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Golf day drives past its target

10:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

A golf day in aid of a man paralysed by a rare infection raised four times its original target.

‘Keep your bikes safe’ warning by Keighley police

9:10am Saturday 18th May 2013

Police have repeated warnings to bicycle owners following burglaries targeting high value bikes in the district.

Moors walk from Ilkley

6:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Peter Beaumont will lead a ten-mile circular walk around Middleton, Beamsley Beacon and Badgers Gate from Ilkley Swimming Pool in Denton Road, Ilkley, at 10.30am on Sunday.

Friends of Beamsley hold Ilkley table top sale

1:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

The Friends of Beamsley will hold a table top sale at Christchurch, The Grove, Ilkley, from 10am to 4pm on May 25.

Ilkley Parish Council accounts to view

12:00pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

Ilkley Parish Council’s accounts for the financial year ended March 31 are now available for public inspection.

Bargains galore at Ilkley car boot sale

1:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

Bargain hunters will enjoy Ilkley Cricket Club’s popular car boot sale at the Denton Road venue on Sunday, June 2.

Baildon community group meets

12:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

A community group meets at Baildon Community Link, Cliffe Avenue, Baildon, at 7.30pm tonight. Items on the agenda include funding a defibrillator in the centre of Baildon, an application to nominate Buck Lane fields as an asset of community value and a proposal to endorse a management plan by the Friends of Baildon Moor.

Ilkley Ukulele Dance Band's invitation to musicians

10:00am Monday 13th May 2013

Ukelele players are invited to find out more about joining a band which meets on Saturdays in Ilkley. They are invited to contact the Ilkley Ukelele Dance Band. The band meets from 10.30am to noon. Contact Alyson Evans on 07956 275915 for more information.

Ilkley health walks

10:00am Monday 13th May 2013

Bradford and District Care Trust is organising weekly walks in Ilkley for people who are getting back to fitness or living with long term health conditions. Walkers meet at Springs Medical Centre, Springs Lane, at 10.30am on Tuesdays. Contact Champions Show The Way on (01274) 321911 or e-mail champions@bdct.nhs.uk for details.

Woodhouse Grove School students' enterprise tastes first success

10:00am Monday 13th May 2013

A team of Bradford whiz-kids who want to be the next generation of Britain’s bosses have been highly commended in a school business enterprise awards scheme.

Christchurch, Ilkley, hosts table top sale

8:00am Monday 13th May 2013

The Friends of Beamsley are hosting a table top sale with stalls selling everything from bric-a-brac to household items at Christchurch in The Grove, Ilkley, from 10am until 4pm on Saturday, May 25. Entry is free.

Singers to return to help children

12:40pm Saturday 11th May 2013

A popular singing courses organisation is returning to the town where it started out almost 15 years ago for a concert helping street children in Nepal.

Police are hunting would-be bag-snatcher

12:00pm Saturday 11th May 2013

A woman fought off a man who tried to rip her bag from her shoulder in a daytime strike in Ilkley.

Saltaire outdoor clothes shop's gift for Ilkley Air Cadets

6:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

A shop has helped collect more than 7,000 items of clothing to help people enjoy the outdoors.

West Yorkshire police commissioner to meet Aireborough and Wharfedale residents in Otley

10:00am Friday 10th May 2013

West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner will discuss concerns with residents in Otley next week.

Heavy machinery worth £37,000 stolen in weekend raid

11:50am Wednesday 8th May 2013

Police are appealing for information following the theft of more than £35,000 of plant machinery from two sites in Ilkley.

Wharfedale and Airedale equestrian group meets

4:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

The next meeting of Wharfedale and Airedale equestrian group Whoa! takes place on Wednesday, May 22, at 7pm at Baildon Golf Club when there will be an illustrated talk by a horse dentist. More details at rombalds-riding.org.uk which is free to join. All welcome.

