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.

Feb 24, 2021

Social Finance UK: 'Three insights for using impact bonds to scale social enterprises'.

Thank you to Blair Seiler and Sadiq Mussani, Managers at Social Finance UK, for the original article. Click here to view. August 2020 saw...

Feb 15, 2021

The Skill Mill's 7th Birthday Video

The Skill Mill has turned 7 years old! Unfortunately, we couldn't celebrate with you all in person this year. We've made a special...

Feb 5, 2021

World Cleanup Day 2020: Let’s Do It World Annual Report

The Let's Do It World annual report has been published. Despite the difficult global circumstances, a huge impact was made during the...

Feb 4, 2021

The People's Friend Magazine

Find The Skill Mill in the latest edition of The People's Friend magazine. The magazine is available to buy in most supermarkets and...

Jan 21, 2021

Richard Branson's Blog: Eight social enterprises giving ex-offenders a second chance

Richard Branson's latest blog post lists The Skill Mill as one of eight social enterprises giving ex-offenders a second chance. You can...

Jan 21, 2021

The Skill Mill Newcastle/Urban Green Training Programme

The Skill Mill Newcastle has launched a brand new project, working in partnership with Urban Green Newcastle. Urban Green Newcastle is an...

Jan 20, 2021

The Skill Mill Croydon: Local Community Grant

The Skill Mill Croydon have received a 'Local Community Grant' from Kenley Co-op store. The funding has been used for environmental...

Dec 10, 2020

The Skill Mill is Opening Soon in Northumberland

The Skill Mill will be working in partnership with Northumberland Rivers Trust, after a joint project has been awarded a grant from the...

Dec 4, 2020

The Skill Mill and CEG: Celebrating 5 Years of Partnership Working

The Skill Mill is celebrating 5 years of partnership working with Commercial Estates Group. The partnership started in 2015 at Kirkstall...

Nov 27, 2020

Severn Trent Community Fund

The Skill Mill has been awarded a grant from the Severn Trent Community Fund to support work in Nottingham. The Severn Trent Community...

Nov 12, 2020

IoD Yorkshire and North East: Director of the Year Awards

Davie Parks has been shortlisted as a finalist in The Institute of Directors (IoD) Yorkshire and North East Director of the Year Awards....

Nov 6, 2020

The Skill Mill Newcastle: Partnership with Urban Green

Urban Green Newcastle is an independent charity responsible for the management and upkeep of the city’s 33 parks and 61 allotment sites....

Nov 6, 2020

Canal and River Trust

The Skill Mill has recently partnered with the Canal and River Trust, giving our young people the opportunity to carry out entry level...

Oct 21, 2020

Urban Green win four Green Flag Awards

Read the original blog post from Urban Green by clicking here. Urban Green Newcastle is an independent charity responsible for the...

Oct 20, 2020

The Skill Mill has received a Commendation at the Howard League Community Awards

The Skill Mill has received a Commendation in the Organisation of the Year category at the Howard League for Penal Reform Community...

Oct 19, 2020

King's College London: 'Face coverings that make a difference'.

Read the original blog post from Kings College London by clicking here. King's College London are purchasing a large amount of face...

Sep 24, 2020

World Cleanup Day 2020

World Cleanup Day was held on the 19th of September. The Skill Mill was the UK lead for the event and the theme was cigarette butts. The...

Sep 16, 2020

East Midlands Canal and River Trust

The Canal and River Trust look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways. The Skill Mill has partnered with the East Midlands...

Aug 27, 2020

Shortlisted in The Howard League for Penal Reform Community Awards 2020

The Howard League for Penal Reform Community Awards are for the country’s most successful community projects which encourage desistance...

Aug 26, 2020

The Exceptionals Directory

The Skill Mill is now listed in The Exceptionals Directory. Ex-offenders are an untapped workforce with valuable skills. Young people...