Ilkley Lockdown Podcast

In this final episode, I talk to Claire Hundsdoerfer, who runs The Little Tea House in Ilkley. She shares how it felt to close the doors of her business when the lockdown began, ju...

In this episode, Ian talks to Ruth Richards, who manages the Clarke Foley community centre in Ilkley. She shares what she's most looking forward to when Clarke Foley re-opens, and ...

In this episode, Ian talks to Jamie Gutch, who is part of the leadership team at Ilkley Grammar School. Jamie shares his personal experience with the Coronavirus, and tells the sto...

In this episode, I talk to Dr Caroline Rayment. Caroline is a GP, and a member of the Ilkley Coronavirus Response group. She tells me how the current crisis has changed the way tha...

In this episode, the tables are turned and the spotlight is put onto Ian. Amanda Danells-Bewley returns to the podcast and takes over the driving seat for an episode. She gets Ian ...

Ian talks to Brian Scott, who Is retired, and has lived in Ilkley with his wife for almost 30 years! They were over 7,000 miles away when COVID-19 hit, and Brian describes what it ...

In this episode, I talk to Louise Elliott, who manages software delivery teams. As her colleagues are largely based in London, she’s been working remotely from them for a while now...

In this episode, I talk to Amanda Danells-Bewley whose day job is as a consultant helping charities to get their message out and raise funds. Since COVID-19, she‘s been doing somet...

In this episode, I talk to Duncan Cooper who is a consultant in public health for Bradford Council. He shares how his work has changed due to COVID-19, and explains how going outsi...

In this episode, I talk to George Abramson, who I first met in his capacity as the Chair for Climate Action Ilkley. George talks about the things that he does to keep himself on tr...

In this episode, I’m delighted to be talking to an old friend, Dave Fox, who spends his days leading technical teams designing systems and applications for IBM’s clients. Dave shar...

In this episode, Ian talks to Kate Hargrave, the Practice Manager for an Ilkley firm of accountants. Kate talks about the importance of self-care and shares some of the things that...