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 A Tricky Week for Treasure-hunters

This has been an interesting few days for our Cabinet of Treasures activity. Some ups, some downs, some just puzzling moments!

But as we are hunting Treasures, I thought I should document our various misadventures...the snares and snarls set in the path of determined Treasure-hunters....

To be clear, we are looking for personal treasures. No,  not your gold teeth or the family silver (although we probably wouldn't say 'no!'...). We're looking for, and listening to, stories: what are the treasures of Glossop and the High peak for you? You might see  your house and home as treasure. Or a treasure might the people around you: your family (with or without precious silver), your friends. It might places where you walk, play, find peace and quiet. It might be the animals you see, the trees you meet....Our treasures are your stories, built into tiny dioramas and hidden in matchboxes and slowly being built into our Cabinet: a sort of crazy Advent Calendar of doors to open and scenes to encounter

But this week...

• dates went wrong. sorted, that day went well and no-one apparently noticed that we had promoted a day that no-one came to! But lots came to the next one...says a lot about where people find their information!
• Then the weather hit. 
• And today...
• started wet: put people off
• sun came out...and went away again. A cold wind blew.
• but we set up in Manor Park in Glossop and hoped
• few folk around and most of them with dogs (very friendly and talkative...both dogs and people)
• chatting, talking, watching the clouds....
• and the gate is locked...it wasn't when we came in (or we couldn't have...)
• it's locked now
• but the lovely man at the Miniature Railway has a key and can let us out...
• only he's not here for long....
• ...flee.

Treasure hunting will resume next week with exciting sessions with Space2Explore in Hayfield and at St Andrews Primary School in Glossop. Then look out for, and please join us, at the Derbyshire Makes Glossop Celebration on Saturday 8th May...