The most interesting ideas will be included in the further project implementation process and Development plan of Eleja Manor Park, creating it as the venue for cultural events and festivals, and attracting local inhabitants and foreign guests.

Some of the ideas presented by working groups were:

• To preserve Tea House and ruins of the Manor House to prevent their further damages, to mark the shape/contour of the manor;
• To make walking paths and recreation place near the pond, to construct the bridge;
• To reconstruct the remained buildings, to place historical expositions there, to develop attractions for newly married couples;
• To reconstruct open – air stage;
• To improve and mark the way from the village centre to the park;
• To place traffic signs and information stands;
• To clean the fence from bushes and to restore a fragment of it;
• To place interactive light, sound and design objects.

Seminar in Eleja Cultural House brought experts from Latvia, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Germany and Lithuania to work ways to make Eleja a more attractive place to visit. Ewelina Suchocka presented the Suwalki's pilot project about reconstruction of Maria Konopnicka Place and Staffan Arvegaard from presented Tranemo's local pilot project. The workshop was considered to be very useful for youth representatives from Eleja secondary school and students of Latvia University of Agriculture Faculty of Landscape Architecture. Participants actively discussed development possibilities and exchanged experiences. The best ideas will hopefully be turned into actions soon and maybe Eleja sometime in the future can become become a charming town to choose for a weekend getaway.

Educational part of the seminar started with the speech of urban designer Michael Fuller-Gee (Norway), who spoke about ways to make small rural areas more attractive. Professor Friedrich Kuhlmann (Estonian University of Life Sciences) shared his knowledge about the perceiving of contemporary rural landscapes in Germany and Baltic States. Landscape architect Līva Dudareva emphasized the role of spatial planning in transforming rural areas in Latvia. Director of well-known Rundāle Palace Imants Lancmanis introduced participants to the Eleja manor complex’s history and values through times.

The main goal of the seminar was to develop ideas for the pilot project “Interactive Public Space in Jelgava Local Municipality”. Therefore participants visited Eleja Manor Park and its surroundings. Afterwards attendees were divided into seven groups to work on new ideas to be presented during the second day of the seminar.