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
21 episodes
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.<...
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Episode 21
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28:41
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...
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Episode 20
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28:05
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...
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Episode 19
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48:13
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...
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Episode 18
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48:03
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...
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Episode 17
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13:24
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...
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Episode 16
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26:57
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...
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Episode 15
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28:00
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...
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Episode 14
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16:56
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...
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Episode 13
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42:53
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...
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Episode 12
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39:28
What we are getting wrong about resilience and the simple tips to help you cope
“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.”...
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Episode 11
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30:20
Lessons in writing and the new opportunity for Guernsey-linked creatives to get published
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...
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Episode 10
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19:21
People and Skills Special - How a healthy, happy and engaged workforce could help solve workforce pressures
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 wh...
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Episode 9
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27:31
Why Guernsey and its businesses need to act on human rights
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 ...
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Episode 8
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25:59
Guernsey has a burgeoning film industry, an independent award nomination could help it take off
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 b...
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Episode 7
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25:29
Guernsey Under 19 ICC cricket World Cup qualifier
Its all about mindset and delivering world class basics according to Guernsey Cricket coach Philip Smith. Guernsey U19s are competing in the ICC Europe Qualifier, facing top-tier opposition including Netherlands, Sweden, Scotland, ...
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Episode 6
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13:16
Charity Spotlight: Grow - where horticulture, retail, hospitality and so much more transforms lives
Grow was innovative when it began 40 years ago, it remains at the forefront of thinking about helping people with learning disability today. A £4m. redevelopment project has led to an incredible new facility where the crew can not only wo...
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Episode 5
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24:13
Two athletes, two different paths, both relishing the opportunity to compete at the Island Games
Amelia Hart and Gian-Luca Robilliard speak on the eve of the Orkney Island Games. You are quickly reminded that progress is not linear, that resilience is among the most important tools an athlete can have, and that the Island Games plays a hug...
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Episode 4
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33:26
Helping develop a lifelong love of sport through the Specsavers Youth Games
Hundreds of young children have been given a taste of sport which might just lead to a lifelong love affair thanks to the Specsavers Youth Games.Every two years over the past two decades the Games, organised by the Guernsey Sports Commissio...
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Episode 3
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17:23
Guernsey stands at a pivotal moment, it has a chance to face the challenges head on
With Guernsey's economy stalling and a general election approaching, key business groups and charities joined forces to form the G8. They have produced the Voice of Guernsey Business Insight Report, setting out an agenda for change. The IoD's G...
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Episode 2
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21:44
Project Endure - Pushing the limits
Drew Jonkmans is just an ordinary guy. In September he plans to run from Land's End to John O'Groats, and then cycle back again. This is his story, one as much about positive mental health as it is about athleticism.For more on Big Moose...
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Episode 1
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