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The Kings Hall Theatre and The Ilkley Playhouse have a packed schedule of theatre productions, touring musicians, tribute bands, pantos, comedy shows and more across the year, and in October the town welcomed an influx of visitors to its world famous Ilkley Literature...
Ilkley BID has introduced two Augmented Reality trails to enjoy this spooky season in Ilkley town centre. The first ‘Halloween Hunt’ trail is a joint initiative between the LoyalFree app and Ilkley BID and runs from 17th October until 31st October and invites...
Ilkley BID has awarded £15k to the Improving Ilkley group to fund the Brook Street fountain restoration project. The fountain is an important feature in Ilkley and the funding will help with the first stage of the fountain development which is to replace the original...
As part of our Digital Support campaign, we will be running a Canva workshop in the BID meeting room on Wednesday 2nd November at 5.30pm. Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool, a great resource for marketing and can be used to create social media posts,...
Martinez Wine Tasting ExtravaganzaTuesday 1st November 20222pm-8pm Every year Martinez hosts a charity wine tasting event at the Kings Hall and Winter Garden which attracts over 250 people. All profits from this event are donated to the Save The Children...
Our first Health and Wellness event was a great success with 22 local health and wellbeing businesses taking part.
Ilkley BID has partnered a national campaign which has been launched today as a result of the struggle that businesses face as a result of the energy and general cost of living crisis. The newly formed #BusinessSOS campaign, founded by organisations representing over...
Our latest printed newsletter has now been published and and hand delivered by our Director and town centre postie Mark. Get in touch if you haven’t received one or would like more copies. You can also download/read it here: https://bit.ly/3B0Sj5o
The BID have arranged for a wellness event to support the health, fitness and wellness businesses in the town. All relevant businesses were invited to take part in the campaign which included: Half page advertistment in the Ilkley Gazette supplement. Coverage in a...
It was a great day for the Ilkley Gift Card on Wednesday 20th July when sales went through the roof with a record number of 64 (value £1405) sold in one day and 55 of those purchased in Ilkley's Visitor Information Centre. Sarah Lyles, owner of Attic Womenswear...
To prepare for the launch of the Bradford Clean Air Zone on 26th September 2022, Bradford Council encourage anyone who feels they may be affected by the CAZ to check their vehicles on the government website. www.gov.uk/clean-air-zones This will let you know if your...
As part of our commitment to help BID businesses improve their green credentials, we are facilitating a meeting on 27th July at 5.30pm, for businesses to take part in an informal discussion on how Ilkley BID, Climate Action Ilkley & Plastic Free Ilkley can help...
Under Pillar 3 we are committed to developing maps/visitor guides and trails to enhance the visitor experience. In June 2022 Ilkley BID began to distribute the new town centre map to various locations including the Ilkley Tourist Information Centre. Thanks to local...
To help us promote the Ilkley Gift Card we have teamed up with Rombalds Radio who be out and about in Ilkley Town Centre at the end of the month and the Jubilee weekend offering Gift Card prizes to the public and interviewing businesses who accept the Ilkley...
Ilkley BID are offering digital health checks to BID Businesses. We understand that every business is different with different requirements and technical abilities so after an initial review, all participating business will receive at least one of the following...
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On Wednesday 27th April we hosted our first lunch time networking session in our newly refurbished meeting room at the Town Hall with the intention for BID businesses to improve connections and gain networking connections with other Ilkley business owners and...
As part of our commitment to market the town and encourage footfall, we teamed up with LeedsTV to create a film to promote the fantastic nightlife scene in Ilkley and showcase the great restaurants, bars and pubs available to residents and visitors to the town. The...
Pictured Left to Right, Jos Mountcastle, Ian White, Sarah Barr-Young, Lisa Drake & Helen Rhodes. Ilkley BID are in the process of setting up the Ilkley Gift Card scheme which is due to be launched on 5th May 2022. REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS Using ARG...
Ilkley has been named as the Best Place to Live by The Sunday Times, topping a list of 70 locations which represent the best of the UK. The annual prestigious Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2022 guide has been released online today, with an edited version available...
The BID Meeting Room has now been completed in the Town Hall building and is available to businesses and local community groups free of charge on a ‘fair use’ basis. The space has been upgraded with digital facilities, re-decorated, and re-carpeted and includes, new...
A FAMILY event took place at All Saints Church, Ilkley on Saturday 2nd April 2022 to showcase the official launch of the Discover Ilkley app. The event was a great success after social media marketing and press releases to market the event. The two hour fun...
Ilkley BID arranged for LocalTV to film about the independent coffee shops and cafes in Ilkley. The aim of the film was to showcase all our cafes and coffeeshops to promote the town as a great place to visit. The film covers shots of all our independent cafes in the...
As part of our commitment to market the town and encourage footfall, an Easter Bunny Hunt was arranged in the town centre during the Easter school holidays. The interactive trail was hosted on the LoyalFree app and visitors to the town had to follow the trail around...