Ilkley charity quiz

2:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

A quiz night raising money for Christian Aid will take place at All Saints’ Church House, Church Street, Ilkley, on Friday from 8pm. The entry fee is £8 per team. Contact Lynda Briggs on (01943) 604861 or e-mail lebriggs@hotmail.co.uk for more information.

'Toby’s day' boost for hospital’s baby ward

7:10pm Saturday 4th May 2013

The family of a Silsden boy who was stillborn have raised at least £1,650 for Airedale Hospital labour ward.

Party time in memory of Nadia

9:50am Saturday 4th May 2013

The friends and family of a woman who died from breast cancer are getting ready to host Nadia’s Wish black-tie May ball tonight.

Ilkley Candlelighters host annual ball for children's cancer unit

4:55pm Friday 3rd May 2013

Ilkley Candlelighters are hosting their annual fundraising ball.

Charity craft fair

3:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A craft fair supporting the Sue Ryder charity takes place at Christchurch Methodist/URC in The Grove, Ilkley, tomorrow. Free entry.

Farce is set to be staged in Burley-in-Wharfedale

3:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

Humorous farce Situation Comedy is to be staged by Burley Theatre Group next week.

Free blood pressure check offer in Ilkley

9:30am Thursday 2nd May 2013

Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland is celebrating ten years of supporting stroke prevention across the UK.

Young musician steps in at Ilkley church service

12:00pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

Two short steps by 15-year-old Anthony Gray from choir stall to organ seat saved the day at St Margaret’s Church, in Ilkley, when director of music Christopher Rathbone reported back sick on Sunday after his family holiday in Australia.

Disruption for traffic at Ilkley carnival

10:50am Tuesday 30th April 2013

The organisers of Ilkley Carnival are giving residents and motorists notice of ‘colourful’ disruption to traffic next Monday.

Addingham cancer awareness evening

8:00am Tuesday 30th April 2013

Addingham Medical Centre’s patient participation group is holding a cancer awareness evening at St Peter’s Church Hall, Addingham, at 7pm on Tuesday, May 14, including speeches from Claire Parkinson, a Macmillan gynaecology nurse specialist, Nona Toothill, urology clinical nurse specialist, Linda Davies, a former cancer sufferer, and Karen Sinclair, Marie Curie nurse specialist.

Bradford Festival Choral Society to make concert debut at Ilkley

7:00am Tuesday 30th April 2013

Bradford Festival Choral Society is singing in Ilkley for the first time on Saturday, May 11, at 7.30pm in St Margaret’s Church Hall.

Minister meets Wharfedale air cadets

4:00pm Saturday 27th April 2013

Representatives of an Ilkley-based Air Cadets Unit had tea with Armed Forces Minister Andrew Robathan, following an invitation from MP Kris Hopkins.

Nuts are withdrawn at Booths in Ilkley due to label error

10:00am Saturday 27th April 2013

A supermarket chain with a store in Ilkley has withdrawn bags of nuts from sale because they contain peanuts.

Ilkley charity craft fair

9:00am Saturday 27th April 2013

The latest craft fair for the Sue Ryder charity takes place at Christchurch Methodist/URC Ilkley in The Grove, Ilkley, on Saturday, May 4.

Addingham sets sights on Tour de France Depart

3:39pm Friday 26th April 2013

A village has made an early start in its campaign to capitalise on the pulling power of Yorkshire’s Grand Depart stage of next year’s Tour de France.

Ilkley music tribute to founder

1:00pm Thursday 25th April 2013

Ilkley’s New Horizons Concert Orchestra will remember its founder and leading light, Stanley Evans, who died in 2010, when they give a concert on Friday, May 3 from 2pm to 4pm at the Clarke-Foley Centre in Ilkley.

Friends of Ilkley Moor appoint new chairman

9:00am Wednesday 24th April 2013

A ‘friends’ organisation set up to support the management and improvement of Ilkley Moor has a new head.

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