Pembroke Dock has a unique but often overlooked history.

To celebrate the town's bicentenary, pupils from all the junior schools in Pembroke Dock have been putting that right.

In a unique event, every year six and five in Pembroke Dock has taken part in a unique playwriting project.

"The idea was to get every child in Pembroke Dock across one year group to participate in a playwriting project," said Dan Anthony, workshop facilitator.

"Each class in Pennar Community School, St. Mary's School and Pembroke Dock Community School learned about the techniques of writing dialogue, bringing action to live and the history of Pembroke Dock.

"People associate Pembroke Dock with war; it was, after all, a naval dockyard, and subsequently a base for the RAF. But the real story of Pembroke Dock is about invention," he continued.

"It's about the creative minds who constructed the Wooden Wallers that protected Georgian Britain and inspired the development of the town in the first place; it's about the local engineers who rose through the ranks to construct the first hybrid steam-sail vessels, the first iron-clads, the first modern warships, capable of cruising for thousands of miles and imposing Victorian Britain's presence on the world and, most importantly of all, it's about inspiring the next generation of Pembroke Dock children to think inventively and create their own futures," added Dan.

The Pembroke Dock History Plays reflect Pembroke Dock's unique social history.

As a new town, Pembroke Dock was a hub for immigrants - it drew its inspiration from all over the world and consequently it was, and still is, a can-do place where innovators can succeed.

The first modern movie was shot by William Haggar at Pembroke Dock railway station; pupils at Pembroke Dock Community School explored this extraordinary story.

"The children were highly engaged throughout the session with Dan," said Emma Watts, teacher of Class 6:2 at Pembroke Dock Community School.

"They were fascinated to hear about events that had taken place in their own home town and could make real-life links with their own lives.

"They left the classroom having learnt scriptwriting skills and many interesting historical facts about Pembroke Dock which captured their interest and imagination.

"I was really impressed by the quality of written work produced and performances from the children," she added.

St. Mary's School explored the origins of Pembroke Dock, telling the story of the first surveyor arriving on a greenfield site in 1813 with a big plan.

Pennar's writers brought Pembroke Dock's Suffragettes back to life, discovering more about the role of women in a society dominated by men. Pennar's boys, chose a different tack, creating their own Sunderland Seaplane and dramatising the true tale of dogfight in the Battle of the Atlantic.

Other children took a practical approach to Pembroke Dock's inventive heritage, telling a time travel fiction travelling from the Victorian era into the future, when Pembroke Dock will be the station for the world's first Time Ferry.

Two classes from Pembroke Dock Community School created a soap opera set in a bakery in 1904 and dramatised the life of John Froyne, celebrated Pembroke Dock engineer.

In all, nine interlinked plays have been written.

When they are performed this summer, the plays will offer a roller coaster ride through the 200-year history of one of Wales' most extraordinary towns and they will be the springboard for Pembroke Dock's next generation of creative thinkers.

The project was organised and sponsored by the Pembroke Dock Bicentenary Group.

Martin Cavaney, project co-ordinator, said: "This project is an unique way to teach the history of the town to local children, and we are delighted with Dan Anthony's imaginative methods which have been enthusiastically received by both children and teachers alike."