Elin y Cerrig - The Lost Guardian of the Limestone
Publicly Funded Heritage Engagement Programme
Project Overview
Client: Conwy County Borough Council
Funding: Heritage Lottery Fund
Delivery Context: 9 Primary Schools across Conwy
Audience Reach: 450 Key Stage 2 pupils
Elin y Cerrig – The Lost Guardian of the Limestone was a publicly funded heritage engagement programme developed in partnership with Conwy County Borough Council.
The project combined immersive storytelling, environmental interpretation and creative education to connect primary-aged pupils with the unique biodiversity of the Great Orme and the Creuddyn Peninsula. Through narrative-led learning experiences, pupils explored the ecological significance of the limestone habitat and the rare invertebrates that depend on it.
Our Role
Puzzle Junction led the creative development and delivery of the programme, working in collaboration with council officers, educators and environmental specialists.
Our work included:
Developing and delivering an immersive in-school performance experience
Designing curriculum-aligned Creative Classroom workshops
Producing bilingual educational resources aligned with the Curriculum for Wales
Coordinating multi-site delivery across nine schools
Supporting teachers with professional development to extend learning beyond the performance
Public & Strategic Outcomes
450 pupils engaged in locally rooted heritage education
Multi-site delivery coordinated within council framework
Curriculum-aligned immersive learning model
Structured evaluation supporting funding accountability
Increased awareness of local biodiversity and environmental stewardship
Experience Overview
This video provides an overview of the Elin y Cerrig - The Lost Guardian of the Limestone project in operation, demonstrating how the the narrative fed through all three elements of the project and the impact it had on the participants.
