This Christmas, Ilkley BID will be running an online advent calendar to highlight the vast range of gifts which could be sourced locally and to encourage people to shop, eat and drink in Ilkley this Christmas. The calendar will be featured on the...
Pillar 4
Dinner and a Show – supporting the Ilkley Hospitality Venues
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...
Halloween Activities for October Half-Term in Ilkley
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...
Canva Training Workshop for BID Businesses
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,...
Successful Health & Wellness Event – 10th September 2022
Our first Health and Wellness event was a great success with 22 local health and wellbeing businesses taking part.
Eco-Friendly Initiatives – An Informal Discussion
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...
New Town Centre Map
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...
Rombalds Radio Ilkley Gift Card Giveaway Event Coming Soon
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...
Digital Health Checks for BID Businesses
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...
Business Networking Sessions
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...
Ilkley Gift Card – REGISTER YOUR INTEREST TODAY!
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...
BID Meeting Room Upgrade and Refurbishment
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...
Leeds TV Filming Independent Coffee Shops & Cafes
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...
Be Part of the Ilkley Gift Card Scheme
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...
Leeds TV filming – Independent Retailers in Ilkley
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...
The Sparkling Bradford Winter Campaign for Ilkley
Ilkley BID teamed up with Sparkling Bradford, Visit Bradford, Bradford BID and The Broadway Shopping Centre to promote events, activities in the Bradford district. Led by Lucky North, an external PR company, Ilkley BID, Bradford BID, The Broadway Shopping Centre and...
LoyalFree Festive Elf Trail 2021
Back by popular demand the BID organised it's 3rd Festive Elf Trail with 20 elves strategically placed in shop windows around the town centre. The trail was hosted on the LoyalFree app and participants had to scan the QR code with each elf to acknowledge their visit....
Funding of the Ilkley Bandstand at Ilkley’s Christmas Market
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...
Discover Ilkley Business Podcasts
Ilkley BID teamed up with local radio station Rombalds Radio to create a new series of 10 short podcasts to promote the town and its business community. Extracts of the podcasts were also played on the radio station to encourage people to the listen and the...
The Discover Ilkley App – Festive Augmented Reality Trail
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Headline Sponsor – Ilkley Business Awards 2022
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...
Hidden Ilkley
The Hidden Ilkley project took place at the beginning of 2021 with the purpose of highlighting the non-retail business that are based in Ilkley, and to showcase how they play a part in the vibrant and interesting commercial activity of the town. Five businesses took...
Ilkley Gazette Business Spotlights
The BID partnered with the Ilkley Gazette newspaper to showcase 4 businesses in each week's newspaper publication. This was a chance for businesses to shout about themselves and share updates with readers of any changes they may have made through the lockdowns or...
Tesco Ilkley
Tesco Ilkley is proud to be part of the local community and colleagues in store are always looking for ways to help improve the town and the local area. Tesco Community Grants allow customers to vote with blue tokens for local community groups and charities to receive...
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