A BIG welcome to the team!

Posted: 29/09/2025 by Admin2

A warm welcome to Gemma Edwards, the new Education Officer at Parc Yr Esgob, who joined us this September as part of our Walled Garden Restoration Project.

A teacher stands by a large blackboard, holding up a black-and-white photo to a group of attentive pupils seated at old-fashioned wooden desks in a vintage classroom.

Gemma is an experienced Foundation Phase teacher, with a passion for outdoor learning – and lots of ideas! We are delighted to share the news that Gemma also works for our partner CofGar as Schools Heritage Officer, so she is perfectly placed to co-ordinate visits to both Parc yr Esgob and Carmarthenshire Museum, which is located within the park.

To compliment Gemma’s work with schools, we are seeking additional experienced Welsh-medium freelance teachers to run occasional sessions through the medium of Welsh.

“I’m really excited to join the team” says Gemma, “and look forward to working with colleagues, volunteers, and visitors to inspire a love of learning.”

Here are photos from Gemma’s first joint CofGar/Parc yr Esgob education visit, with Laucharne V. C. Church in Wales School, working with Engagement Officer Anne May to make food connections between the Museum, the Walled Garden and WWII in Carmarthenshire.

A group of schoolchildren, some wearing navy and some in yellow, stand outdoors with raised hands, listening to an adult woman who gestures towards a tree in a garden or natural setting. A woman speaks to a group of children in school uniforms inside a room with wooden walls and music stands. One child leans on a piano while others listen attentively to the woman. Logos of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Welsh Government, Garfield Weston Foundation, and The Pilgrim Trust, indicating funding or support from these organisations.

 

 

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