Former coal miners launched an exhibition at Coalpit Heath village hall to mark the 60th anniversary of the closure of the pit at Frog Lane.

Members of the South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group also launched a new book, Frog Lane Colliery Sixty Years On, about life at the colliery, its history and detailed maps and plans of the workings.

Former miners and the people of Coalpit Heath also remember what it was like to work there and the dangers involved.

The colliery was the last major coal mining pit in the Yate and Coalpit Heath area.

Saturday's exhibition, which had photos and mining artefacts, was the first in a series of events and activities to mark the anniversary.

Pictured left are former miners Fred Woodruff, 82; Sid Horder, 89; and Stan Williams, 80, at the launch; and above, an image from the book and its cover.

For more information and to get involved in future events, visit www.sgmrg.co.uk.