FROM a filmmaker to a warship, suffragettes, a baker’s shop and time travel –‘The Complete and Utter History of Pembroke Dock’ has been brought to life on stage in celebration of the town’s bicentenary.

Children from years five and six of Pennar, Pembroke Dock and St Mary's schools came together for a special performance of the play they had written themselves.

Pembrokeshire author Dan Anthony was commissioned by the Pembroke Dock Bicentenary Group to write a play with the schoolchildren about the history of the town in its 200th anniversary year.

Every nine and 10-year-old in the town contributed to the play which was performed to a packed Pater Hall recently.

Speaking after the performance, Dan said it was “an incredible show.”

He added: “The performers took the true stories of William Haggar's first ever movie, the construction John Froyne's world-beating warship HMS Thunderer, Pembroke Dock's Suffragettes and the discovery of the dock, and made them their own.

“We even had a soap opera from a real baker's shop set in 1905, the heyday of the town.

“But that's not all, year five students from Pembroke Dock Community School created their own time travel adventure, ‘Meg and Mikey Travel Through Time’.

“The children's work was astonishing, accomplished, hilarious, full of energy, informative and even quite moving - a must see.

'I'd like to thank the teachers and children from Pennar School, St Mary's School and Pembroke Dock Community School for all their hard work and effort - it was great fun.

“The production showcased Pembroke Dock's tradition of invention and innovation and demonstrated that the town is still full of talent.”