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Ilkley residents gathered on Sunday lunchtime to hear environmental campaigner and singer
@Feargal_Sharkey
support
@CleanIlkley
's campaign to stop residents paying more money in their bills for
@YorkshireWater
to treat sewage.
We have been serving the community of
#Ilkley
for 30 years and would like to support the elderly and vulnerable during these difficult times by offering a FREE collection and delivery service.
"llkley has everything our judges are looking for."
#Ilkley
has been named the best place to live in the North and Northeast of England by the Sunday Times.
Massive thank you to
@WYFRS
and those supporting up on
#IlkleyMoor
. Currently they have 12 pumps and around 70 personnel in attendance - using 7 jets and beaters, specialist wildfire units are also in attendance and a helicopter is assisting with overhead water attack
โ๏ธ West Yorkshire Police have closed Denton Road in
#Ilkley
from Middleton Avenue to Carterโs Lane to motor vehicles for public safety reasons. It remains opens to cyclists and pedestrians.โ๏ธ
@StrayFM
'Yorkshire's Famous Hardware Store' Mortens of
#Ilkley
will be starting phase one of its reopening from Monday (4 May) - phone orders with free delivery and collection by arrangement - 01943 609131.
Mon,Tue,Thur, Fri & Sat 10.00 til 4.00 and closed Wed & Sun.
A record turnout of 325 swimmers saw the sun rise over
#Ilkley
Lido this morning on the longest day of the year, the Summer solstice.
(Photo@
@FriendsofIlkley
)
Her Majesty the Queen decided to visit the Best Place To Live In The UK on her Platinum Jubilee weekend! Spotted waiting for a bus on Leeds Road at the end of Wharfe View Road!
#Ilkley
#PlatinumJubilee
Thank you to the army from
#Catterick
who are putting flood defences along Denton Rd
#Ilkley
from Clifford Ave along to Middleton Ave.
#StormDennis
Blog, advice & info:
Great to see new businesses opening in town ๐
๐ Welcome to
#Ilkley
, Amy & Sally at New Brook Street Deli and Lisa & the team at
@games_crusade
on The Grove Promenade.
Police are asking people to STAY OFF ILKLEY MOOR as helicopters will be dropping water soon as the dampening down continues.
Fire crews remained onsite overnight and there are concerns that if the temperature rises the fire could start up again.
Look out for 6 year old Carter Finlayson around
#Ilkley
this weekend, he has decided to do litter picking as he wants to make his community a nice clean place and help the environment ๐
The bluebells are out in Middleton Woods
#Ilkley
if you're looking for somewhere to take your daily exercise.
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This colourful rainbow sign is one of seven across the district installed by
@bradfordmdc
, saying THANK YOU to essential workers and reminding anyone who needs help during the Coronavirus pandemic should call 01274 431000.
#Ilkley
#clapforcarers
#clapforourkeyworkers
The
#Ilkley
Sewing team, part of the Ilkley Coronavirus Response Group have now made 685 cloth face coverings to give out free. They will be available from customer services at
@BoothsCountry
Booths from today (Tuesday) as well as Tesco on Springs Lane.
@Tesco
went to the NHS hour at Tescoโs Ilkley this morning. Iโm a ward sister and struggling to find time to shop. Thank you so much amazing experience. Full shelves, pleasant staff, smiling shoppers, chilled out experience. The best this this crazy life kicked off! Well done! ๐
Let's hope the The Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks' new โTake Your Rubbish Homeโ campaign will make a difference in future. Support needed from
#Ilkley
Town Council and
@bradfordmdc
.
Part of the River Wharfe in
#Ilkley
has become the first to receive bathing water status in the UK, which will help to make the water cleaner and safer for swimmers and paddlers, and wildlife.
At a Town Meeting last night, Yorkshire Water announced that rather than waiting 10 years to sort the problem of sewage discharges into the Wharfe
#Ilkley
, as set out by the EA, they will bring the investigation & solution finding through to this year.
There was a wonderful turnout for
#Ilkley
's Remembrance Service this afternoon which saw the unveiling of a new memorial dedicated to the local men who survived the war, but who have passed away during the century since.
#RemembranceDay2018
This was the scene at 10:15pm on
#Ilkley
Moor as fire crews continue to attempt to control the blaze that was first reported around 3pm Saturday.
Crews from North Yorkshire are now assisting.
(Credits: David
@DragonComputing
and Marcia
@hughes_marcia
)
Barbeques, sky lanterns and fireworks are now banned from
#Ilkley
Moor.
The Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) came in to force on Monday (July 1), will cover moorland across the Bradford district and will run for three years before it is reviewed.
โก๏ธ
Pronto
#Ilkley
is a new way to order food for collection or delivery.
Download the Apple app now (Android coming next week) or order online at
There are a LOT of amazing dishes, beers, wines, cakes and all sorts. New restaurants are joining every day.
BDMC have closed the Ilkley / Keighley road over Rombalds Moor from its junction with Wells Rd
#Ilkley
and
#Silsden
Rd
#Riddlesden
to prevent people parking there for countryside recreation purposes, especially with the weekends forecast.
The inaugural
#Ilkley
Half Marathon, organised by Ilkley and District Round Table, was a "resounding success" with almost 2,000 runners from as far afield as the USA, Spain and Japan wanting to attempt a brand new route on the UK running calendar.
Two year 9 students from
#Ilkley
Grammar School, have both been award the Keighley and Ilkley Unsung Hero Award by local
@_RobbieMoore
MP for recognition to their work in
#Ilkley
.
Read all about the awards and find out how to nominate โคต๏ธ
The idea of an Ilkley Parkrun is to be discussed tomorrow at a meeting of Bradford Councilโs Regeneration and Environment Scrutiny Committee at City Hall.
