If you're thinking of using these sunny autumn days to 'tidy' the garden, please don't. It won't grow any more now, and will still be there in the spring (there's a very good reason why it's called a *spring* clean). And until then it will provide precious habitat and food for

🔠'Totally Typewriters' - free event tomorrow! 📆 Sat 11 Oct, 10 am-4pm 📌 Clarke Foley Community Hub, Cunliffe Road, Ilkley 🔠 See 100+ machines from 1900s to 1980s - and even have a go on a typewriter yourself 👉 More details from Ilkley Chat: ilkleychat.co.uk/post/totally-t…

Clarke Foley set to host its first Autumn Food & Drink Festival ift.tt/FS0znXt

Otley: A Yorkshire Market Town Known for Its Plethora of Pubs cravemag.co.uk/otley-yorkshir…

Plans reveal location of new banking hub in Ilkley ift.tt/78eIRl0

Mental health support isn’t just for when things are at their worst. Whether you’re feeling anxious, low, or just need someone to talk to, Bradford District and Craven Talking Therapies can help. Find out more about how we can support you: bit.ly/3UWSiaE Bradford District and Craven Talking Therapies

🎄 Dare we mention... Christmas? 🎄Members: Save the date for our annual Christmas Cracker Concert 📅 Sat 13 Dec, 10am-12.30pm (tea/coffee from 9.30am) 📌 Clarke Foley Community Hub, #Ilkley 🎄Festive entertainment, including seasonal music, poetry and a quiz! 🎅 More details to follow...

🚨 Our Friday Table Tennis group (Winter Gardens) had a surprise visit - from the police! 🚨 Two officers from #Ilkley's Neighbourhood team popped in to see what was happening and were persuaded to join in 👉 We have a total of *6* Table Tennis groups: ilkleyu3a.org/Groups-by-Cate…

Ilkley Moor, UK. 11th October 2025 #shotoniphone

🔊 Latest News Flash 🔊 👉 ilkleyu3a.org/News-Flash ✅Management team ❤️First aid ⭐Groups - Historic Houses - Creative writing - Fibre arts - Mahjong - Readers - Rangers - Snooker - Poetry Discussion - Tai Chi in Otley 💻@u3a_uk online events 📅Diary dates ... and more!

Actor Wilfred Pickles, b.Halifax on this day 1904. He was invited to read the national radio news in WW2 because Brendan Bracken, minister of information, believed a northern voice would be an inclusive gesture and would be difficult for German propagandists to impersonate.

New Blog ➡️ Stepping Forward for a Cause: Ison Harrison’s Charity Walk for Sarah’s Pink Events Colleagues from across Ison Harrison Solicitors came together for a charity walk, covering a scenic 5-mile route from Burley in Wharfedale to Ilkley. Together, we raised £415 in

Explore Judith Levin’s latest exhibition at Bingley Gallery, where expressive moorland paintings meet delicate still lifes, bold ceramics by Kath Bonson, and inventive woodwork by John Douglas. Open until 9 November—well worth a visit. davidstarleyartist.com/bingley/bingle…

🎨 Last week our Art Appreciation group visited Cartwright Hall, #Bradford, to see work by 2025 Turner Prize shortlisted artists 🎨 Exhibition is part of Bradford 2025 and is on until 22 Feb 2026 👉 Free tickets: bradford2025.co.uk/programme/turn… 👉 Group info: ilkleyu3a.org/Art-Appreciati…

Each autumn, tiny Firecrests arrive to join our resident birds, weighing less than a 20p coin yet crossing the North Sea! Look for them zipping through conifers and holly, their sharp zee-zee-zee calls giving them away. #AutumnArrivalSpotlight

📱Pop in to our Digital Drop In this Friday (17 Oct, 10.30am-12 noon) at Clarke Foley Community Hub #Ilkley 📱A chance to find out all about our u3a and also get help with your smartphone or tablet 📱Open to all - not just u3a members - and there's no need to book! 👉ilkleyu3a.org/event-6089741

💡The annual spectacle that is #LightNightLeeds is next week 👉Wed 22 & Thurs 23 Oct 2025, 6-10pm 💡Enjoy amazing displays as indoor and outdoor spaces are transformed 💡Plus performances by local, national and international artists All events free! lightnightleeds.co.uk

Northern is invited Ilkley passengers to experience the magic of Leeds Light Night with a special £2 train fare into the city. yourilkley.com/local-news/ilk…

An #autumnal look to #MiddletonWoods #Ilkley today

🎶 Our Singing for Pleasure group is holding an open rehearsal at Bolton Priory, and members are warmly invited to come along 📆 Tues 11 Nov, 10am-12 noon 🎶 Free - no need to register, just arrive in good time 🎶 Free parking at the Priory 👉 Group: ilkleyu3a.org/Sing-for-Pleas…