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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...

It's now time for businesses to register their details to accept the new gift card. SIGN UP HERE Registration should be straightforward but if you have any issues, please let us know and we will sort it out: info@ilkleybid.co.uk. For any queries about the gift card...

Ilkley BID arranged for LocalTV to film about the established independent retailers in Ilkley. Tennant & Darragh Jewellery Workshop, 5th Avenue Fasions & Times Menswear were featured in the short film that was aired on local tv channels: Freeview, Virgin Media...

Ilkley BID funded the cost of insurance and set up for local musicians and carol singers to use the Ilkley Bandstand for the Christmas Market 2021. The Christmas music and carol singers performed throughout the trading hours of the market and created a wonderful...

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Ilkley BID are proud to be the headline sponsor of the 2022 Ilkley Business Awards that are taking place 18th March 2022. The Awards are run by a small voluntary committee and is funded by sponsorhips from local businesses.  Without the backing of the Ilkley Business...

Visit Bradford, The Broadway Bradford, Bradford Business Improvement District (BID), Ilkley Business Improvement District (BID) and Bradford Council are currently working on the new Sparkling Bradford Winter campaign. Following the success of the summer campaign, they...

Discover Ilkley is regenerating into a digital platform to promote business, events, tourism and loyalty within the town. The new website will launch at the end of October with a focus on discovering hidden gems and favourites for both Ilkley locals and visitors...

The Government is calling on every small business in the UK to take steps towards cutting their carbon emissions as part of the UK’s journey to net zero by 2050, in the run up to UN Climate Summit COP26 in Glasgow this November. The Government has launched the...

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Ilkley BID have arranged for design and creation of 30 lamp post banners which will be installed throughout the Grove and Brook Street.  To share the cost of installation, the banners will be displayed in between the scheduled times of Ilkley Carnival, Ilkley...