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Elves to help you Discover Ilkley at Christmas
After an exceptionally challenging year for local businesses, Ilkley BID are engaging the help of Christmas Elves to bring some...
Nov 24, 2020


Watch the virtual Ilkley Christmas Lights Switch-on 2020
Saturday evening, Ilkley Town Council released a virtual video in place of the usual switch-on event for the town's Christmas lights....
Nov 21, 2020


Share your Christmas sparkle and Illuminate Ilkley
As Ilkley’s virtual Christmas lights switch-on takes place this Saturday at 5pm, Team Sparkle at Ilkley Town Council have launched two...
Nov 19, 2020


Share your home Christmas switch-on and illuminate Ilkley
Back in April, Ilkley Town Council promised that despite Covid-19 they would be exploring ways to bring the sparkle and joy to Ilkley...
Nov 11, 2020


Ilkley's virtual remembrance service on Sunday
Ilkley Town Council have joined with local radio station Rombalds Radio for a virtual remembrance service on Sunday both online and on...
Nov 3, 2020


Real Food Ilkley cancelled due to the weather
Due to predicted strong wind gusts for Sunday, Real Food Ilkley on November 1st is cancelled. Organiser said on the Real Food Ilkley...
Oct 30, 2020


Community-run Ben Rhydding Halloween trail to replace trick or treating
With trick or treating unable to take place this year (with those doing so liable to get a £200 fine) community champion Sarah Brooke has...
Oct 27, 2020


Ilkley Cinema to show film shot in the town
Ilkley Cinema is to show the new comedy Say Your Prayers filmed in Ilkley and other local locations from 13 November. In the film,...
Oct 23, 2020


Many prizes to be won in Ilkley Halloween Trail
Ilkley BID have launched an interactive Halloween trail around Ilkley town centre which is taking place over the next two weeks until 1st...
Oct 19, 2020


Drive in movies return to Ilkley
The Blue Sky Drive in cinema returns to Ilkley Tennis & Squash Club between 14-18th October. Various films showing across the 5 days...
Oct 13, 2020


Online Castle Yard Arts Festival this weekend
Ilkley Arts will be holding its Castle Yard Arts Festival this weekend, 10 and 11 October, with 4 online Facebook sessions showcasing...
Oct 8, 2020


Ilkley Literature Festival reveals free digital weekend programme
Ilkley Literature Festival has announced the programme of its first ever digital events weekend. Fifteen events, produced exclusively by...
Oct 8, 2020


Real Food Ilkley to offer more than just food!
The monthly Real Food Ilkley market returns to The Grove on Sunday between 10am and 3pm and will feature non-food stalls. A spokesperson...
Oct 2, 2020


Covid friendly Pumpkin Trail launched
A sweet and spooky pumpkin trail will help families across the Ilkley area to celebrate Halloween. The fun trail – similar to the rainbow...
Oct 1, 2020


Film 'Say Your Prayers' set in Ilkley released
A new comedy film shot mostly in Ilkley starring Derek Jacobi and Roger Allam has been released this week on demand in the UK. Say Your...
Sep 29, 2020


Ilkley Scare Trails cancelled
This year's Ilkley Scare Trails held in Middleton Woods have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Due to take place at the end...
Sep 22, 2020


First events announced for digital Ilkley Literature Festival
A 'telephone theatre' play will be performed live next month as part of the Ilkley Literature Festival, which is going online because of...
Sep 17, 2020


Ilkley's Christmas lights switch on moving online due to Covid-19
Like many Christmas lights switch on events around the country, Ilkley's won't be going ahead in its traditional format due to the...
Sep 16, 2020


Wide variety of stalls at Sunday's Real Food Ilkley
Sunday's monthly Real Food Ilkley will welcome four community stalls in addition to the regular and guest stallholders. The community...
Sep 4, 2020


Ilkley Manor House set to reopen
Ilkley Manor House is set to reopen weekends from 5 September and host an outside event in the courtyard over the bank holiday weekend....
Aug 27, 2020
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