Ilkley Chat

Ilkley's Annual Town Meeting and Citizen Awards 2026 Ilkley Town Council says it is looking forward to hosting the 2026 Annual Town Meeting, which is being held on Wednesday 18 March at the Clarke Foley Community Hub.The Annual Town Meeting is convened ...

Ilkley's Annual Town Meeting and Citizen Awards 2026 will take place at the Clarke Foley Community Hub on Wednesday 18 March.
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Celebrating a decade of excellence at 2026 Ilkley Business Awards The winners of the 10th Ilkley Business Awards have been revealed.Marking the 10th anniversary, the night on Friday 6 March was a resounding success, bringing together the vibrant Ilkley business comm...

And the winners are.....

Yorkshire Water, what is happening behind all those blue hoardings? Ilkley Civic Society have invited fifteen different organisations with an environmental interest, or are currently working with Yorkshire Water locally, to its next public meeting.The meeting will tak...

Find out at a public meeting on 26th March!

Deadline extended for Ilkley Carnival creative competition Ilkley Carnival’s organisers have extended the entry deadline for its programme cover competition to give young artists one more weekend to get creative! The event’s Children’s Books theme is set to i...

Creative 'Children's Books' entries need to be with the Ilkley Carnival committee by Monday 9 March. There are prizes for the 3 age category winners, with the overall winner seeing their design on the 2026 programme cover 📚

Ilkley Chat Jobs Board: 03 March 2026 📋| ILKLEY CHAT JOBS BOARD |📋 03.03.26 every Tuesday with Right at Home Ilkley, Keighley & Skipton - recruiting CareGivers to provide quality care in a client’s home: www.rightathome.co.uk/ilkley-jobs🖱...

It's 📋Jobs Board📋day each Tuesday on the Ilkley Chat web and Facebook with Right at Home Ilkley, Keighley & Skipton/
A bumper list of new vacancies added this week!

Experience the magic of opera at charity gala in Ilkley A Charity Lunchtime Opera Gala at the King's Hall in April will invite audiences into the thrilling world of opera.Headlining is international soprano, Alexandra Lowe, renounced for her performances r...

A Charity Lunchtime Opera Gala at the King's Hall #Ilkley in April will invite audiences into the thrilling world of opera.

Christchurch to host baby loss remembrance service On Sunday 8 March, Christchurch in Ilkley will host a service of remembrance for babies lost in pregnancy, at birth or in infancy in recent times, or in years past.The service will offer an opportunit...

It's Sunday at Christchurch #Ilkley.

Families are warmly invited to attend Westville House's #Ilkley Reception Stay & Play sessions: Wed 11 March, 13 May & 17 June 2.30-3.30pm.
Parents & carers can spend time in the Reception classroom alongside their child, exploring & learning.
Email hub@westvillehouseschool.com to book

Ilkley Manor House reopens its doors this weekend.
Nature of Daylight and Ilkley Hydros exhibition.
Plus much more!
Open weekends 11am-4pm
Entry is free, donations welcomed.
ilkleymanorhouse.org

Extra investment approved for Ilkley Pool & Lido maintenance Ilkley Pool and Lido is to benefit from additional funding approved this week by Bradford Council's Executive.A total of £636,000 will be spent on works to maintain Ilkley Pool & Lido and three other ...

In Ilkley the most substantive items of expenditure are the removal and replacement of filter vessels, grouting of the swimming pools and inlet pipe replacement.

Council tax payers to face rise of nearly 5% again Bradford Council’s proposed budget for 2026/27 will be presented to the council’s Executive on 5 March and once again the Council will be granted special borrowing permission from the Government to av...

Bradford Council’s proposed budget for 2026/27 will be presented to the council’s Executive on 5 March

Ilkley scouts voice concerns over visitor levies Scouts in Ilkley are raising serious concerns about proposed new Mayoral powers to introduce visitor levies on overnight stays in England.They warn that without exemptions, life-changing local opportu...

There are particular concerns that the levy could apply not only to campsites like Curly Hill but even to Scout groups holding sleepovers at their own headquarters.

Just 1 month to go until the legendary... ✨🕺✨ Discos for Grown Ups ✨🕺✨ returns to Ilkley for a daytime party!

Dance the afternoon away to three decades of the best music and be back home nice and early for tea!

Grab your tickets for 28th March from discodayilkley.eventbrite.co.uk

Moorfield School and Nursery are opening their doors and everyone is welcome.
The whole school and grounds will be open to visitors from Monday 2nd to Friday 6th March, 9.30am - 3.00pm.
'Come and visit Moorfield, we would love to see you!'
www.moorfieldschool.co.uk

Step into a caravan-turned-darkroom at Ilkley Manor House “Nellie” - a lovingly repurposed caravan that doubles as a working camera obscura, eco-friendly darkroom, and creative classroom on wheels is coming to Ilkley Manor House. Across a 90-minute session i...

Step into 'Nellie', a caravan-turned-camera and see photography from the inside out!

Tap below to read about four bookable 90-minute sessions across the weekend of Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March at Ilkley Manor House.

