Quarriers Discovery Group initially started as a representative group of twelve individuals. Their aim was to increase involvement of all people who use disability services across the organisation.
By May 2004 members of the group played a major part in planning an event for people who use disability services within the organisation that resulted in a two day conference called 'Let's Communicate' held at Paisley Town Hall near Glasgow.
Caroline Gray (chairperson of the Discovery Group) was recently quoted in The Glasgow Herald saying: "What was really important was that everyone had a chance to have their say. It really was our day! Having said that, it would not have happened without listening and working together with Quarriers to solve problems".
After 'Let's Communicate', the Discovery Group were able to recruit enough members to form six satellite groups that now serve to represent the views and opinions of individuals who use Quarriers services across the west of Scotland.
Each of these groups receive support from Iain Cuthbertson (Quarriers Inclusion Worker) to create their own independent agendas for meetings where minutes are circulated to Quarriers Executive and Council of Management.
Members of the groups participate in staff training and conferences, as well as meetings with various policy making forums within the organisation. The Discovery Group currently run their own newsletter and are working towards developing their own web page. The group have also conducted their own survey using questionnaires to discover what people who use Quarriers' services think about Quarriers.
