Ilkley news

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore is staging a summer tour around the constituency and holding 18 surgeries to meet local residents.

West Yorkshire Police say a 25 year old man from Keighley has died in a road crash on the Moor Road between the Cow and Calf and Burley Woodhead.

An elderly man was freed by local fire crews following an accident on Addingham bypass this afternoon, Tuesday 20 July.

Councillors from Ilkley Town Council visited Ben Rhydding Primary School this week to meet with year 5 and 6 children and talk about a Climate Action project they have been working on.

Like the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Health Secretary, Robbie Moore says he will be working from home this week while self-isolating.

Ilkley came alive on Sunday 11 July with the return of the Ilkley Half Marathon, organised by Ilkley and District Round Table, after a one-year hiatus due to Covid-19.

Health, police, council and other district leaders have joined forces to urge residents to remain vigilant and cautious as COVID-19 restrictions ease from Monday, 19 July.

Neighbourhood plans in the Aire Valley and Worth Valley have been adopted by Bradford Council, while draft plans have just been submitted for Ilkley and Oxenhope.

On Friday 23rd July, the second round of British Cycling’s HSBC UK National Circuit Series will be coming to the streets of Ilkley.

Bradford Council is appealing to mountain bike enthusiasts to stick to appropriate routes, tracks and dedicated areas for their bikes.

Award-winning Ilkley chef, Matt Broadley, is taking over the kitchen of the The Craven Heifer in Addingham and bringing his own take on home-made, traditional ‘pub grub’.

The Ilkley BID Board of Directors welcomes Geraldine Thompson as the BID Manager, who takes over the role from Felicity Gains.

Three aspiring writers who host a podcast are hoping to create the 'greatest story ever written in the history of the whole world ever' when they appear at a live event next month.

With the summer holidays upon us, the Nell Bank centre in Ilkley aims to help get more families out of the house and into nature with their Discovery Days.

Taken into safe keeping in 2015 by Bradford Council the artefacts that were on display in the heritage space of Ilkley Manor House are at last being returned.

Moving on from online Zoom events, Ilkley & District u3a is inviting members to join in the Summer Programme fun this year for some socially distanced walks and talks.

People in Bradford district and Craven are invited to hear about the progress and plans of their local NHS at an annual general meeting (AGM).

The Fleece in Addingham will be providing a 'cheer point' this Sunday, 11 July, for the Ilkley Half Marathon to help raise funds for local charity Jaime's Journey.

Local daredevils are invited to take on a thrilling zip wire ride over Ilkley Moor this summer to raise vital funds for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope.

On Sunday, Harry Morse of CrossFit Skipton will take part in the Ilkley Half Marathon to support the work of The Principle Trust Children’s Charity.

On Saturday the 3rd July a guided walk took place to discover the work The Friends of Ilkley Moor have been doing in partnership with the Environment Agency and Bradford Council.

The Friends of Wharfedale Greenway recently launched a new consultation on places people would like to be able to safely access from the Wharfedale Greenway.

Improving Ilkley is a charitable trust that has been set up with its main aim is to improve areas of Ilkley that are in need of attention by securing funding through council and public donations.

The Manor House is holding an anniversary exhibition to look back over the 60 years of the Manor House being a museum and art gallery.

Ilkley Literature Festival are delighted to announce the Forward Prize-winning poet Ian Duhig as the festival’s 2021 Poet in Residence.

During June The Friends of Ilkley Moor provided opportunities for the local community to learn about and help conserve the heritage of Ilkley Moor.

The Ilkley Manor House Trust is joining forces with Ilkley Literature Festival, Ilkley Playhouse and a range of local organisations to produce a programme of events for Summer in the Courtyard.

Ilkley Clean River Group welcomed the Ofwat Chair Jonson Cox, and CEO David Black for a visit to Ilkley to secure the town's ambition to clean up the Wharfe at Ilkley.

When the country first locked down in March 2020, for one local resident it meant that plans for a charity bike ride across America had to be put on the back burner.

A new parents ‘collective’ has set a target of raising £25k to help overhaul one of Ilkley’s best loved family facilities.

The winners have been announced for the Spring section of The Friends Of Ilkley Riverside Parks Photographic competition.

Ilkley Manor House will be opening inside to visitors again from Saturday 3 July.

Members of the Friends of Wharfedale Greenway heard about the progress that has been made in planning the Wharfedale Greenway over the last year at their first general meeting recently.

When the first lockdown happened, Ilkley Manor House Trust felt it was important to capture some of the memories and experiences for the town as part of its social history.

Ilkley resident Anne Longfield - plus scout leader Ronnie Pickles and magistrate Margaret Smith from Keighley - have been recognised in the latest Honours List.

Ilkley’s historic hotel the Craiglands is re-opening its doors with a new team, a luxury new spa and a refurbished 700-capacity ballroom following a £2.2million investment.

