Total Footfall: 407,696 | 25 Vacant Units | Total giftcards purchased: 21 | Value: £765.
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2023 Ilkley Pride Sponsorship
Ilkley BID were the headline sponsor for of the 2023 Pride festival organised by Ilkley Pride & Diversity on Saturday 1st July. The lead up to the event as well as they actual day attracted many visitors to the town and was a great opportunity to promote the...
May 2023
Total Footfall: 404,881 | 24 Vacant Units | Total giftcards purchased: 38 | Value: £710.
Supporting BID Businesses with Beyond Procurement Services
Ilkley BID members can access exclusive support to tackle rising costs and fight climate change. This includes free business expense reviews, cost-saving webinars, and green loan & carbon reduction advice.
Ilkley’s National Town Crier Competition a huge success
The Town Crier Competition brought many visitors to the town as well as national exposure from multiple locations across the UK.
Kings Coronation Family Trails
In response to levy payers’ concerns about the possibility of the town centre being quiet on Coronation day, Ilkley BID arranged for Coronation themed family friendly activities throughout the town to encourage visitors to Ilkley. Craft a Crown - Competition -...
April 2023
Total Footfall: 397,957 | 23 Vacant Units | Total gift cards purchased: 15 | Value: £960
2023 Discover Ilkley Map
Under Pillar 3 we are committed to developing maps/visitor guides and trails to enhance the visitor experience. In April 2023 Ilkley BID partnered with CPL Maps & Media LTD to create an updated map of the town centre. Visitors can pick the map up from the Ilkley...
2023 Augmented Reality Easter Egg Hunt in Ilkley
Ilkley BID has partnered with the LoyalFree App to launch an exciting Easter Egg Hunt running from March 31st to April 16th. The free family-friendly trail is set to revolutionize the traditional Easter Egg Hunt with the use of augmented reality technology. It’s a...
Ilkley’s first National Town Crier Competition – Ilkley BID Event
The Ilkley Business Improvement District has organised and funded Ilkley's first National Town Crier Competition. Hosted by Ilkley’s own town crier, Isabel Ashman the event will take place on Saturday 13th May and welcomes town criers from all across the country to...
Ilkley Business Awards 2023
The Ilkley BID and The Ilkley Business Forum proudly joined forces as headline sponsors for the highly anticipated 2023 Ilkley Business Awards on Friday, March 3rd. It was an extraordinary evening filled with celebration, honoring the remarkable achievements of the...
Mother’s Day Campaign – Ilkley Gift Card
Ilkley BID have partnered with Town & City Gift Cards to run a Mother’s Day campaign to help support local retailers, encouraging people to gift an Ilkley Gift card this Mother's Day., The ‘Mums love local’ campaign urges support for local businesses and...
Dales Radio Advertising
To help attract more visitors to Ilkley from further afield, Ilkley BID have arranged for adverts on the Dales Radio station to showcase Ilkley as a great place to visit. The radio station is located in the Yorkshire Dales with a reach of up to 60k listeners...
2023 Ilkley Carnival Sponsorship
Ilkley BID were the headline sponsor for the 2023 Ilkley Carnival which included large banner advertising in the Main Event Arena and a full page advert to promote Discover Ilkley in the printed programme. Not only did sponsoring the event help and support the Ilkley...
Printer toner cartridges recycling service for Ilkley businesses.
As part of our promise to help businesses to improve their green credentials on our Action Plan, Ilkley BID is supporting Olicana Stationers to recycle ink and toner cartridges. It’s estimated that over 45 million used or empty printer cartridges are thrown away...
2023 Wellness Event Planned for 30th September
As promised in our 2023 Action Plan under Pillar 1 - Marketing the Town, we have promised to "develop at least two promotional campaigns to benefit businesses across the town." Due to the success of last year's Health and Wellness Event that took place at the King's...
Loyal Free Quizmas 2022
Ilkley BID partnered with the LoyalFree App to bring festive fun to the town centre during December 2022. The Quizmas Lyric Trail was designed to encourage families to explore local businesses while enjoying some holiday cheer. An interactive trail promoted as a fun...
Success of the 2022 Promotional Tots to Teens Campaign
From Tots To Teens is a tourism blog that creates exciting, engaging online content to capture the attention of busy Yorkshire parents. With over a million views each year and a social media following of 55k, Ilkley BID funded the publication of the "Top 10 things to...
Ilkley shows its support for local businesses
Ilkley loves its independent businesses! In a recent national competition to find the UK’s favourite local business, Ilkley beat most other towns and cities across the UK in the number of nominations submitted. In total, there were 298 nominations for 24 businesses in...
Public WiFi
Public Wi-Fi is now in place in 11 locations around the town centre as well as the Ilkley Lido, the Ben Rhydding shops area and the Ben Rhydding playing fields. The platform allows us to display marketing messages as people access the service, taking visitors straight...
A bumper Christmas for Ilkley Gift Card Sales
Ilkley BID is delighted to report that December 2022 was a bumper month for Ilkley Gift Card sales, with a total of 233 purchased and a value of over £9,500. The Ilkley Gift Card, part of the Town & City Gift Card initiative across the UK and Ireland, was launched...
Ilkley Business Awards Finalists Announced for 2023
To celebrate the announcements of the 2023 Ilkley Business Awards finalists, we've had the pleasure of Rombalds Radio broadcasting their Breakfast Show from the Ilkley BID meeting room on Friday 13th January. [difl_imagegallery image_size="large"...
Town Crier Competition
Pictured: Isabel Ashman, Ilkley Town CrierThe first Ilkley Town Crier Competition will take place on Saturday 13th May 2023. Funded by Ilkley BID as part of Pillar 1 to create a promotional campaign that will benefit local businesses across the town, the competition...
PR for Ilkley BID Businesses
Last year, Ilkley BID produced press pieces for some of our local businesses to help them promote a specific event they were running. The BID wrote the articles and following their business approval distributed them to our local press contacts as well as Ilkley Chat...