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== Publication history ==
== Publication history ==
Write about its history here, divided into sections?<ref name="Bricks and Pieces 74"/><ref name="Konstanski 2019"/>
Write about its history here, divided into sections?<ref name="Bricks and Pieces 74"/><ref name="Konstanski 2019"/>
The first issue of ''Bricks and Pieces'' was published in December 1974; it was advertised as "a newsletter about LEGO for LEGO collectors"{{sfn|''Bricks and Pieces''|1974a|p=1}}


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
Some of the contents found in it - Clive's letters, Lyall's builds, club meetings, etc.
Some of the contents found in it - Clive's letters, Lyall's builds, club meetings, ''Captain Indigo'', etc.


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
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<ref name="Bricks and Pieces 74">{{cite magazine |url=https://images.brickset.com/library/bricksAndPieces/1974-1%20December.pdf |title=Dear Collector |first=Clive |last=Nicholls |date=December 1974 |number=1 |magazine=Bricks and Pieces |publisher=British LEGO Ltd |page=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508132912/https://images.brickset.com/library/bricksAndPieces/1974-1%20December.pdf |archive-date=8 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Bricks and Pieces 74">{{cite magazine |url=https://images.brickset.com/library/view/?f=bricksAndPieces/1974-1%20December |title=Dear Collector |first=Clive |last=Nicholls |author-link=Clive Nicholls |date=December 1974 |number=1 |magazine=Bricks and Pieces |publisher=[[British LEGO Ltd]] |page=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251001212543/https://images.brickset.com/library/view/?f=bricksAndPieces/1974-1%20December |archive-date=1 October 2025 |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2025 |via=[[Brickset]]}}</ref>


<ref name="Konstanski 2019">{{cite magazine |title=The Birth of LEGO Clubs |first=Daniel |last=Konstanski |date=February 2019 |magazine=[[Blocks (magazine)|Blocks]]  |number=52 |pages=42–44 |publisher=Blockhead Media Ltd}} Web copy: {{cite web |url=https://blocksmag.com/what-was-the-first-ever-lego-magazine |title=What was the first ever LEGO magazine? |date=July 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508141759/https://blocksmag.com/what-was-the-first-ever-lego-magazine |archive-date=8 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Konstanski 2019">{{cite magazine |title=The Birth of LEGO Clubs |first=Daniel |last=Konstanski |date=February 2019 |magazine=[[Blocks (magazine)|Blocks]]  |number=52 |pages=42–44 |publisher=Blockhead Media Ltd}} Web copy: {{cite web |url=https://blocksmag.com/what-was-the-first-ever-lego-magazine |title=What was the first ever LEGO magazine? |date=July 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508141759/https://blocksmag.com/what-was-the-first-ever-lego-magazine |archive-date=8 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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Bricks 'n Pieces
Cover for the spring 1983 issue, featuring the LEGOLAND Park Amsterdam model
Club PresidentClive Nicholls
CategoriesLEGO Club
Frequency
  • Irregularly (1974–1978)
  • 3 per year (1979–1995)
  • 5 per year (1996–2000)
First issueDecember 1974; 50 years ago (1974-12)
Final issueJanuary 2000; 25 years ago (2000-01)
CompanyLEGO UK Ltd
CountryUnited Kingdom, Ireland
Based inWrexham, Clwyd
LanguageEnglish

Bricks 'n Pieces (originally titled Bricks and Pieces) was a British hobby newsletter and LEGO Club magazine published by LEGO UK Ltd between 1974 and 2000. After its January 2000 issue it was merged into LEGO World Club Magazine.

Publication history

Write about its history here, divided into sections?[1][2]

The first issue of Bricks and Pieces was published in December 1974; it was advertised as "a newsletter about LEGO for LEGO collectors"[3]

Contents

Some of the contents found in it - Clive's letters, Lyall's builds, club meetings, Captain Indigo, etc.

References

  1. Nicholls, Clive (December 1974). "Dear Collector". Bricks and Pieces. No. 1. British LEGO Ltd. p. 1. Archived from the original on 1 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025 – via Brickset.
  2. Konstanski, Daniel (February 2019). "The Birth of LEGO Clubs". Blocks. No. 52. Blockhead Media Ltd. pp. 42–44. Web copy: "What was the first ever LEGO magazine?". July 16, 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024.
  3. Bricks and Pieces 1974a, p. 1.