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...
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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...
Easter Bunny Hunt – Interactive Trail
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...
Spring/Summer 2022 Quarterly Printed Newsletter
The Ilkley BID quarterly newsletter has now been distributed to businesses. If you have been missed please get in touch to arrange for a copy to be sent to you or you can download a digital copy here.
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...
Station Road Planting
Before and after - the first flowerbed area completed in June 2021.As part of the BID's promise under Pillar 3, Maintaining Ilkley as Attractive Place, Ilkley BID have awarded £5k funding to "Improving Ilkley" a Charitable Trust set up to help pay for the flowerbeds...
Call for content for Sparkling Bradford Winter
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 Lamp Post Banners
Lamp post banner flags were installed througout The Grove and Brook Street to welcome visitors back to Ilkley after the lockdown in 2021. Ilkley BID have arranged for the flags to be displayed in between the times of the Ilkley Carnival, Ilkley Literature Festival...
A new digital website for Ilkley
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...
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...
Multiple Wins for Ilkley’s Hospitality
Exciting news for Ilkley with so many venues picking up the 2021 Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Award! The second half of the year is going well for Ilkley with so many of our great venues receiving great reviews on Trip Advisor. Trip Advisor is the...
Richard Grafton Interiors Ilkley
Designing and renovating someone’s home or business is a very personal process. Our approach focuses on creating something that is truly authentic to both the property’s original features and the personalities and lifestyles of its inhabitants. We are able to offer...
Craiglands’ heralds new wellbeing era with £2.2million refurbishment
Ilkley’s Craiglands Hotel has announced a £2.2million investment unveiling a luxury new Verbeia Spa and Fitness facility alongside refurbished ballroom and events facilities. The re-opening marks a new chapter in the hotel’s 162-year history which now offers a...
Jigsaw, Ilkley
At Jigsaw we believe that fashion is temporary, but style is permanent. Our designs are timeless, independent-minded and fun. We prefer not to slavishly follow fashion trends; instead, we cherish the opportunity to make something beautiful, meaningful, and lasting...
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...
Dillions Premium Fitness
Dillons is a Personal Training studio based in Ilkley, run by brothers, Richard and Jon Dillon. "We offer 1:1, 2:1 and Small Group Personal Training, so if you want to train on your own, with a friend or in a group, we have got you covered! Established in 2010 we are...
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