A Cabinet of Treasures

A Cabinet of Treasures

what makes Glossop special?

we might
look at carvings

From the old trees of Manor Park to the waters of Shelf Brook; from the crashing river of Kinder Downfall to ghosts following the old paths of Doctor's Gate, the Glossop area is full of treasures. Those treasures might be landscapes, or stories or histories or uncertainties (why is REDGATE in Little Padfield called Redgate?) but they might just as easily be the house where you live, the park where you play, your family, your friends, the neighbour who always helps.

We are collecting Treasures. Inviting people to add their own treasure: person, place, activity; animal, plant or story, to our Cabinet of Treasures.

Working through Derbyshire Makes with High Peak Community Arts, Creeping Toad will be running public events through April, inviting people to drop in, to think and make and talk and simply be creative!


Last year, we collected the Lost Stories of Glossop. This year we'll go for an even more personal response to the question "what makes Glossop (and the surrounding area!) special?" As we gather these Treasures, we'll build them into a doll's house of a Cabinet that will go on display in Glossop in May 2026 and become a digital gallery here at Creeping Toad.

we might make a tiny woodland

Mixing new drawings with old photographs, collage with cutting and colouring and sketching, we'll be making tiny scenes to display, to hang: to hold a treasure. We can work with anything from the Royal Forest of the Peaks to last year's Christmas present, from mysterious folklore to an over-exciting shopping list....

Events planned so far:

• All events are free: no tickets or booking needed
• Allow about 45 minutes for the activities
• Materials are provided
• If you are under 12, please bring a grown-up with you

Kinder Downfall
(with visitors)

Tuesday 31st March: Glossop Library, Talbot St, Glossop, SK13 7DG
10:30 - 15:00

Wednesday 1st April: Gamesley Library, Grindleford Grove, Gamesley, Glossop,SK13 6HW
14:00- 16:00

Thursday 9th April: Hadfield Library, Station Rd, Hadfield, SK13 1AA
14:00 - 16:00

Saturday 11th April: Manor Park, Manor Park Rd, Glossop SK13 7SH (Corn Street Car Park is probably easiest if travelling by car). Find us on the lawns by the cafe.(waiting for confirmation of this)

Saturday 9th May: Derbyshire Makes Festival at Glossop: look out for the Creeping Toad team and the Cabinet of Treasures: find us to add your own treasure to the Cabinet, listen to stories and meeting the Babbling Vagabonds!

OTHER EVENTS PLANNED....DETAILS TO FOLLOW

with many thanks to the organisations who are making this possible!