Special LEGO workshops in Newcastle's Eldon Square highlighted how vital organ donation is - and one mum of a daughter waiting for a heart transplant paid tribute to the "amazing" support from medics and charities in Newcastle.
A giant heart designed by Brick This LEGO architect Steve Mayes has been on show in the Newcastle city centre shopping centre for a week - and now it will move to the Freeman Hospital. The heart was designed as part of a project to highlight how important it is to think about organ donation and to support children and adults waiting for transplants in the city.
One mum - Ella Watt - spoke movingly of how a donor heart would be life-saving for her daughter, while specialist nurse Dominic Manning highlighted how having difficult conversations about organ donation can make all the difference. Steve then helped children and families to create their very own mini LEGO hearts to take home.
