#ThrowbackThursday The New Brook Street bridge opening ceremony was on 2 June 1906 - this photo was taken a few decades later before the Riverside Memorial Gardens were completed in 1953.

Fancy playing badminton? ADULTS Ilkley Badminton Club play Monday nights 19:45 - 21:45 at Westville House School in Ilkley. The cost is £5 per time, with membership options for those wishing to join. Visit: facebook.com/ilkleybadminton/ WOMEN ONLY There is a women badminton group who play every Wednesday morning in Ben Rhydding. If you are interested in joining a group of experienced players or would like further information please email wedsbadders@gmail.com

Pennine adders, amphibians and reptiles - Nidderdale AONB

Pennine adders, amphibians and reptiles Tuesday 1 October 2019, 7pm to 8.30pm A fascinating tour of the super shy adder’s life, our only venomous snake. Secretive and timid you may be lucky enough to see one basking on a log or a warm rock during the spring, learn more about their behaviour at this captivating talk with David Alred, a local naturalist. David will also share his knowledge of Frogs, Toads, Common Lizards, Slow Worms and foreign Grass Snakes in this area and British Grass Snakes from a little further afield. Location: Jack Lofthouse Suite, Clarke Foley Centre, Cunliffe Road, Ilkley LS29 9DZ Tickets: This event is free and booking is not required.

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Available to rent, the Property of the Week with Hunters the Estate Agents - Ilkley is this well-presented four bedroom townhouse set over three floors with integral garage and a south facing garden set in a great location.

Bradford Swimming

The Ilkley Lido season will be extended by an extra week from Monday 3 September and off peak prices will apply.

Ilkley Weather: Mostly dry with sunny intervals. High 19°C.

Please support this fundraiser on Saturday for Outside The Box Cafe and the Hollybank Trust which is taking place at Ben Rhydding Cricket Club. With a BBQ, raffle and live music, the events starts at 2.30pm. A 5-Aside football tournament will take place from 3pm - could YOU put a team together? there will be a cash prize for the winning team. Tickets cost just £5 pp and are available from Friends of Ham, emailing bckyourcommunity@gmail.com or from the JustGiving link below. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bckyourcommunity The cost to enter the 5-Aside is £30 per team, payable on the day.

Paul

Intimate Exchanges, Volume 1 - Ilkley Playhouse

Opening Thursday 12 September at Ilkley Playhouse, the comedy - Intimate Exchanges, Volume 1, A Garden Fete by Alan Ayckbourn. Ayckbourn can always be relied upon to bring out the black humour of any situation. Written between 1982 and 1983, Intimate Exchanges consists of eight major stories all originating from a single opening scene. The story we are exploring takes us from Celia and Toby’s garden via a Garden Fete to meet Lionel Hepplewick and his aged father, Joe. Finally, we arrive in a graveyard where we learn about Sylvie’s future. The twist is that the entire play is performed by two actors. The play was nominated for the 1984 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, and a 2006 revival was nominated for the 2008 Drama Desk Award. Tickets available from ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk or 01943 609539.

Ben Rhydding resurfacing dates are now: Section A – Saturday 31st August – Wheatley Lane between Ben Rhydding Drive and Brighton Road. B6382 will not be closed during the works. Section B – Saturday 7th September – B6382 (Wheatley Lane and Bolling Road) between the railway bridge and Wheatley Avenue. Closed 7:30 - 19:00 both days.

Victoria from Ison Harrison Solicitors in Ilkley will be answering all your legal queries at the FREE LEGAL CLINIC tomorrow and every Thursday at the Clarke Foley Centre. Pop in during your lunch break, 12:30-14:30 - no appointment needed.