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Ilkley River Celebration ilkley clean river gRoup and ilkley great get together

29th August East Holmes Field 12.00 - 16.00

Bring your picnic for an afternoon of music and entertainment

12.00 Picnic at East Holmes Field

12.00 -4pm Music at East Holmes Tent

12.00 - 8pm Music at the Riverside Hotel

Take the Nature Walk from the Manor House past Poetry Corner, Dance display, Wildlife Photography exhibition and Bard in the Yard

Visit the River Exhibition and film and play games in the tent.

14.00 Duck Race from the Old Bridge

15.00 A Cry for the River, The Declaration of the Rights of the River at East Holmes Field

As well as coffee and teas, Buzz Coffee is selling cakes/pastries, traybakes and sweet treats, hot choc, crisps and cold drinks.

The Music Lineup

Duck Race Tickets can be bought from the Riverside Hotel, and on the day at East Holmes Field. Prizes £200, £100, £50 and the race is at 2pm

The Nature Walk

Nature Walk

Following the red arrow on the Map you find the start of the Nature Trail at the Manor House. From here you walk down through the park, past the flower beds, under the bridge, up the steps the other side, and back through the orchard to the picnic area. Look out for the signs on the way telling you about the Riverside Nature.

What you will see on the Nature Walk

River Wildlife Photography Exhibition by Steve Westerman

Steve's exhibition shows us what wildlife there could be at our River, if it was healthy and looked after.

At Ilkley Arts by the Manor House

The Wharfe Environment Exhibition in the Marquee at East Holmes Field

Mark is showing is underwater film of the Wharfe

Art Display at the Marquees

"Verbeia's Dance" Joolz Fleetwood Mixed Media & Textile artist

You can find Joolz on Insta @joolzfleetwoodartist

Carrom Board Games for all the family to play

Also in the Marquee - Ilkley Arts River Exhibition

Poetry Corner : Poems of the river 1.30 - 2pm and 2.30 - 3pm

Poets at Poetry Corner: Jackie Bingham, Sawyer Brook, Mike Farren, Colin Speakman, Fiona Williams

Contact: Ilkeycleanriver@gmail.com

With thanks to Patagonia for their sponsorship