The Quarry
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.
Episodes
36 episodes
Can La Grande Mare be both a golf course and a nature reserve?
La Grande Mare Golf Course has been transformed in the last seven years, but what role did sustainability play in its development?Grace Dovey (Ecologist and Ecologist & Sustainability Operations Officer) discusses the project and some ...
Live at Guernsey Arts Sunday: reflections on the Vale Earth Fair as it marks its 50th anniversary
The Vale Earth Fair is a firm fixture on Guernsey's cultural calendar.This year it celebrates its 50th anniversary.More than just a music festival, it's an event committed to environmental care, community and self-expression, also raisi...
Walking 1,000 miles in a month
In 1993 Mark Prevel was diagnosed with chronic emphysema. He was 31 and it was a life changing moment. Surgery followed three years later and now he has embarked on an endurance challenge to mark the 30th anniversary of that.Rai...
Live at Guernsey Arts Sunday: the bold vision for a £10m. Victor Hugo Centre in Guernsey
The Victor Hugo Centre is expected to open in the heart of St Peter Port in 2029.Those behind the project have so far raised more than £7.5m. towards its £10m. goal in 18 months.Hugo arrived on the island in 1855 having not published an...
Funding, development in the creative industries and cultural diplomacy are on the agenda in Guernsey
A renewed focus on professional development within the creative industries and cultural diplomacy are on the agenda for Guernsey Arts.In March, Rebecca Booth took over as Head of Arts Development.Speaking live in conversation with The Q...
Charity Spotlight: from volunteering to millions in untapped funds, how to ensure the sector thrives
The Charity Sector Survey has provided a snapshot of volunteering, capacity, funding and demand in Guernsey.Association of Guernsey Charities chair Wayne Bulpitt discusses the key findings as well as the huge funding opportunities shoul...
Vassos Alexander on swimming, getting out of your comfort zone and the launch of Track Radio
Vassos Alexander is one of the UK's best known sports presenters from his time at the BBC, Virgin Radio and now through the freshly launched Track Radio.He is also an endurance athlete always hunting for different ways to get out of his com...
Can Guernsey become a global innovation lab?
Inso has released The Guernsey Innovation Report, an honest account of the innovation landscape in the island and the challenges it faces after gaining insights from 45 industry leaders.https://https://inso.gg/guernsey-innovation-report...
Guernsey needs to build more houses - what can be done to make that happen?
The figures do not lie.Last year just 62 units were added to the housing stock in Guernsey, none of them in the affordable sector.The current overall target is around 300 houses a year.They are stark numbers. And Guernsey has rarely...
Workforce challenges and solutions
Guernsey's workforce could be boosted by 4,500 more employees, its GVA increased by £410m. a year and tax revenue increased by about £89m, a report released by PwC in July argued.But it would need to match the employment rates seen in New Z...
How to create a successful environment for entrepreneurs
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 ...
Local news operators need to adapt quickly or become irrelevant
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 ...
Charity Spotlight: Guernsey Cheshire Home is evolving, a new purpose built facility is a key aim
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 ...
Piecing together the story of Les Fouaillages, a 7,000 year old monument to the dead
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 fo...
Understanding barriers young people face in returning to Guernsey following higher education
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 stay...
How Guernsey Employment Trust matches people and employers for continued success amid record demand
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.<...
How Guernsey is moving to grow digital finance
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...
People and Skills Special: How AI is beginning to transform Guernsey's workplace and what comes next
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-tim...
Guernsey Water, a £130m investment plan and why your bills are going up
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, rene...
Climbing - an under the radar versatile and accessible fitness option for all ages
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...
Alcohol is embedded in Guernsey’s culture, why does that matter?
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 commo...
Rob Jones on business, football and giving back to Guernsey
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 c...
Stigma surrounds the menopause, a Guernsey support group is raising awareness and understanding
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 real...
People and Skills Special: Myth busting the "skills crisis" and shaping the future of education
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...
Charity Spotlight: Les Bourgs, the changing face of hospice care, three years to solve a funding gap
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 ex...
