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The Quarry Podcast delivers in-depth conversations on local news, culture, and the issues shaping our community. As the audio companion to thequarry.media, it brings thoughtful journalism and local voices straight to your ears.
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Dirk Bischoff, a new resident of Guernsey, shares his entrepreneurial journey from East Germany to London, where he founded impact companies and non-profit programs. He emphasises the importance of mentorship and community support for startups. The island has potential to diversify beyond financial services, with new initiatives like his Pitch Guernsey connecting startups with investors and resources beginning to help. But there is a need for more early-stage support program...
Eight months in from launching Guernsey's only independent news outlet, we discuss the lessons we've learnt so far and what's to come. Talking to co-founder Warren Mauger, Editor Nick Mann explains: people will pay for quality in-depth stories and to support a project they believe in letting people control how they consume news will be vital for the future, we're experimenting with that now through our paid members' exclusive app. the need to move beyond superficial use of AI to ins...
It has been a home for people with serious disabilities for nearly 40 years. One that is all about facilitating life, encompassing a philosophy that concentrates on what people can do, not what they can’t. The Guernsey Cheshire Home sits on the Rohais, but Shorncliffe, for all the good memories it holds, is tired, and now the charity is planning for a new future. The Home receives no public grant, it relies on fundraising, legacy donations and through payments of long term care allowance to c...
Les Fouaillages was built in about 4800BC, one of the oldest monuments to the dead. Sitting on L’Ancresse Common in Guernsey, it was only rediscovered in 1976 after a fire burnt through covering vegetation. Archeological digs that soon followed produced 36,000 pieces of pottery, flint and stone - including eight incredible arrow heads brought to the island from France when the tomb was closed in 2000BC. Five decades later and renewed interest in the site means that a full account of those dig...
GradRoutes Guernsey is a new initiative by The Guernsey Institute which has explored what factors influence the decisions of students studying off island when choosing whether or not to return. It aims to reverse a trend of young talent staying away by showcasing viable career opportunities and internships in Guernsey. Project lead Michelle Morley explains more. This episode is part of a series where The Quarry has partnered with the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce People and Skills Working Grou...
It might be light touch, driving in with someone as they head to a job for the first time. Maybe it is more hands on, sitting next to them through the working day, breaking down tasks to be more manageable. But that support is priceless. That allied to the work beforehand, trying to ensure people are matched to the right roles and employers, can mean permanent jobs for those that would otherwise struggle. In a nutshell, that is the Guernsey Employment Trust. Find out more as we speak to GET's...
Guernsey’s shift to embrace digital finance is showing encouraging signs. The Guernsey Financial Services Commission is signaling that it wants to have conversations with innovative businesses as it grasps the opportunity a changing approach from the US has created. That means looking at tokenisation, blockchain, stablecoin, and beyond. It has launched a consultation on what the regulatory environment needs to look like for success, while also being open to approaches for business that ...
In episode 19 of the Quarry Podcast, host Nick Mann is joined by Guernsey Training Agency CEO Simon Le Tocq and Tech Entrepreneur Ian Campbell, to explore the burgeoning role of AI in Guernsey. The discussion, which featured a real-time AI assistant named Emma, painted a picture of an island at the outset of a significant technological shift, one that could act as a liberator for the local workforce and a catalyst for stalled economic growth. It includes practical examples of the steps ...
Water and wastewater bills in Guernsey will be increasing by around 9% next year, so why is this needed? Guernsey Water managing director Steve Langlois gives us a detailed insight into its plans to invest £130m. over the next 12 years, renewing pipes, upgrading treatment, improving collection from currently polluted streams, and getting ready to connect up Les Vardes Quarry. We find out what will, and what won't happen.
Participation in climbing and bouldering has more than doubled between 2021 and 2023 in the UK and its inclusion in the Olympics raised its profile even further. Since 2019 Guernsey has had an indoor climbing center attracting all ages and abilities. To find out more about this and why it's such a good activity for physical and mental health, The Quarry spoke to Dimi and Ellie from UP Climbing.
