The project aims to a produce a record of the county's mining past

The Durham Miner Project, which aims to preserve memories of the county's mining past, is now coming into its last few months.

Over the past year, more than 300 people have researched their local mining history for the programme.

The last 14 courses to be run by the project start on Monday and it is due to finish in March.

The free courses are held in learning centres and libraries across the county and aim to show people how to trace their mining heritage.

The idea is that people can showcase their communities with their own words and photographs.

There has been advice for those visiting local record offices, museums and archives.

The project has been supported by Durham County Council, the Learning and Skills Council, New Opportunities Fund, North East Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, the National Union of Mineworkers Durham Miners and Sunderland University.