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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.


When I started working in the youth justice system around 1998 it was a time of change. A new ‘New Labour’ Government had just come to...


- May 24, 2022
World Environment Day 2022 #OnlyOneEarth
World Environment Day will take place on 5th June 2022. World Environment Day is a global platform for inspiring positive change. With...


- May 24, 2022
The Skill Mill - Environmental Supervisor Vacancy
The Skill Mill has an exciting opportunity to join a highly impactful organisation. The role will support the development of a...


- May 19, 2022
World Bee Day 2022
World Bee Day 2022 is being celebrated on Friday 20th May. According to the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA), the public can help...


- May 16, 2022
Severn Trent Community Fund: Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022
The Skill Mill has been awarded a grant from the Severn Trent Community Fund to support work in Birmingham. Severn Trent has launched a...

- May 10, 2022
Skill Mill Away Day
Our Skill Mill Away Day took place on Friday 6th May 2022 where our Supervisors and Hub staff met up in Oldham. The day was both fun and...

- May 10, 2022
Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 - #Loneliness #IveBeenThere
Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual campaign hosted by The Mental Health Foundation. This year, the campaign will run between May...


- May 10, 2022
The Skill Mill Oldham: Seats from Recycled Wood!
Thank you to Northern Roots for the photos. Our team in Oldham have been have been constructing seating from recycled wood. The seats...


- Apr 29, 2022
Leeds Community Library
The team in Leeds have been busy designing and building this fantastic community library. These types of community libraries are a “take...

- Apr 21, 2022
Earth Day 2022 #InvestInOurPlanet
Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. This years theme is...

- Apr 11, 2022
The Skill Mill West Sussex: The Arnold Clark Community Fund
The Skill Mill has received a grant from the Arnold Clark Community Fund. The funding will support our team in West Sussex to make...


- Mar 31, 2022
Severn Trent Community Fund - Vote for #TeamSkillMill
The Skill Mill Birmingham has been shortlisted for the Severn Trent Community Fund. Funding will be awarded to new projects aiming to...

- Mar 16, 2022
Surrey Youth Offending Service HMIP Report
Congratulations to Surrey Youth Offending Service on their HMIP Inspection Report, published 15th March 2022. Fantastic to see The Skill...

- Mar 15, 2022
Digital Cleanup Day - 19 March 2022
Digital Cleanup Day is taking place on 19 March 2022. Getting involved is simple - delete unnecessary data and files (such as duplicate...


- Mar 4, 2022
HRH The Princess Royal Visit
The Skill Mill was one of only five organisations across the UK to win double @TheQueensAwards for Enterprise Awards. HRH The Princess...


- Feb 25, 2022
The Skill Mill Vacancy - Northamptonshire
The Skill Mill has an exciting opportunity to join a highly impactful organisation. The role will support the development of a...


- Feb 25, 2022
The Skill Mill Vacancy - Norfolk
The Skill Mill has an exciting opportunity to join a highly impactful organisation. The role will support the development of a...


- Feb 24, 2022
The Skill Mill Vacancy - Nottingham
The Skill Mill has an exciting opportunity to join a highly impactful organisation. The role will support the development of a...

- Feb 18, 2022
Constructionline Gold
The Skill Mill is now a Gold Member of Constructionline. We are the first and only Social Enterprise in the country to achieve...


- Jan 4, 2022
Looking forward to 2022
2021 was another year of frightening statistics. The record breaking numbers of Covid infections and sadly deaths and last year there...
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