Newsletter
JULY/AUGUST UPDATE
The Great Flood 1900 Exhibition at the Manor House
Many thanks to those who have volunteered as Welcome Stewards for the Exhibition which is on until 27 July.
We are now looking for volunteers for Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July and Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 July. If you are able to offer a morning or afternoon on any of these dates, could you please let Kate know either by email on
Bradford Consultations
We have recently responded both to the Bradford Library Strategy consultation and also the Car Parking consultation where we have objected to the loss of the 1 hour on street parking, among other comments.
Our comments are available on the ICS website under the Planning tab.
Forthcoming Events
Saturday 16 August – 2.30 pm for 2.45 pm – Meet at the Manor House to chat about Memories of Leeds Road, Schools and Halls.
Saturday 30 August – 2 pm at the Beanlands Parade entrance – Trees in the Cemetery. A guided walk led by Sue Stevens.
Ilkley Lido
Alex is attending workshops looking at the future of the Lido. If any members have ideas/suggestions which they would like put forward please contact Alex on
Days out by Bus
If anyone is interested in taking a bus for a day out there is a leaflet available in the Station Ticket Office called Days out by Bus from Ilkley. Buses go to Skipton, Keighley, Bolton Abbey, Grassington, Malham and Hawes.
Yorkshire Day – 1 August 2025
As part of the Bradford City of Culture the Town Council and the BID are co-ordinating events in Ilkley.
To celebrate 160 years since the railway came to Ilkley an Exhibition is being arranged at the Manor House starting on 1 August, and in the afternoon of Yorkshire Day the Manor House will be open between 2 – 4 for a viewing. There will also be family activities including the chance to make White Rose.
MAY UPDATE
Following the AGM the Committee’s responsibilities and contact details are:
Alex Cockshott – Chair –
Local History Hub –
David Blackburn – Vice Chair, Planning Co-ordinator, Ilkley Bus & Rail Station –
Kate Brown – Secretary & Treasurer –
Helen Kidman – YHACS, Civic Voice
Jan Stallworthy – Friends of Ilkley Cemetery, Bus and Rail Issues –
Graham Peacock – General Issues
Anthony Barnett (co-opted) – Planning
SUMMER EXHIBITION
You will see from the Programme that members are invited to the opening of this year’s Civic Society Exhibition on the Great Flood of 1900. This opening coincides with Civic Day.
The Exhibition will run from 14 June to 28 July during the Manor House opening hours on Saturdays and Sundays.
We are looking for volunteers from our membership to be in attendance on these days, either in a morning between 11 am and 1.30 pm or in the afternoon between 1.30 pm and 3.30/4 pm. We will be drawing up a rota, and if you are able to volunteer to help at some point, please could you let either Alex or Kate know your availability. There will be a briefing session on Tuesday 17 June at 10.30 am in the Manor House to give volunteers more information on the Exhibition.
DARWIN GARDENS MILLENNIUM GREEN
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of Darwin Gardens Millennium Green and Ilkley Town Council are organising an event on Tuesday 24 June at 11 am to unveil a Memorial Board to Frazer Irwin who was a driving force behind the concept for the Gardens.
Frazer’s friends have raised some funds to create an information board commemorating his life and his contributions in Ilkley to be placed in Darwin Gardens.
Finally, we hear that Ilkley Library will be re-opening on 27 May.