Due to Covid the normal huge biennial Skipton International Puppet Festival cannot happen this year, instead the organisers have programmed a series of puppet events for the second weekend of every month from June to November.

In its 21st year, the Ilkley Bandstand Charity have announced live music will return to the bandstand on The Grove from 4 July as long as Covid restrictions allow.

The Ilkley Half Marathon, organised by Ilkley and District Round Table, takes place on Sunday 11 July 2021 and aims to generate more than £40,000 for good causes in the local area.

Awarding-winning Ilkley author, Alan Reynolds, has released his new riveting novel that will give readers a powerful insight into what life was like in the days leading up to the First World War.

Ilkley Literature Festival organisers are planning a return to live events this October, alongside a programme of pre-recorded and live-streamed digital author talks - this will be the first hybrid festival.

The monthly Real Food Ilkley market is back on The Grove this Sunday (6 June) between 10am and 3pm.

At its Annual Meeting on Monday May 24th, Ilkley Town Council re-elected Councillor Mark Stidworthy as Ilkley Town Mayor (and Chair of the Council), and Councillor Ros Brown as Deputy Mayor (Vice-Chair) for the year 2021 to 2022.

Volunteers are a vital part of the Ilkley Manor House Trust team, and the Trust is delighted to announce that they have been awarded the ‘People Can’ volunteering quality mark by Volunteering Bradford - a great way to celebrate national Volunteers Week, 1-7 June 2021.

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service is launching an appeal to recruit on-call firefighters to support rural communities in Ilkley, Otley and Silsden.

Wharfe Walkers Patrick Godden and Jack Hanson returned to Ilkley on Thursday having walked from the source of the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire to London to raise awareness and funds for Clean River Campaigns.

An event's taking place next month to help local businesses in Keighley and Ilkley better understand the government's Kickstart Scheme, which supports young people into work.

With summer, improved weather and visitor numbers fast approaching a trial scheme to manage litter better has been introduced in Ilkley Riverside East Holmes Field.

A former Ilkley resident is set to open a new specialist outdoor and bike store in the town he grew up in.

93 year old Betty Spensley was guest of honour at The Fleece in Addingham this week, which has reopened with her grandson as its new Head Chef.

The Football Association has confirmed that Ilkley Town AFC will play in the North West Counties Division One North next season.

Patrick Godden and Jack Hanson are walking to Westminster as part of fundraising for the Ilkley Clean River Campaign.

As restrictions ease and events can resume, a revamped theatre space comes to Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School in Burley-in-Wharfedale, a fundraising effort over four years in the making.

Applications are now open for Ilkley Literature Festival’s annual poetry competition and festival Fringe events and they are inviting local poets and artists to get involved.

New signs at Ilkley Riverside Memorial Gardens were delayed due to the pandemic, but have now been installed.

The highly anticipated Ilkley Half Marathon, organised by Ilkley and District Round Table, is set to be the largest sporting event in Yorkshire since 2019 when 2,000 runners take on the course on 11th July 2021.

Co-op stores across Ilkley, Adddingham, Silsden, Steeton, Cross Hills and Riddlesden are inviting local groups to apply for their Community Fund.

The Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks (FOIRP) are pleased to announce the planned works around the Memorial area in Riverside Gardens have now been completed.

The NHS in Bradford District and Craven is urging people aged 16 and over who provide vital care and support for others to come forward for their vaccination.

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore and his counterpart in Shipley are to meet with government ministers to discuss a plan to remove the areas from Bradford Council control.

Ilkley Camera Club’s Jack Sedgewick wins young photographer prize in national photo competition.

Bradford Council is considering implementing a ‘Public Space Protection Order’ at Ilkley Riverside to help reduce the anti-social behaviour by a minority of visitors.

Climate Action Ilkley is putting together a design brief to redevelop the land in front of the Playhouse between Castle Rd and the river. 

Positive news for families requesting primary school places for September across the Aire and Wharfe Valleys.

Indoor swimming pools and gyms can reopen from Monday with stage 2 of the roadmap out of lockdown.

Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks are partnering with The 2 Minute Foundation, a registered charity dedicated to encouraging people to do a small amount of litter picking when they are out walking.

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions, Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks are back and have started work on new memorial flowerbeds.

A new group has been formed to support the planned Wharfedale Greenway, a planned route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders that will link towns along the River Wharfe in West Yorkshire.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in Ilkley last week.

The Friends of Ilkley Moor Litter Pickers Group are celebrating the arrival of their new, superior litter picking equipment, bought through a grant from Bradford Council.

Ilkley has been named the best place to live in the North and Northeast of England by The Sunday Times.

A virtual meeting to update residents in Ilkley on the progress of a partnership created to improve ecological status of the River Wharfe will take place on 13 May, ahead of the start of the 2021 bathing season.