AS CHILDREN return to school this week, residents are urged to send in their home-schooling memories as part of a local lockdown project.

The Bridport Lockdown Project is collating the home-schooling experiences of residents throughout a year of lockdowns.

Every photo sent in will eventually become part of a Covid-19 archive at both Bridport Museum and Dorset History Centre so that current and future generations can look back on these extraordinary times.

A spokesman for the Bridport Lockdown Project said: "With children heading back to school there are likely to be very mixed emotions for parents, kids, and teachers.

"Home schooling has been a huge part of lockdown life and it would be amazing to include some of your photos and stories as part of this project. Photos and stories from the kids themselves would be particularly great to add."

The Bridport Lockdown Project began in April at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and the first national lockdown. It was created to capture and archive stories and pictures from daily life in and around Bridport throughout the extraordinary year which has been 2020.

Organisers are keen to engage with groups, clubs, schools, charities, businesses or other organisations as part of the initiative.

To share your experiences and find out more, visit www.bridportlockdown.org