Ilkley 3 Sandal 25 A YOUNG Ilkley side played their hearts out but went down to a 25-3 defeat in a North Premier encounter with Sandal at Stacks Field on Saturday. It wasn’t by any means quite the mauling that some had predicted, as this astonishingly
A GRANT of almost £400,000 is being given to pay for a feasibility study to improve the ring road from Horsforth roundabout to Pudsey. The money, from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, will fund a study looking at the expansion or upgrade of
THE FESTIVE dates for bin collections have been confirmed by Leeds City Council. The authority is urging residents to take note of the changes that will apply over the Christmas and New Year period. Bin collections will continue us normal up until
A GRANT of almost £400,000 is being given to pay for a feasibility study to improve the ring road from Horsforth roundabout to Pudsey. The money, from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, will fund a study looking at the expansion or upgrade of
BROWNIES who are part of the Rombalds District Brownies and Rainbows raised more than £2,000 for Children in Need last month. The brownies and rainbows donned their walking boots to take part in Countryfile Ramble, which each year raises money for
ILKLEY musician Anthony Gray has had his new Christmas Carol “Go to the Child” shortlisted in the final of the BBC Radio 3 Carol Competition. Each entrant was tasked with setting the words of a specially commissioned poem by Imtiaz Dharker.
TWELVE cadets from 1224 (Wharfedale) Squadron, Air Training Corps based in Ilkley have recently completed a weekend course learning vital first aid skills. The Royal Air Force Air Cadets on the St John’s Ambulance Youth First Aid Course were taught
IF you want something done, then ask a busy person to do it. The old adage rings true when applied to Angie Grain, who recently took up the reins as the new chairwoman of Ilkley & District U3A. Chairing the management committee of trustees of the
A PERFORMANCE by the Bradford Music Club will be staged at Rawdon Friends Meeting House this weekend. Amateur musicians who enjoy singing and playing together will share their tastes and talents in a seasonal programme of folk, pop and classical
WITH the New Year just around the corner many people are planning to make a resolution to find more ‘me’ time, to meet new people or to take up a new hobby. The Sewing Shed in Ilkley is expanding its offer of classes in January to include hand sewing
AN Ilkley man is taking on the toughest climb of his life when he tackles the Peñon d’Ifach- also known as Calpe Rock, in a few weeks time. Martyn Hopson is raising money for the charity, The Principle Trust, by taking on this amazing challenge.
Volunteers turned out in force to plant more than 1,000 trees in just two hours. More than 100 people took part in the tree planting initiative organised by Horsforth’s ward councillors. The planting, off Calverley Lane, was in support of the Woodlands
ILKLEY’S Manor House is decked for Christmas Danish style. The striking decorations were put up in time for a talk about Christmas in Denmark by local historian Alex Cockshott. A spokesman said: “She described how this is a special time in Denmark
WHARFEDALE schoolchildren are celebrating musical success. Young singers headed to Colne, in Lancashire, to take part in the Luther Greenwood Festival of Song. Among them were three pupils from Westville House School in Ilkley - Evie Marsden, Summer
ALAN Bennett’s popular adaptation of The Wind in the Willows is well underway at Ilkley Playhouse and delighting audiences with its nostalgic charm. If you haven’t booked your tickets yet, don’t delay and come and enjoy this perfect festive family
YARNBURY made their longest away trip of the league season as they headed to Leyburn to take on Yorkshire Two newcomers Wensleydale, and came away with just a point in a thrilling 47-37 defeat. Playing into a fierce wind early on, Yarnbury found
MORE than £1,500 has been shared by several charities after a Guiseley based funeral director wrote a book about funeral planning and vowed to donate the proceeds from it to deserving causes. Sarah Jones, from Full Circle Funerals, which has sites
ILKLEY venue, The Yard has chosen Outside the Box as its Christmas Charity and is hosting a series of events to raise money for the community enterprise and café. The fundraising will start with a Christmas Charity Music Weekender on Saturday, December
ADDINGHAM Methodist Church’s Charity Christmas Cracker - the annual pre-Christmas event - is on Saturday(December 14) at 10am. People of all ages are invited to share the comfort and joy of a cup of tea or coffee among friends. There will be friendly
SCHOOL pupils in Otley have been working to support their local Food Bank. Year 12 students at Prince Henry’s Grammar School have been busy collecting food for Otley Food Bank as it seeks to support people in need over the Christmas period.
STEETON Male Voice Choir will perform a Christmas concert in Ilkley on December 21. The presentation will be at St Margaret’s Church in Queens Road from 6.30pm with the men performing alongside Addingham Primary School’s choir. Choir spokesman Eric
THE Fairfax Singers have a new director of music Anthony Gray our new Director of Music. Anthony studied music at University in Cambridge and has recently returned to Yorkshire. He was the organ scholar at Southwell Cathedral and is a highly qualified
A HORROR injury forced the abandonment of a gripping low-scoring clash between Ossett and visitors Old Otliensians in Yorkshire Three, but then the true spirit of rugby shone through. An accidental collision caused an Ossett player to suffer a serious
OTLEY’S Snowman Trail is underway - and proving to be a big success. The annual event sees snow figures created, using all kinds of materials, and set up outside businesses and homes around town. This year’s trail runs until Sunday, December
A SCHOOLGIRL has designed a church Christmas card which is being delivered to households across Ilkley. A nativity scene drawn by eight-year-old Phoebe Siddons has been chosen for the cover of this year’s Churches Together in Ilkley Christmas card
THE Ilkley based Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance has continued to extend its network of global links which now encompass South America. The international consultancy, established by former Ilkley Town Councillor Mike Ridgway five years
Scunthorpe 24 Otley 62 OTLEY got back to winning ways in fine style with a convincing victory over National League Two North strugglers Scunthorpe. Otley had the bonus point by half-time, and ran riot in the second scoring another six.
A CHRISTMAS concert at Ilkley Baptist Church will raise money for charity. Two Rivers Concert Band will give a short free concert starting at 11am on Saturday, December 14. The event, supported by Ilkley Arts Festival, will feature festive music
GUISELEY Art Club has chipped in to help keep the town looking good. The club donated £150 from its recent exhibition to the Guiseley in Bloom group. Club chairman Trevor McFayden presented the cheque to Jenny Hill, Secretary of Guiseley In Bloom
Review: Music for Advent and Christmas, Fulneck Moravian Church, Saturday 7th December 2019 AN elegant 18th century Church forms the heart of the historic Moravian settlement of Fulneck which overlooks the steeply wooded Pudsey Beck. The decorative
THIS Sunday sees the 2019 finale of Ilkley Soul Club. The special guest DJ is Phil Dick, the promoter of the famous Detroit and Motown A Go Go shows which have been held in Detroit for the last three years culminating in this year’s extravaganza
