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.

Nov 3, 2021

The Skill Mill Surrey: Working Together for Woking Event

The Skill Mill Surrey will be attending the Working Together for Woking event on Thursday 4th November at Woking Leisure Centre. Over 50...

Oct 27, 2021

Co-op Local Causes

The Co-op Local Community Fund supports projects across the UK that Co-op members care about. Every time members buy selected Co-op...

Oct 7, 2021

Children & Young People Now Awards 2021

The Skill Mill has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Children & Young People Now 2021 Awards, The Youth Justice Award category. The...

Oct 1, 2021

World Cleanup Day 2021

World Cleanup Day 2021 took place on Saturday 18th September. The day was another huge success, with a fantastic number of individuals,...

Aug 23, 2021

The Skill Mill Newcastle - Jobs Fair

The Skill Mill will be attending the next Upstart Enterprise Jobs Fair in Newcastle. Upstart Enterprise provides access to good...

Aug 23, 2021

The Skill Mill has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Social Enterprise UK 2021 Awards

The Skill Mill has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Social Enterprise UK 2021 Awards, Social Investment Deal of the Year category....

Aug 23, 2021

Spontex UK partner with World Cleanup Day

Spontex UK has partnered with World Cleanup Day UK joining thousands of volunteers around the UK to make a difference. Created in France...

Aug 17, 2021

Nottingham Site Visit

Staff from #teamSkillMill's hub visited Nottingham last week. They managed to stop off at St Ann's Allotments, Stonebridge City Farm,...

Jul 14, 2021

NatWest SE Top 100 2021 List

The Skill Mill has been listed in the NatWest SE100 list again this year. The list again celebrates UK social enterprises in all their...

Jun 25, 2021

The Skill Mill is a finalist in the NatWest SE100 Awards 2021

Read the original blog by Pioneers Post By clicking here. The NatWest SE100 celebrates the success of socially-driven ventures across the...

Jun 24, 2021

Throckley Jobs and Skills Fair

The Skill Mill will be attending Throckley Jobs and Skills Fair on Thursday 1st July 2021. The event will be held at Throckley Community...

May 11, 2021

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

It is Mental Health Awareness Week this week (10-16 May) and the positive mental health benefits of nature is the theme for this year's...

May 8, 2021

Severn Trent’s first ever Community Fund Annual Review

The Skill Mill Nottingham received grant funding from Severn Trent's brand new Community Fund. To celebrate 1 year of the Community Fund,...

Apr 29, 2021

The Skill Mill Secures Double Royal Seal of Approval in the Latest Queen’s Awards

The Skill Mill, which delivers an intensive six-month work programme to get 16 to 18-year-olds back into employment and away from crime,...

Apr 14, 2021

Job Vacancy: Environmental Skill Mill Team Supervisor

The Skill Mill Newcastle has a job vacancy for an Environmental Team Supervisor. See full details, and how to apply below.

Apr 13, 2021

Future Parks Accelerator: Cohort News and Views

Future Parks Accelerator (FPA) is a collaboration between the National Lottery Heritage Fund, National Trust and the Ministry of Housing...

Apr 8, 2021

Alliance for Youth Justice in conversation with The Skill Mill

The Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ) has published a blog post about their conversation with Andy Peaden from The Skill Mill. You can...

Mar 31, 2021

Upstart Enterprise Newcastle

Team Skill Mill will be attending the virtual Upstart Enterprise event today. Upstart Enterprise brings together start-up programmes for...

Mar 15, 2021

The Skill Mill Rochdale Partners with Cartwheel Arts

The Skill Mill Rochdale has partnered with Cartwheel Arts and are working on a community project in Darnhill estate, Heywood. The project...

Mar 2, 2021

Children & Young People Now Awards

The Skill Mill has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Children & Young People Now (CYPN) Awards. CYPN received an astounding number of...