Ilkley Pride & Diversity to host Coffee & Cake social Ilkley Pride & Diversity Group is inviting the community to come together for a relaxed and welcoming Coffee & Cake drop-in social next Saturday, 28 February, at Vitello Lounge, from 2:30pm.The inform...

Ilkley Pride & Diversity is inviting the community to come together for a relaxed and welcoming Coffee & Cake drop-in social on from 2:30pm on Saturday [28 Feb] at Vitello Lounge.

Organisers of the Ilkley Fashion Show have announced the return of the popular community fundraiser for 2026 on 30 April at a brand-new venue: All Saints.

As always supporting @macmillancancer.bsky.social.

More info: www.ilkleychat.co.uk/post/new-venue-for-return-of-ilkley-macmillan-fashion-show

Half-Term Board Games at All Saints #Ilkley - Wed 18 Feb
'We have games to engage and challenge teenagers (and keep them off electronic devices) and games for toddlers — something for all ages and interests.'
Pop in between 2-5pm.
FREE [parental supervision required]

Ilkley couple shares marriage tips that stand the test of time “Have a good sense of humour” is just one of the pieces of advice given by a couple at a care home in Ilkley as they enjoyed their 50th Valentine’s Day together. Love was in the air when the team at C...

“Have a good sense of humour” is just one of the pieces of advice given by a couple at a care home in Ilkley as they enjoyed their 50th Valentine’s Day together.

Children's charity secures partnership with Ilkley's Pendle Sportswear Leeds Children’s Charity has announced a two-year charity partnership with Pendle Sportswear in Ilkley.The charity is based at Lineham Farm in Eccup, a beautifully restored 17th-century farmhouse clos...

Leeds Children’s Charity has announced a two-year charity partnership with Pendle Sportswear in Ilkley.

Ilkley BID wins silver at the National BID Awards 2026 Ilkley Business Improvement District (BID) has been awarded the prestigious Silver Award in the Community Project category at the National BID Awards 2026.The awards ceremony, held on Monday 9 Februar...

Ilkley BID has been awarded the prestigious Silver 'Community Project' Award for its Yorkshire Day weekend at the National BID Awards 2026.

Car parking changes - Ilkley Town Council wants your feedback! Ilkley Town Council [ITC] is keen to gather residents’ views about the recent changes to car parking, made by Bradford Council, which came into effect in the town at the start of the year.Changes incl...

Ilkley Town Council is keen to gather residents’ views about the recent changes to street parking by Bradford Council.

Entertainment at the Ilkley Beer Festival 2026 ... a handful of tickets remain for all 3 session!
🎸Fri: 404 Club
🎤Sat [11]: Middle Management
🎹Sat [5:30}: Northern Epidemic
£25 [inc. 4 beer tokens] ilkleybeerfestival.org.uk
Run by volunteers, all proceeds to local good causes.

Ilkley Lido’s Full Moon Swims are returning for 2026 Ilkley Pool & Lido Community Group has announced a new programme of full moon swims for 2026. The group's most popular events of the year offer a chance to swim into the evening, bathing in a magical ...

The group's most popular events of the year offer a chance to swim into the evening, bathing in a magical combination of water and moonlight in one of the most beautiful pools in the UK.

Ilkley Chat Jobs Board: 10 Feb 2026 📋| ILKLEY CHAT JOBS BOARD |📋 10.02.26 every Tuesday with Right at Home Ilkley, Keighley & Skipton - recruiting CareGivers to provide quality care in a client’s home: www.rightathome.co.uk/ilkley-jobs🖱...

Our weekly Jobs Board [running for 10+ years] is posted on our FB page and website each Tuesday.

Exhibition to look at Ilkley's hydro heritage A new exhibition opens this month at Ilkley Manor House looking back at Ilkley's former health resort heritage.Visitors will be able to journey back in time and discover the fascinating story of how I...

A new exhibition opens this month at Ilkley Manor House looking back at Ilkley's former health resort heritage.

Tickets now on sale for 2026 Lexus Ilkley Open Tickets are now on sale for Yorkshire’s biggest week of the year, the Lexus Ilkley Open.Between 7th – 14th June, tennis players from across the World will be bringing their talent to the grass courts ...

Tickets are now on sale for Yorkshire’s biggest week of the year, the Lexus Ilkley Open.

Uplifting songs and readings to welcome Spring with Moornotes Community Choir at All Saints #Ilkley on 14th March.

Tickets via moornotes.org.uk

Askwith road closures for water mains replacement work The next stage of a £7.2m Yorkshire Water project will involve the closure of various roads around Askwith village from next week.Yorkshire Water says the project to replace 18.8km of water mains betw...

The next stage of a £7.2m Yorkshire Water project will involve the closure of various roads around Askwith village from next week.

It's the first Real Markets #Ilkley of 2026 on the Grove on Sunday.

Also this weekend, Upstagers Snow White [Fri/Sat] at the King's Hall; Belle Voix Trio [Fri] & Stagefright Comedy [Sat] at Ilkley Playhouse and Ilkley Antiques Fair [Sun] at Clarke Foley.

➡️ ilkleychat.co.uk/events