Nigel Martin

Residents may have read a piece in the local papers about the Miners’ Heritage Group that has an exhibition above the Neville’s Cross Club on Crossgate Peth. While the Group are having some problems over the future of their collection, what was less clear was the good work they are doing to create an educational resource for local schools on Durham’s mining heritage.

While it is difficult for me to support the group financially in regard to their accommodation problems, I am going to give a small grant to them to help with the educational work as it is important that the young people in our schools are aware of what the mining industry meant for County Durham.