Applications are now open for the SME Brexit Support Fund which could give you up to £2,000 to help with training or professional advice. You can use the grant for training on: how to complete customs declarations. how to manage customs processes and use customs...
ILKLEY BID have partnered with LoyalFree to create an interactive Easter egg hunt around Ilkley town centre which is taking place from Monday, March 29th until April 18th. More than 20 Ilkley businesses are taking part in the Easter Trail which invites families to...
You will all be busy preparing for your business to reopen, so we have put together a guide of some Marketing tips to attract customers back to your doors. Signage Get your Signage and shop front looking inviting. Contact the BID for social distancing signs and...
Covid-19 vaccinations are now underway in the Bradford District. The attached booklet has been created to answer questions and help the public understand the vaccination process. Download ↓
With stage 1 of the roadmap already in place with the return of children to schools on the 8th March, we now prepare for the remaining stages that will see our high street reopen. The reopening of the economy is guided by the continuing fast pace of Covid-19...
Tucked away in a busy side street Ilkley Motor Company is a trusted, friendly, family run business that specialises in buying, selling and sourcing cars. For car enthusiasts the Ilkley Motor Company showroom on Little Lane Ilkley, is filled with an eclectic mix of...
From behind a heavy wooden door in Wells Road Ilkley, Knoll Yarns trades its wares across the globe. Supplying fashion houses Chanel, Burberry, Ralph Lauren and Prada, Ilkley based Knoll Yarns is a global business trading in 36 countries. The company’s yarn...
Overlooking the Grove in Ilkley, just a few doors down from Betty’s Tea rooms, Ison Harrison Solicitors has been serving the local community for over 10 years. This branch of the Yorkshire based legal practice specialises in Wills and Probate, Residential and Family...
From a business formed round the kitchen table, to one that now supplies over 600 nurses across the UK When Janet Smith set up 247 Nursing at her kitchen table in 2000, she never imagined that it would grow to its current size and employ 17 members of staff. The...
Strolling around the streets of Ilkley you might have admired renovation and refurbishment projects of some of the town’s buildings. Perhaps a stunning extension or new building projects has caught your eye? It’s very likely that these new builds, conversions and...
The HIDDEN Ilkley campaign has been launched on the Discover Ilkley website and aims to showcase non-retail businesses in Ilkley. Featuring firms based in and around the town centre, the initiative, organised by Ilkley BID looks at their links with Ilkley, as well as...
Ilkley BID has launched new website; Discover Ilkley which has been locally created by local web designer Jos Mountcastle commissioned to develop and design the site. The project has been a joint initiative with Ilkley Town Council who warmly support the Discover...
The Ilkley BID board of directors welcome the appointment of Felicity Gains as Ilkley BID Manager from the 1st February, taking over from predecessor Helen Rhodes, who has been leading the BID since its beginning in 2019. Felicity has lived and worked within the local...
As part of the Discover Ilkley at Christmas Campaign in 2020, Ilkley BID arranged and funded an exentsion to the existing Christmas Lights currently faciliated by Ilkley Town Council. Extra lights were purchased and installed along the Grove Promenade, Hawksworth...
In 2010, a life-long fascination with architecture and interiors led Bess away from a successful career as a solicitor, into the world of interior design. Bess quickly became one of the leading interior designers in the area and she has since worked on some amazing...
AFTER an exceptionally challenging year for local businesses, Ilkley BID has engaged the help of Christmas elves to bring some much-needed cheer to the town and encourage residents to shop local this year. As part of the ‘Discover Ilkley at Christmas’ campaign local...
AN increased interest from local businesses has prompted Ilkley BID to offer a voluntary membership scheme to LS29 businesses who previously were not eligible due to their size or location. The BID was formed in June 2019 after more than a year of consultations...
Increased infection rates of Covid-19 have been identified in parts of Greater Manchester, East Lancashire, and West Yorkshire including Bradford district. The government and Bradford Council are acting together to control the spread of the virus. This guidance...
At the start of the Lockdown in March 2020, we launched the "Ilkley To You" campaign which was aimed at supporting the local businesses who were able to continue trading during the coronavirus pandemic with the message ‘If you can’t come to Ilkley, let Ilkley come to...
Ilkley BID have a series of initiatives planned for their second year of operation to promote footfall in the town and one of these will be the launch of a brand new consumer-friendly website, Discover Ilkley and associated social media channels. As well as business...
Visit Bradford, Bradford BID, The Broadway Bradford, and Bradford Council, are currently working on the new Sparkling Bradford website & Summer campaign. This summer Sparkling Bradford will be changing from an events focus, to launch a dedicated website to...
Following the announcement that Pubs, Restaurants, Bars and Hair Salons can open on the 4th July, the government are looking for businesses to provide a one-minute self-filmed video to use on government social media channels to show how you are planning to safely...
llkley BID arranged and funded professional photography for many BID businesses using a local photographer. The service offered two fully edited shots, with the option to purchase further shots at a special discount of £15 each or pay for an additional hour with the...
Available to Voluntary BID MembersIlkley BID have partnered with the award-winning place promotion app LoyalFree to provide free advertising for local businesses. This service is free for all Ilkley BID levy payers and is simple to set up. The app is up and running in...
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