MILESTONES museum is sending out an urgent plea to all young crime-fighters to help put a stop to a fiendish plot to steal the crown jewels.

As part of the museum’s new live-action LEGO challenge exhibition Around the World Brick Adventure staff are calling on children to join the Tiger Club, an international crime-fighting club just for children, which has discovered a plot to steal the crown jewels.

The exhibition is made up of more than 100 LEGO models which have been built by Hampshire-based company Bright Bricks.

Explore the old cobbled streets of the Leisure Park museum with scale models of world-famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building and Sydney Opera House, as well as exotic animals and fabulous treasures.

Hidden in among the models is a trail of clues left behind by the Tiger Club, which globetrotters can use along with their very own Around the World Brick Adventure map to stop the thieve s and save the crown jewels.

Historic objects from the collections cared for by Hampshire Cultural Trust, which runs the museum, will be displayed alongside the LEGO models to complement the exhibition theme.

Janet Owen, CEO of Hampshire Cultural Trust, said: “We are delighted to be welcoming a LEGO exhibition back to Milestones this year with another exciting adventure challenge for LEGO fans of all ages to enjoy.

“Around the World Brick Adventure follows on the huge success of Quest for the Brick Kingdom in 2016, which saw us breaking visitor records at Milestones, and I have no doubt that this year s LEGO spectacular will be just as big a success.”

Around the World Brick Adventure runs until April 23. Entry is included in the normal admission price, and there is a 20 per cent discount when tickets are pre-booked online. Full details and opening times can be found at hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk.