Blog

Welcome to our Skill Mill blog where we will keep you informed of what's going on across all our existing sites and our upcoming future plans.

Jul 26, 2023

The Skill Mill Durham: Investing in Children (IiC) Membership Award

County Durham Youth Justice Service (including Durham Skill Mill) has successfully retained the Investing in Children Membership Award....

Jul 14, 2023

The NINEVEH Charitable Trust

The Skill Mill has received grant funding from The NINEVEH Charitable Trust. The NINEVEH Charitable Trust supports a broad range of...

Jul 6, 2023

The Skill Mill Southern Representative

We would like to introduce our Skill Mill southern representative, Ian Langley. The Skill Mill covers the length of England and our team...

Jul 5, 2023

The Skill Mill is Constructionline Gold accredited for the second year running

The Skill Mill is Constructionline Gold accredited for the second year running. Gold is one of the most premium Constructionline levels,...

Jul 3, 2023

Top 100 UK social enterprises revealed: NatWest SE100 2023

The Skill Mill has been listed in the NatWest SE100 Index again this year. The index was created by Pioneers Post in partnership with...

Jun 29, 2023

'River Health' Project

One of the most profound learning from The Skill Mill has been the multitude of benefits contact with nature has on the youngsters we...

Jun 26, 2023

NatWest SE100 Awards 2023

The SE100 Awards were created by Pioneers Post more than a decade ago in partnership with NatWest Social & Community Capital, the social...

Jun 21, 2023

Corporate World Cleanup Day Package

The Skill Mill is the United Kingdom’s national co-ordination partner for World Cleanup Day, a global movement to reduce waste and...

Jun 8, 2023

World Ocean Day 2023

World Ocean Day aims to unite the world to protect our blue planet. This year, the United Nations will host the celebration of the annual...

May 18, 2023

ASSETS Launch 2023

ASSETS (Assisting Social Enterprises to Succeed) is an innovative business support programme delivered by Impact Hub London along with...

May 17, 2023

Mental Health Awareness Week: 15th - 21st May 2023

The Mental Health Foundation host Mental Health Awareness Week every May. The aim is for the whole of the UK to come together to...

May 16, 2023

Hannah Brandon Awards

Last year our beloved colleague Hannah Brandon sadly passed away. She was 53 years old. Hannah qualified as a social worker in 1998 when...

May 15, 2023

Cambridge University Student Union

The Cambridge University Debating Society dates from 1815 - 198 years to the day before The Skill Mill employed its first group of young...

May 10, 2023

Bring Back the Denes Project

The Skill Mill Durham have been cleaning up local areas as part of the Bring Back the Denes project. The project has been operational...

Apr 27, 2023

World Cleanup Day 2023 - New Platform Launched!

World Cleanup Day harnesses the power of people around the world to achieve incredible things by joining together. Its beauty lies in...

Apr 26, 2023

North East England Chamber Business Awards

The North East England Chamber Business Awards recognise the achievements of the North East region’s business community. There’s lots of...

Apr 25, 2023

Prescribing Time in Nature

Researchers are encouraging doctors and health professionals to prescribe nature. A recently published article has highlighted...

Apr 3, 2023

The Skill Mill West Sussex build shelters with Bognor Regis Town Council

The Skill Mill West Sussex team have been hard at work, again continuing their work alongside Bognor Regis Town Council to help improve...

Apr 3, 2023

The Skill Mill Northumberland get hands on with Chainsaw training

Our team at The Skill Mill Northumberland have been busy in recent weeks adding more strings to their bow with a chainsaw training...

Mar 2, 2023

Why young ex-offenders need employment opportunities

At The Skill Mill we want to help get as many young people that have been involved with the criminal justice system back into work as...