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John Barnes announced for Ilkley Literature Festival
Football legend John Barnes is joining the line-up at this autumn’s Ilkley Literature Festival. The former professional football player...
Sep 13, 2021


Olicana Historical Society autumn programme
The Olicana Historical Society's first meeting of the autumn term programme 2021 is on Thursday 16 September from 7.30pm at Christchurch...
Sep 12, 2021


Clarke Foley to hold Macmillan coffee morning
After the success of last year’s coffee morning, Clarke Foley Community Centre are pleased to support the Macmillan charity this year as...
Sep 9, 2021


Flamingoland next play at Ilkley Playhouse
Ilkley Playhouse's next play is Flamingoland written by Deborah McAndrew, the story of four women who can’t talk about their feelings....
Sep 9, 2021


Be inspired by pioneering women at Ilkley Literature Festival
Pioneering women in literature are to be celebrated at the Ilkley Literature Festival this October. Through fiction and biography,...
Sep 7, 2021


The Hollow opens this weekend at Ilkley Playhouse
The Wharfeside Theatre at Ilkley Playhouse opens it doors this weekend for the start of the autumn programme with Agatha Christie’s...
Sep 2, 2021


Ilkley community river celebration and picnic
Ilkley Clean River Group and the Ilkley Great Get Together put on a post lockdown River Celebration and Community Picnic on Sunday in...
Sep 2, 2021


Explore food the Romans gave us at Ilkley Manor House family fun day
On Saturday, 11 September, join in with the Roman fun at Ilkley Manor House, which was built in the Roman fort, between 2-4pm. 'In AD79...
Aug 29, 2021


Inaugural Ilkley Junior Parkrun supported by Round Table
On Sunday, the first Riverside Gardens Junior Parkrun was held in the Riverside Gardens with help from Ilkley Round Table. Over 40 junior...
Aug 25, 2021


Rehearsals resume for Ilkley Choral Society
Ilkley Choral Society will start rehearsing again next month. Existing and new members are welcome to join the society on Monday 6...
Aug 21, 2021


Ilkley Literature Festival 2021 headline acts announced
Ed Balls, Bernadine Evaristo, Gyles Brandreth, Susie Dent, Sarfraz Manzoor, Jackie Kay and Anita Rani feature at the Ilkley Literature...
Aug 18, 2021


Ducks ready for the Ilkley Riverside Celebration and Community Picnic
The Rotary ducks are congregating in Ilkley for the first Annual Ilkley Duck Race on Sunday 29 August as part of the line-up for the...
Aug 17, 2021


Autumn at Ilkley Playhouse starts with a thriller
The Ilkley Playhouse Autumn season begins with Agatha Christie’s thriller The Hollow from 4 September and will see a return to full...
Aug 8, 2021


See two Shakespeare plays in one performance
Over the Bank Holiday weekend, Ilkley Playhouse will be presenting Bard in the Yard incorporating two half-hour Shakespeare plays in one...
Aug 6, 2021


Yorkshire Day line-up for Real Food Ilkley
Over 50 stalls will be at Real Food Ilkley on Sunday - regulars, guest and community groups. A spokesperson for Real Food Ilkley said:...
Jul 29, 2021


'Stories behind the Squares’ film part of Lockdown Quilt exhibition now open
The Ilkley Manor House Trust are delighted to announce that the Ilkley Lockdown Quilt exhibition opened on 24 July 2021 in the upstairs...
Jul 29, 2021


Crowds welcome the return of Ilkley Cycle Races
Large, appreciative crowds enjoyed a wonderful evening on The Grove last Friday as the town welcomed the return of the Ilkley Cycle...
Jul 27, 2021


Events will look back at 60 years of Ilkley Manor House
It’s sixty years since the Manor House Museum opened in Ilkley and a number of events will celebrate the anniversary. Historian John...
Jul 26, 2021


Annual cycle races return to Ilkley
On Friday 23rd July, the second round of British Cycling’s HSBC UK National Circuit Series will be coming to the streets of Ilkley. The...
Jul 14, 2021


The productions keep coming at Ilkley Playhouse
“Retired people are like nuclear power stations. They like to live by the sea" - Rehearsals are underway at Ilkley Playhouse for The...
Jul 13, 2021
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