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• Christmas competition looks for Ilkley's local heroes

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• PUMPKINFEST will be pumpkin-tastic!

  Addingham Allotments & Gardens Association has partnered with the village Primary School once again this year to host PUMPKINFEST.

• Get Ready to Feast! Hub to host Autumn Food & Drink Festival

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• Ilkley preschool playgroup relocation will enhance learning experience

  Ilkley Preschool, Ilkley’s longest standing provider of early years education since 1968, has relocated to new premises at Ilkley Cricket Club on Middleton Avenue.

• Ilkley Cricket Club mark 175 years with guest Mark Ramprakash

  Ilkley Cricket Club is marking 175 years of cricketing history with a spectacular Gala Ball on Friday 28 November 2025 at the Craiglands Hotel in Ilkley.

• Ilkley Business Awards 2026 celebrates 10th anniversary

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• Songs of Cloth brings quiet power of textiles to Ilkley Manor House

  Ilkley Manor House will host a new exhibition this November that spotlights the intimacy and resonance of textile art. 

• Plans to repair one of Yorkshire's most "precious heritage assets"

  One of the district’s most “precious heritage assets” will soon undergo major repairs to help secure its future.

• The free Ilkley Pumpkin Trail returns in November

  Addingham Scouts, the team that ran the Ilkley Scare Trail from 2015 to 2020, and now run the massively successful Leeds Scare Trails are returning to Ilkley this year with The Ilkley Pumpkin Trail!

• Storm Amy boosts reservoir levels - but hosepipe ban remains

  Rainfall from Storm Amy, which hit parts of Yorkshire over the weekend, resulted in a further boost to the region’s reservoir levels – meaning they have now increased for four weeks in a row.  

• 2026 Ilkley Pool & Lido fundraising calendar now available

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• Ilkley Town Council condemns Bradford Council’s decision on parking changes

  Ilkley Town Council has expressed strong objection to the decision of Bradford Council’s Executive Committee regarding proposed parking changes in Ilkley — including the limited compromise to retain approximately 160 one-hour free parking spaces near the town centre.

• IGS musical showcase returns to King’s Hall in November

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