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.

Aug 14

The Skill Mill West Sussex: Angmering Parish Council

The Skill Mill West Sussex have been working in partnership with Angmering Parish Council. Angmering has a long and interesting history,...

Aug 8

Royal Horticultural Society: Britain in Bloom

Britain in Bloom is a nationwide gardening competition, aimed at building communities and tackling local issues. It's held annually by...

Aug 7

World Cleanup Day: Uniting for a Cleaner Planet

In a world that is increasingly grappling with environmental challenges, a glimmer of hope shines through World Cleanup Day — a global...

Aug 2

World Cleanup Day 2023 Newsletter

As the UK lead for World Cleanup Day, we've sent out a special edition World Cleanup Day 2023 newsletter. You can view the newsletter by...

Aug 1

Love Parks Week: Keep Britain Tidy #LoveParks

Keep Britain Tidy's 'Love Parks Week' is an annual campaign which celebrates parks, green spaces, and the dedicated workers that look...

Jul 26

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

ASSETS Launch 2023

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

May 17

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

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

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

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

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...