In this episode Simon Sebire and Andrea Nightingale from the Health Improvement Commission discuss what the evidence is showing us about alcohol consumption in Guernsey and why collective action is needed. Alcohol related deaths remain common and it is a leading cause of ill-health that has an unequal effect on society. HIC promote public awareness campaigns like Count 14, which uses easy to understand advice on how much it is sensible to drink and also back the use of apps like Try Dry to he...
In this episode of Dig This, Warren sits down with entrepreneur Rob Jones. Rob shares his journey from growing up in Northwich to moving to Guernsey, helping to establish Aztec Group, and later following a lifelong passion for sport by creating Aztec Soccer and supporting the development of Victoria Park. This is a conversation about taking risks, learning from failure, and finding purpose beyond profit. In this episode: Rob’s early years and lessons in hard work The leap of faith that sta...
Dani Barnett has been on a roller coaster ride since having her ovaries removed four years ago. Ultimately the conversations that she was having with friends and colleagues, some of them whispered, led to setting up Unpaused. “Nobody really knew what was going on with me, and I'd get funny looks, and I'd just be like, ‘I'm in menopause. Leave me alone’. “I found that my friends are coming up to that sort of age, and they're asking ‘have you been feeling this? Have you had these symptoms...
The Quarry has partnered with the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce People and Skills Working Group to deliver a series of podcasts about the current workforce shortage and the future skills gap. We will explore why action is needed and what the solutions could be as part of a collective call for change to help ensure the future success of the island. For episode 2 we were joined by The Guernsey Institute College Principal Louise Misselke and Sixth Form Centre Principal Kieran James for a ...
For nearly 35 years Les Bourgs has been supporting patients and their families while staying at the forefront of the changing needs of hospice care. Now the charity is facing fresh challenges as it looks to continue its vital work and expand it out into the community to help meet a growing wish for people to be at home when they die. It costs £3m. a year to run Les Bourgs, all of which is funded by charitable donations, including through its very successful shop and fundraising events, with...
“It's not just wellbeing, it's performance, it's mental health, it's leadership, it's management, it's navigating change, transition. You need to train people how to do that. We don't do that naturally. When you do, companies get an advantage.” Ask most people what resilience is and they will talk about bouncing back, about coping. But, Jon Watkins (CEO of Resilience Development Co ), says it is actually about the ability to positively adapt, including to the small things that impact us in e...
Ruth Thomason visited The Quarry to discus her journey into writing and the challenges of producing her first book, Poole of Light. Feedback and community support, including writing groups and critique sessions, are vital. Looking for somewhere to start? Well, this year the Guernsey Literary Festival is hosting a short story anthology competition for Bailiwick writers, which invites submissions under the theme "Time and Tide." If you like our work and want to support independent local ...
The Quarry has partnered with the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce People and Skills Working Group to deliver a series of podcasts exploring the current workforce shortage and the future skills gap. We will explore why action is needed and what the solutions could be as part of a collective call for change to help ensure the future success of the island. In the first podcast of the series, we sat down with CoC executive director Alice Gill and CoEfficient co-founder John Hibbs to explore how the ...
It is easy to dismiss human rights as something that is a problem elsewhere. Local legislation is limited, many people are working from the comfort of being cocooned in an office. But, Estelle Levin-Nally argues, there are not only human rights issues that are affecting individuals in the island today, from housing to health, they are also at play in the countries where local companies are doing business. Failure to recognise that can leave companies reputations exposed, while also miss...
Whispers of Freedom, written and directed by Guernsey filmmaker Brandon Ashplant, has qualified for the British Independent Film Awards. Set in 1980s East Germany - during the twilight years of the Cold War - the short film is based on the true story of Chris Gueffroy, one of the last attempted escapees from East Berlin. Produced with vital support from Guernsey Arts and the DDR Museum in Berlin, it is one of a growing number of local film projects, prompting calls for a Guernsey Film Institu...
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