Christmas Lego display set up to inspire children

Loz Bigrave could be seen making small adjustments to his Lego bricks in the display

A computer engineer is trying to make sure local children have something to play with this Christmas by creating his own festive display.

Loz Bigrave's model was exhibited at the Daventry Christmas Market in Northamptonshire at the weekend.

People were invited to make a donation and Mr Bigrave said he aimed to buy about 50 Lego kits to hand over to his local food bank.

His displays raised funds for schools and charities in previous years.

The Polar Express was created from scratch for the display

Mr Bigrave's pride and joy this year was the Polar Express steam locomotive, made from scratch using individual bricks rather than an off-the-shelf kit.

A smaller locomotive runs on a track around the outside of the layout, and Mr Bigrave has a handheld controller to halt the train instantly if young fingers get onto the rails.

The display was created with thousands of Lego bricks.

A large town house is one of hundreds of structures on the display

A big wheel provided a bird's eye view for Mr Bigrave's Lego characters

A festive train could be seen making its way around the track past musicians, horse riders, shoppers and drinkers

Mr Bigrave said he would purchase Lego kits this week which would be donated to Daventry Food Bank.

"I would like to think that a gift of Lego to a child might inspire creativity, fuel their imagination, help develop problem solving, and above all give them a lifelong interest that can kick-start a thousand conversations," he said.