Ilkley Chat

24/09/2025

Reservoir levels have risen by 14.8% in the last seven days - but still down on the 69.6% average for this time of year - they are currently 45.6%,

Reservoirs in Yorkshire saw the largest weekly rise in over 30 years.

24/09/2025

Bradford Council's advice when walking dogs in Middleton Woods and on Ilkley Moor is:

- Always bag and bin dog poo or take it home.
- Keep dogs on a lead at all times for the safety of wildlife and other people.
- Keep dogs out of and don’t let them drink from streams, ponds, rivers and all other watercourses.

Dog owners are being reminded to keep their pets under control in Middleton Woods, on Ilkley Moor and across all of Bradford District’s National Nature Reserve and Local Nature Reserve sites.Bradford Council wants to encourage responsible behaviour since the recent designation of eight new Local N...

24/09/2025

Heading into town this afternoon? Call into the Christchurch Cafe Ilkley for tea & cake, supporting Macmillan Cancer Support 👍

24/09/2025

Ilkley Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2025/26 concert season starting on 2nd November at All Saints Church with an afternoon concert featuring the very best moments from the world of opera. Tap below to read more 👇

Ilkley Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 2025/26 concert season starting on 2nd November at All Saints Church with an afternoon concert featuring the very best moments from the world of opera.Formed just two years ago, Ilkley Philharmonic Orchestra has made a real impression on the musical li...

24/09/2025

Steve Richards, Simon Hart, Patrick Maguire, Gabriel Pogrund, Ben Chu, Michael Sheridan, Thant Myint-U and Vince Cable are all coming to town for the Ilkley Literature Festival in October.

Ilkley Literature Festival welcomes journalists, authors, and politicians to the festival, which runs from 3 to 19 October, for its 2025 strand: Talking Politics.Steve Richards is one of the UK’s leading political columnists, writing for the Guardian, Independent and New Statesman, and is a regula...

24/09/2025

Ilkley Weather: Another dry day with sunny intervals. High 16C.

23/09/2025

Congratulations to Paresh and Samuel from Right at Home Ilkley, Keighley & Skipton, both picking up awards at the Right at Home UK Annual Awards 2025.

Right at Home Ilkley, Keighley & Skipton is celebrating a remarkable double success after winning two major accolades at the prestigious Right at Home UK Annual Awards 2025, held at the luxurious Mottram Hall in Cheshire.Managing Director Paresh Mistry received the coveted Spirit of Franchising Awar...

23/09/2025

𝗔 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴'𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆!

To enter, simply email your answer to this question:

𝗜𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺? 𝗔.𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟴 𝗕.𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟴 𝗖.𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟴

Email: A, B or C and your name and home town/village to [email protected] [email addresses will not be stored]

The winner will be picked at random after 30th September 2025 from emailed entries.

[T&Cs: 1 winner will be picked from emailed entries only. Prize is 2 tickets to the show, no alternative will be offered. One entry per person. Closing date 30/09/25]

23/09/2025

Caitlin Greenwood, Heritage Development Officer at The Folly in Settle, will talk about how she’s seen the organisation grow and develop in ways none of the team expected at Friday's Ilkley Manor House Coffee Morning.

Ilkley Manor House will host a special coffee morning on Friday 26 September from 10:15 am to 12:00 pm, welcoming visitors to hear Caitlin Greenwood, Heritage Development Officer at The Folly in Settle.Caitlin Greenwood started working at The Folly in January 2020. Since then, she’s seen the organ...

23/09/2025

Robbie Moore MP met up with local Climate Action Ilkley and other local organisations to discuss the Climate and Nature Bill law.

Climate Action Ilkley and other local organisations involved with addressing the climate emergency met Ilkley's MP Robbie Moore last week to urge him to support making the Climate and Nature Bill law. If passed, the Bill would create a legally binding obligation for the Government to deliver on clim...

23/09/2025

Offering a wonderful sensation of space and light, the Dacre, Son & Hartley Property of the Week is this outstanding detached five bedroom home in Ilkley. With a contemporary kitchen with separate utility room, outside it benefits from south-facing landscaped gardens.

Premiere Park, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 - Dacre Son & Hartley Estate & Letting Agents