously made.

Volunteers will be running the event and as a bonus the museum will open up its steam train for the public to ride at the charge of 50p.

Minaxi Patel, operations officer for Abbey Pumping Station, said: "We are really looking forward to this event. In my eyes there is so much for children to learn from Lego, it allows them to be creative, and this event is very much about learning technologically.

"We're going to give them the chance to build small to almighty objects, Lego is amazing you just have to look at the life size house that James May, the Top Gear presenter created."

The event will run between 11am and 3pm, for more information contact Abbey Pumping Station on 0116 299 5111.