Welcome to Ilkley Civic Society

We are a local group interested in Ilkley past and present. We meet regularly to help preserve, develop, improve and research features of historic or public interest in Ilkley. We seek to promote high standards of planning and architecture and educate the public in geography, history, natural history and architecture. We also work with local schools and welcome people sharing information and memories about Ilkley. We reply to all enquiries. Come along to one of our public meetings or guided heritage walks or talks and find out more. Everyone welcome.

Next Highlight:

Thu Mar 27 7.30pm in All Saints Church Local issues - let us know if you have an issue to raise This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sat Mar 29  3pm  Walk - Leeds Road East from Ilkley Manor House. We shall explore how, after the railway came and land sales, open fields with a few houses by the 1890s became terraces and a street of shops.

For full programme go to https://civicsociety.ilkley.org/programme.html

Our latest comments

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Traffic calming

2024_11_Interim_comments_on_implementation_of_Traffic_Calming.pdf

Ilkley Library

2024_11_Station_Rd_Ilkley_Library_App_24_3962_lbc_11_11_24.pdf

2024_11_Ilkley_Library_LBC_isssues__20_11_24.pdf

Programme

Public Meetings 2024/2025  - 7.30pm Church House

except :  March 2025 in All Saints Church

Thu Feb 15 2024 Local issues - zoom

Mar 28 2024 5pm Design & Conservation Awards

Thu Apr 25 2024 AGM & talk: Ilkley Bid - Helen Rhodes

Sunday Sept 1 2024  2pm Trees walk at Ilkley Cemetery - meet at Beanland Gates to discover the variety of trees in the Cemetery with local experts

Friday Sept 6 2024  4.30pm Unveiling of blue plaque at the former site of the Semon Home on Westwood Drive. Please note there is limited parking.

Thursday Oct 24 2024 7.30pm Ilkley's New Wetlands with Nathan Lawson from Yorkshire Water

Thu Nov 28 2024 Ben Rhydding Hydro - Alex Cockshott, illustrated talk Ilkley Arts Festival

Thu Mar 27 2025 Local issues - in All Saints Church - let us know if you have an issue to raise This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thu Apr 24 2025 AGM - Alex Cockshott and Roger Tilbrook will talk about The Lido - Past and Future

Heritage Walks 2025 - 2.45pm for 3pm

Dec 28 11am Christmas Walk Blue Plaques Lower Trail with Helen Kidman, meet Old Grammar School Skipton Road

Feb 22 Zoom - Blue Plaques in Skipton Road area illustrated talk

Mar 29 walk  -  Leeds Road west end to Tower Court                 meet Ilkley Manor House

April 26 walk -  Leeds Road                                                         meet Ilkley Cinema   

May 31 -    walk up Mill Ghyll to Darwin Garden                          meet Darwin Gardens car park

June 28   Exhibition – Ilkley Flood July 1900                               meet: Western Gallery  Ilkley Manor House 

July 26   walk Leeds Road east                                                   meet Wheatley Lane junction with A65

Sept 13/20  HODS   tba

Sat Oct 25   zoom  - Leeds Road west 

Sat Nov 29  zoom – Leeds Road  east    

Dec 27  11am Christmas walk   tba

Local History Hub page https://civicsociety.ilkley.org/local-history-hub.html . For further info : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Friends of the Cemetery have working parties on most Tuesday afternoons. For details contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.