An annual report by Active Bradford, which will...
'I drove up from Cambridge to take part in your fabulous half marathon today. Amazingly well organised, supported and welcoming. The people of Ikley should be very proud of the event they put on today ! My new...
The Ilkley Clean River Group's campaign for the River Wharfe in Ilkley to have Bathing Water Status makes The Guardian today. The group are hoping to have a decision from Defra by May.
Bradford Council is reinforcing the message that travel to exercise is not essential travel and has taken the decision to close its car parks at certain destinations including the Cow & Calf with immediate effect until further notice.
Situated between the Aire and Wharfe Valleys, Rombalds Moor, which includes the infamous
#Ilkley
Moor, features more than 400 known rock carvings, as well as burial monuments, stone circles and a range of enclosed settlements.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn,
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
#RemembranceSunday
#Ilkley
All the best for 2020 - wishing you 12 months of success, 52 weeks of laughter, 366 days of fun (it's a leap year!), 8784 hours of joy, 527040 minutes of good luck and 31622400 seconds of happiness.
Happy New Year!
West Yorkshire Police has confirmed a 48 year old woman has been arrested in connection with this morningโs fires on
#IlkleyMoor
.
Fire crews remain on site damping down.
Thanks
@WYFRS
for such a swift response ๐
Happy ๐100th ๐ birthday Peggy โ an incredible volunteer, who has been with us for over 40 years!
Fiercely independent, she volunteers every week at Oxfam Ilkley. Congratulations, Peggy, and thank you for all your years of dedication, friendship, and passion for fighting poverty
๐
@BoothsCountry
'As a thank you to our NHS, police, fire services, army personnel and social care workers for everything youโre doing for us right now, weโre opening one hour early for you on Sunday 22 March.'
For the latest
#Ilkley
Coronavirus news:
RESOLUTION CARRIED at the EMG tonight - Votes cast 506 ,377 for 129 against. Women can apply to be full members of
#Ilkley
Bowling Club from 1 July 2020.
A large turnout is expect this evening as members of Ilkley Bowling Club vote on allowing women to become full members for the first time in the clubs 95 year history.
Congratulations to Alice Midgley, Lucy Usherwood, Rita Box and Oli Yates from Ben Rhydding Hockey Club [
@BenRhyddingHC
] Under 13s team who have been selected for the UK Lions Under 14 squad ๐
Have you heard ๐ฃ
#ILKLEY
has been named as the Best Place to Live in the UK 2022 by The Sunday Times!!
@RombaldsRadio
broadcasting this morning from the Town Hall.
@RadioTimes
are at
@toastilkley
Updates on our socials and website though the day!
Ilkley Cinema is getting over ยฃ200,000 from the government's Culture Recovery Fund. The funding is part of ยฃ16m of grants announced this morning for more than 200 independent cinemas across England.
Congratulations to The
@IlkleyKitchen
winning a prestigious 3 Star Great Taste Award for their fat free and flour free Orange and Almond Cake. Taste it at J Reserve,
@friendsofham
#Ilkley
, La Stazione and Cafe J.
A petition to urge Ilkley Town Council to increase the precept to save Golden Butts household waste recycling centre has gained over 500 signatures in less than 24 hours.
Polly Bridges, a student from
#Ilkley
Grammar School, has won the highly prestigious Franklin Society Essay Competition 2020 organised by Murray Edwards College, Cambridge University.
@IlkleyChat
Complementary material face coverings will be available at Tescoโs customer services tomorrow. Provided by Ilkley Covid Response Sewing Group. Provided individually in envelopes. Men, Women, Unisex, and some designed for glasses wearers.
#ilkley
#facecovering
ARMY & SAND BAGS
Denton Rd from Middleton Ave
#Ilkley
has been closed as sandbags are delivered. The army will be building a barrier to protect properties and should to be ready by 5pm, the peak river level is expected Sunday PM.
Blog, advice & info:
Congratulations to New Brook Street Deli being crowned the best small business in the
#Ilkley
and
#Addingham
area in
@_RobbieMoore
's Small Business Awards.
We wish Steve Senior a happy retirement and good luck to the Saturday boy from 1980, David Jowett and wife Sharron, as they take over one of Ilkley's oldest and most loved stores - Mortens ๐
Thanks to The Friends of Ilkley Moor and Bradford Council Countryside Services the Paddling Pool has been cleaned in time for the bank holiday weekend.
๐ดโโ๏ธ Just announced:
#ILKLEY
will host the end of stage 2 on Friday May 4th at the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire ๐ดโโ๏ธ
The 2018 Tour de Yorkshire route announcement is underway at the Piece Hall in Halifax.
Police are appealing for the publicโs help to find a missing 14 year old from
#Addingham
nr
#Ilkley
Molly Littlejohn 14, was last seen at 7.25 this morning leaving her home on Moor Lane.
Itโs believed Molly has travelled by train from Ilkley to Leeds.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance [
@YorkshireAirAmb
] has been named as the official charity of this yearโs LTA Ilkley Trophy international tennis tournament.
#Ilkley
#Lido
officially opens next Saturday (26 May) from 10am and entry is just ยฃ2 per person for the day! Last year it did open earlier, we'll let you know if that happens.
Ilkley-born, Alan Titchmarsh, cut the ribbon at lunchtime today as Ilkley Manor House transfers to community control. Alan has become a new patron of the Manor House, which will operate as a new heritage, arts and community venue.
The Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (
@uwfra
) is being celebrated today, the team have been helping people in distress for 70 years answering 1315 calls - including a few to
#Ilkley
Moor!