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The festival is underway at The Flying Duck Pub #Ilkley with live music tonight [from 7pm] and Saturday [from 4pm], and free Wharfedale Brewery tours and Rock ‘n’ Roll bingo on Sunday afternoon.
Annual Beer and Blues Festival supports Ilkley Live
Wharfedale’s only Brewpub, the Flying Duck in Ilkley hosts its annual Beer and Blues Festival this weekend (7-9 November), in support of Ilkley Live, the town’s Community Music Festival.The popular ve...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The festival is underway at The Flying Duck Pub #Ilkley with live music tonight [from 7pm] and Saturday [from 4pm], and free Wharfedale Brewery tours and Rock ‘n’ Roll bingo on Sunday afternoon.
It is always at 3pm in Ilkley on Remembrance Sunday.
Ilkley's annual Remembrance parade and service this Sunday
Ilkley Town Council has been keeping an eye on the weather forecast and is pleased to see that it looks like it should remain dry for its annual Remembrance parade and service, which will be held this...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It is always at 3pm in Ilkley on Remembrance Sunday.
Bradford Council has refused advertisement express consent for the internally illuminated 'Starbucks' totem sign on Wheatley Lane in Ben Rhydding.
Starbucks sign refused by Bradford planners
Bradford Council has refused advertisement express consent for the internally illuminated 'Starbucks' totem sign on Wheatley Lane in Ben Rhydding.Plans has been revised from the 9m sign, installed wit...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Bradford Council has refused advertisement express consent for the internally illuminated 'Starbucks' totem sign on Wheatley Lane in Ben Rhydding.
Tickets are selling fast for this wonderful evening showcasing the vast array of musical talent at IGS - there will be performances ranging from pop & rock to jazz and musical theatre.
📆 Friday 7 Nov
🕖 7pm
🎟 www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
Proceeds to The Friends of King's Hall & Winter Garden charity.
📆 Friday 7 Nov
🕖 7pm
🎟 www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
Proceeds to The Friends of King's Hall & Winter Garden charity.
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Tickets are selling fast for this wonderful evening showcasing the vast array of musical talent at IGS - there will be performances ranging from pop & rock to jazz and musical theatre.
📆 Friday 7 Nov
🕖 7pm
🎟 www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
Proceeds to The Friends of King's Hall & Winter Garden charity.
📆 Friday 7 Nov
🕖 7pm
🎟 www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
Proceeds to The Friends of King's Hall & Winter Garden charity.
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Ilkley Baptist Church will again be the local collection centre [10-17 Nov] for the 'Operation Christmas Child' shoebox appeal which delivers boxes to children in need around the world.
Empty shoeboxes available, read more at ilkleychat.co.uk
Empty shoeboxes available, read more at ilkleychat.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Ilkley Baptist Church will again be the local collection centre [10-17 Nov] for the 'Operation Christmas Child' shoebox appeal which delivers boxes to children in need around the world.
Empty shoeboxes available, read more at ilkleychat.co.uk
Empty shoeboxes available, read more at ilkleychat.co.uk
The parade will arrive into the memorial gardens for the 3pm service on 9th November.
Ilkley's annual Remembrance parade and service
Ilkley Town Council is pleased to announce that its annual Remembrance parade and service will be held on Sunday 9th November 2025. Remembrance events are an opportunity to officially remember the ser...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The parade will arrive into the memorial gardens for the 3pm service on 9th November.
The final few tickets are available for Saturday's Discos for Grown Ups '70s, 80s & 90s' party roadshow at the King's Hall #Ilkley!
Grab your tickets via discofgupsilkley.eventbrite.co.uk
It’s your BEST night out dancing….EVER!
Grab your tickets via discofgupsilkley.eventbrite.co.uk
It’s your BEST night out dancing….EVER!
October 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The final few tickets are available for Saturday's Discos for Grown Ups '70s, 80s & 90s' party roadshow at the King's Hall #Ilkley!
Grab your tickets via discofgupsilkley.eventbrite.co.uk
It’s your BEST night out dancing….EVER!
Grab your tickets via discofgupsilkley.eventbrite.co.uk
It’s your BEST night out dancing….EVER!
An extra hour in bed [for some] on Sunday!
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
An extra hour in bed [for some] on Sunday!
Congratulations to Léonie and The Sewing Shed #Ilkley team!
The Sewing Shed Ilkley celebrates 15 years
The Sewing Shed is celebrating its 15th Anniversary this October and owner Léonie Pratt and her sewing tutors Susan Oliver and Becky Davies-Downes welcomed a host of sewing friends to mark the event w...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Congratulations to Léonie and The Sewing Shed #Ilkley team!
Local community groups, charities and schools are being invited to take part in the 2025 Ilkley Christmas Tree Festival🎄
Groups & schools invited to take part in Ilkley Christmas Tree Festival
St Margaret’s Church in Ilkley is inviting local community groups, charities, and schools to take part in the much-anticipated Ilkley Christmas Tree Festival 2025. On Friday, 5 December, and Saturday,...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Local community groups, charities and schools are being invited to take part in the 2025 Ilkley Christmas Tree Festival🎄
Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks have planted a memorial tree to honour the memory of their much-loved volunteer, Paul Timson.
Memorial tree planted to honour dedicated volunteer
Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks have planted a memorial tree to honour the memory of their much-loved volunteer, Paul Timson.The ceremony, attended by family, friends, and fellow volunteers, took pl...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks have planted a memorial tree to honour the memory of their much-loved volunteer, Paul Timson.
