Newsletter
ILKLEY CIVIC SOCIETY
NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2023
Ilkley - 20 MPH Zones Consultation
The Civic Society’s comments are on the website and were published in full by the Ilkley Gazette. Most comments we have received have been supportive of the points we made.
Friends of Ilkley Cemetery
Working parties continue on Tuesday afternoons, weather permitting, uncovering overgrown and hidden graves and litter picking. If you are interested in getting involved or would like more information, please email Jan Stallworthy on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Join the Committee
There are opportunities to join the committee and help to shape the future direction of Ilkley Civic Society. For more information, please contact Alex on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Helen on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Local History Hub
Cataloguing continues as donations to the archive grow. The latest addition of land sale maps provides us with more material for exhibitions and interesting documentation for historical researchers about what’s already in existence through the 1860s 1870s and 1880s and the new residential roads which were planned (although not all of them were built). If you would like to get involved in the research behind them, please let Alex Cockshott know on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Planning news
The civic society opposed the plan to demolish and replace Hollycroft ( Nursing Home) on Grove Road. The decision to refuse planning permission was appealed but was upheld by the Planning Inspectorate. The future of the building is not known but we will watch out for future plans.
Design & Conservation Awards
This year for the first time for many years unfortunately we felt we did not have enough completed projects to justify running the awards. All those entries submitted will however be transferred to our 2024 awards.
Architecture & Place- what has been and what may be?
Ilkley Civic Society is pleased to announce the title of its March meeting on Saturday 11th at 14.00 hrs at our usual venue Church House, Leeds Rd, Ilkley. As a new venture we are trying a different day and time for this meeting as winter is still with us and hope it will encourage more members and visitors to attend. The title for the meeting is to be ‘Architecture and Place’ for which we have invited a local architect to talk about their work and plans for the future. We have also invited a speaker to address the important issue of a ‘Sense of Place’ and look at the issue of what makes the spaces in our towns visually attractive and comfortable to visit.
For those who have been involved in past years you will notice our March meeting is not the usual presentation of Design and Conservation awards. This year for the first time for many years unfortunately we felt we did not have enough completed projects to justify running the competition. All those entries submitted will however be transferred to our 2024 competition
Details of the speakers on 11th March will be issued nearer the date.
Contacts
Helen Kidman This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
David Blackburn This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Civic Voice Membership Mondays
See the Civic Voice website for details of what is coming up. ICS is a member of Civic Voice and any ICS members can access these events.
YHACS
The Yorkshire and Humber Association of Civic Societies meets quarterly and meetings are open to any civic society members. At the recent AGM, Helen Kidman was re-elected secretary. If you would like to represent ICS at a future meeting, please contact Helen on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Future meeting dates are to be confirmed.
Colin Carpenter
Colin Carpenter, who has recently died aged 92, was a life member of ICS with particular interests in planning and transport issues. During the early 1990s, he led the case against the major business park development on green belt land at Coutances Way, proposed by Bradford Council in the first Unitary Development Plan. His tenacious approach against Bradford’s planning barristers at the public hearings was principled and effective.
Our thoughts are with his wife and family at this sad time.
Civic Society Meetings Spring 2023
23rd February 2023
7.30 pm on Zoom – details will be e mailed to you shortly.
25th February 2023
Ilkley Local History Hub on Zoom Ilkley in the 1950s. For more information, please contact Alex on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Saturday 11th March 2023
2pm at Church House – Architecture and Place Please note the start time.
Face to face mtg
Saturday 25th March
3pm Ilkley Local History Hub - Walk – The East Area of The Grove
Meet in Castle Yard, Church Street
27th April 2023
7.30 pm at Church House
Annual General Meeting Face to face mtg
Guest speaker Steve Peel, on the activities of Climate Action Ilkley.
29th April 2023
3pm Ilkley Local History Hub – Zoom - The East Area of The Grove
ICS Executive Committee
Chair Helen Kidman
Vice Chair Alex Cockshott (Local History Hub)
Hon Treasurer Brian Mann
Hon Secretary Kate Brown
Committee: David Blackburn and Anthony Barnett (planning), Graham Peacock
(transport issues), Jan Stallworthy (cemetery), Denise Shillitoe (local history hub).