Tickets are selling fast
13th Addingham Beer Festival this weekend
The Addingham Beer Festival returns for its 13th year at Addingham Memorial Hall this weekend, Friday 3rd and 4th October 2025.The sponsor session will run between 4.00-6.00pm on Friday where sponsors...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Tickets are selling fast
The Inspiring Ilkley textile exhibition is on display at Ilkley Manor House, celebrating Bradford UK City of Culture 2025.
Be inspired by Ilkley’s Sewing Sisters’ exhibition
The Inspiring Ilkley textile exhibition is on display at Ilkley Manor House, celebrating Bradford UK City of Culture 2025.The Sewing Sisters is a group of local makers who came together to create this...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Inspiring Ilkley textile exhibition is on display at Ilkley Manor House, celebrating Bradford UK City of Culture 2025.
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Lishman's #Ilkley wins Best Butcher!
Lishman’s Butchers best in Britain
Lishman’s Butchers & Charcutiers in Ilkley has been named Britain's Best Butchers Shop 2025 in annual awards run by Meat Management, the industry sector’s leading publication. Father and daughter, Dav...
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September 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Lishman's #Ilkley wins Best Butcher!
The Ilkley Library of Things (Ilkley Thingery), the not-for-profit ‘lending of things’ library, repair and well-being project, is seeking new premises in Ilkley for 2026.
Ilkley charity seeks new premises to avoid annual rent
The Ilkley Library of Things (Ilkley Thingery), the not-for-profit ‘lending of things’ library, repair and well-being project, is seeking new premises in Ilkley for 2026. This is to avoid an unsustain...
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September 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Ilkley Library of Things (Ilkley Thingery), the not-for-profit ‘lending of things’ library, repair and well-being project, is seeking new premises in Ilkley for 2026.
A grassed area by the Riverside Hotel will be used temporarily to support the works. Protective matting and secure fencing will be put in place to safeguard the site.
Yorkshire Water project near Riverside on Bridge Lane starts next week
Yorkshire Water will start essential improvement works on Bridge Lane, Ilkley, from Monday, 22 September, until late February 2026. The project will be delivered by Yorkshire Water's partner, M Group,...
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September 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A grassed area by the Riverside Hotel will be used temporarily to support the works. Protective matting and secure fencing will be put in place to safeguard the site.
🚨 It’s Back! 🚨
On Saturday 30th May 2026, The legendary Brutus Gold's Love Train returns to King's Hall #Ilkley for an unforgettable night of Disco, Freedom and Fun!
✨ Dress up, get down and boogie with Brutus Gold
🎟️ Tickets here: shorturl.at/peE8l
On Saturday 30th May 2026, The legendary Brutus Gold's Love Train returns to King's Hall #Ilkley for an unforgettable night of Disco, Freedom and Fun!
✨ Dress up, get down and boogie with Brutus Gold
🎟️ Tickets here: shorturl.at/peE8l
September 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🚨 It’s Back! 🚨
On Saturday 30th May 2026, The legendary Brutus Gold's Love Train returns to King's Hall #Ilkley for an unforgettable night of Disco, Freedom and Fun!
✨ Dress up, get down and boogie with Brutus Gold
🎟️ Tickets here: shorturl.at/peE8l
On Saturday 30th May 2026, The legendary Brutus Gold's Love Train returns to King's Hall #Ilkley for an unforgettable night of Disco, Freedom and Fun!
✨ Dress up, get down and boogie with Brutus Gold
🎟️ Tickets here: shorturl.at/peE8l
Our 📋Jobs Board📋 with Right at Home Ilkley, Keighley & Skipton is posted each Tuesday on Facebook and our website ⬇️
Ilkley Chat Jobs Board: 09 Sept 2025
📋| ILKLEY CHAT JOBS BOARD |📋 09.09.25 every Tuesday with Right at Home Ilkley, Keighley & Skipton - recruiting CareGivers to provide quality care in a client’s home: rightathome.co.uk/ilkley-jobs🖱 To ...
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September 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Our 📋Jobs Board📋 with Right at Home Ilkley, Keighley & Skipton is posted each Tuesday on Facebook and our website ⬇️
The event will support Save the Children and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Martinez Wines announces the 2025 Wine Extravaganza
Martinez Wines has announced the return of its highly anticipated Wine Extravaganza, scheduled for Tuesday 4 November 2025 at The King’s Hall & Winter Garden, Ilkley. The all-day tasting event runs fr...
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September 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The event will support Save the Children and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Dan's Den in Ilkley has announced a charity walk and would love families, children and everyone to join in!
Join Dan's Den Ilkley '3 bridges trail' charity walk
Dan's Den in Ilkley has announced a charity walk and would love families, children and everyone to join in!Dan’s Den has been Ilkley’s soft play centre with a warm heart since 2015, one of only a few ...
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September 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Dan's Den in Ilkley has announced a charity walk and would love families, children and everyone to join in!
Ilkley's parking in the headlines again!
Ilkley car park sees highest disabled bay fines in the district
New data has revealed that users of Ilkley's South Hawksworth Street Car Park received the most fines in the Bradford district for parking in disabled bays without a valid Blue Badge.The figures, obta...
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September 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Ilkley's parking in the headlines again!
The search for the 2025 UK’s Favourite Charity Shop is on and the Yorkshire Cancer Research shop on The Grove is one of six nominated in Yorkshire and the Humber area.
Ilkley charity shop nominated for UK's Favourite award
An Ilkley charity shop has been nominated in the UK's Favourite Charity Shop Awards.The search for the 2025 UK’s Favourite Charity Shop is on and the Yorkshire Cancer Research shop on The Grove is one...
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September 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The search for the 2025 UK’s Favourite Charity Shop is on and the Yorkshire Cancer Research shop on The Grove is one of six nominated in Yorkshire and the Humber area.